Jamie Demetriou (; born 1 November 1987) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Bus Rodent in Fleabag and for creating, co-writing, and starring in Stath Lets Flats. For the latter, he won Best Male Actor in a Comedy, Best Writer of a Comedy, and Best Scripted Comedy at the 2020 BAFTA Awards.
Early life and education Demetriou was born in the Friern Barnet area of London the son of an English mother and Greek-Cypriot father. His elder sister, Natasia Demetriou, is a comedian and actress with whom he often collaborates.
Demetriou attended The Compton School in North Finchley and joined the Chickenshed Theatre in Southgate.
After school, Demetriou attended Bristol University. His student revue show Bristol Revunions received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 2009 to 2011.
Career
Early career In 2013, Demetriou's one-man multi-character show People Day drew a comparison with Steve Coogan in The Independent.
In 2015, Demetriou participated in the Comedy Feed sketch show pilot, People Time, for BBC Three alongside his sisters Natasia Demetriou, Daran Johnson and Al Roberts, Liam Williams, Claudia O'Doherty and Ellie White. The Guardian said that "someone needs to invest big in People Time because it should be on television and soon". Comedian Adam Buxton said that it was the "best comedy thing I’ve seen in a long while". Despite its good reviews, it did not get commissioned. Continuing with the cast (minus O'Doherty), he co-created the web series 2016: Year Friends. Each episode was written by a different member of the troupe. The premise of the series is that a group of friends get together and make some new year's resolutions. The show is influenced by British mockumentaries including The Office and That Peter Kay Thing, as well as the nascent reality TV genre.
2018–2021: Stath Lets Flats Demetriou wrote (with the first three episodes co-written by Robert Popper) and starred as Stath in the Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats which ran from 2018 to 2021. It also stars Natasia Demetriou, Al Roberts, Ellie White, Katy Wix and Dustin Demri-Burns.
In 2019, Demetriou was nominated for two BAFTA Awards for the series – Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme and Best Scripted Comedy (as producer). In 2020, he won three BAFTAs for the show for Best Writer: Comedy, Male Performance in a Comedy Programme, and Best Scripted Comedy (as producer).
2019: This Time with Alan Partridge, Ellie & Natasia In 2019, Demetriou 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.
Also in 2019, Demetriou appeared in various roles in sister Natasia's comedy sketch show pilot Ellie & Natasia.
Demetriou played Marcus in the American miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, an adaptation of the 1994 British film of the same name.
2023: A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou In 2023 he created the sketch comedy programme A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou for Netflix.
In February 2024, the show was nominated in the Best TV Show category at the Chortle Awards. In March 2024, Demetriou was nominated in the Male performance in a comedy programme category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.
In 2026, Demetriou joined Saturday Night Live UK as a consultant and helped with cast selection. He hosted the show in the second episode of season 2.
Personal life Demetriou has a daughter (born 2026) with Clare Cole, daughter of British actor Steve Coogan.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef 2013 Anna & Katy Warren Also writer (3 episodes) Jamie Demetriou: Channel 4 Comedy Blaps Various Also writer2013–2015 BBC Comedy Feeds Various 2014 The Midnight Beast Terror Moses Episode: "Going Solo"; also writer Uncle Fresh Episode: "Nephew" Rev. Interviewer Morning Has Broken Max TV pilot Badults Squinky / Eskimo Episode: "Holiday" Friday Night Dinner Bowling Manager Episode: "Mr Morris Returns" The Mimic Clown Siblings Obnoxious Guy Episode: "Vet Drugs" Toast of London Troy Episode: "Fool in Love" 2014–2016 Lovesick Samuels 2 episodes 2015–2016 Drunk History: UK Queen's Courtier / Conspiring Journalist 2 episodes 2015 Cockroaches Randall 4 episodes SunTrap Zorro Main cast Tripped Paul Main cast 2016 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Demolition Expert Episode: "The Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Part 2" @elevenish Matt Tansey Hoff the Record Mikey Dawson Episode: "Divorce" Love, Nina Robber Rovers Tom Wasted Alistair Episode: "The Other Pub" Borderline DJ Stefano Rocco Episode: "Profiling" Fleabag Bus Rodent 2 episodes Morgana Robinson's The Agency Carl / Tesco delivery guy 2 episodes Halloween Comedy Shorts: Jamie Demetriou's Horror: Oh God Mark / Phil Also writer 2016: Year Friends Jamie All 12 episodes; also writer and director 2016–2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Various 7 episodes 2017 Pls Like Bombzy Episode: "Music" 2018 The Big Narstie Show Himself Season 1, episode 4 Sally4Ever Steven Season 1, episode 12018–2021 Stath Lets Flats Stath Charalambos Also creator, writer, producer 2019 Four Weddings and a Funeral Marcus Recurring role Ellie & Natasia Various Harry Hill's Clubnite Andy 2020 Miracle Workers Town Crier 6 episodes The Great Doctor Chekhov 4 episodes 2022–2023 The Afterparty Walt Main cast (season 1)Guest role (season 2) 2022 Red Flag Various Channel 4 Blap Dead End: Paranormal Park Fingers (voice) 9 episodes 2023 A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou Various Comedy special 2025 Funboys David Episode 4: "Friends Forever" The Simpsons Aeropos Walkov (voice) Episode "Abe League of Their Moe" Bob's Burgers Gabriel (voice) Episode: "The Twinnening" 2026 Saturday Night Live UK Himself (host) Episode: "Jamie Demetriou/Royal Blood" Pride and Prejudice Mr. Collins
Film YearTitleRoleNotesRef2015 Bill Sergio 2016 The Darkest Universe Jack 2017 Paddington 2 The Professor 2018 Sherlock Gnomes Moriarty (voice) Game Over, Man! Mr. Ahmad 2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Dimidius 2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Kevin Swain 2021 Cruella Gerald The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Richard Caton Woodville Jr. 2022 Pinocchio Headmaster Catherine Called Birdy Etienne Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again Dr. McPhee (voice) 2023 BarbieMattel employee Strays Chester (voice) 2025 Back in Action Nigel The Roses Rory Jay Kelly Clive 2026 The Moment Tim 2027 Not Alone Sherm (voice) In production
Music videos YearTitleArtist(s)Ref2018"nightmares"hard life
Audiography
Radio YearTitleChannelNotesRef2012Fresh From the FringeBBC Radio 4
Podcast appearances Demetriou has appeared on several podcasts including: Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Podcast; the Brian Gittins; Friends podcast; Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster; and Richard Herring's RHLSTP.
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