Derek Thompson
Birthday
1948/04/04 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Also know as
Elain and Derek, Elaine and Derek
Biography
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1979) Yanks
as Ken
(1980) The Long Good Friday
as Jeff
(1985) Wild Geese II
as Hourigan
(1998) Resurrection Man
as Herbie Ferguson
(1965) Gonks Go Beat
as Singer (Derek and Elaine)
(1978) Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
as Skinner
(1979) The Danedyke Mystery
as Tom Richards
(1985) The Price
as Frank Crossan
(1980) Breaking Glass
as Andy
(1986) Fighting Back
as Bruce Curran
(2017) Penny From Heaven
as Homeless Man
(1977) A Photograph
as Chet
(1986) Casualty
as Charlie Fairhead
(1982) Brookside
as ---
(1981) Bergerac
as Wyatt
(1980) The Gentle Touch
as Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton
(2007) Holby Blue
as Charlie Fairhead
(1976) Rock Follies
as ---
(1979) Minder
as Harry
(1999) Holby City
as Charlie Fairhead
(1982) Harry's Game
as Billy Downes
(2023) Blue Lights
as Robin Graham
(1985) The Price
as Frank Crossan