Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles in such shows as the dramedy Hotel Babylon and, earlier in his career, the children's show Press Gang.

Personal

Fletcher dated Press Gang costar Julia Sawalha^[1][2] and also had a relationship with Liza Walker.

He married Dalia Ibelhauptaite in Westminster, London^[3] in 1997. His best man was said to be fellow actor Alan Rickman.^[4]

Career

Acting

Fletcher trained at the [[Anna Scher|Anna Scher stage début the following year in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. As a child actor Fletcher was a regular feature in British productions in the early 1980s such as The Long Good Friday, The Elephant Man, and The Bounty. As an adult, he has appeared on television as rebellious teenager Spike Thomson in Press Gang and also Murder Most Horrid (1991) with Dawn French. His American accent was so convincing that he often was mistaken for a genuine American.^[5] He has starred in the films Caravaggio (1986), The Rachel Papers (1989), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Layer Cake (2004) and Universal's Doom as a communications officer nicknamed "Pinky".^[6]

On television, he has appeared in the major BBC / HBO drama, Band of Brothers and in a supporting role in the BBC One historical drama The Virgin Queen (US PBS 2005, UK 2006). He also appeared in Kylie Minogue's 1997 released music video Some Kind of Bliss. Fletcher has starred on BBC One in a series based on the Imogen Edwards-Jones's book, Hotel Babylon (the fourth season is currently being broadcast in the UK).^[4] He also appeared in one episode, "The Booby and the Beast", of BBC's Robin Hood series 2 as the German Count Friedrich and in the 2008 radio series The Way We Live Right Now.

He also appeared in Bo! Selecta spin off, A Bears Tail as 'The Scriptwriter' after fellow Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels star Nick Moran portrayed this role in the pilot, but not in the series proper. He played a brief role in the BBC series New Tricks, in the episode "Final Curtain", where he played fictional actor, Tommy Jackson.

He also appeared in the Boon "Walking Off Air", playing Eddie Cotton.^[7]

Fletcher stars in 2009 in the Vampire film Dead Cert, which is directed by Steven Lawson.^[8]

Presenting

Fletcher tried his hand at presenting for the now defunct Channel 4 show Gamesmaster in 1993. The TV show was in its third series. Dexter was originally slated to be a special guest on the third series but was then asked to be presenter.

Fletcher recalls presenting GamesMaster was 'very unforgiving' and 'quite intimidating'^{[citation needed]}. He claimed the most difficult part was 'just getting up, taking a deep breath, and going out there and doing it'.^[9] His style of presenting was heavily criticised by viewers who said his 'in your face' method was too 'OTT' and didn't suit the show. Some viewers suspected his genuine Cockney accent was put on for effect.^{[citation needed]} The series finished in 1994 and Diamond returned for the last four series until the show end in January 1998.

Voice work

Fletcher has been the voice for McDonald's television adverts and (feigning a US accent) is the narrator of The Game audio book written by Neil Strauss.

Filmography

References

External links

• Dexter Online — fan site
• BBC Drama Faces - Dexter Fletcher
• Dexter Fletcher at the Internet Movie Database