James Fleet

James Edward Fleet (born March 11, 1952 in Bilston , England ) is a British actor .

Life

James Fleet was born to a Scottish mother and an English father in Bilston (borough of Wolverhampton , West Midlands ), where he grew up until he was ten. After his father died, mother and son moved back to Aberdeenshire . Fleet studied engineering at the University of Aberdeen and took a few theater courses. After graduating, he moved to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), where he obtained a second degree from the Institute for Drama. Only a short time later he received an engagement with the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). From the late 1980s, he also appeared increasingly in front of the camera and received roles in films such as Four Weddings and a Death , Kevin and Perry Do It and The Phantom of the Opera .

Fleet is married to fellow actor Jane Booker.

Filmography (selection)

• 1994: Four Weddings and a Funeral ( Four Weddings and a Funeral )
• 1994-2013: The Vicar of Dibley (TV series, 25 episodes)
• 1995: Sense and Sensibility ( Sense and Sensibility )
• 1995: The Grotesque
• 1996: The Scandalous Adventures of Moll Flanders ( The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders )
• 2000: Kevin and Perry Do It ( Kevin & Perry Go Large )
• 2001: The Love of Charlotte Gray ( Charlotte Gray )
• 2004: The Phantom of the Opera ( The Phantom of the Opera )
• 2004: Monarch of the Glen (TV series, episode)
• 2011: who is the bride? ( The Decoy Bride )
• 2011: Being Human (TV series, episode)
• 2013: Big Bad World (TV series, five episodes)
• 2013: Death in Paradise (TV series, one episode)
• 2014: Outlander (TV series)
• 2016: Love & Friendship
• 2019: Cecelia Ahern - In Your Life ( Thanks for the Memories , TV movie)

Web links

• James Fleet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• James Fleet in the German dubbing file