Jamie Demetriou

English comedian and actor (born 1987)

Comedian
actor
screenwriter

RelativesNatasia Demetriou (sister)

Jamie Demetriou (/dɪˈmiːtriuː/;^[1] born 1 November 1987) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter.^[2] He is best known for his role as Bus Rodent in Fleabag and for creating, co-writing, and starring in Stath Lets Flats. For the latter, he won Best Male Actor in a Comedy, Best Writer of a Comedy, and Best Scripted Comedy at the 2020 BAFTA Awards.

Early life

Demetriou was born in the Friern Barnet area of London^[3] the son of an English mother and Cypriot father.^[4] His elder sister, Natasia Demetriou, is a comedian and actress with whom he often collaborates.^[5] He attended The Compton School in North Finchley and joined the Chickenshed Theatre in Southgate, then attended Bristol University.^[6]

Career

Demetriou's student revue show Bristol Revunions received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 2009 to 2011.^[7] His one-man multi-character show People Day later drew a comparison with Steve Coogan in The Independent.^[8]

Comedic television acting credits include Scrotal Recall, Drunk History,^[9] Tracey Ullman's Show, Fleabag, and Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats in which he stars with his sister Natasia Demetriou. Stath Lets Flats was also written by Jamie (with the first three episodes co-written by Look Around You and Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper) and also stars Katy Wix and Dustin Demri-Burns.^[10] In 2019, Demetriou was nominated for two BAFTA Awards for Stath Lets Flats – Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme and Best Scripted Comedy (as producer). In 2020, he won a hat-trick of BAFTAs – Best Writer: Comedy, Male Performance in a Comedy Programme, and Best Scripted Comedy (as producer).^[11]

He has appeared on several podcasts including: Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Podcast;^[12] the Brian Gittins; Friends podcast;^[13] Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster; and Richard Herring's RHLSTP, as well as BBC Radio 4 Show Fresh From the Fringe.^[14]

Demetriou also appeared in Paddington 2 as The Professor.^[15]

Demetriou voiced Moriarty in the 2018 animated film Sherlock Gnomes, opposite Johnny Depp as the eponymous detective,^[16] and appeared in the music video for "Nightmares" by Easy Life.^[17]

In 2019, he appeared as celebrity chef Ralphy Moore in an episode of This Time with Alan Partridge, causing Alan to have a major allergic reaction by accidentally serving him oysters.^[18] He also provided the voice of a phone-in caller in another episode.^[19] That same year he appeared in sister Natasia's comedy sketch show pilot Ellie & Natasia and played Marcus in the American miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, an adaptation of the 1994 British film of the same name.

He performed stand-up in character as Andy on Harry Hill's Clubnite in November 2019.

In 2020, he appeared in The Great alongside Elle Fanning, the comedy TV series Miracle Workers, and played a small role in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.^[20]

In 2021 he has appeared in Disney's Cruella and in the biographical film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.

In 2022, he was in the main cast of the Chris Miller show The Afterparty on Apple TV+, and voiced the angel Fingers on the Netflix show Dead End: Paranormal Park.

In 2023 he made the sketch comedy programme A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou for Netflix. In February 2024, it was nominated in the Best TV Show category at the Chortle Awards.^[21] In March 2024, Demitriou was nominated in the Male performance in a comedy programme category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.^[22]

