Douglas Dean

Douglas Dean is an English actor, who also holds Italian citizenship. He is based in Rome. 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 when he was cast in the acclaimed HBO/BBC series 'Rome' and the British TV film 'Ghost Boat', which starred David Jason. However, in both instances his small roles were mostly sacrificed to the cutting-room floor! Since then though he has continued to build a respectable string of credits in films and TV shows, as well as in other areas of the industr