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Roger Griffiths (born 6 February 1965) is an
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actor who has had several roles in television. He first rose to prominence opposite
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as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in
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1990s sitcom ''
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''. 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 two, 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 numeracy 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
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. He was a series regular in
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(2010–2012) and BBC One's ''
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'' 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
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, the father of
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. Griffiths has also had minor film roles (such as ''
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'' and ''
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''), and a minor role in a ''
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'' episode. In 2018 he appeared in series 5 of ''
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''.


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