Jamie Demetriou (/dɪˈmiːtriuː/;[1] born 1 November 1987) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter.[2] He is best known for his role as Bus Rodent in Fleabag and for creating, co-writing, and starring in Stath Lets Flats. For the latter, he won Best Male Actor in a Comedy, Best Writer of a Comedy, and Best Scripted Comedy at the 2020 BAFTA Awards.
Jamie Demetriou | |
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 Demetriou in 2021 | |
| Born | 1 November 1987 London, England |
| Education | University of Bristol (BA) |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Relatives | Natasia Demetriou (sister) |
Early life
editDemetriou was born in the Friern Barnet area of London[3] the son of an English mother and Greek-Cypriot father.[4] His elder sister, Natasia Demetriou, is a comedian and actress with whom he often collaborates.[5] He attended The Compton School in North Finchley and joined the Chickenshed Theatre in Southgate, then attended Bristol University.[6]
Career
editDemetriou's student revue show Bristol Revunions received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 2009 to 2011.[7] His one-man multi-character show People Day later drew a comparison with Steve Coogan in The Independent.[8]
Comedic television acting credits include Scrotal Recall, Drunk History,[9] Tracey Ullman's Show, Fleabag, and Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats in which he stars with his sister Natasia Demetriou. Stath Lets Flats was also written by Jamie (with the first three episodes co-written by Look Around You and Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper) and also stars Katy Wix and Dustin Demri-Burns.[10] In 2019, Demetriou was nominated for two BAFTA Awards for Stath Lets Flats – Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme and Best Scripted Comedy (as producer). In 2020, he won a hat-trick of BAFTAs – Best Writer: Comedy, Male Performance in a Comedy Programme, and Best Scripted Comedy (as producer).[11]
He has appeared on several podcasts including: Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Podcast;[12] the Brian Gittins; Friends podcast;[13] Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster; and Richard Herring's RHLSTP, as well as BBC Radio 4 Show Fresh From the Fringe.[14]
Demetriou also appeared in Paddington 2 as The Professor.[15]
Demetriou voiced Moriarty in the 2018 animated film Sherlock Gnomes, opposite Johnny Depp as the eponymous detective,[16] and appeared in the music video for "Nightmares" by Easy Life.[17]
In 2019, he appeared as celebrity chef Ralphy Moore in an episode of This Time with Alan Partridge, causing Alan to have a major allergic reaction by accidentally serving him oysters.[18] He also provided the voice of a phone-in caller in another episode.[19] That same year he appeared in sister Natasia's comedy sketch show pilot Ellie & Natasia and played Marcus in the American miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, an adaptation of the 1994 British film of the same name.
He performed stand-up in character as Andy on Harry Hill's Clubnite in November 2019.
In 2020, he appeared in The Great alongside Elle Fanning, the comedy TV series Miracle Workers, and played a small role in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.[20]
In 2021 he has appeared in Disney's Cruella and in the biographical film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.
In 2022, he was in the main cast of the Chris Miller show The Afterparty on Apple TV+, and voiced the angel Fingers on the Netflix show Dead End: Paranormal Park.
In 2023 he made the sketch comedy programme A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou for Netflix. In February 2024, it was nominated in the Best TV Show category at the Chortle Awards.[21] In March 2024, Demetriou was nominated in the Male performance in a comedy programme category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.[22]
In 2023, Demetriou appeared in Barbie as the CFO of Mattel.[23]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bill | Sergio | |
| 2016 | The Darkest Universe | Jack | |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 | The Professor | |
| 2018 | Sherlock Gnomes | Moriarty (voice) | |
| Game Over, Man! | Mr. Ahmad | ||
| 2019 | Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Dimidius | |
| 2020 | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Kevin Swain | |
| 2021 | Cruella | Gerald | |
| The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Richard Caton Woodville Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Pinocchio | Headmaster | |
| Catherine Called Birdy | Etienne | ||
| Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again | Dr. McPhee (voice) | ||
| 2023 | Barbie | Mattel employee | |
| Strays | Chester (voice) | ||
| 2025 | Back in Action | TBA | Post-production[24] |
| Untitled Noah Baumbach film | TBA | Post-production[25] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Anna & Katy | Warren | Also writer (3 episodes) |
| Jamie Demetriou: Channel 4 Comedy Blaps | Various | Also writer | |
| 2013–2015 | BBC Comedy Feeds | Various | |
| 2014 | The Midnight Beast | Terror Moses | Also writer (6 episodes) Episode: "Going Solo" |
| Uncle | Fresh | Episode: "Nephew" | |
| Rev. | Interviewer | ||
| Morning Has Broken | Max | TV movie | |
