Don Warrington

Don Warrington

Acting

Born 1951-05-23

Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Biography

Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams) is a Trinidadian-born British actor. He is best known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp (1974–78), and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC detective series Death in Paradise (2011–present).

Known For

Popular credits

Doctor Who
7.6

Doctor Who

Mr.Präsident

Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

Voltimand

Red Dwarf
8.1

Red Dwarf

Commander Binks

Death in Paradise
7.5

Death in Paradise

Selwyn Patterson

Going Postal
7.2

Going Postal

Priest of Offler

The Five
6.8

The Five

Ray Kenwood

Bloodbath at the House of Death
5.3

Bloodbath at the House of Death

Stephen Wilson

Casualty
6.2

Casualty

Trevor

8 ½ Women
5.4

8 ½ Women

Simon

To Play the King
7.8

To Play the King

Graham Gaunt

Arabian Nights
6.8

Arabian Nights

Hari Ben Karim

Land of the Blind
5.8

Land of the Blind

First Sergeant

Beyond Paradise
6.8

Beyond Paradise

Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

Lovejoy
7.3

Lovejoy

Felix

Chasing Shadows
7.2

Chasing Shadows

CS Harley Drayton

Law & Order: UK
7.0

Law & Order: UK

You, Me and Him
5.6

You, Me and Him

Charles

Waking the Dead
7.2

Waking the Dead

Gideon Barclay

Lighthouse
4.5

Lighthouse

Prison Officer Ian Goslet

Fat Slags
3.2

Fat Slags

General Secretary