Richard Dempsey

Richard Dempsey, 2013

Richard Dempsey (born May 16, 1974 in Hertfordshire , England ) is an English stage and film actor .

biography

Richard Dempsey played his first role at the age of 14 as Peter Pevensie , one of the lead roles in the first 1988 BBC film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia . He first appeared on the stage at the age of 17 as Jack in the London production of the award-winning musical Into the woods by Stephen Sondheim . He also played the role of Nick Piazza in the famous West End musical fame in 1995/96 and the ugly duckling Ugly in the musical Honk! . Since the 1990s he has impersonated many roles in film, television and on stage (e.g. with the Royal Shakespeare Company ). In 2007 he played Neil Kellerman in the stage adaptation of the film Dirty Dancing by Eleanor Bergstein at the Aldwych Theater in London's West End. That year he played in the play Chatroom / Citizenship , which appeared on various stages in England and Wales and was performed from November 20, 2007 to January 2, 2008 at the National Theater in London . After taking part in a workshop for the new musical Up The Junction , based on the songs of the band Squeeze and developed by the Really Useful Group , Dempsey is currently on tour with The One Hour Dream directed by Edward Hall .

Richard Dempsey's voice can be heard on the original recordings of the musicals Into the woods , Fame , Honk! , Just So and Dirty Dancing ; also on the CD Weird and Wonderful by Alexander S. Bermange .

Richard Dempsey lives and works in London .

Filmography

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / dt .: The King of Narnia (1988) - Peter Pevensie
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian / dt .: Prince Caspian von Narnia / Die Reise auf der Mörgenröte (1989) - Peter Pevensie
• Tonight at 8:30 am (1991) - Mr Burnham
• The Good Guys (1992) - Dominic
• Anna Lee - Headcase (TV Series) (1992) - Sam Tulloch
• The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - The Last Vampyre (1992) - Jack Ferguson
• Don't Leave Me This Way (1992) - Felix Neil
• Prince of Jutland (1993) - Sigurd
• Inspector Alleyn - Dead Water (TV series) (1993) - Patrick
• Wycliffe - Lost Contact (TV Series) (1995) - James Coryn
• The Student Prince (1997) - Sebastian
• Crime Traveler (1997) - Nicky Robson
• The Barber of Siberia / dt .: The Barber of Siberia (1998) - The stutterer
• 24 Hours in London (1998) - Olly Walsh
• Tilly Trotter (1999) - Harry Sopwith
• Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) - Comte de Claris de Florian
• Aristocrats (1999) - Lord Beaufield
• Wives and Daughters (1999) - Mr Bold
• The Ancients (2000) - Francis Finch
• Cleopatra (2001) - Octavian
• Doctors (2003) - Gareth Appleton
• Island at War (2004) - Eugene La Salle
• Egypt (drama) (2005) - William Beechey
• Warlock (2005) - Moeran

Web links

• Richard Dempsey's official website
• Richard Dempsey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Dirty Dancing - Richard Dempsey's video diary