Richard Dempsey (born May 16, 1974 in Hertfordshire, England) is an English actor. is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Dempsey's first role was at the age of 14, when he was cast as Peter Pevensie, the lead role in the BBC's adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 1988. At the age of 17, he made his professional stage debut in the role of Jack in the London production of the award-winning musical Into the woods with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. He also starred as Nick Piazza in the West End hit musical Fame in 1995/96 and as Ugly in the musical Honk!. He has since performed in a large variety of roles in television, film and on stage (e.g. with the Royal Shakespeare Company). Richard Dempsey has just completed a year in the stage adaptation of Eleanor Bergstein's Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West Endplaying Neil Kellerman. He is currently appearing in Chatroom/Citizenship at The National Theatre until January 2008 - including an 8-week UK tour and 8 performances in Hong Kong in February 2008. Peter Pevensie is one of the major characters in the childrens fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The BBC produced a television adaptation of four books of C. S. Lewiss The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1988), Prince Caspian (1989), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and The Silver Chair (1990). ... Into the Woods is an award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. ... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (b. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Fame – The Musical (based on the award-winning 1980 movie by Alan Parker) conceived and developed by David De Silva is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. ... Honk! is a musical retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, mixed with a theme of pro-tolerance. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a British theatre company. ... Eleanor Bergstein (b. ... Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film credited as being one of the most watched films of all time, particularly among women. ... Aldwych Theatre in April 2007 The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Aldwych in the City of Westminster. ... The term West End is most commonly used to refer to the West End of London, England. ... Several countries have one or more national theatres. ...

Richard Dempsey's voice can be heard on the Original Cast Recordings of Into the woods, Fame, Honk!, Just so and Dirty Dancing and on the CD Weird and Wonderful with wonderfully ironic songs by Alexander S. Bermange. Into the Woods is an award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. ... Fame – The Musical (based on the award-winning 1980 movie by Alan Parker) conceived and developed by David De Silva is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. ... Honk! is a musical retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, mixed with a theme of pro-tolerance. ... Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film credited as being one of the most watched films of all time, particularly among women. ... Alexander S. Bermange (born 1976 in London, England) is an English musical theatre composer and lyricist. ...

Filmography

• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988) - Peter Pevensie
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (1989) - Peter Pevensie
• Tonight at 8.30 (1991) - Mr Burnham
• The Good Guys (1992) - Dominic
• Anna Lee - Headcase (TV series) (1992) - Sam Tulloch
• The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - The Last Vampyre (1992) - Jack Ferguson
• Don't leave me this Way (1992) - Felix Neil
• Prince of Jutland (1993) - Sigurd
• Inspector Alleyn - Dead Water (TV series) (1993) - Patrick
• Wycliffe - Lost Contact (TV series) (1995) - James Coryn
• The Student Prince (1997) - Sebastian
• Crime Traveller (1997) - Nicky Robson
• The Barber of Siberia (1997) - The stutterer
• 24 Hours in London (1998) - Olly Walsh
• Tilly Trotter (1999) - Harry Sopwith
• Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) - Comte de Claris de Florian
• Aristocrats (1999) - Lord Beaufield
• Wives and Daughters (1999) - Mr Bold
• The Ancients (2000) - Francis Finch
• Cleopatra (2001) - Octavian
• Doctors (2003) - Gareth Appleton
• Island at War (2004) - Eugene La Salle
• Egypt (drama) (2005) - William Beechey
• Warlock (2005) - Moeran

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External links

• Richard Dempsey's Official Website
• Richard Dempsey at the Internet Movie Database
• Dirty Dancing - Richard Dempsey's Video Diary