James Dreyfus

British actor

Person Human Q934973

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: October 9, 1968
Place of birth: London
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[6]
Occupation: stage actor, film actor, television actor
Educated at: Harrow School, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (?–1990)^[7]
Award received: Laurence Olivier Awards^[13]
Notable work: The Thin Blue Line, Absolutely Fabulous, Gimme Gimme Gimme, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Mount Pleasant^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Genre: Shakespearean comedy^[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[18]
Birth name: James Louis de Zogheb Dreyfus^[19]
Family name: Dreyfus^[16]
Given name: James^[17]
Start of work period: 1993^[20]

🏷️ Also known as

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Discogs artist ID: 6345636
Film.ru person ID: dzheyms-dreyfus

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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1048980
Netflix person ID: 20003769
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Prabook ID: 2186128
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TMDB person ID: 7027
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🔗 Connections

← Cast member 9

House of the Dragon, Notting Hill, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, Supernova, The Thin Blue Line, Colour Me Kubrick, My Hero, Gimme Gimme Gimme +1 more

Notable work 4

The Sarah Jane Adventures, Absolutely Fabulous, The Thin Blue Line, Gimme Gimme Gimme

Occupation 3

film actor, stage actor, television actor

Educated at 2

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Harrow School

Award received 1

Laurence Olivier Awards

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Family name 1

Dreyfus

Genre 1

Shakespearean comedy

Given name 1

James

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

London

Sex or gender 1

male

← Winner 1

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

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Summary

James Dreyfus was born on October 9, 1968^[1], in London^[2]. He has worked as a stage actor^[3], film actor^[4], and television actor^[5].

FAQs

Where was James Dreyfus born?

James Dreyfus's place of birth was London^[2].

What did James Dreyfus do for work?

James Dreyfus worked as a stage actor^[3], film actor^[4], and television actor^[5].

Where did James Dreyfus go to school?

James Dreyfus was educated at Harrow School^[7].

What awards did James Dreyfus receive?

Honors received include Laurence Olivier Awards^[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ James Dreyfus — place of birth (P19): London. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ James Dreyfus — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ James Dreyfus — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ James Dreyfus — educated at (P69): Harrow School. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ James Dreyfus — occupation (P106): stage actor. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ James Dreyfus — occupation (P106): film actor. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ James Dreyfus — occupation (P106): television actor. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ James Dreyfus — genre (P136): Shakespearean comedy. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ James Dreyfus — award received (P166): Laurence Olivier Awards. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ James Dreyfus — date of birth (P569): October 9, 1968. Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ James Dreyfus — family name (P734): Dreyfus. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ James Dreyfus — given name (P735): James. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ James Dreyfus — notable work (P800): The Thin Blue Line. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ James Dreyfus — notable work (P800): Absolutely Fabulous. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ James Dreyfus — notable work (P800): Gimme Gimme Gimme. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ James Dreyfus — notable work (P800): The Sarah Jane Adventures. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ James Dreyfus — notable work (P800): Mount Pleasant. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ James Dreyfus — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ James Dreyfus — birth name (P1477): James Louis de Zogheb Dreyfus. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ James Dreyfus — start of work period (P2031): 1993. wikidata.org.

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15d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Discogs artist ID → 6345636

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4w ago · Chalmd · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗

BBC Things ID → ed7a6b29-db2d-4c0b-962b-144345da3263

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6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Allcinema person ID → 96029

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7w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

PORT person ID → 16892

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8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Kinobaza person ID → james-dreyfus

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10w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sinemalar person ID → 35177

HAND ID → 1C45-56E4-F4D4-DF7C-D607

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16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Award received → Laurence Olivier Awards

CINEFOX person ID → 31410

Start of work period → 1993

Languages spoken, written or signed → English

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