DENIS GRINDEL
Originally from Donegal in the North West of Ireland Denis is 6′ (182cm) tall.
Screen credits include Playground Entertainment’s 6 x 1 Hour TV series for Channel 5 “THE HARDACRES” directed by Kieron J Walsh, the 6 part Irish crime drama series “CRÁ” for BBC television directed by Philip Doherty, and the short film “FAIRVIEW PARK” in which Denis’s performance won him the 2024 Iris Prize for the ‘Best British Performance in a Male Role’.
Theatre wise he most recently played the lead romantic male in “CELTIC EXODUS”, a musical presented by John Murphy and directed by Mark Lambert which ran in The Complex, Dublin 7.
Denis has toured and performed in iconic venues all over the world in the international hit musical “THE CHOIR OF MAN” including The Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C., the Sydney Opera House, Broadway Playhouse in Chicago, and most recently The Arts Theatre in London’s West End. Denis has also toured as the lead vocalist with “RHYTHM OF THE DANCE”, an Irish song and dance show, performing to audiences in the UK, Holland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
His musical theatre and theatre credits also include ‘Jimmy Rabbitte’ in the stage adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s “THE COMMITMENTS” in London’s West End Palace Theatre, the title role of ‘Alladin’ in Elite Productions Christmas pantomime which played in Hartlepool’s Town Hall, ‘Michael Collins’ in “COLLINS IN LONDON” at the Irish London Centre, ‘Laertes’ in Principle Theatre Company’s staging of “HAMLET”, ‘Kevin’ in the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama’s production of “THE KITCHEN”, ‘Hanschen’ in ‘SPRING AWAKENING’ at The Helix in Dublin, and ‘Angel’ in “RENT” at the Cork and Wexford Opera Houses.
Denis studied and graduated with a Master’s in Music Theatre from the prestigious Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
CV available on request.