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From 2012 to 2017, Dreyfus appeared as Reverend Roger in the [[Sky Living]] series ''[[Mount Pleasant (TV series)|Mount Pleasant]]''. |
From 2012 to 2017, Dreyfus appeared as Reverend Roger in the [[Sky Living]] series ''[[Mount Pleasant (TV series)|Mount Pleasant]]''. |
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In 2017, he voiced an incarnation of [[The Master (Doctor Who)|The Master]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in the [[Big Finish Productions]] release [[Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures|The First Doctor Adventures Volume One]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-first-doctor-adventures-volume-01-1692|title=1. Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures Volume 01 - Doctor Who - The First Doctor Adventures - Big Finish|website=www.bigfinish.com|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> going on to appear as the character in 2019's 'The Home Guard'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-home-guard-2060|title=6.1. Doctor Who: The Home Guard - Doctor Who - The Early Adventures - Big Finish|website=www.bigfinish.com|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> and 2020's 'The Psychic Circus'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-psychic-circus-1291|title=261. Doctor Who: The Psychic Circus - Doctor Who - The Monthly Adventures - Big Finish|website=www.bigfinish.com|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> In an interview with comedy writer, [[Graham Linehan]], Dreyfus confirmed he was dismissed from the role following his |
In 2017, he voiced an incarnation of [[The Master (Doctor Who)|The Master]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in the [[Big Finish Productions]] release [[Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures|The First Doctor Adventures Volume One]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-first-doctor-adventures-volume-01-1692|title=1. Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures Volume 01 - Doctor Who - The First Doctor Adventures - Big Finish|website=www.bigfinish.com|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> going on to appear as the character in 2019's 'The Home Guard'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-home-guard-2060|title=6.1. Doctor Who: The Home Guard - Doctor Who - The Early Adventures - Big Finish|website=www.bigfinish.com|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> and 2020's 'The Psychic Circus'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-psychic-circus-1291|title=261. Doctor Who: The Psychic Circus - Doctor Who - The Monthly Adventures - Big Finish|website=www.bigfinish.com|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> In an interview with comedy writer, [[Graham Linehan]], Dreyfus confirmed he was dismissed from the role following his comments on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-mess-were-in-james-dreyfus|title=The Mess We're In Ep. #34: James Dreyfus|website=grahamlinehan.substack.com|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> |
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== Selected works == |
== Selected works == |
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Revision as of 21:25, 24 June 2021
James Dreyfus | |
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| Born | 9 October 1968 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable work | The Thin Blue Line (1995–96) Absolutely Fabulous (1995–96) Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999–2001) The Sarah Jane Adventures (2011) Mount Pleasant (2012–17) |
James Dreyfus (born 9 October 1968) is an English actor most notable for roles on television sitcoms The Thin Blue Line as Constable Kevin Goody, and Gimme Gimme Gimme as Tom Farrell. Dreyfus is most recently known for a role as Reverend Roger in Mount Pleasant.
Early life
Born in France, Dreyfus moved to England at an early age and was educated at Harrow School.[1] He then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] His parents divorced when he was very young.[3][4]
Career
In 1998, Dreyfus won the Best Supporting Performance in a Musical Olivier Award for his work in The Lady in the Dark at the National Theatre. In the same year, Dreyfus was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for a performance as Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at the Birmingham Rep.
Dreyfus's first television break came with the BBC comedy series Absolutely Fabulous.[5] followed by roles as Constable Kevin Goody in Ben Elton's sitcom The Thin Blue Line and Tom Farrell, the gay flatmate of Linda (Kathy Burke) in Gimme Gimme Gimme. Dreyfus played opposite Bette Midler in the short-lived American sitcom Bette.
Known for portraying "camp, endearing characters," Dreyfus (in a Sheengate Publishing interview) compared the character Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, whom he described as a campy but married heterosexual, to Dreyfus's character Kevin Goody from The Thin Blue Line. Regarding his character Tom Farrell from Gimme Gimme Gimme, Dreyfus hypothesized that, even if the character were heterosexual, the actor would still portray Tom as camp and flamboyant.[6] Furthermore, Dreyfus said that he felt that he became typecast due to his portrayals of "flamboyant" characters.[6]
He played 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, the show was cancelled.
