Acting • AGE 78
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 ep...


Blue Lights
Robin Graham
2023

Penny From Heaven
Homeless Man
2017

Vera
Gordon Spencer
2011

Holby Blue
Charlie Fairhead
2007

Holby City
Charlie Fairhead
1999

Resurrection Man
Herbie Ferguson
1998

Casualty
Charlie Fairhead
1986

Fighting Back
Bruce Curran
1986

Wild Geese II
Hourigan
1985

The Price
Frank Crossan
1985

The Price
Frank Crossan
1985

Brookside
1982

Harry's Game
Billy Downes
1982

Bergerac
Wyatt
1981

The Long Good Friday
Jeff
1980

Breaking Glass
Andy
1980

The Gentle Touch
DS Jimmy Fenton
1980

Minder
Harry
1979

Yanks
Ken
1979

The Danedyke Mystery
Tom Richards
1979

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Skinner
1978

A Photograph
Chet
1977

Rock Follies
Harry Moon
1976

Gonks Go Beat
Singer (Derek and Elaine)
1965

The Input Problem
Ted