Death in Paradise has received cast substitutions.
Death in Paradise is a British-French crime comedy-drama television series created by Robert Thorogood , starring Ben Miller ( series 1 -- 3 ) , Kris Marshall ( series 3 -- 6 ) & Ardal O'Hanlon ( series 6 -- present ) . Kristopher `` Kris '' Marshall ( born 11 April 1973 ) is an English actor . He played DI Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise , taking over the role April 2013 for the show 's third series and leaving it in February 2017 in the sixth series .