Table of Biography
Richard Fleeshman is a famous English actor and singer. Richard Fleeshman has appeared as Craig Harris in the TV series Coronation Street.
Early Life
On June 8, 1989, Richard Jonathan Fleeshman was born in Manchester, England. As of now, he is 34 years old and has Gemini as his zodiac sign. He was born to his father David Fleeshman and his mother Sue Jenkins.
Thus, his father is an actor and director and his mother is an actress. Likewise, he has 2 sisters named Rosie Fleeshman and Emily Fleeshman. talking about his education, he attended Cheadle Hulme School. Later, he went to Wilmslow High School.
Richard Fleeshman – Net Worth 2023
Richard Fleeshman has been a multi-talted actor has has been balancing his acting and music career. Thus, the main source of his income is his professional career. As per the sources, his estimated net worth is $1.5 million, as of 2023.
Personal Life
As of now, Richard Fleeshman is engaged to his long-time girlfriend Celinde Schoenmaker. His partner is an actress known for her role as Ronate Blauel in Rocketman. In 2022, they shared about their engagement through their Instagram account.
Caption: Richard Fleeshman with his partner. Source: Instagram
Professional Life
Through a film called An Angel for May, he started his professional career. From 2002 to 2006, he played the role of Craig Harris in Coronation Street, at the age of 12.
Thus, in 2005, he was the only member of his on-screen family to escape the axe. Similarly, on October 16, 2006, his final episode was broadcast. In 2007, he filmed an episode of Blue Murder. He was seen playing the character Ben Holroyd, starring alongside Jill Halfpenny.
Caption: Richard Fleeshman with his co-stars. Source: Instagram
It was broadcast in December 2007 and the episode was called “Crisis Management. In the ITV comedy drama Monday Monday, he landed in the role of Gille, which aired on 10 August 2009.
Moreover, he joined the company of Legally Blonde in London, on June 16, 2010. He took over from Duncan James in the role of Warner. The role of a musically talented autistic boy named Kyle Caddick was played by him, in 2009. It was for a six-part BBC drama series All the Small Things.
Besides that, he co-wrote the song with Sir Elton John and the show’s creator Debbie Horsfield. The role of Gilbert was played by his father in the same series. Likewise, in the West End production of Ghost: The Musical, based on the film Ghost.
It was written by Bruce Joel Rubin, with music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Alongside Caissie Levy as Molly and Sharon D. Clarke, he played the lead role of Sam Wheat. On March 28, 2011, the show premiered at the Opera House, in Manchester.
More About Career
Hence, it moved to the Piccadilly Theatre on 22 June 2011. At the 2012 Tony Awards, he was also invited to perform. Until its final performance on 18 August 2012, he and Levy remained in the Broadway production.
In 2013, Fleeshman starred as Bobby Strong in the UK premiere of the hit satirical musical, Urinetown, directed by Jamie Lloyd, at the St James Theatre. He then went on to film Call the Midwife for the BBC which was broadcast early February 2015.
His next musical project was playing the role of George Bevan, in A Damsel in Distress, a musical adaption of the novel A Damsel in Distress, at the Chichester Festival Theatre beginning on 30 May 2015. He was spotted playing Francis Drake in two episodes of the CW series Reign, in 2017. He also played Gideon Fletcher in Sting’s musical The Last Ship, in 2018
Career Highlight
The role of Air-Steward ‘Andy’ was played by him in 2018. It is in the West End gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, directed by Marianne Elliot. Besides that, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
He made a guest appearance in CHIVALRY for Channel 4, in 2022. Thus, he played the role of KEN in The Sandman. He got the offer of leading role in the TV series The Ark on Syfy, in 2023. At The Menier Theatre in London., he played Walter in the UK premiere of Majorie Prime.
Besides his acting career, he is also a singer and songwriter. He was the youngest celebrity contestant to win a Stars in Their Eyes celebrity special, in 2003. In 2006, he also won Soapstar Superstar and won £200,000 for his chosen charity, The Kirsty Appeal.
The star also plays the piano and guitar. He performed on the ITV1 show An Audience with Coronation Street, on April 22, 2007. With Universal Records in 2007, he signed a major deal and then completed writing his debut album. In addition, he supported Elton John by joining him on his Summer stadium tour, in 2008.
Richard Fleeshman – Social Media
Richard Fleeshman has an Instagram account with 54.1k followers. Similarly, he has a Twitter account named @RFleeshman with 54.2k followers.
Body Measurements
Richard Fleeshman is very tall and stands 6 feet 2 inches tall. Besides that, his body measurement and body weight are not known yet. He has a fair asking tone and light brown hair colour and blue eyes.