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Actor

James Dreyfus is an English actor.

Background

He was born in France but moved to England at an early age and was educated at Harrow School and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist

Education

Harrow School; Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist

Career

He is most notable for his roles on television sitcoms The Thin Blue Lincolnshire as Constable Kevin Goody, and Gimme Gimme Gimme as Tom Farrell. He is most recently known for his role as Reverend Roger in Mount Pleasant. He is gay. In the same year he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for his performance as Cassius in Shakespeare"s Julius Caesar at the Birmingham Republican

In March 2006, he returned to the West End stage in a revival of Michael Frayn"s comedy Donkeys" Years at the Theatre alongside Samantha Bond, David Haig and Mark Addy.

Achievements

  • 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.