Cyril O'Reilly
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Cyril O'Reilly grew up in Claremont, California. At the age of ten
Cyril's father was appointed Deputy Director for the Peace Corps, and
moved his family to Somalia, East Africa. Upon his return to the US,
Cyril was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After
graduation, he studied with Stella Adler,
co-founded the provocative theater group: The Frances Farmer Memorial
Players, won several awards for the west coast premiere of
Lanford Wilson "Balm in Gilead," and
starred in the Sam Shepard play "A Lie of
the Mind" opposite Holly Hunter and
Amy Madigan at the Mark Taper Forum.
Cyril has appeared on screen with such film luminaries as
Burt Lancaster and
Angela Lansbury, and starred in the NBC
television remake of
Splendor in the Grass (1981)
with Melissa Gilbert,
Michelle Pfeiffer, and
Eva Marie Saint. He is best known for
his performances as the young Bugsy Siegel in NBC's
The Gangster Chronicles (1981),
a reluctant vampire in Concorde Pictures'
Dance of the Damned (1989),
and particularly as the troubled teen "Tim" in the blockbuster hit
Porky's (1981) and
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983).
A thirty year veteran of stage, film, and television acting, O'Reilly
can number Black Dog (1998), with
Patrick Swayze,
Navy Seals (1990), with
Charlie Sheen,
The Cool Surface (1993), and
Airplane! (1980) among his many film
credits. He has guest starred in a variety of prominent television
programs, such as
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003),
Without a Trace (2002),
ER (1994),
The X-Files (1993),
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990),
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993),
Matlock (1986),
St. Elsewhere (1982), and
M*A*S*H (1972).
In 2012 O'Reilly produced the sci-fi feature film
Alien Rising (2013) starring
Lance Henriksen and
John Savage and
Lost Soul (2009) starring
Dave Vescio, both directed by
Dana Schroeder and set for release in
2013, and will be adding the 2014 comedy Daddies' Girls, in which he
also stars, to his recently acquired producer's credits.
Cyril's father was appointed Deputy Director for the Peace Corps, and
moved his family to Somalia, East Africa. Upon his return to the US,
Cyril was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After
graduation, he studied with Stella Adler,
co-founded the provocative theater group: The Frances Farmer Memorial
Players, won several awards for the west coast premiere of
Lanford Wilson "Balm in Gilead," and
starred in the Sam Shepard play "A Lie of
the Mind" opposite Holly Hunter and
Amy Madigan at the Mark Taper Forum.
Cyril has appeared on screen with such film luminaries as
Burt Lancaster and
Angela Lansbury, and starred in the NBC
television remake of
Splendor in the Grass (1981)
with Melissa Gilbert,
Michelle Pfeiffer, and
Eva Marie Saint. He is best known for
his performances as the young Bugsy Siegel in NBC's
The Gangster Chronicles (1981),
a reluctant vampire in Concorde Pictures'
Dance of the Damned (1989),
and particularly as the troubled teen "Tim" in the blockbuster hit
Porky's (1981) and
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983).
A thirty year veteran of stage, film, and television acting, O'Reilly
can number Black Dog (1998), with
Patrick Swayze,
Navy Seals (1990), with
Charlie Sheen,
The Cool Surface (1993), and
Airplane! (1980) among his many film
credits. He has guest starred in a variety of prominent television
programs, such as
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003),
Without a Trace (2002),
ER (1994),
The X-Files (1993),
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990),
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993),
Matlock (1986),
St. Elsewhere (1982), and
M*A*S*H (1972).
In 2012 O'Reilly produced the sci-fi feature film
Alien Rising (2013) starring
Lance Henriksen and
John Savage and
Lost Soul (2009) starring
Dave Vescio, both directed by
Dana Schroeder and set for release in
2013, and will be adding the 2014 comedy Daddies' Girls, in which he
also stars, to his recently acquired producer's credits.