Richard O'Brien
Acting
1942-03-25 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith, 25 March 1942) is an English actor, television presenter, writer and theatre performer, best known for writing the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show (1973), famously adapted into a film in 1975, the longest-running theatrical release in history. O'Brien was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. In 1951, the family emigrated to Tauranga, New Zealand but he moved back to England in 1964. On becoming an actor, he changed his name to Richard O'Brien (his maternal grandmother's surname). O'Brien presented the 1990–93 Channel 4 game show The Crystal Maze, and voiced Lawrence Fletcher in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb (2008–2015; 2025–present) and its two films (2011 and 2020). His other acting credits include Flash Gordon (1980), Spice World (1997), EverAfter (1998), Dark City (1998), Dungeons & Dragons (2000), Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001), and Jackboots on Whitehall (2010). O'Brien is transgender and identifies himself as third gender and uses he/him pronouns.
movieStrange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self · 2025 · 8.3
movieTiny Little Voices
as · 2025 · 10.0
movieRocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self · 2021 · 10.0
moviePhineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2020 · 7.2
movieThe Stolen
as Mr. Russell · 2017 · 5.5
movieLife After Flash
as Self · 2017 · 5.7
movieRocky Horror Show Live
as Narrator · 2015 · 7.0
moviePhineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
as Lawrence (voice) · 2015 · 8.0
moviePhineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2014 · 7.9
moviePhineas and Ferb: Star Wars
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice) · 2014 · 7.2
movieThe Last Impresario
as Self · 2014 · 5.5
moviePhineas and Ferb Save Summer
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2014 · 8.0
moviePhineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2013 · 6.6
moviePhineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2013 · 8.4
movieAmanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
as · 2012 · 0.0
movieThe British Guide to Showing Off
as · 2011 · 6.6
moviePhineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice) · 2011 · 7.1
movieJackboots on Whitehall
as Himmler (voice) · 2010 · 4.9
moviePhineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2010 · 7.8
tvMongrels
as Zombie Dog (voice) · 2010 · 7.7
moviePhineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 2009 · 7.3
movieNight Train
as Mrs. Froy · 2009 · 5.6
movieRocky Horror Tribute Show
as Himself - Host · 2008 · 6.2
movieDark City: Memories of Shell Beach
as Self · 2008 · 0.0