Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcheris an English actor and director. He has appeared in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, as well as television roles in such shows as the comedy-drama Hotel Babylon, the critically acclaimed HBO series Band of Brothers and earlier in his career, the children's show Press Gang, and the film Bugsy Malone. He also had a short lived stint at presenting, with the third series of Channel 4's GamesMaster that aired between 1993 and 1994...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth31 January 1966
My first trip abroad was to do a TV version of 'Les Miserables' in France with Anthony Perkins. There I was at 12 acting with the guy from 'Psycho.' My parents were teachers, and it was hard for them to relate to that world.
I love travelling, but I have to admit I didn't initially take to Agra in India. As soon as you arrive, someone wants to show you around, take your bags or sell you something - and it's just a bit of a culture shock. You just have to make the necessary mental adjustment to the setting.
Spending time on 18th-century ships in Tahiti when I was 17 was quite unusual.
'Sunshine' is really an experiment for me to see if I am a filmmaker beyond having my own stories to tell.
I have a natural affinity with children and adults who can't accept adult responsibility.
As an actor, there's always that fear. You don't know where the next job's coming from, so you say, 'I'll do that, I'll do that, I'll do that'. Your choices are not always clearly thought out, and you can end up taking mis-steps.
I love walking along Leith's waterfront and wandering around some of New Town's beautiful streets and squares, with their gorgeous Georgian architecture.
I've been the teenage success, I've been homeless and driving around in my car and not knowing where to eat. You just want to keep working and learning, and I was doing that. If I hadn't done 'Wild Bill,' I'm sure I would have acted in something else.
With directing, you've got to find something and drag it up from its inception, and I'm at the early stages of doing that again. There's something all-consuming and addictive about that.
As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination.
I love walking along Leiths waterfront and wandering around some of New Towns beautiful streets and squares, with their gorgeous Georgian architecture.
I have a natural affinity with children and adults who cant accept adult responsibility.
I do love making films. I want to be a filmmaker that grows and progresses and does keep trying to push myself. I think that's it... and a bit of confidence maybe.
I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread.