Jamie Demetriou


James Demetriou is an English-Cypriot comedian, actor, and screenwriter known for his roles in Fleabag and the BAFTA Winning Stath Lets Flats which he also writes.

Early life

Demetriou attended The Compton School in North London and joined the Chickenshed Theatre, before attending Bristol University.

Career

Demetriou's student revue show 'Bristol Revunions' received critical acclaim at Edinburgh Fringe 2009-2011. His one-man multi character show 'People Day' later drew comparisons with Steve Coogan in The Independent.
Comedic television acting credits include Drunk History, Tracey Ullman's Show, Fleabag, and Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats in which he stars with his sister Natasia Demetriou. Stath Lets Flats was also written by Jamie and also stars Katy Wix and Dustin Demri-Burns. In 2019, Demetriou was nominated for two BAFTA Awards for Stath Lets Flats – Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme and Best Scripted Comedy. In 2020, he was nominated for a hat-trick of BAFTAs – Best Writer: Comedy, Male Performance in a Comedy Programme, and Best Scripted Comedy.
He has appeared on the Scroobius Pip podcast, the Brian Gittins and Friends podcast, as well as BBC Radio 4 Show Fresh From the Fringe.
Demetriou also appeared in Paddington 2, as The Professor.
Demetriou voiced Moriarty in the 2018 computer animated film, Sherlock Gnomes opposite Johnny Depp as the eponymous detective.
In 2019, he appeared as celebrity chef Ralphy Moore in an episode of This Time with Alan Partridge, causing Alan to have a major allergic reaction by accidentally serving him oysters. He also provided the voice of a phone in caller in another episode. That same year he appeared in sister Natasia's comedy sketch show pilot Ellie & Natasia and played Marcus in the American miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, an adaption of the 1994 British film of the same name.
He performed stand-up in character as "Andy" on Harry Hill's Clubnite in November 2019.

Personal life

Demetriou's sister, Natasia Demetriou, is also a comedian and actress.