David Fleeshman
British actor, broadcaster, lecturer, and director
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Fleeshman (born 11 July 1952) is a Scottish actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer and theatre director with experience in film, radio, television, theatre and commercials.
David Fleeshman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1952 Glasgow, Scotland[1] |
| Occupations | Actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer, theatre director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Emily Fleeshman Richard Fleeshman Rosie Fleeshman |
Biography
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.
Credits
Radio
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Afternoon Theatre: A Deadly Wit | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1978 | Afternoon Theatre: The Last Stand of Sergeant-Major Featherstone | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1979 | The Monday Play: Grass Roots | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1980 | Afternoon Theatre: Feast of all Fools | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1981 | The Monday Play: The Liberation | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1983 | Afternoon Theatre: Blinded by the Light | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1985 | Thirty-Minute Theatre: Top Tips | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1988 | Saturday-Night Theatre: The Dwelling Place | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1990 | A Room in Budapest | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1993 | The Naked Nuns | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1994 | Hobson's Choice | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1996 | Thirty Minute Theatre: The Queen of Revenge | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 1997 | The Monday Play: King Matt | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2000 | Afternoon Play: The Fish | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2002 | Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2004 | Afternoon Play: The Kon-Tiki 2 Expedition | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2006 | The Archers | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2007 | The Saturday Play: Playing with Fire | – | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2009 | Who's Jimmy Dickenson? | – | BBC |
- 2019 BBC Digital Audio The Silver Sword [9]
- 2018 BBC Radio 4 The Blood Painting [10]
- 2017 BBC Radio 4 MetaphorMoses[11]
- 2017 BBC Radio 4 The Book of Yehudit[12]
- 2016 BBC Radio 4 Blood Sex and Money by Emile Zola with Glenda Jackson[13]
- 2015 BBC Radio 4 Brief Lives[14]
- 2013 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: Stone [15]
- 2012 BBC Radio 3 The Wire[16]
- 2010 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: Andy Walker – The Man Who Jumped From Space [17]
- 2009 BBC Radio 7 Who's Jimmy Dickenson? with Sue Jenkins[18]
- 2007 BBC Radio 4 The Saturday Play: Playing with Fire [19]
- 2006 BBC Radio 4 The Archers[20]
- 2004 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: The Kon-Tiki 2 Expedition [21]
- 2002 BBC Radio 4 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat[22]
- 2000 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play: The Fish [23]
- 1997 BBC Radio 4 The Monday Play: King Matt [24]
- 1996 BBC Radio 4 Thirty Minute Theatre: The Queen of Revenge[25]
- 1994 BBC Radio 4 Hobson's Choice[26]
- 1993 BBC Radio 4 The Naked Nuns[27]
- 1990 BBC Radio 4 A Room in Budapest[28]
- 1988 BBC Radio 4 Saturday-Night Theatre: The Dwelling Place by Catherine Cookson[29]
- 1985 BBC Radio 4 Thirty-Minute Theatre Top Tips[30]
- 1983 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: Blinded by the Light [31]
- 1981 BBC Radio 4 The Monday Play: The Liberation [32]
- 1980 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: Feast of all Fools [33]
- 1979 BBC Radio 4 The Monday Play: Grass Roots [34]
- 1978 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: The Last Stand of Sergeant-Major Featherstone
- 1974 BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre: A Deadly Wit [35]
David Fleeshman radio credits; BBC Genome <[36]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The XYY Man | Newscaster | Episode: "Now We Are Dead" |
| 1977 | Crown Court | – | Guest appearance |
| 1978 | Coronation Street | Various roles | Multiple appearances across decades |
| 1981 | Boys from the Blackstuff | D.O.E. Assistant Manager | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Brookside | Police Officer | Early recurring role |
| 1984 | Emmerdale | PC Wilson | Guest appearance |
| 1985 | Only Fools and Horses | Gas Rigger | Special: "To Hull and Back" |
| 1985 | The Brothers McGregor | Various roles | Comedy series |
| 1989 | Take Me Home | Taxi Driver | BBC drama series |
| 1992 | Sam Saturday | Michael Sterne | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | Cracker | Solicitor | Episode: "To Be a Somebody" |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution | Willis Fletcher, QC | 3 episodes (1997–1999) |
| 1999 | Heartbeat | Dr. Carr | Guest role |
| 2000 | A Touch of Frost | DI Brooks | Guest appearance |
| 2001 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Thomas Cromwell | Documentary series |
| 2001 | The Innocent | Gareth Lloyd | 2-part drama |
| 2004 | Cutting It | Dr. Melvin | BBC One drama |
| 2004 | North & South | Landlord | Guest appearance |
| 2008 | Cold Blood | Barry | Crime drama |
| 2009 | All the Small Things | Gilbert "Jabba" Tonks | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Shameless | Solicitor | Channel 4 series |
| 2015 | No Offence | Judge | Police procedural |
| 2018 | The Feed | Dr. Michaelson | Amazon Prime series |
| 2021 | Ridley Road | Mr. Levy | BBC One drama |
| 2021 | It’s a Sin | Husband | Guest appearance |
| 2022 | Dodger | Doctor Quink | Episode: "Revenge" |
- Actorole.com[37]
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role / Credit | Theatre / Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Assassins | – | Manchester Library Theatre | |
| 1993 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | – | Manchester Library Theatre | |
| 2004 | The Wizard of Oz | Director | The Lowry, Salford Quays | |
| 2005 | The Price | Actor / Director | Manchester Library Theatre | With Sue Jenkins |
| 2006 | Night of the Stars II | – | Palace Theatre, Manchester | |
| 2007 | Death of a Salesman | – | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | |
| 2009 | Aladdin | Director | Darlington Civic Theatre | |
| 2010 | Glengarry Glen Ross | – | Manchester Library Theatre | |
| 2010 | Peter Pan | Director | The Lowry, Salford Quays | |
| 2011 | Hard Times | – | Manchester Library Theatre | Adapted from Charles Dickens |
| 2011 | Cinderella | Baron Hardup | Manchester Opera House | |
| 2012 | Gypsy | – | Curve (theatre), Leicester | Directed by Paul Kerryson |
| 2012 | Lighthearted Intercourse | – | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | |
| 2013 | Of Mice and Men | – | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | |
| 2013–2015 | War Horse | – | UK & international tour | Plymouth, Birmingham, Salford, Edinburgh, Cardiff, South Africa |
| 2013 | I Am Janet | Director | Halle St Peter's, Manchester | |
| 2015 | JB Shorts 14: Emily | Director | Joshua Brooks, Manchester | RealLife Theatre Company |
| 2016 | Chamaco | – | HOME | |
| 2016 | Darkn |
Film and video
- 2017 Disobedience[38]
- 2016 Running on Glass[39]
- 2013 The Other Child (2013) [40]
- 2011 KJB: The Book That Changed the World
- 2009 Capture Anthologies: Fables & Fairytales (Video) [41]
- 2008 Mother Mine[42]
- 2004 Unstoppable[43]
- 2004 Christmas Lights[44][45]
- 1988 Nature of the Beast[46]
- 1982 Pink Floyd – The Wall[47]
Awards
- Manchester Theatre Awards. Nominated as best supporting actor for the role of Uncle Vanya.[48]
- Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Won best actor in a supporting role in Arthur Miller's The Price[5]
- Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Won best production for My Night With Reg.[49]
The Actors' Lab
Fleeshman is a co-founder director of The Actors' Lab, MediaCityUK, Salford.[50] and a patron of the 24:7 Theatre Festival.