Natasia Demetriou

Natasia Charlotte Demetriou is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter.

She is best known for her roles as Nadja in the FX horror comedy series What We Do in the Shadows (2019–present) and Sophie in the Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats (2018–2021).

Natasia Demetriou
Natasia Demetriou
Demetriou in 2018
Born
Natasia Charlotte Demetriou

London, England
Citizenship
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actress
  • screenwriter
Years active2012–present
RelativesJamie Demetriou (brother)

In 2022, Demetriou co-wrote and starred in the BBC sketch show Ellie & Natasia, alongside her comedy partner Ellie White. The show has been renewed for a second series.

Early life

Natasia Charlotte Demetriou was born in London, the daughter of an English mother and a Greek-Cypriot father. She was raised in North London. Her younger brother, Jamie Demetriou, is a comedian and actor with whom she often collaborates. She studied acting at the University of Leeds. Prior to becoming a professional comedian, Demetriou worked as a makeup artist, notably working on music videos for Boy Better Know.

Career

Demetriou's debut show, You'll Never Have All of Me, won the Skinny Debutant Award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She was a longtime member of sketch comedy troupe Oyster Eyes and has written for Anna & Katy and The Midnight Beast. Demetriou made her TV debut in 2013. In 2015, she was in the comedy sketch show pilot of People Time on BBC Three with Ellie White, alongside her brother Jamie Demetriou, with Claudia O’Doherty, Liam Williams, Alistair Roberts and Daran Johnson.

In 2018, she played sister to her real life brother Jamie Demetriou's Stath in Channel 4 sitcom, Stath Lets Flats, about a family-run estate agents, which was written and created by her brother. On 11 May 2020, a special "lockdown" mini-episode was released online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the 2020 BAFTA awards Stath Lets Flats won three awards: Best Male Actor in a comedy, Best Writer of a Comedy, and Best Scripted Comedy.

In 2019, Demetriou also starred in and wrote the highly acclaimed BBC Three comedy sketch show Ellie & Natasia, a show inspired by social anxiety and being a woman in today's society, with Ellie White. In March 2020, it was reported that BBC commissioned a six-episode series, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since March 2019, Demetriou has starred as Nadja, a Greek Romani vampire, in the critically acclaimed FX horror comedy series What We Do in the Shadows. The series was created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, based upon their 2014 film of the same name. The mockumentary follows three vampires (Laszlo, Nadja, and Nandor) living in a house in Staten Island and trying to cope with modern-day New York City, along with an energy vampire (Colin) and Nandor's human familiar (Guillermo). The show co-stars Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch. The second season of ten episodes debuted in April 2020.

Starting 18 May 2020, Demetriou and Vic Reeves co-hosted Netflix's unscripted reality competition show The Big Flower Fight. The eight-part series sees 10 pairs of contestants in a knockout competition featuring huge flower installations with the winner going on to design an installation to be displayed in London's Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

In 2021, Demetriou was a series regular on the second series of This Time with Alan Partridge, portraying a flirtatious makeup artist named Tiff.

Personal life

Demetriou lives in North London with her dogs. Her hobbies include gardening.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Swag Office Worker Short film [citation needed]
Intervention Nicole Short film [citation needed]
2018 The Festival Bride Smurf
Man of the Hour Christina Short film [citation needed]
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Nina
2023 The Magician's Elephant Narrator / The Fortune Teller (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Wingnut (voice)
2024 Orion and the Dark Sleep (voice)

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Dr. Brown Various Sketch series
2014 Live at the Electric Linda 3 episodes
Badults Clock / Eskimo Episode: "Holiday"
2014–2015 BBC Comedy Feeds Various 2 episodes; Also writer
2015 Funeral Mourner Television special [citation needed]
Top Coppers Gail 2 episodes
Lolly Adefope's Christmas Mara Television film [citation needed]
2016 @elevenish Various 11 episodes; Also writer
Harry Hill's Tea Time Greek Orthodox Priest Episode: "Paul Hollywood" [citation needed]
Morgana Robinson's The Agency Receptionist 2 episodes [citation needed]
Halloween Comedy Shorts Lucy Episode: "Oh God" [citation needed]
Year Friends Tash 12 episodes [citation needed]
2016–2019 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Herself 2 episodes
2017 Liam Williams' Valentine Nancy Television film [citation needed]
Comedy Playhouse Jen Episode: "Static"
2017–2018 Sick Note Officer Chadwick 2 episodes [citation needed]
2018 Pls Like Tingle Maid 3 episodes
Comedy Blaps Brenda Episode: "Furious Andrew" [citation needed]
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Herself Episode: "#3.8"
2018–2021 Stath Lets Flats Sophie 18 episodes
2019 The Road to Brexit Jemima Codex-Forrester Television film
Urban Myths Agnieszka Episode: "Andy & The Donald"
CelebAbility Herself Episode: "#3.3"
2019–2020 8 Out of 10 Cats Herself 2 episodes
2019–present What We Do in the Shadows Nadja / Nadja Doll Main cast; 50 episodes
2020 The Big Flower Fight Herself / Host 8 episodes
2021 This Time with Alan Partridge Tiff 5 episodes (Series 2)
2022 Toast of Tinseltown Carmen Episode: “Doctor Grainger”
Ellie & Natasia Multiple characters 6 episodes
The Cuphead Show Cala Maria (voice) Series 2, Episodes 3 & 6
2024 Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Malice (voice)
Rob Beckett's Smart TV Herself 4 episodes (Series 1)

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2018 Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White are Gettin’ Big Herself Soho Theatre Also writer

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Title Result Ref.
2014 The Skinny Debutant Award You'll Never Have All of Me Won
2021 Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series What We Do in the Shadows Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated
2022 British Academy Television Awards Best Female Comedy Performance Stath Lets Flats Nominated
2023 British Academy Television Awards Best Female Comedy Performance Ellie and Natasia Nominated
Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Horror Series What We Do in the Shadows Nominated

References

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