Cal mccrystal biography

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Cal McCrystal

Irish theatre director and actor (born 1959)

Cal McCrystal

Born6 August 1959

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Occupation(s)Theatre director and actor
RelativesDamien McCrystal (brother)

Cal McCrystal is an Irish theatre director and actor.

He is the brother of the journalist Damien McCrystal and the son of the journalist and writer Cal McCrystal. Following an early career acting in theatre, television, radio plays and commercials, McCrystal became a director specialising in comedy. His notable credits include Physical Comedy Director on the National Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors starring James Corden and physical comedy consultant on Paddington and Paddington 2.

In 2018, he directed a new production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe for the English National Opera.

Early career and acting

Born in Belfast, McCrystal spent "three idyllic years" living with his family in Teaneck, New Jersey, after his father had been assigned as a co Cal McCrystal - Biography - IMDb QOFA