Derek Martin
Martin in 2009 at Wendy Richard's funeral service
Born	11 April 1933 (1933-04-11) (age 76) Bow, East London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964–present
Official website

Derek Martin (born 11 April 1933) is a British soap opera actor who is best known for his role as Charlie Slater in the British soap opera EastEnders which he has played since September 2000.

Martin started his showbiz career as a stuntman but after breaking his collar bone filming the drama Elizabeth R he switched to acting.

In 1978 he appeared as Detective Inspector Fred Pyle in The Detective's Tale, the first play in the BBC television series Law and Order. In 1982 he became the second actor to take on the role of R. D. Wingfield's fictional Detective Inspector Jack Frost, starring in A Touch of Frost. He also had acting roles in The Governor, The Chinese Detective and Eldorado. He has also made guest appearances in many television programmes including Doctor Who appearing in Ambassadors of Death as a heavy and Claws of Axos as a UNIT soldier, Upstairs Downstairs, The Bill, Only Fools and Horses and Little Britain. Derek has two sons.^{[citation needed]} He is also a big darts fan.

He also starred in a short film called Piggy Bank in 2004.

Derkek currently lives in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, a small town just outside London.

[edit] External links

• Derek Martin at the Internet Movie Database
• Official site
• BBC profile

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