Dexter Fletcher

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Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English actor. He trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School.

Fletcher's first film part was as Baby Face in Bugsy Malone (1976). He made his stage debut the following year in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. As a child actor Fletcher was a regular feature in British productions in the early 1980s such as The Long Good Friday' and The Bounty.

As an adult he has appeared in the television as rebellious teenager Spike Thompson in Press Gang. His American accent was so convincing that he was mistaken for a genuine American by some fans. He has starred in the films The Rachel Papers (1989), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Layer Cake (2004) and Universal's Doom as a communications officer nicknamed "Pinky."

On television, he has appeared in the major BBC / HBO drama, Band of Brothers and in a supporting role in the BBC One historical drama The Virgin Queen (US PBS 2005, UK 2006). He also appeared in Kylie Minogue's 1997 released music video Some Kind of Bliss.

He is currently starring in a BBC One series based on the Imogen Edwards-Jones's book, Hotel Babylon.

1 Presenting
2 Music
3 Personal life
4 External links

[edit] Presenting

In 1993, he tried his hand at presenting for the now defunct Channel 4 show Gamesmaster. The TV show was in its third series, and rumor had it that the then current presenter Dominik Diamond wasn't happy about the shows direction to draft in McDonalds as a sponsor, and so left the show. Dexter was originally planned to be a special guest on the third series, but was then asked if he wanted to be the presenter.

His style of presenting was heavily criticized by viewers, in which they said his 'in-your-face' method was too 'over the top' and didn't suit the show. Without his fake accent, some viewers thought his genuine Cockney slang was actually put on for the effect of making the show seem more trendy. The series finished in 1994 and Dominik returned for the last four series up to when the show ended in January 1998.