Roger Griffiths

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 as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in BBC One 1990s sitcom '' Chef!''. Before starring in ''Chef'', Griffiths played a minor role as a news reporter in the Channel 4 British sitcom '' Desmond's'' in 1990. Later in 1990, he appeared in an episode of Birds of a Feather, series two, episode 4 ‘Muesli’ as Daryl's fellow inmate.

Following the run of ''Chef!'', Griffiths played a pirate named Captain Kevin in the BBC educational numeracy television series Numbertime.

Since then, Griffiths has played recurring characters on British soap operas. In 1999 and 2000 he played the role of DS Paul Timpney on police drama ''The Bill'' for five episodes. He joined the cast of '' Holby City'' in 2006, after a run on '' EastEnders'' as DI Riddick and on '' Family Affairs'' as Gabriel Drummond. He was a series regular in Vexed (2010–2012) and BBC One's '' Lenny Henry In Pieces'' in 2003. In 2010 he appeared in the Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock ‘n’ Chips as Clayton Cooper. In 2016, he played the part of Newton Farrell in the '' Death in Paradise'' episode, “The Blood Red Sea". He rejoined the cast of ''EastEnders'' in 2018 as Mitch Baker, the father of Keegan Baker.

Griffiths has also had minor film roles (such as ''Batman Begins'' and ''Buffalo Soldiers''), and a minor role in a '' Doctor Who'' episode. In 2018 he appeared in series 5 of '' Still Open All Hours''.

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1961 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

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