Stephen Colfer
Stephen Colfer
Actor / Writer / Voice Over / Dreamgun

Stephen is an actor, writer, comedian, and founder of the Irish comedy conglomerate “DREAMGUN.” In 2024, he is performing his new solo stand-up show “Unboxing” and will write and direct his new short film “GAP” after it was selected to be produced as part of Screen Ireland’s Actor as Creator program. DREAMGUN's short films, including Millennials, Gym Gravy, and Back in Town, were viewed on people’s phones at house parties almost a million times in 2016.

Stephen writes and performs the award-winning “Dreamgun Film Reads,” a comedy show and podcast where he takes a beloved film script and stuffs it full of jokes and nonsense. Film Reads has won Dublin Fringe’s Best Ensemble Award, was one of BBC’s Top 10 Culture Podcasts of 2018, and the fourth-best-reviewed comedy show at Edinburgh Fringe 2019. Selling out houses at Edinburgh Fringe, Dublin Fringe, Vodafone Comedy Festival, the Cat Laughs, and Vicar Street.

Most recently, Stephen wrote and performed in his new hyper-genre comedy “Dreamgun Video” at Edinburgh and Dublin Fringe and premiered Dreamgun’s new Dracula-based comedy “Dreamgun Dracula” at the Bram Stoker Festival. Stephen’s joke writing has appeared on Mock the Week and The Irish Film and Television Awards. He’s always writing jokes for something, including his previous shows Powerpoint, Personal Space Vol 1&2, Chaos Theory, and Mimes in Time.

As an actor, Stephen most recently appeared in the feature-length comedy Bicycle Thieves: Pumped up. Previous appearances include Stephen performing in a variety of semi-serious productions including Deadly for The Abbey Theatre, The Beggar’s Opera with The European Opera Centre, Trainspotting, and The Hellfire Squad for Devious Theatre.