Paul O’Neill

Basil

Paul spent four years working and travelling around India, Asia, New Zealand and Australia and ‘fell into acting’ in Brisbane. Returning to London, he studied at Central School of Speech and Drama and has been working in theatre, film and TV ever since. In between tours with ITI as Basil Faulty, Paul has been involved in several other projects, most notably in the title role in ‘Nikola Tesla and The End of the World’, which was nominated at 2015’s Raindance Festival WebFest in the category of Best British Independent Series and is now on Netflix. Other credits include ‘The Beatles Musical’, various Shakespeare productions, and ‘Spitfire – The One Show’ (BBC). Paul took on the role of Basil in ‘Faulty Towers The Dining Experience’ in 2012 and has since won 5-star reviews around the world.