# Roger Griffiths

Roger Griffiths (born 6 February 1965) is an English actor who has had several roles in television.
He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in BBC One 1990s sitcom Chef!. Before starring in Chef, Griffiths played a minor role as a news reporter in the Channel 4 British sitcom Desmond's in 1990. Later in 1990, he appeared in an episode of Birds of a Feather, series 2, episode 4: "Muesli", as Daryl's fellow inmate.
Following the run of Chef!, Griffiths played a pirate named Captain Kevin in the BBC educational numeracy television series Numbertime.
Since then, Griffiths has played recurring characters on British soap operas. In 1999 and 2000, he played the role of DS Paul Timpney on police drama The Bill for five episodes. He joined the cast of Holby City in 2006, after a run on EastEnders as DI Riddick, and on Family Affairs as Gabriel Drummond. He was a series regular in Vexed (2010–2012), and BBC One's Lenny Henry In Pieces in 2003. In 2010, he appeared in the Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock & 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 Mitch Baker, the father of Keegan Baker. He left the series in December 2023.
Griffiths has also had minor film roles (such as Batman Begins and Buffalo Soldiers), and a minor role in the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Ood". In 2018, he appeared in series 5 of Still Open All Hours.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Ama | Joe | |
| 1996 | Hard Men | Lenny | |
| 1999 | Greenwich Mean Time | Denton | |
| 1999 | Tube Tales | Charlie | Segment: Grasshopper |
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers | Simmons | |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Arkham Uniformed Policeman | |
| 2007 | Deadmeat | Froggy | |
| 2013 | Communion | Inspector Matthews | |
| 2013 | Life Sentence | Ray | Short film |
| 2014 | Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan | Rowentree | |
| 2015 | Hard Time Bus | Fitzy | |
| 2017 | Bonded by Blood 2 | D.S. Lyons | |
| 2022 | The Mistress | Don | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | London's Burning | Lloyd | Television film |
| 1988 | Small World | Cleaner | Mini-series; Episode 2: "The Lady of Situations" |
| 1988 | Me and My Girl | Brendan | Series 6; episode 7: "A Bit of Overtime" |
| 1989 | Hard Cases | Workman | Series 2; episode 5 |
| 1989 | 4 Play | Bike Messenger | Series 1; episode 6: "Shalom Joan Collins" |
| 1990 | Birds of a Feather | Gary | Series 2; episode 4: "Muesli" |
| 1990–1991 | Desmond's | Leroy Smart | Series 2; episode 3, and series 3; episode 3 |
| 1991 | Casualty | Philip | Series 6; episode 4: "Hide and Seek" |
| 1991 | Lazarus & Dingwall | Suspect | Episode 6: "The Little Red Mark on the Side of the Head" |
| 1992 | The Bill | Malcolm Grant | Series 8; episode 6: "Fair Play" |
| 1992 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Roy Smith (painter) | Series 6; episode 7: "An Unwanted Woman: Part Two" |
| 1993–1996 | Chef! | Everton Stonehead | Series 1–3; 19 episodes |
| 1994 | Class Act | Roy | Series 1; episode 6 |
| 1994 | Finney | Doyle | Episodes 3–6 |
| 1996 | Thief Takers | Jim Gillespie | Series 1; episode 2: "Company of Strangers" |
| 1997 | Captain Butler | Cliff | Episodes 1–6 |
| 1998–1999 | Numbertime | Captain Kevin | Series 5–7; 20 episodes |
| 1999 | Mike & Angelo | Smith | Series 11; episode 5: "Men in Brown" |
| 1999 | Trust | Trevor Macer | 2-part television film |
| 1999–2000 | Comin' Atcha! | Uncle Rudi | Series 1; episode 5, and series 2; episodes 4–7 |
| 1999–2000 | The Bill | D.S. Paul Timpney | Series 15; episodes 33–36 |
| 2000 | Forgive and Forget | Carlton | Television film |
| 2000 | Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show | | Episodes 1 & 8 |
| 2000 | Lenny Henry in Pieces | Various | Unknown episodes |
| 2001 | Casualty | Royston Phillips | Series 15; episode 34: "Mix and Match" |
| 2001 | Heartbeat | Daniel Moketso | Series 11; episode 4: "Legacies" |
| 2001 | Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | Mozim & Unim Pawtont | Episode 5: "Voodoo Feet of Death" |
| 2002 | Paradise Heights | Bobby Fulton | Series 1; episode 2 |
| 2002 | Sirens | D.S. Steve Copley | 2-part television film |
| 2002–2003 | Family Affairs | Gabriel Drummond | 28 episodes |
| 2004 | French and Saunders | | Series 6; episode 4 |
| 2004–2005 | EastEnders | D.I. Chris Riddick | 18 episodes |
| 2005 | Spider-Plant Man | Man on Train | Television short film (for Comic Relief). Uncredited role |
| 2005–2009 | Dubplate Drama | D-Brain | Series 1–3; 14 episodes |
| 2006 | Doctors | Patrick Turner | Series 8; episode 7: "Full Disclosure" |
| 2006 | My Family | Radio DJ | Series 6; episode 3: "The Spokes Person" |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Commander Kess | Series 4; episode 3: "Planet of the Ood" |
| 2009 | Hustle | Lennie | Series 5; episode 5: "Politics" |
| 2010 | Rock & Chips | Clayton Cooper | Pilot episode |
| 2010–2012 | Vexed | Tony | Series 1; episodes 1–3, and series 2; episodes 1–6 |
| 2011 | Doctors | Ian Milligan | Series 12; episode 196: "Saints and Sinners" |
| 2014 | Casualty | Paul Mason | Series 28; episode 39: "To Yourself Be True" |
| 2016 | Death in Paradise | Newton Farrell | Series 5; episode 7: "The Blood Red Sea" |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Oberon | Television film (CBeebies version) |
| 2016 | Doctors | Graham McAllister | Series 18; episode 92: "Life Unexpected" |
| 2017 | Casualty | Marty Williams | Series 32; episodes 6, 10 & 16 |
| 2018 | Still Open All Hours | Mr. Norman | Series 5; episode 6 |
| 2018 | Enterprice | Paul | Series 1; episodes 1–4 |
| 2018–2023 | EastEnders | Mitch Baker | 439 episodes |
| 2019 | Waffle the Wonder Dog | Grand | Series 3; episode 11: "Waffle the Grand-dog" |
| 2020–2021 | The Rubbish World of Dave Spud | Headmaster | Series 2; 52 episodes |
| 2021 | Dodo | Tom Toosley | Series 1; episode 17: "Cosmic Frisbee" |
| 2023 | Dreaming Whilst Black | Uncle Claude | Series 1; 4 episodes |