Natasia Demetriou

Natasia Demetriou is a talented writer, actor and character comedian. She plays the lead female role of Nadja (a Gothic vampire queen making her way in modern America) in the hit FX series of What We Do In The Shadows. The show and Natasia have received widespread critical acclaim – garnering multiple Emmy nominations and several award wins. Natasia recently won the Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series award at the Critics’ Choice Super Awards and was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for her performance. The series airs on the BBC in the UK. Series 4 airs from summer 2022.

Natasia starred as “Sophie” in three series of Roughcut TV’s mullti-BAFTA winning comedy series Stath Lets Flats for Channel 4, written by and starring Jamie Demetriou. In 2022, Natasia was nominated for a BAFTA for "Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme" for her performance in series three of the show.

In 2020, Natasia filmed a regular role opposite Steve Coogan in the hit BBC series, This Time with Alan Patridge. In 2019, Demetriou played “Nina” in the feature Eurovision for Netflix alongside Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams and “Agnieszka” in Sky Arts’ Urban Myths: Andy & The Donald. She can also be seen alongside Joe Thomas, Jemaine Clement and Claudia O’Doherty in the comedy feature, The Festival, for Film4 and Fudge Park. Additional acting credits include  Toast of Tinseltown, The Road to Brexit, Static, Sick Note, Wasteman, Morgana Robinson’s The Agency, Oh God and Coaches for Sky Arts.

Demetriou co-hosted The Big Flower Fight with Vic Reeves for Netflix in 2020. She has appeared as herself on Channel 4’s The Big Fat Quiz and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, E4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats and Pants on Fire, Dave’s Comedians Giving Lectures, ITV2’s Don’t Hate the Playaz & Celebability and BBC2’s The Ranganation. Other comedy entertainment credits include UKTV’s Go 8-Bit, Comedy Central’s The Chris Ramsey Show and Harry Hill’s Tea Time for Sky One. She was a regular writer on ITV’s The Nightly Show and served as writer and performer on ITV2’s current affairs focused show, @Elevenish.

Natasia and comedy partner, Ellie White, recently filmed their sketch series, ELLIE & NATASIA, for the BBC, which they made with CPL and Harry Hill. The series aired on BBC Three and iPlayer in June 2022, and has been received incredibly well:

‘The element that should raise the show to cult status is their own genius’ ★★★★★ The Independent

‘These two have funny bones and such a fabulous talent for accents.’ ★★★★ The Times

‘There is a lot of scalpel-sharp social satire here, but it is delivered with unusual nonchalance’ ★★★★ The Guardian

‘That this sketch takes not one but two entirely unexpected turns is testament to the duo’s creativity and ability to constantly surprise.’ ★★★★ Chortle

‘A rapid-fire compendium featuring two comic actresses of extraordinary versatility.’ ★★★★ The Daily Mail
 

The series followed a pilot, which was released in June 2019 to critical acclaim:

“This fearless new sketch show from comedians Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou is French and Saunders for the Fleabag generation.” The Sun

“Inventive, silly sketch show, featuring mummy bloggers, eastern European nail technicians and one sketch so sinister it puts David Lynch to shame.” The Guardian

“Their creations are fuelled by the fluent silliness of natural comic performers.” Radio Times

Demetriou also co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed BBC3 Comedy Feed People Time. The New Statesman recalled, “It’s rare to see something at the pilot stage that is so fully-formed and so confident. Also – no small matter, this, for a comedy – it is hilarious.” The Guardian dubbed the performance "the most startlingly good sketch group to have come out of this island since Absolutely." Her 2014 debut solo Edinburgh show, You'll Never Have All of Me, won the Skinny Debutant Award.

As a writer, Natasia has various projects in development with internationally renowned production companies.