In 2023, Demetriou appeared in Barbie as the CFO of Mattel.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Bill	Sergio
2016	The Darkest Universe	Jack
2017	Paddington 2	The Professor
2018	Sherlock Gnomes	Moriarty (voice)
2018	Game Over, Man!	Mr. Ahmad
2019	Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans	Dimidius
2020	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga	Kevin Swain
2021	Cruella	Gerald
2021	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain	Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
2022	Pinocchio	Headmaster
	Catherine Called Birdy	Etienne
	Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again	Dr. McPhee (voice)
2023	Barbie	Mattel employee
2023	Strays	Chester (voice)
2024	Back in Action	TBA	Post-production^[24]
2025	Untitled Noah Baumbach film	TBA	Filming^[25]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Anna & Katy	Warren	Also writer (3 episodes)
2013	Jamie Demetriou: Channel 4 Comedy Blaps	Various	Also writer
2013–2015	BBC Comedy Feeds	Various
2014	The Midnight Beast	Terror Moses	Also writer (6 episodes) Episode: "Going Solo"
	Uncle	Fresh	Episode: "Nephew"
	Rev.	Interviewer
	Morning Has Broken	Max	TV movie
	Badults	Squinky / Eskimo	Episode: "Holiday"
	Friday Night Dinner	Bowling Manager	Episode: "Mr Morris Returns"
	The Mimic	Clown
	Siblings	Obnoxious Guy	Episode: "Vet Drugs"
	Toast of London	Troy	Episode: "Fool in Love"
2014–2016	Lovesick	Samuels	2 episodes
2015–2016	Drunk History: UK	Queen's Courtier / Conspiring Journalist	2 episodes
2015	Cockroaches	Randall	4 episodes
	SunTrap	Zorro	Main cast
	Tripped	Paul	Main cast
2016	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Demolition Expert	Episode: "The Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Part 2"
	@elevenish	Matt Tansey
	Hoff the Record	Mikey Dawson	Episode: "Divorce"
	Love, Nina	Robber
	Rovers	Tom
	Wasted	Alistair	Episode: "The Other Pub"
	Borderline	DJ Stefano Rocco	Episode: "Profiling"
	Fleabag	Bus Rodent	2 episodes
	Morgana Robinson's The Agency	Carl / Tesco delivery guy	2 episodes
	Halloween Comedy Shorts	Mark / Phil	Also writer Episode: "Jamie Demetriou's Horror: Oh God"
	Year Friends	Jamie	Also director (Episode: "February") and writer (Episode: "January")
2016–2017	Tracey Ullman's Show	Various	7 episodes
2017	Pls Like	Bombzy	Episode: "Music"
2018	The Big Narstie Show	Himself	Season 1, episode 4
2018	Sally4Ever	Steven	Season 1, episode 1
2018–2021	Stath Lets Flats	Stath Charalambos	Also creator, writer (18 episodes) and producer (12 episodes)
2019	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Marcus	Recurring role
2019	Ellie & Natasia	Various
2020	Miracle Workers	Town Crier	6 episodes
2020	The Great	Doctor Chekhov	4 episodes
2022–2023	The Afterparty	Walt	Main cast (season 1) Guest role (season 2)
2022	Red Flag	Various	Channel 4 Blap
2022	Dead End: Paranormal Park	Fingers (voice)	9 episodes
2023	A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou	Various	Comedy special

References

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^ Aroesti, Rachel (3 June 2016). "The funniest thing: Jamie Demetriou". the Guardian.
^ "Jamie Demetriou: 'After Fleabag, people demand to see my teeth'". The Guardian. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Jamie and Natasia Demetriou: 'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'". i. 25 June 2018.
^ Gilbey, Ryan (22 October 2014). "Natasia Demetriou – comedy's most nervous standup?". TheGuardian.com.
^ "14 top talents to watch out for in 2017 - as chosen by current TV stars". Radio Times. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ "Comedy At The Fringe – Jamie Demetriou – BBC Three". BBC.
^ "Edinburgh 2013: Jamie Demetriou: People Day – A Steve Coogan in the Making?". Independent.co.uk. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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^ Kanter, Jake (4 June 2020). "BAFTA TV Nominations: 'Chernobyl' Leads The Way After Being Recognized In 14 Categories". Deadline. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ acast (19 June 2018). "Jamie Demetriou – Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #212 – Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip on acast".
^ Brian Gittins (30 August 2017). "Episode 23: Jamie Demetriou". Brian Gittins and Friends (Podcast) (23 ed.). player.fm. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ "Fresh from the Fringe: 2012, Fresh From the Fringe – Mae Martin – BBC Radio 4". BBC.
^ "BFI listing". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018.
^ Smith, Damon (11 May 2018). "Film review: Sherlock Gnomes is elementary in the most unflattering sense". IrishNews.com.
^ "easy life - nightmares". youtube.com. 14 November 2018.
^ Hogan, Michael (25 March 2019). "This Time with Alan Partridge, episode 5, review: #MeToo-themed show saved by trout pout and late comedy masterstrokes". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "This Time With Alan Partridge Series 1, episode 6". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ Bromwich, Kathryn (11 April 2021). "Jamie Demetriou: 'When I won the awards, I almost felt sheepish to have good news'". theguardian.com.
^ "Final Chortle Award nominees revealed". Chortle. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ Richardson, Hollie (20 March 2024). "Bafta TV awards 2024 nominations: full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ Falls, Alex (6 November 2023). "'Barbie' Cast and Character Guide: Who Stars in the Greta Gerwig Film". Collider. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ Grobar, Matt (8 February 2023). "Andrew Scott & Others Join Netflix's Back In Action With Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ Kroll, Justin (14 March 2024). "Netflix Sets All-Star Ensemble To Round Out Cast Of Noah Baumbach's Next Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 March 2024.