Dreyfus also starred as Mr Teasy-Weasy in the 2004 comedy film Churchill: The Hollywood Years.
From 2012 to 2017, Dreyfus appeared as Reverend Roger in the Sky Living series Mount Pleasant.
In 2017, he voiced an incarnation of The Master from Doctor Who in the Big Finish Productions release The First Doctor Adventures Volume One,[7] going on to appear as the character in 2019's 'The Home Guard'[8] and 2020's 'The Psychic Circus'.[9] In an interview with comedy writer, Graham Linehan, Dreyfus confirmed he was dismissed from the role following his comments on Twitter.[10]
Selected works
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Thin Ice | Greg | |
| 1995–96 | The Thin Blue Line | Constable Kevin Goody | TV series (14 episodes) |
| 1995–96 | Absolutely Fabulous | Christopher | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 1996 | Boyfriends | Paul | |
| 1999 | Notting Hill | Martin | |
| 1999–2001 | Gimme Gimme Gimme | Tom Farrell | TV series (19 episodes) |
| 2000 | Gormenghast | Professor Fluke | TV |
| 2000–2001 | Bette | Oscar | U.S. TV series (18 episodes) |
| 2004 | Fat Slags | Fidor Konstantin | TV |
| 2004 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Gordon | |
| 2004 | The Producers | Carmen Ghia | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| 2004 | Waking the Dead | Raymond Carstairs | |
| 2005 | Willo the Wisp | All voices | Revival to original 1981 series |
| 2006 | Colour Me Kubrick | Melvyn Prescott | |
| 2006 | My Hero | George Monday / Thermoman | TV series (8 episodes) |
| 2006-7 | Cabaret | Emcee | Lyric Theatre, London |
| 2007 | Double Time | Lawrence Nixon/George McCabe | |
| 2007 | Nina and the Neurons | Felix (voice) | |
| 2009 | Casualty | Rory | TV |
| 2011 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Harrison | Episode: “The Man Who Never Was” |
| 2012 | Midsomer Murders | Ralph Ford | Episode: “A Rare Bird” |
| 2012 | Holby City | Felix | TV |
| 2012 | Whitechapel | Charlie Cross | TV Series, 2 episodes |
| 2012–2017 | Mount Pleasant | Reverend Roger | TV Series |
| 2013 | Dandelion & Burdock | Dandelion | TV |
| 2013-14 | Candide | Dr Pangloss | Menier Chocolate Factory, London |
| 2013 | Shameless | Edward Clayhill | Episode: “An Inspector Calls” |
| 2015 | Father Brown | Binkie Cadwaller | Episode 3.10 "The Judgment of Man" |
| 2015 | Scottish Mussel | Headmaster | |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Lath'N | |
| 2020 | Supernova | Tim |
References
- ^ "How We Met: James Dreyfus & Robert Portal". The Independent. 11 May 2008.
- ^ Wylie, Ian. "Double trouble for James". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Fletcher, Mary, Why life's looking Goody for James, TV Times, pg 31.
- ^ Thomas Quinn. "Interview: James Dreyfus". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Our interview with James Dreyfus". sheengate.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ a b Our interview with James Dreyfus. Interviewed by Rob Edwards. Sheengate Publishing. 31 January 2013.
- ^ "1. Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures Volume 01 - Doctor Who - The First Doctor Adventures - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "6.1. Doctor Who: The Home Guard - Doctor Who - The Early Adventures - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "261. Doctor Who: The Psychic Circus - Doctor Who - The Monthly Adventures - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "The Mess We're In Ep. #34: James Dreyfus". grahamlinehan.substack.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English male stage actors
- English male musical theatre actors
- English male voice actors
- English male radio actors
- People from Chiswick
- Male actors from London
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Laurence Olivier Award winners
- Gay actors
- LGBT entertainers from England
- People educated at Harrow School
- English male Shakespearean actors
- British male comedy actors
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors