Dominic Jephcott

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Dominic Jephcott (born 28 July 1957) is a RADA-trained English actor and writer. He is known for his work in The Beiderbecke Affair , The Beiderbecke Connection , Midsomer Murders , and in Holby City and Casualty , as the adulterous surgeon Alistair Taylor.

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Early life and education

Jephcott was born on 28 July 1957 in Coventry, Warwickshire. Jephcott worked professionally as a child actor. [1] He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1975. [2] He became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1978 [3] and later worked extensively in television.

Acting career

Jephcott played Sir Andrew Ffoulkes in The Scarlet Pimpernel , Mount in Good and Bad at Games , [4] Reggie in The Jewel in the Crown , Det. Sgt. Hobson BA in The Beiderbecke Affair [5] [6] (later Det. Insp. Hobson PhD in The Beiderbecke Connection ), [6] Capt. Sandy Ransom in "Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim", Magnus Strove in Paradise Postponed , David Warner in The Bill , George Compton in A Touch of Frost , Dr. Sam Fallowfield in Dalziel and Pascoe , Simon Dymock in Judge John Deed , Suspicious Monk in Relic Hunter , Father Jonathan in Doctors , Peter Gosford in Casualty and Alistair Taylor in Holby City .[ citation needed ] He was David Durance in the first London production of Indian Ink. [7]

Jephcott appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders as two different characters: "Death's Shadow" and seven years later in 2006, "Four Funerals and a Wedding".

His film credits include All Quiet on the Western Front (1979), the horror film Inseminoid (1981), The Opium War (1997), An African Dream [8] (1990), and O Jerusalem (2006). Jephcott has also worked in radio including the part of Marlowe in The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries . This aired briefly on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

Personal life

Jephcott is married to author Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott. They have collaborated on screenplays selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship, the Austin Film Festival, [9] and Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope.

Filmography

YearFilm or TelevisionRoleRef
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front Peter Leer [1]
1980War GameUntersturmbannfuhrer Kleist [1]
1981 Inseminoid Dean [1]
1981 All's Well That Ends Well Second French Lord [10] [11]
1982 Stalky and Co.

Part 5 "A Little Prep"

Purvis [1]
1982 The Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Andrew Ffoulkes [1]
1982A New LifeSebastian [1]
1982Ivan the NinnyBrother [1]
1983 Good and Bad at Games Mount [1] [12]
1983The AerodromeFlt Lieut Mark [1]
1984 The Jewel in the Crown

Episode 1 "Crossing the River"

Reggie [1]
1985 Oliver Twist Parts 8, 10 and 11Harry Maylie [1]
1985That Was a Very Funny Eveningcast member [1]
2001–2002 Holby City Alistair Taylor [ citation needed ]
2004 The Brief Donald Bell [13]
Note: This table is incomplete and Jephcott's filmography from 1985 to 2013 can be found at here

Theatre performances (selected)

YearPlayAuthorRoleTheatreRef
1994GauchoDoug LucieSpencer TaplowHampstead Theatre [14]
2007Fallujah Jonathan Holmes US generalTruman Brewery [15]
2008 Scenes from a Marriage Peter, Arne Ingmar Bergman Belgrade Theatre, Coventry [16] [17]
2015–2016 King Charles III Mike Bartlett UK tour [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Dominic Jephcott". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Dominic Jephcott". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "his is a production of the play As You Like It (by William Shakespeare) by Royal Shakespeare Company, 6th September 1977 (press night), at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon". Theatricalia.
  4. ↑ "Good and Bad at Games (1983)". IMDB.
  5. ↑ "Al Green, Sonny Rollins & 'Beiderbecke Affair' DVDs out January 27 from Acorn Media". All About Jazz. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 Gallagher, William (2017). The Beiderbecke Affair. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 34, 42, 129–130. ISBN   9781844577323 . Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Tom Stoppard (4 April 2013). Indian Ink. Faber & Faber. pp. 6–. ISBN   978-0-571-30081-5 . Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "An African Dream". Encyclopedia.com.
  9. ↑ "2015 Screenplay Finalists". Austin Film Festival. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Styan, J. L. (1984). All's Well that Ends Well. Manchester University Press. p. 48. ISBN   9780719009990 . Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  11. ↑ Cochran, Peter (2014). Small-Screen Shakespeare. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 289. ISBN   9781443869690 . Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Hebert, Hugh (9 December 1983). "Gentlemen v Players – Hugh Hebert reviews Good And Bad at Games". The Guardian. London, England. p. 14. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  13. ↑ HOOKS, BARBARA (18 November 2004). "CRITIC'S VIEW – FRIDAY". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. p. 18, Green Guide. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  14. ↑ Coveney, Michael (30 October 1994). "Theatre: Words used as weapons". The Observer. London, England. p. 12, Review. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  15. ↑ Peter, John (13 May 2007). "Fallujah". The Sunday Times. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  16. ↑ Hart, Christopher (20 January 2008). "Love hurts – but why does it feel so good?". The Sunday Times. p. 18. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  17. ↑ Benedict, David (21 January 2008). "SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE". Variety. 409 (9): 42. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "Mike Bartlett's KING CHARLES III UK Tour Announces Extension, Thru Spring 2016". BroadwayWorld. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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