Roger Griffiths
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Roger Griffiths is a British
actor who has had several roles in television.
He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry
as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in Chef!
. Before starring in Chef, he played a minor role as a news reporter in the Channel 4 British sitcom Desmond's
in 1990.
Following the run of Chef!, Griffiths has had recurring characters on British soap operas. He joined the cast of Holby City
in 2006, after a run on EastEnders
as D.I. Riddick and on Family Affairs
as Gabriel Drummond. Griffiths has also had minor film roles (such as Batman Begins
) and a minor role in a Doctor Who
episode.
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actor who has had several roles in television.
He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry
Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in Chef!
Chef!
Chef! is a British situation comedy starring Lenny Henry that aired as twenty episodes over three series from 1993 to 1996 on the BBC. The show was created and primarily written by Peter Tilbury based on an idea from Lenny Henry and produced for the BBC by Henry's production company, Crucial...
. Before starring in Chef, he played a minor role as a news reporter in the Channel 4 British sitcom Desmond's
Desmond's
Desmond's is a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 1989 to 1994. The first series was shot in 1988, with the first episode broadcast in January 1989...
in 1990.
Following the run of Chef!, Griffiths has had recurring characters on British soap operas. He joined the cast of Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
in 2006, after a run on EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
as D.I. Riddick and on Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
as Gabriel Drummond. Griffiths has also had minor film roles (such as Batman Begins
Batman Begins
Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...
) and a minor role in a Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
episode.