Richard Dempsey

Richard Dempsey is an English actor.

Career Dempsey's first role came at the age of 15, when he appeared as Peter Pevensie in the BBC's adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 1988. The following year, he appeared in the adaptation of Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. His subsequent TV appearances have included Doc Martin, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes (The Last Vampyre), Crime Traveller, Island at War and Egypt.

He made his professional stage debut in the role of Jack in the original London production of the musical Into the Woods with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at The Phoenix Theatre. After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he starred as Nick Piazza in the original cast of West End musical Fame and played Ugly in the original UK production of Honk! He has since performed in a variety of roles in television, film and on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, Michael Grandage Company, Frantic Assembly and Propeller. In the Michael Grandage West End production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, he played Peter Quince. In the 2015 London revival of TS Eliot's The Cocktail Party he played Edward Chamberlain, directed by Abby Wright. In 2022, Dempsey appeared as Nicholas II of Russia in Doctor Who and as Paul Crouch in the world premiere, at London’s Almeida Theatre, of the musical Tammy Faye, written by Elton John, Jake Shears, and James Graham.

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 1994 Prince of Jutland Sigurd 1998 The Barber of Siberia The stutterer 2000 24 Hours in London Olly Walsh 2016 Genius Director 2019 1917 Mackenzie Officer 2022 My Policeman Librarian

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1988–89 The Chronicles of Narnia Peter Pevensie 8 episodes 1991 Tonight at 8.30 Alf / Mr Burnham 2 episodes 1993 The Good Guys Dominic Episode: "Old School Ties" Anna Lee Sam Tulloch TV movie The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Jack Ferguson Episode: "The Last Vampyre" Don't Leave Me This Way Felix Neil TV movie 1994 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Patrick Episode: "Dead Water" 1995 Wycliffe James Coryn Episode: "Lost Contact" 1997 Student Prince Sebastian TV movie Crime Traveller Nicky Robson 8 episodes 1999 Scarlet Pimpernel Comte de Claris de Florian TV mini-series Tilly Trotter Harry Sopwith TV mini-series, 2 episodes Aristocrats Lord Beaufield TV mini-series Wives and Daughters Mr Bold TV mini-series 2003–11 Doctors Gareth Appleton 32 episodes 2004 Island at War Eugene La Salle 2005 Egypt William Beechey TV mini-series, Episode: "The Temple of the Sands" Peter Warlock, Some Little Joy Moeran TV movie 2013 Doc Martin Colin Westmore Episode: Departure Downton Abbey Footman Season 4, Episode 8 Dracula Dewhurst Episode: "Of Monsters and Men" 2022 Doctor Who Nicholas II Episode: "The Power of the Doctor"

Theatre Credits Year Title Role Theatre Location Notes 1990-91 Into the Woods Jack Phoenix Theatre West End Musical 1993 Honk! Ugly Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough Musical 1995-96 Fame Nick Piazza Cambridge Theatre West End Musical 1999 Honk! Ugly Royal National Theatre UK National Tour Musical 2004-05 Dirty Dancing Neil Kellerman Aldwych Theatre West End Musical 2005 Just So Elephant's Child Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Musical 2006 Me and My Girl Hon Gerald Sheffield Crucible Sheffield Musical 2006-07 Citizenship De Clerk Royal National Theatre London Play 2009-10 Strictly Ballroom The Compère Prince of Wales Theatre Toronto Musical 2010-11 A Midsummer Night's Dream Titania UK & International Tour Play 2011-12 The Merchant of Venice Lorenzo UK & International Tour Play 2012 Victor/Victoria Toddy Southwark Playhouse London Play 2012 A Midsummer Night's Dream Peter Quince Noël Coward Theatre West End Play 2013-14 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr Bucket / Understudy Willy Wonka Theatre Royal Drury Lane West End Musical 2015 The Cocktail Party Edward Chamberlain The Coronet Off-West End Play 2015 A Damsel in Distress Reggie Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Play 2018 A Winter's Tale Hermoine Hampstead Theatre / Tour London & Asia Tour Play 2019 Don Quixote Duke/Don Quixote Royal Shakespeare Company West End Play 2021-22 A Christmas Carol Bob Cratchit Middle Temple London Musical2022Tammy Faye Paul CrouchAlmeida TheatreLondonMusical 2024 Made in Dagenham Mr Hopkins London Palladium West End Musical