Keith-Lee Castle (born 14 September 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for playing

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in the

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series ''

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'' (2006-2014).

Career

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 ''

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'' (2004), and Clarence Weasel in ''

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'' (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 ''

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'' (1998) and in ''

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'' (1999) as Dean Collins. In 2000, Castle starred in the ''

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'' episode "Vampirology", in which he play a Soho vampire followed around by a documentary crew. To his younger viewers, he is probably best known for his role in the

series ''

'', 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. 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

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, 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

Film

Television

References

External links

Keith-Lee Castle Spotlight

Keith-Lee Castle Agency Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Keith-Lee 1968 births Living people 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male television actors