Roger Griffiths (born 6 February 1965) is an English actor who has had several roles in television. He first rose to prominence opposite

Lenny Henry Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British Jamaicans, British-Jamaican comedian, actor and writer. He gained success as a Stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in ' ...

as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in

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1990s sitcom '' Chef!''. Before starring in ''Chef'', Griffiths played a minor role as a news reporter in the

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British sitcom ''

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'' in 1990. Later in 1990, he appeared in an episode of '' Birds of a Feather'', series 2, episode 4: "Muesli", as Daryl's fellow inmate. Following the run of ''Chef!'', Griffiths played a pirate named Captain Kevin in the

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educational

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television series ''

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''. Since then, Griffiths has played recurring characters on British

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. In 1999 and 2000, he played the role of DS Paul Timpney on police drama ''

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'' for five episodes. He joined the cast of ''

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'' in 2006, after a run on ''

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'' as DI Riddick, and on ''

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'' as Gabriel Drummond. He was a series regular in '' Vexed'' (2010–2012), and

's '' Lenny Henry In Pieces'' in 2003. In 2010, he appeared in the ''

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'' prequel, ''

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'', as Clayton Cooper. In 2016, he played the part of Newton Farrell in the ''

Death in Paradise ''Death in Paradise'' is a crime drama, crime television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (Series 1–3), Kris Marshall (Series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (Series 6–9), Ralf Little (Series 9–13) and Don Gilet (2024 Speci ...

'' episode "The Blood Red Sea". He rejoined the cast of ''EastEnders'' in 2018 as Mitch Baker, the father of Keegan Baker. He left the series in December 2023. Griffiths has also had minor film roles (such as ''

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'' and '' Buffalo Soldiers''), and a minor role in the ''

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'' episode " Planet of the Ood". In 2018, he appeared in series 5 of ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people Black British male actors British people of Barbadian descent 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors English male soap opera actors {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub