Dino Fetscher

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Dino Fetscher
Born
Dino Fabián Gamecho

(1988-06-09) 9 June 1988 (age 35)
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Alma mater Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor

Dino Fetscher (born 9 June 1988) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his roles in the television series Cucumber , Banana , Paranoid , Gentleman Jack and Years and Years . He also starred as the synthetic Stanley in Humans . In 2023 he appeared in the Apple TV+ series Foundation as Glawen Curr, and in 2024 starred in the Netflix drama Fool Me Once as Marty McGregor.

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Early life

Fetscher was born in Cardiff, Wales. His mother is German and his father is Welsh-Basque. [1] [2] Fetscher trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. [3]

In 2017, he was nominated as Celebrity Rising Star at the British LGBT Awards. [4] [5]

Career

Fetscher's first television role was as Aiden in the 2015 series Cucumber and its spin-off anthology series Banana . [6] He portrayed series lead DC Alec Wayfield in the 2016 series Paranoid , [7] and the synthetic human Stanley in Humans in 2018. [6] In 2019, Fetscher played the recurring role of Ralph Cousins in Years and Years and portrayed Thomas Beech in Gentleman Jack . [6] In 2023, he appeared in the Apple TV+ series Foundation as Glawen Curr, and in 2024 starred in the Netflix drama Fool Me Once as Marty McGregor. [8]

In 2022, Fetscher was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in a West End production of The Normal Heart . [6] [8] [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeNotes
2013An Equinox of LoveDavid GreenbergShort film
Forget the PactDaveShort film
2015 Cucumber AidenTV2 episodes
Banana AidenTVEpisode: "Episode #1.7"
IscariotJames BennetShort film
Samuel's Getting HitchedSamuelShort film
2016FirstSoldierShort film
Now You See Me 2 Octa GuardFilm
2016 Paranoid DC Alec WayfieldTV8 episodes
2018 Humans StanleyTV7 episodes
2019 Years and Years Ralph CousinsTV3 episodes
2019 Gentleman Jack Thomas BeechTV2 episodes
2020 The Split Ian GibsonTV1 episode
2023 Foundation Glawen Curr TVSeason 2
2023 Good Boy LeonShort film
2024 Fool Me Once Marty McGreggorTV8 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022 Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Normal Heart Nominated [9]
WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a PlayNominated [10]

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