Jamie Demetriou

Jamie Demetriou (born November 1987)[2] is an English-Cypriot[3] comedian, actor, and screenwriter[4] known for his roles in Fleabag and Stath Lets Flats which he also writes. In the recent BAFTA awards (2020) he won three awards: Best Male Actor in a comedy, Best Writer of a Comedy (for Stath Lets Flats) and the programme itself won the award for Best Scripted Comedy.

Jamie Demetriou
Born
Jamie Demetriou

1987 (age 33–34)
Friern Barnet, north London,[1] England
OccupationComedian, actor, screenwriter
RelativesNatasia Demetriou (sister)

Early life

Demetriou attended The Compton School in North London and joined the Chickenshed Theatre, before attending Bristol University.[5]

Career

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

Comedic television acting credits include 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 the Scroobius Pip podcast,[11] 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]

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

Personal life

Demetriou's sister, Natasia Demetriou, is also a comedian and actress.[18]

References
  1. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/10/jamie-demetriou-interview-fleabag-stath-lets-flats
  2. "Jamie Demetriou". Companies House. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. "Jamie and Natasia Demetriou: 'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'". i. 25 June 2018.
  4. Aroesti, Rachel (3 June 2016). "The funniest thing: Jamie Demetriou". the Guardian.
  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. https://www.deadline.com/2020/06/bafta-tv-nominations-in-full-1202949892/amp/
  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. 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.
  17. Guide, British Comedy. "This Time With Alan Partridge Series 1, Episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  18. Gilbey, Ryan (22 October 2014). "Natasia Demetriou – comedy's most nervous standup?". TheGuardian.com.
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