Derek Thompson

Acting

Derek Thompson

Born 1948-04-04 Belfast, Northern Ireland 14 films

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…

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Filmography

14 films
Fighting Back poster

A single mother returns to her home town after fifteen years of unhappy marriage and fights to make…

Fighting Back

★ 10.0 1986

The Price poster

Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married…

The Price

★ 0.0 1985

Breaking Glass poster

Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in t…

Breaking Glass

★ 6.9 1980

Yanks poster

During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Agains…

Yanks

★ 5.9 1979

Gonks Go Beat poster

Bizarre sixties fable resembling Romeo and Juliet, but instead of Montagues and Capulets, there are…

Gonks Go Beat

★ 3.8 1965