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Keith-Lee Castle

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Keith-Lee Castle
Born (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968 (age 56)
England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Keith-Lee Castle (born 14 September 1968) is a British actor.

Career

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Throughout his career, he has guest-starred in numerous television shows, mostly British. He has also appeared in several films, including playing 'the psychotic Psychs', the owner of the doll, in Seed of Chucky (2004), and Clarence Weasel in The Wind in the Willows (1996), based on the popular book. To portray the rather loony weasel he wore small furry ears, a long tail and a long, yellow swishing coat. He also had a small part in Velvet Goldmine (1998) and in EastEnders (1999) as Dean Collins.[1] In 2000, Castle starred in a horror, documentary-style show called Urban Gothic, in which he played Rex, a vampire who lives and hunts on the night streets of Soho.

To his younger viewers, he is probably best known for his role in the CBBC series Young Dracula , which debuted 2006 and ended in 2014, as the infamous and evil Count Dracula, father to Vlad and Ingrid Dracula, he starred alongside Gerran Howell and Clare Thomas in which his character appeared in every episode.[2]

Castle's other roles include Patrick in the film Doghouse in 2009; the character of Patrick was formerly a high powered businessman but now more interested in playing golf and meditating, despite his wives dislike to the idea. He also played Baron, a money making football hooligan in the 2014 film The Hooligan Factory. In 2015, Castle also starred in a short film called The Stranger Kind alongside Eleanor Tomlinson, where he played Number Six; a dark, disguised magician. It then went onto be nominated for an award at the New York Horror Film Festival in 2015.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1996 The Wind in the Willows Clarence Weasel
1998 Velvet Goldmine Harley
2004 Seed of Chucky Bill 'Psychs' Sykes
2006 Vampire Diary Eddie Strode
2009 Doghouse Patrick
Dead Man Running Orlando
2014 The Hooligan Factory The Baron
2016 We Still Steal the Old Way Chas
2019 The Car: Road to Revenge Payne

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 This Life Truelove 4 episodes
Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives Episode: "Aristocrats"
1998 Big Women Lennie 2 episodes
Dangerfield Andy Lane Episode: "A Place of Safety"
1999 EastEnders Dean Collins
2000 Urban Gothic Rex Episode: "Vampirology"
Doctors Wayne Thomas Episode: "Slim Chance"
2001 In Deep Andy Lester Episode: "Ghost Squad"
Lexx Renfield Episode: "Walpurgis Night"
Beech Is Back Giorgio Mini-series
2004 Grease Monkeys Wolfbane Episode: "Little Star"
Holby City Phil Episode: "Casualty @ Holby City"
Casualty Phil Episode: "Casualty @ Holby City"
2006 The Bill Chris Hammond Episode: "Connections"
Doctors Marcus Strang Episode: "The Friends of Mary Magee"
2006–2014 Young Dracula Count Dracula Series regular
2007 Casualty Leaky Episode: "The Miracle on Harry's Last Shift"

References

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  1. ^ "Dean Collins Eastenders".
  2. ^ "Young Dracula – TV Reviews – TV & Radio – Entertainment – smh.com.au".
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