Richard Fleeshman

Richard Fleeshman
Fleeshman at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, July 2008.
Born	Richard Jonathan Fleeshman (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989 Manchester, England, UK
Occupation(s)	Actor, Singer-Songwriter
Website	http://www.richardfleeshmanuk.com

Richard Jonathan Fleeshman (born 8 June 1989) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His television career began as a twelve year old, playing Craig Harris for four years in Coronation Street and most recently "All The Small Things". He is currently embarking on a music career with the release of his début album, Neon and supporting Sir Elton John on three tours, including his recent European Stadium Tour.

Personal life

Fleeshman was born on 8 June 1989 to former Brookside and Coronation Street actress Sue Jenkins and actor/director David Fleeshman. He attended Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire and Wilmslow High School Sixth Form because he was bullied out of Cheadle. He has two sisters, Emily and Rosie who are also actresses and quite fit.

On gay pride night in 2011 he bumped into joseph acton an old friend from Cheadle Hulme School. They blasted ketamine together before cycling around London all night on Barclays and stopped only occasionally for Richard to ask pedestrians whether they knew who he was or fancied a photo or something like that. In the morning the two set off to the local cafe for a round of broths and buttays.

Acting career

Richard played the role of the school team captain in a TV film called An Angel for May. From 2002 to 2006, he played the role of Craig Harris in Coronation Street. He was the only member of his on-screen family to escape the axe in 2005, leaving the programme at the age of 16. His last episode aired on 16 October 2006. Richard later filmed an episode of Blue Murder in 2007 in which he played a character called Ben Holroyd, starring alongside Jill Halfpenny. The episode, called "Crisis Management", aired in December 2007 on ITV. He played the role of Gillen in ITV comedy drama Monday Monday, which aired on 10 August 2009. On June 16, 2010, Richard joined the company of Legally Blonde in London, taking over from Duncan James in the role of Warner. In 2009, he played the role of Kyle Caddick, in All the Small Things, a British television programme, produced by the BBC and created and developed by Debbie Horsfield.

Currently starring in Ghost: The Musical (based on the movie Ghost, written by Bruce Joel Rubin; with music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard), Richard will be playing the role of Sam Wheat (played by Patrick Swayze in the movie) alongside Caissie Levy as Molly and Sharon D. Clarke as Oda Mae Brown. The show started in the Opera House, Manchester on 28 March 2011 and moves to the Piccadilly Theatre on 22 June 2011.

All The Small Things

Richard returned to the screens, on 31 March 2009 starring in a 6 part BBC drama series All the Small Things where he plays a musically talented autistic boy named Kyle Caddick. Here Richard gets to combine his acting with his musical ability. Within the series he performs many songs, both solo and as part of a choir. He also sings the song that runs over the end credits. He co-wrote the song with Elton John and the show's creator Debbie Horsfield. His father, actor David Fleeshman, plays the role of Gilbert in the same series.'All The Small Things' was screened in Australia under the title of 'Heart and Soul'.

Music career

Fleeshman performing as the supporting act for Elton John at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, July 2008.

Fleeshman is a singer, songwriter and in 2003 he was the youngest celebrity contestant to win a Stars in Their Eyes celebrity special (at 13). He also won Soapstar Superstar in 2006 and won £200,000 for his chosen Charity, The Kirsty Appeal.

Richard also plays the piano and guitar. On 22 April 2007, he performed on the ITV1 show An Audience with Coronation Street.

Fleeshman signed a major record deal with Universal Records in 2007 and then completed writing his debut album.

In 2008, Richard was honoured to be invited by Sir Elton John to join him on his Summer stadium tour. Later that year, Sir Elton asked him back on the UK part of his Red Piano Tour. Richard is once again joining Sir Elton on his summer European Tour in June. Richard's next release will be 'Can You Hear Me', the song he wrote with Elton John and Debbie Horsfield.

Albums

Year	Album	UK
2007	Neon	71

Singles

Year	Single	UK	B-Sides	Album
2007	"Coming Down"	78	"Sum of Us"	Neon
2008	"Hold Me Close"	-
2008	"Back Here"	-
2009	"Can You Hear Me?"	-

External links

• Official website
• Richard Fleeshman at IMDb