Richard O'Brien
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.
Acting
Movie
Dark City
as Mr. Hand
1998
Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Riff Raff
1975
Movie
EverAfter
as Pierre Le Pieu
1998
Movie
Flash Gordon
as Fico
1980
TV
Phineas and Ferb
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2007
Movie
Dungeons & Dragons
as Xilus
2000
Movie
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
2011
Movie
Spice World
as Damien
1997
Movie
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2020
Movie
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
2014
Movie
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013
Movie
Night Train
as Mrs. Froy
2009
Movie
Elvira's Haunted Hills
as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
2002
Movie
Revolution
as Lord Hampton
1985
Movie
Shock Treatment
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
1981
Movie
Carry On Cowboy
as Rider (uncredited)
1965
Movie
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
2006
TV
Robin of Sherwood
as Gulnar
1984
Movie
Jubilee
as John Dee
1978
Movie
The Stolen
as Mr. Russell
2017
Movie
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2010
Movie
Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer
as Lawrence (voice)
2015
Movie
Zee and Co.
as Party Guest
1972
Movie
Rocky Horror Show Live
as Narrator
2015
Crew
Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Screenplay
1975
Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Original Film Writer
2016
Movie
Shock Treatment
Lyricist
1981
Movie
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lyricist
1983
Movie
Rocky Horror Show Live
Music
2015
Movie
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Writer
2008
TV
The Crystal Maze
Creator
2017
Movie
Fangs
Original Film Writer
1981
Movie
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
Writer
2020
Movie
Digital Dreams
Writer
1983
Movie
The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021
Music
2021
Movie
A Hymn from Jim
Writer
1977