Jamie Demetriou is one of the UK’s leading comedy actors, writer- performers and character comedians. In 2020, Jamie won three BAFTAs for his series, STATH LETS FLATS. The show won the Best Scripted Comedy BAFTA and Jamie personally won the Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme BAFTA and the Best Writer: Comedy BAFTA.
His hit debut series STATH LETS FLATS, which he wrote and in which he stars in as the titular character, has run for two seasons on Channel 4 and received widespread critical acclaim. It will air in the US on HBO Max. The series holds a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
STATH LETS FLATS was nominated for a Broadcast Award for Best Comedy Programme and also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Scripted Comedy. Jamie also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance. Jamie was recently nominated for an RTS Award for Best Writer (Comedy) for the series.
Jamie is currently working on various projects, including PARIAHS for the BBC, following a successful set of tasters that were broadcast on iPlayer. Jamie wrote and starred in his own Sky Halloween Comedy Short, OH GOD, in 2016.
As an actor, Jamie Demetriou is set to grace our screens – big and small – in a host of productions this year. On the feature front - Jamie has upcoming roles in Netflix’s EUROVISION with Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell, Disney’s CRUELLA with Emma Stone, and indie feature LOUIS WAIN with Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy.
Jamie’s upcoming TV roles include a regular role in TBS’ Miracle Workers with Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi and a semi-regular role in Hulu’s THE GREAT with Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult.
Jamie also recently filmed the regular role of Marcus in Hulu's FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, created by Mindy Kaling and based on Richard Curtis's hit 90s film.
Jamie voiced Moriarty, opposite Johnny Depp’s Sherlock, in Paramount’s animation feature film SHERLOCK GNOMES. He also played the lead villain Mr Ahmad in the Netflix global-release feature GAME OVER, MAN! alongside the Workaholics team of Anders Holm, Adam Devine and Blake Anderson and from producers Seth Rogen and Scott Rudin.
Jamie played The Professor in Working Title’s smash hit, PADDINGTON 2, and could be seen in the role of Dimidius in HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE – ROTTEN ROMANS.
Other recent television roles include Steve Coogan’s THIS TIME WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE for BBC One,
United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Julia Davis’ hit series for Sky and HBO, the BAFTA-winning SALLY 4EVER, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s phenomenon, FLEABAG, for the BBC.
Jamie's incredible debut character show PEOPLE DAY was one of the overwhelming critical hits of the 2013 Edinburgh Festival.
“A Steve Coogan in the making.” The Independent (5 star review)
“A spectacular comedic work” Fest (5 star review)
Jamie wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed BBC3 Comedy Feed PEOPLE TIME along with Ellie White, Liam Williams and Claudia O’Doherty:
“ It’s rare to see something at the pilot stage that is so fully-formed and so confident. Also – no small matter, this, for a comedy – it is hilarious.” The New Statesman
"The most startlingly good sketch group to have come out of this island since Absolutely." The Guardian
Agents
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Credits
In Development
Production Company Notes BOYBAND Objective Productions
Online
Production Company Notes PARIAHS BBC3 Writer/ Performer
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Production Company Notes OH GOD Guilty Party/Sky
CARDINAL BURNS - YOUNG DREAMS - CRISPS Left Bank
JAMIE DEMETRIOU'S CHANNEL 4 BLAPS Rough Cut
THE CARIAD SHOW BBC
KERRY HOWARD Objective Productions
MIDNIGHT BEAST Warp
ANNA & KATY Roughcut
GEORGE NAMES BBC
PUNK KNIFE Roughcut
STATH LETS FLATS Roughcut & Channel 4 6 x 30' Series
Theatre
Production Company Notes CARDINAL BURNS PRESENTS Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 2016
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