# Del Synnott

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Irish actor (born 1977)

Del Synnott Born (1977-10-17) 17 October 1977 (age 48)[1] Dublin, Ireland[2] Other name Del Synott Years active 1999–present Website http://www.delsynnott.com/

**Derek Synnott** (born 17 October 1977) is an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) actor. He played Froderick in *[Princess of Thieves](/source/Princess_of_Thieves)* and DC Alan Carter in *[Murphy's Law](/source/Murphy's_Law_(British_TV_series))*.

Synnott was born and raised in [Dublin](/source/Dublin), [Ireland](/source/Ireland). When he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to [Essex](/source/Essex), [England](/source/England) in 1989.[2] 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](/source/Lock%2C_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels)* titled "Lock Stock" and the Samuelson Productions feature *[Stormbreaker](/source/Stormbreaker_(film))*. In 2013, he appeared in *[The Great Train Robbery](/source/The_Great_Train_Robbery_(2013_TV_series))* as [Brian Field](/source/Brian_Field).

His first TV role was in the miniseries *[Every Woman Knows a Secret](/source/Every_Woman_Knows_a_Secret)* in 1999. Since then he has had major roles in programs such as *[Dangerfield](/source/Dangerfield_(TV_series))*, *[Waking the Dead](/source/Waking_the_Dead_(TV_series))*, *[Red Cap](/source/Red_Cap_(TV_series))*, *[Doc Martin](/source/Doc_Martin)* and *[New Tricks](/source/New_Tricks)*.

## Personal life

Synnott met actress [Keira Knightley](/source/Keira_Knightley) on the set of the 2001 TV movie *[Princess of Thieves](/source/Princess_of_Thieves)*. The two later appeared together in the short film *[Deflation](/source/Deflation_(2001_film))* by [Roger Ashton-Griffiths](/source/Roger_Ashton-Griffiths) and as extras in the larger film *[Thunderpants](/source/Thunderpants)*. In 2003, Synnott and Knightley broke up after two years together.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IMDB_1-0)** ["Del Synnott Biography - IMDB"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843435/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Del_Synnott_-_Official_Website_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Del_Synnott_-_Official_Website_2-1) ["Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130831073855/http://delsynnott.com/profile.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.delsynnott.com/profile.html) on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

## External links

- [Del Synnott](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843435/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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