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Keith-Lee Castle
Born (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 55)
England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Keith-Lee Castle (born 14 September 1968) is a British actor.

Throughout his career, he has guest-starred in numerous television shows, mostly British. He has also appeared in several films, including playing 'the psychotic Psychs', the owner of the doll, in Seed of Chucky (2004), and Clarence Weasel in The Wind in the Willows (1996), based on the popular book. To portray the rather loony weasel he wore small furry ears, a long tail and a long, yellow swishing coat. He also had a small part in Velvet Goldmine (1998). In 2000, Castle starred in a horror, documentary-style show called Urban Gothic, in which he played Rex, a vampire who lives and hunts on the night streets of Soho.

To his younger viewers, he is probably best known for his role in the CBBC series Young Dracula , which debuted 2006 and ended in 2014, as the infamous and evil Count Dracula, father to Vlad and Ingrid Dracula, he starred alongside Gerran Howell and Clare Thomas in which his character appeared in every episode.[1]

Castle's other roles include Patrick in the film Doghouse in 2009; the character of Patrick was formerly a high powered businessman but now more interested in playing golf and meditating, despite his wives dislike to the idea. He also played Baron, a money making football hooligan in the 2014 film The Hooligan Factory. In 2015, Castle also starred in a short film called The Stranger Kind alongside Eleanor Tomlinson, where he played Number Six; a dark, disguised magician. It then went onto be nominated for an award at the New York Horror Film Festival in 2015.

Filmography

2019 The Car: Road To Revenge Payne Film
2017 We Still Steal The Old Way Chas Film
2015 A Stranger Kind Number Six Short Film
2014 The Hooligan Factory The Baron Film
2009 Dead Man Running Orlando Film
2009 Doghouse Patrick Film
2006–2014 Young Dracula Count Dracula All 66 episodes
2007 Vampire Diary Eddie Strode Film
2005–2006 Doctors Marcus Strang/Wayne Thomas 2 episodes
2006 The Bill Chris Hammond 2 episodes
2004 Holby City Phil 1 episode
2004 Casualty Leaky 2 episodes
2004 Seed of Chucky Psychs Film
2001 Lexx Renfield 1 episode
2001 In Deep Andy Lester 1 episode
2001 Beech is Back Giorgio/Kenneth White Mini TV Series
2000 Urban Gothic Rex 1 episode
1999 Eastenders Dean Collins 4 episodes
1998 Dangerfield Andy Lane 1 episode
1998 Velvet Goldmine Harley (The Venus in Furs) Film
1996 The Wind in the Willows Clarence Weasel Film
1996 Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives 1 episode
1996 This Life Truelove 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Young Dracula – TV Reviews – TV & Radio – Entertainment – smh.com.au".