Andrew O'Connor was a frustrated magician who went looking for "a mind-reading David Blaine" — and found a then-unknown Derren Brown instead. That decision alone reshaped British television.

Andrew O'Connor is a British actor, magician, impressionist, game show host, and award-winning producer. He co-founded Objective Productions and helped shape Peep Show, Derren Brown: Mind Control and Star Stories, with a career spanning light entertainment, theatre, and groundbreaking television.

• How early frustrations as a performer led to founding one of British TV's most influential production companies
• The tip that led him straight to Derren Brown — and what he saw immediately that nobody else had
• How Peep Show was built from a simple idea into a groundbreaking comedy on a tiny budget
• The strain of touring musicals and what the realities of that life taught him about the gap between ambition and logistics
• The Hollywood years — directing movies, navigating the system, and the projects that never saw the light of day

Andrew isn't one for Social Media, so instead, check out his IMDb page here:

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