Mark O’Sullivan is a writer, director, and actor known for his work in television. He co-created, directed, and starred in the Channel 4 comedy 'Lee and Dean", which aired for two seasons. His first drama series, "Tell Me Everything", produced for ITV and the BFI's Young Audiences Content Fund, addresses mental health and the challenges faced by young people today. The second season recently premiered on ITV.
In 2024, Mark presented his first documentary for Channel 4 titled "My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom", which was awarded the prestigious Royal Television Society 2025 Programme Award for Art. The documentary followed Mark on his journey to explore the abuse he suffered as a child, and his attempts to make a live studio sitcom about his experiences. It received rave reviews in the UK press and media, and charities working with survivors of sexual abuse have reported an increase in people accessing their services following the programme’s first broadcast.
Mark has since been invited to deliver keynote talks for businesses and healthcare professionals. He also launched "Making Lemonade", a platform that includes a podcast, talks, workshops, and live events. This initiative aims to demonstrate how creativity can transform difficult experiences into positive outcomes, effectively turning lemons into lemonade.
In this session, Mark O’Sullivan shares his story and advice on how to turn the bad stuff - when it happens - into the energy for success. He’ll teach your team how to build resilience, as individuals, communities and organisations.
Does your team struggle with creativity or think there isn't a place for creativity in their work? Let Mark O’Sullivan help you to change their minds!
*which isn’t really a stand-up routine… but could be. Mark O’Sullivan has always tried to approach everything difficult in his life through humour. It’s how he’s survived. And his various and long-running struggles as a man with Mental Health issues are no exception. In this session, Mark shares his story of anxiety, depression, PTSD, therapy, and laughter.
In December 2023, Mark O’Sullivan went on a journey to somewhere no one had ever been before – the centre of his mind, soul, and self. He also, coincidentally, went to the Netherlands, to take part in a therapeutic psychedelic ‘trip’ in an eco-lodge with trained therapists and a massive ‘hero’s’ dose of magic mushrooms. This is the story of where Mark went, what he saw, and how it changed his life.
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