Jamie Demetriou

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Jamie Demetriou
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Demetriou with his BAFTAs in November 2020
Born (1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 (age 34)
Friern Barnet, London, England
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • screenwriter
RelativesNatasia Demetriou (sister)

Jamie Demetriou (Greek: Τζέιμι Δημητρίου; born November 1987) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for his role 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.

Early life[]

Demetriou was born in the Friern Barnet area of London[2] the son of an English mother and Greek-Cypriot father.[3] His elder sister, Natasia Demetriou, is a comedian and actress with whom he often collaborates.[4] He attended The Compton School in North Finchley and joined the Chickenshed Theatre in Southgate, then attended Bristol University.[5]

Career[]

Demetriou's student revue show Bristol Revunions received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 2009 to 2011.[6] His one-man multi-character show People Day later drew a comparison with Steve Coogan in The Independent.[7]

Comedic television acting credits include Scrotal Recall, Drunk History,[8] 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 first 3 episodes co written by Look Around You and Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper) and also stars Katy Wix and Dustin Demri-Burns.[9] 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).[10]

He has appeared on Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Podcast[11] and the Brian Gittins and Friends podcast,[12] as well as BBC Radio 4 Show Fresh From the Fringe.[13]

Demetriou also appeared in Paddington 2 as The Professor.[14]

Demetriou voiced Moriarty in the 2018 computer animated film Sherlock Gnomes, opposite Johnny Depp as the eponymous detective,[15] and appeared in the music video for "Nightmares" by Easy Life.[16]

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.[17] He also provided the voice of a phone in caller in another episode.[18] 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 adaption 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.[19]

In 2021 he has appeared in Disney's Cruella and in the biographical film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. In 2022, he is set to appear in the Chris Miller show The Afterparty on Apple TV+.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Bill Sergio
2016 The Darkest Universe Jack
2017 Paddington 2 The Professor
2018 Sherlock Gnomes Moriarty (voice)
2018 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
2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Richard Caton Woodville Jr.

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Anna & Katy Warren Also writer (3 episodes)
2013 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"
2014 Uncle Fresh Episode: "Nephew"
2014 Rev. Interviewer
2014 Morning Has Broken Max TV Movie
2014 Badults Squinky / Eskimo Episode: "Holiday"
2014 Friday Night Dinner Bowling Manager Episode: "Mr Morris Returns"
2014 The Mimic Clown
2014 Siblings Obnoxious Guy Episode: "Vet Drugs"
2014 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
2015 SunTrap Zorro Main cast
2015 Tripped Paul Main cast
2016 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Demolition Expert Episode: "The Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Part 2"
2016 @elevenish Matt Tansey
2016 Hoff the Record Mikey Dawson Episode: "Divorce"
2016 Love, Nina Robber
2016 Rovers Tom
2016 Wasted Alistair Episode: "The Other Pub"
2016 Borderline DJ Stefano Rocco Episode: "Profiling"
2016 Fleabag Bus Rodent 2 episodes
2016 Morgana Robinson's The Agency Carl / Tesco delivery guy 2 episodes
2016 Halloween Comedy Shorts Mark / Phil Also writer
Episode: "Jamie Demetriou's Horror: Oh God"
2016 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"
2018–2021 Stath Lets Flats Stath Charalambos Also creator, writer (18 episodes) and producer (12 episodes)
2019 Four Weddings and a Funeral Marcus Recurring role
2020 Miracle Workers Town Crier 6 episodes
2020 The Great Doctor Chekhov 4 episodes
2022 The Afterparty Walt Main cast

References[]

  1. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (3 June 2016). "The funniest thing: Jamie Demetriou". the Guardian.
  2. ^ "Jamie Demetriou: 'After Fleabag, people demand to see my teeth'". The Guardian. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Jamie and Natasia Demetriou: 'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'". i. 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ Gilbey, Ryan (22 October 2014). "Natasia Demetriou – comedy's most nervous standup?". TheGuardian.com.
  5. ^ "14 top talents to watch out for in 2017 - as chosen by current TV stars". Radio Times. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Comedy At The Fringe – Jamie Demetriou – BBC Three". BBC.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh 2013: Jamie Demetriou: People Day – A Steve Coogan in the Making?". 6 August 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  8. ^ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Jamie Demetriou, comedian tour dates: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  9. ^ "News: Sitcom For Jamie Demetriou". Beyond The Joke. 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ Kanter, Jake (4 June 2020). "BAFTA TV Nominations: 'Chernobyl' Leads The Way After Being Recognized In 14 Categories". Deadline. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ^ acast (19 June 2018). "Jamie Demetriou - Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #212 - Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip on acast".
  12. ^ Brian Gittins (30 August 2017). "Episode 23: Jamie Demetriou". Brian Gittins and Friends (Podcast) (23 ed.). player.fm. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Fresh from the Fringe: 2012, Fresh From the Fringe - Mae Martin - BBC Radio 4". BBC.
  14. ^ "BFI listing". BFI.org.uk.
  15. ^ Smith, Damon (11 May 2018). "Film review: Sherlock Gnomes is elementary in the most unflattering sense". IrishNews.com.
  16. ^ "easy life - nightmares". youtube.com. 14 November 2018.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "This Time With Alan Partridge Series 1, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  19. ^ Bromwich, Kathryn (11 April 2021). "Jamie Demetriou: 'When I won the awards, I almost felt sheepish to have good news'". theguardian.com.

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