James Dreyfus
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| Born | October 9, 1968 London |
| Years active | 1993 - Present |
James Dreyfus (born October 9, 1968) is an award-winning English actor who is openly gay.[1]
Born in London, his parents divorced when he was very young.[2] His mother was an Egyptian fashion model and Dreyfus spent some years on tour around the world with her.[2] Following an education at the English public school Harrow, he trained at RADA.[3].
Dreyfus has created some memorable comedy characters, particularly on British television, including Constable Kevin Goody in Ben Elton's sitcom The Thin Blue Line and Tom Farrell, the homosexual flatmate of Linda (Kathy Burke) in Gimme Gimme Gimme. More recently, Dreyfus played opposite Bette Midler in the short-lived American sitcom Bette.
Dreyfus appeared as Thermoman in the BBC One comedy My Hero, a role he took over in the sixth series from Ardal O'Hanlon. Although the same character, he used the name George Monday, as opposed to Ardal O'Hanlon's character's name, George Sunday. After disappointing ratings following his appointment, the show was axed from the BBC's schedule.
In November 2004, Dreyfus played Carmen Ghia in the London premiere of Mel Brooks' musical The Producers, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. He played the role for 10 months until August 2005. In March 2006, he returned to the West End stage in a revival of Michael Frayn's comedy Donkeys' Years at the Comedy Theatre alongside Samantha Bond, David Haig and Mark Addy. He left in August of that year to prepare for his new lead role as the Emcee in the current West End revival of Cabaret. In 2008 he appeared in revival of Simon Gray's The Common Pursuit.
[edit] Selected Credits
| Year | Film or Series |
| 1995 | Greg in Thin Ice at the Internet Movie Database |
| 1995-1996 | Constable Kevin Goody in The Thin Blue Line |
| 1995-1996 | Christopher in Absolutely Fabulous |
| 1996 | Paul in Boyfriends |
| 1999 | Martin in Notting Hill |
| 1999-2001 | Tom Farrell in Gimme Gimme Gimme |
| 2000 | Professor Fluke in Gormenghast |
| 2000 | Oscar in Bette |
| 2004 | Fidor in Fat Slags |
| 2004 | Gordon in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London |
| 2005 | Voice artist in the revamped Willo the Wisp |
| 2006 | George Monday/Thermoman in My Hero (TV series) |
| 2006 | Melvyn Prescott in Colour Me Kubrick |
| 2007 | Emcee in Cabaret |
| 2007 | Lawrence Nixon/George McCabe in Double Time |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Newman, Sara. The 5-Minute Interview: James Dreyfus. The Independent. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Mary, Why life's looking Goody for James, TV Times, pg 31.
- ^ Wylie, Ian. Double trouble for James. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
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