Sergeant O'Reilly - David Willis

DAVID WILLIS H.D.T.(S), B.Ed.

David is an accomplished and experienced actor who has numerous credits to name including the stage roles of Reverend Paris in The Crucible, Master Fenton in The M Wives of Windsor and the Teen Angel in Grease.

He was also a radio broadcaster on Melbourne's Magic 693. Apart from his recent role as Sergeant O'Reilly in Life Class, he played the leading role of Father Ryan in The Mission Priest as well as minor TV acting roles in The Sullivans and Something Stupid with Magda Z.

Co-founder of the Australian Children's Choir, David is a qualified and experienced teacher, accomplished music singer and pianist. Currently conductor of the Sapphire Coast Concert Band, David has directed over 20 musicals in Melbourne and the Gold Coast including La C Aux Folles, Footloose, The Full Monty and Brigadoon. He and his twin brother, Geoff teamed up to write two original musicals. While Geoff composed the music and lyrics David wrote the scripts for The Great Houdini and Oprah the Opera. He and Geoff are working on a major project with entertainment legend, Tim Ferguson, called Billie and Dinosaurs.