Derren Brown

Derren Brown (born 27 February 1971) is a British psychological illusionist (mentalist). He was born in Croydon, Surrey, and while studying Law and German at the University of Bristol he attended a show by the hypnotist Martin S. Taylor, who inspired him to turn to magic and hypnosis as a career. From the mid-1990s he worked as a conjurer, practising the traditional skills of close-up magic. Brown later changed his act to focus on more psychological trickery. Brown's psychological illusions are skillfully performed and enhanced by his personality and showman's flair to influence and misdirect.

See also

• Extra-sensory perception
• Mind control
• Neuro-linguistic Programming