Derek Griffiths

Derek Griffiths was born on 15th July, 1946 in Woking, Surrey. He has played the character Freddie Smith on Coronation Street since March 2016.

Derek served as a presenter on the pre-school TV show Play School from 1971 to 1981. He also starred in Play Away. In the 1980s Derek starred in SuperTed and voiced the main character of the same name. Throughtout the 1990s and the 2000s Derek's appearances on TV declined.