Jamie Demetriou

Jamie Demetriou
Demetriou in 2021
Born (1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 (age 37)
London, England
EducationUniversity of Bristol (BA)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present
RelativesNatasia Demetriou (sister)

Jamie Demetriou (/dɪˈmtri/;[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.

Early life

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Demetriou 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

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Demetriou'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 FlatsBest 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

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Jamie Demetriou: The Best of British Cuisine". Rankety Rank. Comic Relief. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (3 June 2016). "The funniest thing: Jamie Demetriou". the Guardian.
  3. ^ "Jamie Demetriou: 'After Fleabag, people demand to see my teeth'". The Guardian. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Jamie and Natasia Demetriou: 'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'". i. 25 June 2018.
  5. ^ Gilbey, Ryan (22 October 2014). "Natasia Demetriou – comedy's most nervous standup?". TheGuardian.com.
  6. ^ "14 top talents to watch out for in 2017 - as chosen by current TV stars". Radio Times. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Comedy At The Fringe – Jamie Demetriou – BBC Three". BBC.
  8. ^ "Edinburgh 2013: Jamie Demetriou: People Day – A Steve Coogan in the Making?". Independent.co.uk. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Jamie Demetriou, comedian tour". chortle.co.uk.
  10. ^ "News: Sitcom For Jamie Demetriou". Beyond The Joke. 28 March 2018.
  11. ^ Kanter, Jake (4 June 2020). "BAFTA TV Nominations: 'Chernobyl' Leads The Way After Being Recognized In 14 Categories". Deadline. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ^ acast (19 June 2018). "Jamie Demetriou – Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #212 – Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip on acast".
  13. ^ Brian Gittins (30 August 2017). "Episode 23: Jamie Demetriou". Brian Gittins and Friends (Podcast) (23 ed.). player.fm. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Fresh from the Fringe: 2012, Fresh From the Fringe – Mae Martin – BBC Radio 4". BBC.
  15. ^ "BFI listing". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018.
  16. ^ Smith, Damon (11 May 2018). "Film review: Sherlock Gnomes is elementary in the most unflattering sense". IrishNews.com.
  17. ^ "easy life - nightmares". youtube.com. 14 November 2018.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "This Time With Alan Partridge Series 1, episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  20. ^ Bromwich, Kathryn (11 April 2021). "Jamie Demetriou: 'When I won the awards, I almost felt sheepish to have good news'". theguardian.com.
  21. ^ "Final Chortle Award nominees revealed". Chortle. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  22. ^ Richardson, Hollie (20 March 2024). "Bafta TV awards 2024 nominations: full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  23. ^ Falls, Alex (6 November 2023). "'Barbie' Cast and Character Guide: Who Stars in the Greta Gerwig Film". Collider. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
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