Richard Dempsey

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Richard Dempsey
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Born
Occupation(s)Actor, Singer
Years active1988–present

Richard Dempsey is an English actor.

Career

Dempsey's first role came at the age of 15, when he appeared as Peter Pevensie in the BBC's adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 1988. [1] The following year, he appeared in the adaptation of Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader . His subsequent TV appearances have included Doc Martin , Dracula , Sherlock Holmes ( The Last Vampyre ), Crime Traveller , Island at War and Egypt .

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He made his professional stage debut in the role of Jack in the original London production of the musical Into the Woods with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at The Phoenix Theatre. After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he starred as Nick Piazza in the original cast of West End musical Fame and played Ugly in the original UK production of Honk! He has since performed in a variety of roles in television, film and on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, Michael Grandage Company, Frantic Assembly and Propeller. In the Michael Grandage West End production of A Midsummer Night's Dream , he played Peter Quince. In the 2015 London revival of TS Eliot's The Cocktail Party he played Edward Chamberlain, directed by Abby Wright. In 2022, Dempsey appeared as Nicholas II of Russia in Doctor Who and as Paul Crouch in the world premiere, at London’s Almeida Theatre, of the musical Tammy Faye , written by Elton John, Jake Shears, and James Graham.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Prince of Jutland Sigurd
1998 The Barber of Siberia The stutterer
2000 24 Hours in London Olly Walsh
2016 Genius Director
2019 1917 Mackenzie Officer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988–89 The Chronicles of Narnia Peter Pevensie 8 episodes
1991 Tonight at 8.30 Alf / Mr Burnham2 episodes
1993 The Good Guys DominicEpisode: "Old School Ties"
Anna Lee Sam TullochTV movie
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Jack FergusonEpisode: "The Last Vampyre"
Don't Leave Me This WayFelix NeilTV movie
1994 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries PatrickEpisode: "Dead Water"
1995 Wycliffe James CorynEpisode: "Lost Contact"
1997Student PrinceSebastianTV movie
Crime Traveller Nicky Robson8 episodes
1999 Scarlet Pimpernel Comte de Claris de FlorianTV mini-series
Tilly Trotter Harry SopwithTV mini-series, 2 episodes
Aristocrats Lord BeaufieldTV mini-series
Wives and Daughters Mr BoldTV mini-series
2003–11 Doctors Gareth Appleton32 episodes
2004 Island at War Eugene La Salle
2005 Egypt William BeecheyTV mini-series, Episode: "The Temple of the Sands"
Peter Warlock, Some Little JoyMoeranTV movie
2013 Doc Martin Colin WestmoreEpisode: Departure
Downton Abbey FootmanSeason 4, Episode 8
Dracula DewhurstEpisode: "Of Monsters and Men"
2022 Doctor Who Nicholas II Episode: "The Power of the Doctor"

Theatre Credits

YearTitleRoleTheatreLocationNotes
1990-91 Into the Woods Jack Phoenix Theatre West End Musical
1993 Honk! Ugly Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough Musical
1995-96 Fame Nick Piazza Cambridge Theatre West EndMusical
1999Honk!UglyRoyal National TheatreUK National TourMusical
2004-05 Dirty Dancing Neil Kellerman Aldwych Theatre West EndMusical
2005 Just So Elephant's Child Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Musical
2006 Me and My Girl Hon Gerald Sheffield Crucible Sheffield Musical
2006-07CitizenshipDe ClerkRoyal National TheatreLondon Play
2009-10 Strictly Ballroom The CompèrePrince of Wales Theatre Toronto Musical
2010-11 A Midsummer Night's Dream TitaniaUK & International TourPlay
2011-12 The Merchant of Venice LorenzoUK & International TourPlay
2012 Victor/Victoria Toddy Southwark Playhouse LondonPlay
2012A Midsummer Night's Dream Peter Quince Noël Coward Theatre West EndPlay
2013-14 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr Bucket / Understudy Willy Wonka Theatre Royal Drury Lane West EndMusical
2015 The Cocktail Party Edward Chamberlain The Coronet Off-West End Play
2015 A Damsel in Distress ReggieChichester Festival TheatreChichesterPlay
2018 A Winter's Tale HermoineHampstead Theatre / TourLondon & Asia TourPlay
2019 Don Quixote Duke/Don Quixote Royal Shakespeare Company West EndPlay
2021-22 A Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit Middle Temple LondonMusical
2022 Tammy Faye Paul Crouch Almeida Theatre LondonMusical
2024 Made in Dagenham Mr Hopkins London Palladium West EndMusical

References

  1. Fordy, Tom (23 December 2021). "How the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe made the BBC take children seriously". The Daily Telegraph .