Richard Dempsey

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birthdate = 16 May 1974
location = Hertfordshire, England
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yearsactive = 1988 - present
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homepage = http://www.richarddempsey.net/
notable role = "Peter Pevensie" in "The Chronicles of Narnia",
"Nicky Robson" in "Crime Traveller"
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Richard Dempsey (born 16 May 1974 in Hertfordshire, England) is an English actor.

Biography

Dempsey's first role was at the age of 14, when he was cast as "Peter Pevensie", the lead role in the BBC's adaptation of "" in 1988. The following year, he appeared in the adaptation of Prince Caspian.

At the age of 17, he made his professional stage debut in the role of "Jack" in the London production of the award-winning musical "Into the woods" with music and lyrics by "Stephen Sondheim". He also starred as "Nick Piazza" in the West End hit musical "Fame" in 1995/96 and as "Ugly" in the musical "Honk!". He has since performed in a large variety of roles in television, film and on stage (e.g. with the Royal Shakespeare Company).

In 2007 Richard Dempsey completed a year in the stage adaptation of "Eleanor Bergstein's"' "Dirty Dancing" at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End playing "Neil Kellerman".

In late 2007 and early 2008, Dempsey starred in "Chatroom/Citizenship" at The National Theatre, and also toured with the production in Hong Kong. In the summer of 2008 he is touring "The One Hour Dream", directed by "Edward Hall" and has completed a workshop of a new musical based on the songs of "Squeeze", called "Up The Junction", developed by the Really Useful Group.

Also, in October 2008, Richard was spotted in a children's adaptation of 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' which was performed at the Viaduct Theatre in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He stated in a question and answer session after the performance that "the play is touring the country". Though he did not say where it can be seen next.

Richard Dempsey's voice can be heard on the Original Cast Recordings of "Into the woods", "Fame", "Honk!", "Just so" and "Dirty Dancing" and on the CD "Weird and Wonderful" with wonderfully ironic songs by "Alexander S. Bermange".

Filmography

* "" (1988) - Peter Pevensie
* "" (1989) - Peter Pevensie
* "Tonight at 8.30" (1991) - Mr Burnham
* "The Good Guys" (1992) - Dominic
* "Anna Lee - Headcase (TV series)" (1992) - Sam Tulloch
* "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - The Last Vampyre" (1992) - Jack Ferguson
* "Don't leave me this Way" (1992) - Felix Neil
* "Prince of Jutland" (1993) - Sigurd
* "Inspector Alleyn - Dead Water (TV series)" (1993) - Patrick
* "Wycliffe - Lost Contact (TV series)" (1995) - James Coryn
* "Student Prince" (1997) - Sebastian
* "Crime Traveller" (1997) - Nicky Robson
* "The Barber of Siberia" (1997) - The stutterer
* "24 Hours in London" (1998) - Olly Walsh
* "Tilly Trotter" (1999) - Harry Sopwith
* "Scarlet Pimpernel" (1999) - Comte de Claris de Florian
* "Aristocrats (TV mini-series)" (1999) - Lord Beaufield
* "Wives and Daughters" (1999) - Mr Bold
* "The Ancients" (2000) - Francis Finch
* "Cleopatra" (2001) - Octavian
* "Doctors" (2003) - Gareth Appleton
* "Island at War" (2004) - Eugene La Salle
* "Egypt (TV series)" (2005) - William Beechey
* "Warlock" (2005) - Moeran

External links

* [http://www.richarddempsey.net/ Richard Dempsey's Official Website]
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* [http://dirtydancing.lastminuteliving.com/dirty_dancing/ Dirty Dancing - Richard Dempsey's Video Diary]