Richard Dempsey
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| Richard Dempsey | |
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| Born | May 16, 1974 Hertfordshire, England |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
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Richard Dempsey (born May 16, 1974 in Hertfordshire, England) is an English actor.
[edit] Biography
Dempsey's first role was at the age of 14, when he was cast as Peter Pevensie, the lead role in the BBC's adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 1988. The following year, he appeared in the adaptation of Prince Caspian.
At the age of 17, he made his professional stage debut in the role of Jack in the London production of the award-winning musical Into the woods with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. He also starred as Nick Piazza in the West End hit musical Fame in 1995/96 and as Ugly in the musical Honk!. He has since performed in a large variety of roles in television, film and on stage (e.g. with the Royal Shakespeare Company).
Richard Dempsey has just completed a year in the stage adaptation of Eleanor Bergstein's' Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End playing Neil Kellerman.
In late 2007 and early 2008, Dempsey starred in Chatroom/Citizenship at The National Theatre, and also toured with the production in Hong Kong.
Richard Dempsey's voice can be heard on the Original Cast Recordings of Into the woods, Fame, Honk!, Just so and Dirty Dancing and on the CD Weird and Wonderful with wonderfully ironic songs by Alexander S. Bermange.
[edit] Filmography
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988) - Peter Pevensie
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (1989) - Peter Pevensie
- Tonight at 8.30 (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
- Student Prince (1997) - Sebastian
- Crime Traveller (1997) - Nicky Robson
- The Barber of Siberia (1997) - The stutterer
- 24 Hours in London (1998) - Olly Walsh
- Tilly Trotter (1999) - Harry Sopwith
- Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) - Comte de Claris de Florian
- Aristocrats (TV mini-series) (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
