David Fleeshman
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David Fleeshman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1952 Glasgow, Scotland[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer, theatre director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Emily Fleeshman Richard Fleeshman Rosie Fleeshman |
David Fleeshman (born 11 July 1952) is a British actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer and theatre director with experience in film, radio, television, theatre and commercials.
Biography
[edit]Fleeshman was born on 11 July 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Rosina and William Fleeshman. His family was Jewish.[1] He trained at The Birmingham Theatre School making his stage debut was in 1973 with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1974 he took a position as actor/assistant stage manager at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton,[2] and has also been an associate director of the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.[3]
In 1978 he married actress Sue Jenkins, who played Gloria Todd on Coronation Street, 1985–1988, and Jackie Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, 1991–2001. They have three children all currently working in the acting profession: Emily Fleeshman, Richard Fleeshman and Rosie Fleeshman.[4]
Fleeshman has appeared in and directed numerous plays around the UK and abroad, including Arthur Miller's The Price, for which he won best actor in a supporting role at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in 2005.[5]
As a theatre director, he directed the European premiere of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, and the regional premiere of My Night With Reg, which won best production at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.[6]
Fleeshman's major television roles include Boys from the Blackstuff, Edge of Darkness, Silent Witness, and Trial & Retribution, comedy classics such as Only Fools and Horses and A Bit of a Do, as well as stints in Coronation Street, Brookside, Doctors, Emmerdale, and EastEnders. He has also recorded frequently for BBC Radio.
Filmography includes Pink Floyd – The Wall and Unstoppable.
From 2013 to 2015 he toured extensively with the Royal National Theatre's War Horse, which played to audiences at venues throughout the United Kingdom, Dublin and South Africa.[7][8] During 2016 Fleeshman portrayed the judge in Channel 4's National Treasure and played the leading role Charlie Resnick in Darkness, Darkness at the Nottingham Playhouse. From 2016 to 2019, he directed the Christmas pantomimes Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Peter Pan (starring Cannon and Ball and Chico Slimani), performed at Crewe Lyceum Theatre.
In 2018 he was nominated by the Manchester Theatre Awards as best supporting actor for his role as Uncle Vanya.
Selected television
[edit]- 2022 Princess Mirror-Belle CBBC Series 2, episode 1 of 12 Wobblsday as Ted. [9]
- 2022 Dodger Episode 5/10 as Doctor Quink [10]
- 2022 The Teacher [11]
- 2021 It's a Sin as husband
- 1990–2018 Emmerdale (5 roles) Barry Hill, Charlie Aindow, John Wines, DI Drake, Rupert Jonas
- 2016 National Treasure[12]
- 2014 Silent Witness Episode: "Commodity" (2 parts)
- 2012 The Mill* 2011 KJB: The Book That Changed the World
- 2010 Accused
- 2009 All the Small Things (TV series)
- 2006 The Kindness of Strangers
- 2006 Grownups
- 2005 Where the Heart Is
- 2005 Spooks
- 2004 Northern Lights
- 2004 North & South
- 2004 Bad Girls
- 2003 The Royal
- 2003–2008 Doctors (3 roles) Jon MacFarlane, Supt Dennis Rugg, Mike Dayman
- 2002 The Falklands Play – Role, Denis Healey
- 2001 The Six Wives of Henry VIII – Role, Thomas Cromwell
- 2000 Life Force[13]
- 1997 Dalziel and Pascoe Episode: "Under World"
- 1997–2002 Trial & Retribution
- 1996 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
- 1995 The Bill
- 1993–2010 Heartbeat (4 roles) Mr. Faber, Laski, Captain Jorgan, Frank Carter
- 1992 Medics (British TV series)
- 1989 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
- 1989 Children's Ward – George's father[14]
- 1989 A Bit of a Do
- 1988 Jim Henson's The Storyteller
- 1986–1997 Brookside (3 roles) Model Agent, Dr Burton, David Hurst
- 1985 Only Fools and Horses
- 1985 Edge of Darkness (3 episodes)
- 1985 The Practice (4 episodes)
- 1981 Strangers
- 1981 Boys from the Blackstuff
- 1977 Crown Court
- 1977–2005 Coronation Street (4 Roles) Morris Dancer, Paul Haines, Supt Jevons, Mr Austin
David Fleeshman television credits; BFI:[15] IMDb:[16] TV.Com:[17] Actorole.com [18]
Selected theatre
