Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

Рождение : 1948-04-04, Belfast, Northern Ireland

История

Derek Thompson (born 4 April 1948) is a Northern Irish actor, most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long-running BBC television medical drama series Casualty for 37 years, from its first episode in 1986 to his final episode in 2024. In 2017, it was revealed that this role has made Thompson the highest paid actor within the BBC with a salary of £350,000-£399,000 per annum. Following his exit from the show, Thompson joined the cast of hit Northern Irish police drama Blue Lights for its second season. Prior to the lead role in Casualty he starred in several films including The Long Good Friday, TV series such as Harry's Game and The Gentle Touch and several celebrated stints at The National Theatre. As a musician, he was also part of a folk duo with his twin sister Elaine in the 1960s. He is married to the actress Dee Sadler and they have one son, Charlie.

Профиль

Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson

Фильмы

Воскресший
Herbie Ferguson
Виктор — гангстер и беспощадный убийца, его называют «Человек со шрамом» 90-х. Он главарь банды киллеров. Журналист по имени Рин стремится раскрыть тайну о так называемом «Воскресшем человеке», рискуя собственной жизнью.
Fighting Back
Bruce Curran
A single mother returns to her home town after fifteen years of unhappy marriage and fights to make a better life for herself and her children.
Дикие гуси 2
Hourigan
Определенные политические силы очень заинтересованы в похищении из берлинской тюрьмы Шпандау известного нацистского преступника Рудольфа Гесса. Группа профессиональных наемников должна выполнить эту задачу.
The Price
Frank Crossan
Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.
Долгая Страстная пятница
Jeff
Преуспевающий криминальный босс Гарольд Шенд близок к заключению крупной сделки, но все рушит цепь загадочных смертей его подопечных.
Breaking Glass
Andy
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Once at the top the pressure is immense as Kate's band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight.
Янки
Ken
Действие фильма происходит во время Второй мировой войны в Великобритании незадолго до операции в Нормандии. Американские солдаты ожидают в небольшом английском городке начала операции. Местные же насмешливо называют американцев «янки». Главные герои фильма — три американских солдата, которые влюбляются в местных английских женщин. Один из них — молодой мужчина из Аризоны сержант Мэтт Дайсон который встречается с молодой Джин Моретон. Другая пара — капитан Джон и Элен.
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Skinner
A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.
A Photograph
Chet
A man's life is turned upside down when he receives a mysterious photograph in the post.
Gonks Go Beat
A swiftly assembled musical fantasy movie made to capitalise on the mid-Sixties, British craze for gonks (a sort of soft, furry toy). Today it is of more interest for featuring music by such artists as Lulu, The Nashville Teens, and The Graham Bond Organisation.
Penny From Heaven
Homeless Man
Penny is dead. She can't really remember how it happened. All she knows is she has to save the souls of 1000 people on the verge of suicide before she can get her wings and become a fully fledged angel.