| Badults | Squinky / Eskimo | Episode: "Holiday" | |
| Friday Night Dinner | Bowling Manager | Episode: "Mr Morris Returns" | |
| The Mimic | Clown | ||
| Siblings | Obnoxious Guy | Episode: "Vet Drugs" | |
| Toast of London | Troy | Episode: "Fool in Love" | |
| 2014–2016 | Lovesick | Samuels | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Drunk History: UK | Queen's Courtier / Conspiring Journalist | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Cockroaches | Randall | 4 episodes |
| SunTrap | Zorro | Main cast | |
| Tripped | Paul | Main cast | |
| 2016 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Demolition Expert | Episode: "The Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Part 2" |
| @elevenish | Matt Tansey | ||
| Hoff the Record | Mikey Dawson | Episode: "Divorce" | |
| Love, Nina | Robber | ||
| Rovers | Tom | ||
| Wasted | Alistair | Episode: "The Other Pub" | |
| Borderline | DJ Stefano Rocco | Episode: "Profiling" | |
| Fleabag | Bus Rodent | 2 episodes | |
| Morgana Robinson's The Agency | Carl / Tesco delivery guy | 2 episodes | |
| Halloween Comedy Shorts | Mark / Phil | Also writer Episode: "Jamie Demetriou's Horror: Oh God" | |
| Year Friends | Jamie | Also director (Episode: "February") and writer (Episode: "January") | |
| 2016–2017 | Tracey Ullman's Show | Various | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Pls Like | Bombzy | Episode: "Music" |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show | Himself | Season 1, episode 4 |
| Sally4Ever | Steven | Season 1, episode 1 | |
| 2018–2021 | Stath Lets Flats | Stath Charalambos | Also creator, writer (18 episodes) and producer (12 episodes) |
| 2019 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Marcus | Recurring role |
| Ellie & Natasia | Various | ||
| 2020 | Miracle Workers | Town Crier | 6 episodes |
| The Great | Doctor Chekhov | 4 episodes | |
| 2022–2023 | The Afterparty | Walt | Main cast (season 1) Guest role (season 2) |
| 2022 | Red Flag | Various | Channel 4 Blap |
| Dead End: Paranormal Park | Fingers (voice) | 9 episodes | |
| 2023 | A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou | Various | Comedy special |
References
edit- ^ "Jamie Demetriou: The Best of British Cuisine". Rankety Rank. Comic Relief. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (3 June 2016). "The funniest thing: Jamie Demetriou". the Guardian.
- ^ "Jamie Demetriou: 'After Fleabag, people demand to see my teeth'". The Guardian. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Jamie and Natasia Demetriou: 'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'". i. 25 June 2018.
- ^ Gilbey, Ryan (22 October 2014). "Natasia Demetriou – comedy's most nervous standup?". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ "14 top talents to watch out for in 2017 - as chosen by current TV stars". Radio Times. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Comedy At The Fringe – Jamie Demetriou – BBC Three". BBC.
- ^ "Edinburgh 2013: Jamie Demetriou: People Day – A Steve Coogan in the Making?". Independent.co.uk. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Jamie Demetriou, comedian tour". chortle.co.uk.
- ^ "News: Sitcom For Jamie Demetriou". Beyond The Joke. 28 March 2018.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (4 June 2020). "BAFTA TV Nominations: 'Chernobyl' Leads The Way After Being Recognized In 14 Categories". Deadline. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ acast (19 June 2018). "Jamie Demetriou – Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #212 – Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip on acast".
- ^ Brian Gittins (30 August 2017). "Episode 23: Jamie Demetriou". Brian Gittins and Friends (Podcast) (23 ed.). player.fm. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Fresh from the Fringe: 2012, Fresh From the Fringe – Mae Martin – BBC Radio 4". BBC.
- ^ "BFI listing". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018.
- ^ Smith, Damon (11 May 2018). "Film review: Sherlock Gnomes is elementary in the most unflattering sense". IrishNews.com.
- ^ "easy life - nightmares". youtube.com. 14 November 2018.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (25 March 2019). "This Time with Alan Partridge, episode 5, review: #MeToo-themed show saved by trout pout and late comedy masterstrokes". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "This Time With Alan Partridge Series 1, episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Bromwich, Kathryn (11 April 2021). "Jamie Demetriou: 'When I won the awards, I almost felt sheepish to have good news'". theguardian.com.
- ^ "Final Chortle Award nominees revealed". Chortle. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Richardson, Hollie (20 March 2024). "Bafta TV awards 2024 nominations: full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Falls, Alex (6 November 2023). "'Barbie' Cast and Character Guide: Who Stars in the Greta Gerwig Film". Collider. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (8 February 2023). "Andrew Scott & Others Join Netflix's Back In Action With Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (14 March 2024). "Netflix Sets All-Star Ensemble To Round Out Cast Of Noah Baumbach's Next Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 March 2024.