Acting Career
Richard played the role of the school team captain in a television film called An Angel for May. From 2002 to 2006, he played the role of Craig Harris in Coronation Street. He was the only member of his on-screen family to escape the axe in 2005, leaving the programme at the age of 16. His last episode aired on 16 October 2006. Richard later filmed an episode of Blue Murder in 2007 in which he played a character called Ben Holroyd, starring alongside Jill Halfpenny. The episode, called "Crisis Management", aired in December 2007 on ITV. He played the role of Gillen in ITV comedy drama Monday Monday, which aired on 10 August 2009. On June 16, 2010, Richard joined the company of Legally Blonde in London, taking over from Duncan James in the role of Warner. In 2009, he played the role of musically talented autistic boy named Kyle Caddick in a 6 part BBC drama series All the Small Things. Here Richard got to combine his acting with his musical ability. Within the series he performed many songs, both solo and as part of a choir. He also sang the song that runs over the end credits. He co-wrote the song with Elton John and the show's creator Debbie Horsfield. His father, actor David Fleeshman, played the role of Gilbert in the same series. All the Small Things was screened in Australia under the title of 'Heart and Soul'.
Fleeshman starred in the West End production of Ghost: The Musical, based on the film Ghost, written by Bruce Joel Rubin; with music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard). Richard played the role of Sam Wheat (played by Patrick Swayze in the film) alongside Caissie Levy as Molly and Sharon D. Clarke as Oda Mae Brown. The show started in the Opera House, Manchester on 28 March 2011 and moved to the Piccadilly Theatre on 22 June 2011. He departed from his role on the West End with castmate Caissie Levy on 12 January 2012 to star in the Broadway production, which began previews on March 15, 2012 at the Lunt Fontanne Theater and officially opened on April 23, 2012. Fleeshman and Levy remained in the Broadway Production until its final performance on August 18th, 2012.
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