Denis Rafter is a highly acclaimed actor and director. Originally from Ireland, Rafter has spent most of his professional theatre career working in Spain.

He first studied acting at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and later at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He has directed over fifty shows including plays by Sophocles, Shakespeare, Calderon, Valle Inclan, Beckett, Pinter and many contemporary writers such as Martin McDonagh, Mike Bartlett etc.

He is a versatile actor who has acted in the plays of Sophocles, Shakespeare, O'Casey, Merriman, Carroll, Synge, Stoppard, Chekhov and Simon. He has also written and performed his own one man shows on Backett, Joyce, Wilde, Dickens and Shakespeare. These shows have been presented with critical acclaim internationally. His show on Oscar Wilde won the Best Solo-Show award at the Edinburgh Festival.

He holds a Doctorate on the Theory, History and Practice of Theatre and has published a book on Shakespeare Hamlet y el Actor.