Douglas Dean

'Douglas Dean' (qv) is an English actor, based between Rome and London.He was born in Dover but grew up in south-east London, the eldest of eleven children. Having taken part in school productions he joined a few local amateur theatre groups, including the award-winning Miller Centre, where he played a range of roles before starting on his professional journey. His early professional credits were primarily in the theatre, with TIE tours, provincial theatre productions and appearances at theatre festivals, as well as a few low-budget films, student films , corporate videos and voiceover jobs.His 'mainstream' debut came with roles in the acclaimed HBO/BBC series 'Rome' and the British TV film 'Ghost Boat', which starred David Jason. However, in both instances his already small roles were mostly sacrificed to the cutting-room floor! Since then he has continued to build a respectable string of credits in films and TV shows, as well as in other areas of the industry. He appeared (as different characters) in the first two seasons of 'Medici', can be seen in 'Devils', slated for release on Sky Atlantic, played a lead in Terry Gilliam's controversial, award-winning short film 'The Wholly Family' and has several projects in post-production, including 'The Book of Vision', which stars Charles Dance and was co-produced by Terrence Malick, as well as 'Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late', in which he shares screen time with John Lynch, in a film which pays homage to the great Italian actor Massimo Troisi.Dean is a fluent Italian speaker, and has appeared in a number of popular Italian TV shows or films, enjoying scenes with well-known actors such as Pierfrancesco Favino, Ennio Fantastichini, Elena Sofia Ricci, Cristiana Capotondi and Filippo Nigro.He can be contacted either though his Italian agent, Simone Oppi (English spoken as well as Italian) or his London representative, Sandy at Mac & Jeal.::'Douglas Dean' (qv)