Del Synnott

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'''Derek Synnott''' (born 17 October 1977) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] actor. He played Froderick in ''[[Princess of Thieves]]'' and DC Alan Carter in ''[[Murphy's Law (British TV series)|Murphy's Law]]''.

Synnott was born and raised in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. When he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to [[Essex]], [[England]] in 1989.<ref name="Del Synnott - Official Website"/> He attended The Hedley Walter School, in Brentwood, Essex, from 1989 where he first honed his acting skills. He invented a character called "Budder".

He has also appeared in the TV version of ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' titled "Lock Stock" and the Samuelson Productions feature ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]''. In 2013, he appeared in ''[[The Great Train Robbery (2013 TV series)|The Great Train Robbery]]'' as [[Brian Field]].

His first TV role was in the miniseries ''[[Every Woman Knows a Secret]]'' in 1999. Since then he has had major roles in programs such as ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'', ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'', ''[[Red Cap (TV series)|Red Cap]]'', ''[[Doc Martin]]'' and ''[[New Tricks]]''.

==Personal life== Synnott met actress [[Keira Knightley]] on the set of the 2001 TV movie ''[[Princess of Thieves]]''. The two later appeared together in the short film ''[[Deflation (2001 film)|Deflation]]'' by [[Roger Ashton-Griffiths]] and as extras in the larger film ''[[Thunderpants]]''. In 2003, Synnott and Knightley broke up after two years together.

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0843435}}

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