Christopher Greet
Christopher Arthur Greet was a Sri Lankan actor and radio presenter. He is best known for his work alongside Victoria Wood in the 1998 BBC comedy series dinnerladies.
Early life
Greet was born in Ceylon on 12 June 1932.Career
Greet presented radio programmes with Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. He later became an actor. One of his earliest roles was as a British officer in the wartime epic film The Bridge on [the River Kwai] with Sir Alec Guinness, which was filmed in Ceylon. He also appeared in several plays in Colombo alongside great Ceylonese actors such as Lucien de Zoysa.His final acting credit was in the 2010 action film, Prince of Persia: [The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time].