Askew, Desmond 1972–

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ASKEW, Desmond 1972–

PERSONAL

Born December 17, 1972, in London, England; brother of Della Askew (an actress). Education: Studied acting at Sylvia Young Theatre School in England.


Addresses: Agent—The Kohner Agency, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Envision Entertainment, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90069.


Career: Actor. Worked as a model beginning at the age of eight.


CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Up Our Street, BBC, 1985.

Richard, Grange Hill, BBC, 1991–94.

Ed, Then Came You, ABC, 2000.

Brody Davis, Roswell, The WB, 2000–2001.


Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Copy boy, Jack the Ripper, Euston Films, 1988.

Danny, Island, [Great Britain], 1996.


Television Appearances; Movies:

Digital Dreams, [Great Britain], 1983.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Second child, "The Fictional Detective," Pulaski, BBC, 1987.

Stuart Painter, "Chatterbox," The Bill, Thames Television and Yorkshire Television, 1996.

Shop manager, "Performance Anxiety," The Bill, Thames Television and Yorkshire Television, 1997.

Warren, "Far from Home," The Fugitive, CBS, 2000.

Gith, "My Three Witches," Charmed, The WB, 2003.

Ian, "The Big Butting in Episode," Half & Half, UPN, 2003.

Rowan Davies, "Jokers and Fools," Las Vegas, NBC, 2003.


Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ziggy, Kristin, NBC, 2001.

Harlan, Jack's House, Fox, 2003.

Monte Waller, Black Sash, The WB, 2003.


Film Appearances:

Magic carpet child, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

Simon Baines, Go, Columbia, 1999.

Hank, Wheelmen, Stretch Pix, 2001.

Henry, Repli–Kate (also known as National Lampoon's "Repli–Kate"), Zide–Perry Productions, 2002.

Joseph Fable, Fabled, Indican Pictures, 2002.

Ziggy Poole, Jekyll (also known as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Creative Light Entertainment, 2004.

Liam, Turistas, Stone Village Productions/2929 Productions, 2006.


Stage Appearances:

Gavroche, Les Miserables, London, England, 1981.


Appeared in Aladdin, Jack and the Beanstalk, and A Thousand Clowns.


RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Philip Steir featuring Steppenwolf, "Magic Carpet Ride," 1999.