[edit]- 2022 Pantomime – Gareth Gates, Jack and the Beanstalk, Hull New Theatre – Director. [19]
- 2019 Pantomime – Cannon and Ball, Peter Pan – Director. Lyceum Theatre Crewe[20][21]
- 2018 Pantomime – Cannon and Ball, Jack and the Beanstalk – Director. Lyceum Theatre Crewe[22]
- 2018 Romeo and Juliet as Friar Lawrence[23]
- 2017 Pantomime – Cannon and Ball Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Director. Lyceum Theatre Crewe[24]
- 2017 Uncle Vanya HOME as Professor Serebrayakov[25]
- 2017 Score – !VIVA! Spanish film festival [26]
- 2016 Aladdin Pantomime – Director, starring Cannon and Ball, and Sidney Sloane, Crewe Lyceum Theatre.[27]
- 2016 John Harvey's Darkness, Darkness – leading role of Charlie Resnick, Nottingham Playhouse[28][29][30]
- 2016 Chamaco, HOME[31]
- 2015 JB Shorts 14, Emily, Reallife Theatre Company at Joshau Brooks, Manchester – Director[32]
- 2013 I Am Janet, Halle St Peters Manchester – Director[33]
- 2013–2015 War Horse, Toured Plymouth, Birmingham, Salford, Edinburgh, Southampton, Dublin, Sunderland, Bradford, Cardiff and South Africa.[34]
- 2013 Of Mice and Men, Octagon Theatre, Bolton[35]
- 2012 Lighthearted Intercourse, Octagon Theatre, Bolton[36]
- 2012 Gypsy Curve (theatre) Leicester[37]
- 2011 Cinderella Pantomime, Manchester Opera House as Baron Hardup[38]
- 2011 Hard Times, Manchester Library Theatre[39]
- 2010 Peter Pan The Lowry, Salford Quays – Director[40]
- 2010 Glengarry Glen Ross, Manchester Library Theatre[41]
- 2009 Aladdin Pantomime, Civic Theatre Darlington – Director[42]
- 2007 Death of a Salesman, Octagon Theatre, Bolton[43]
- 2006 Night of the Stars II Palace Theatre, Manchester[44]
- 2005 The Price, Manchester Library Theatre, with Sue Jenkins[45]
- 2004 The Wizard of Oz (2004 musical), The Lowry, Salford Quays – Director[46]
- 1993 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Manchester Library Theatre[47]
- 1992 Assassins, Manchester Library Theatre[48]
Selected film and video
[edit]- 2017 Disobedience[49]
- 2016 Running on Glass[50]
- 2013 The Other Child (2013) [51]
- 2011 KJB: The Book That Changed the World
- 2009 Capture Anthologies: Fables & Fairytales (Video) [52]
- 2008 Mother Mine[53]
- 2004 Unstoppable[54]
- 2004 Christmas Lights[55][56]
- 1988 Nature of the Beast[57]
- 1982 Pink Floyd – The Wall[58]
Selected radio/audio
[edit]- 2019 BBC Digital Audio The Silver Sword [59]
- 2018 BBC Radio 4 The Blood Painting [60]
- 2017 BBC Radio 4 MetaphorMoses[61]
- 2017 BBC Radio 4 The Book of Yehudit[62]
- 2016 BBC Radio 4 Blood Sex and Money by Emile Zola with Glenda Jackson[63]
- 2015 BBC Radio 4 Brief Lives[64]
- 2013 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: Stone [65]
- 2012 BBC Radio 3 The Wire[66]
- 2010 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: Andy Walker – The Man Who Jumped From Space [67]
- 2009 BBC Radio 7 Who's Jimmy Dickenson? with Sue Jenkins[68]
- 2007 BBC Radio 4 The Saturday Play: Playing with Fire [69]
- 2006 BBC Radio 4 The Archers[70]
- 2004 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: The Kon-Tiki 2 Expedition [71]
- 2002 BBC Radio 4 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat[72]
- 2000 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: The Fish [73]
- 1997 BBC Radio 4 The Monday Play: King Matt [74]
- 1996 BBC Radio 4 Thirty Minute Theatre: The Queen of Revenge[75]
- 1994 BBC Radio 4 Hobson's Choice[76]
- 1993 BBC Radio 4 The Naked Nuns[77]
- 1990 BBC Radio 4 A Room in Budapest[78]
- 1988 BBC Radio 4 Saturday-Night Theatre: The Dwelling Place by Catherine Cookson[79]
- 1985 BBC Radio 4 Thirty-Minute Theatre Top Tips[80]
- 1983 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: Blinded by the Light [81]
- 1981 BBC Radio 4 The Monday Play: The Liberation [82]
- 1980 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: Feast of all Fools [83]
- 1979 BBC Radio 4 The Monday Play: Grass Roots [84]
- 1978 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: The Last Stand of Sergeant-Major Featherstone
- 1974 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: A Deadly Wit [85]
David Fleeshman radio credits; BBC Genome <[86]
Awards
[edit]- Manchester Theatre Awards. Nominated as best supporting actor for the role of Uncle Vanya.[87]
- Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Won best actor in a supporting role in Arthur Miller's The Price[88]
- Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Won best production for My Night With Reg.[89]
The Actors' Lab
[edit]Fleeshman is a co-founder director of The Actors' Lab, MediaCityUK, Salford.[90] and a patron of the 24:7 Theatre Festival.
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