Dreyfus, James 1964–

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DREYFUS, James 1964–

PERSONAL

Born January 1, 1964, in London, England.

Addresses:

Manager—Management, Inc., P.O. Box 491246, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Contact—c/o Cassie Mayer, Ltd., 11 Wells Mews, London, W1H 3HD, England.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in television commercials. Affiliated with the organization Kairos.

Awards, Honors:

Television Comedy Newcomer Award, 1996; Ian Charleson Award nomination, 1997, for Julius Caesar; Laurence Olivier Theatre Award, Society of West End Theatre, best supporting performance in a musical, 1998, for Lady in the Dark.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Greg, Thin Ice, Greycat Films, 1994.

First subaltern, Richard III, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1995.

Paul, Boyfriends, First Run Pictures, 1995.

Martin, Notting Hill, Universal, 1999.

Jake Spoonbender, Being Considered, Storm Entertainment, 2000.

Fidor, Fat Slags, Entertainment Film Distributors, 2004.

Gordon, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2004.

Mr. Teasy–Weasy, Churchill: The Hollywood Years, Pathe, 2004.

Simon Swallow, Carry On London, Warner Bros., 2004.

Melvyn, Colour Me Kubrick, EuropaCorp. Distribution, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Beluniare, Paris, Channel 4, 1994.

Constable Kevin Goody, The Thin Blue Line, BBC, 1995–96.

Administrator, Dame Edna Kisses It Better, London Weekend Television, 1997.

Tom Farrell, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, BBC, 1999.

Oscar, Bette (also known as Bette! and The Bette Show), CBS, 2000–2001.

Himself, Hell's Kitchen, Independent Television, 2004.

Various characters, Willo the Wisp (animated), [Great Britain], beginning 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Professor Fluke, Gormenghast, BBC–2, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Anthony Palmer, Frontiers, 1996.

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything, BBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Hell's Kitchen: School Reunion (documentary), Independent Television, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Stage manager, "Face the Music," Love Hurts, BBC, 1993.

Christopher, "Sex," Absolutely Fabulous (also known as AbFab), BBC–2, 1995, also broadcast on CBC and Comedy Central.

Christopher, "The Last Shout," Absolutely Fabulous (also known as AbFab), BBC–2, c. 1996, also broadcast on CBC and Comedy Central.

Raymond Carstairs, "The Hardest Word," Waking the Dead, BBC, 2004.

Bognor or Bust, Independent Television, 2004.

The Paul O'Grady Show, Independent Television, 2004.

Appeared in The All New Alexei Sayle Show, BBC–2.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Oscar, Bette (also known as Bette! and The Bette Show), CBS, 2000.

Radio Appearances:

Appeared in Friends of Oscar and The Short Straw.

Stage Appearances:

Russell Paxton, Lady in the Dark (musical), Royal National Theatre, 1997.

Ned Lowenscroft, Elizabeth Rex, 2002.

Billy, Michael, Pierre Hickory–Wood, and Rupert, One for the Pot, London production, 2002–2003.

Appeared as Al, The Grapes of Wrath, as Cassius, Julius Caesar, as Sean, Playing by the Rules, and in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, all Birmingham Repertory; as Christopher and Patrick, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Criterion Theatre; as Gary, Eurovision, Vaudeville Theatre, London; as Grimald, King Arthur, Centro Cultural de Belem; and as Medvedenko, The Seagull.

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