Derek Martin

Derek Martin was born on Apr 11, 1933 in UK. Derek Martin's big-screen debut came with It's a Square World - Season 7 directed by Joseph McGrath in 1964, strarring Various Characters. Derek Martin is known for The Governor directed by Bob Mahoney, Janet McTeer stars as Helen Hewitt and Derek Martin as Gary Marshall. The upcoming new movie Derek Martin plays is Cars 2 which will be released on Jun 24, 2011.

Derek Martin has been in demand as one of the most authentic working class voices in British acting since the 1970s, despite never taking the traditional route of training formally as an actor and performing on stage.He did National Service in the Royal Air Force and was employed in a host of jobs, including digging roads, working in factories, motor racing, professional gambling and working at Smithfield Meat Market. He got into television as an extra on Z Cars (1962) in 1962 and went on to become a stuntman, performing in many Docteur Who (1963) serials, especially during the action-packed Jon Pertwee era of the early 1970s.After an injury on Elizabeth R (1971), Martin decided to retire from stunts and pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He returned to Docteur Who (1963), this time as an actor, in a small part in Docteur Who: Image of the Fendahl: Part One (1977), starring Tom Baker as the Doctor, but his breakthrough was as a corrupt policeman in the controversial Law & Order (1978). His greatest fame with the British public came with his long-running role as Charlie Slater in EastEnders (1985).