Biography - A member of the Ouroboros Theatre Company (originally Theatreworks), Denis recently appeared as Salieri in their production of "Amadeus' at the Samuel Beckett Centre. Previously for that company he appeared in the title role of the Theatreworks/Second Age production of "Macbeth" at the Gaiety Theatre and across Ireland and for Theatreworks he appeared as Jupiter/Tereus in "Tales from Ovid", Ulysses in "Troilus and Cressida", Hugh in Frank McGuinness's epic 'Mutabiltie' and the title role in 'Richard III' for which he won the 2002 Irish Times/ESB Theatre Award for Best Actor. His work for the Abbey and Peacock theatres includes: "The Comedy of Errors", "The Crucible", "April Bright", "The Colleen Bawn", "The Freedom of the City", "Judas of the Gallarus", Laszlo Marton's acclaimed production of Ibsen's "The Wild Duck" in the role of Hjalmar Ekdal, Conall Morrisson's trilogy "Riders to The Sea/Purgatory/Dandy Dolls" at the Peacock Theatre and Olivier Py's production of "A Cry From Heaven" by Vincent Woods. Other theatre work includes "Frank Pig Says Hello" (Co-Motion), "Studs", "Diarmuid and Grainne", "Buddleia", "Native City" for Passion Machine, "King Lear" for Second Age, "Volpone", "Castlerackrent" and "Miss Julie" for Meridian Productions, "Chun Na Farraige Sios", "Pusadh and Tincara", "An Triall", "Liodn na hAbhann" for Amharclann de hIde. Television includes: "Bachelor's Walk", "On Home Ground", "Fair City" (RTE) "The Return" (Granada), "Casualty", "Custer's Last Stand-Up", "Ballykissangel" and "Rebel Heart" (BBC), "Yesterday's Children" (CBS), "Tr? Sceal", "An Turas" (TG4). Film includes "Intermission", "The Countess Cathleen", "Making Ends Meet", "I Went Down" and "Michael Collins". Denis most recently completed shooting Running Mate,a TV series for TG4. He appeared as Rendell in series I and II of 'Showbands' directed by Ian Fitzgibbon for RTE/Parallel Films. Denis recently appeared in "The Running Mate", produced by Treasure Films for TG4. He appeared as Rendell in series I and II of 'Showbands' directed by Ian Fitzgibbon for RTE/Parallel Films. Denis appeared in the central role as Nearchus in 'Alexander' written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Colin Farrell. Denis appeared as Old Mahon in Druid Theatre Company's production of 'Playboy of the Western World' at the Perth Arts Festival, Australia; as Hugh O'Neill in 'Making History' directed by Geoff Gould for Ouroboros Theatre Company at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Dublin and an national and international tour in 2007, in Paul Mercier's new play for the Abbey Theatre, 'Homelands'. Denis appeared as Apollo in Myrmidons (Ouroboros Theatre Company). Denis most recently appeared as Dada in ‘The Walworth Farce’ a new Enda Walsh play directed by Mikel Murfi for Druid Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Festival 2007 which won five star reviews and a Fringe First Award there.