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Christopher Fairbank
Actor

Christopher Fairbank

4 Oct 1953Born
73Age
113Credits
Hertfordshire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born October 4, 1953) is an English actor best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Fairbank was born in Hertfordshire, England. He has numerous television credits to his name, notably in Sapphire and Steel, The Professionals, The Scarlet Pimpernel and provided minor voice talent for both the hit Wallace and Gromit feature-length film Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away (both produced by Aardman). Fairbank also appeared as one of the pair of muggers who rob an out-of-town family, heralding the first appearance of the Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 film.

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Fairbank also had roles as Mactilburgh the scientist in the film The Fifth Element, the prisoner Murphy in Alien 3, and the Player Queen in the Franco Zeffirelli version of Hamlet, opposite Mel Gibson. Recently, he provided the voice of Old King Doran in the video game Demon's Souls and provides a number of voice accents in the PS2 video game Prisoner of War. Chris also appeared in Goal! trilogy in the character of a Newcastle United fan. In 2010, Chris appeared as a detective in the BBC Drama, Five Daughters, and as Alfred "Freddie" Lennon in the biopicLennon Naked with Christopher Eccleston. In 2011 Fairbank starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesas a pirate called Ezekiel. In 2012 he appeared as an Australian in Sky 1's Starlings.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 113 credits.

  1. TBACry WolfFilm: Sergeant
  2. 2025100 Nights of HeroFilm: Beaked Brother Charles
  3. 2024ScoopFilm: Elderly Man
  4. 2024ConstellationSeries: Yura (1 episode)
  5. 2024TrueloveSeries: Trevor (1 episode)
  6. 2023The Little MermaidFilm: Hawkins
  7. 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Film: Broker
  8. 2022AndorSeries: Ulaf (3 episodes)
  9. 2022SherwoodSeries: Bill Raggett (1 episode)
  10. 2022All My Friends Hate MeFilm: Norman
  11. 2021Death of ZygielbojmFilm: Woolf
  12. 2020Deus Otiosus: The Idle GodFilm: Deus
  13. 2019Iron MaskFilm: Grey
  14. 2019Hatton GardenSeries: Billy Lincoln (2 episodes)
  15. 2019The FightFilm: Frank Dunn
  16. 2018London FieldsFilm: Darts Player
  17. 2018Walk Like a PantherFilm: Leslie Beck
  18. 2017PapillonFilm: Jean Castili
  19. 2017TabooSeries: Ibbotson (3 episodes)
  20. 2016Lady MacbethFilm: Boris Lester
  21. 2016Sunday For Sammy 2016Film
  22. 2015DickensianSeries: Silas Wegg (20 episodes)
  23. 2015OrthodoxFilm: Joseph Goldberg
  24. 2015Writers RetreatFilm: Nigel
  25. 2015Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's CurseFilm: Potter
  26. 2015Wolf HallSeries: Walter Cromwell (2 episodes)
  27. 2014OutlanderSeries: Aaron Beardsley (1 episode)
  28. 2014Guardians of the GalaxyFilm: The Broker
  29. 2014HerculesFilm: Gryza
  30. 2014Jamaica InnSeries: Harry (3 episodes)
  31. 2013Family TreeSeries: Neville St. Aubrey (1 episode)
  32. 2013Jack the Giant SlayerFilm: Uncle
  33. 2013Father BrownSeries: Herman Jolly (1 episode)
  34. 2012OrthodoxFilm: Goldberg
  35. 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesFilm: Ezekiel
  36. 2011VeraSeries: Robert Naresby (1 episode)
  37. 2011Little DeathsFilm: X
  38. 2010Lennon NakedFilm: Freddie Lennon
  39. 2010BorgenSeries: Vassily Andrejev (1 episode)
  40. 2010Five DaughtersSeries: DCI John Quinton (3 episodes)
  41. 2010This Is JinsySeries (8 episodes)
  42. 2009Law & Order: UKSeries (1 episode)
  43. 2008Goal III: Taking on the WorldFilm: Foghorn
  44. 2008MerlinSeries: Black Knight (voice) (1 episode)
  45. 2008Tess of the D'UrbervillesSeries: Groby (4 episodes)
  46. 2008Ashes to AshesSeries: David Bonds (1 episode)
  47. 2008Never BetterSeries (6 episodes)
  48. 2006Flushed AwayFilm: Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
  49. 2006The Line of BeautySeries: Barry Groom (3 episodes)
  50. 2006CargoFilm: Ralph
  51. 2006Almost HeavenFilm: Teapot Ted
  52. 2005A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His SonnetsFilm: Physician
  53. 2005Goal!Film: Foghorn
  54. 2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitFilm: Additional Voice (voice)
  55. 2005Drama ConnectionsSeries (1 episode)
  56. 2005Doctor WhoSeries: Fenton (1 episode)
  57. 2005The Rotters' ClubSeries: Roll-up Reg (1 episode)
  58. 2004New TricksSeries (1 episode)
  59. 2002Black PlagueFilm: Steward
  60. 2002BelowFilm: Pappy
  61. 2002SpooksSeries: Gordon Blaney (1 episode)
  62. 2001The BunkerFilm: Sgt. Heydrich
  63. 2001In DeepSeries: Harbinson (2 episodes)
  64. 2001In a Land of PlentySeries (1 episode)
  65. 2000In the BeginningSeries: Idol Worshipper (2 episodes)
  66. 1999The Scarlet PimpernelSeries: Fumier (6 episodes)
  67. 1998Invasion: EarthSeries: Wg. Cdr. Friday (6 episodes)
  68. 1997WokenwellSeries (1 episode)
  69. 1997The Fifth ElementFilm: Mactilburgh
  70. 1997Midsomer MurdersSeries: Ronnie Tyler (1 episode)
  71. 1997True TildaSeries: Gavel (6 episodes)
  72. 1996Silent WitnessSeries: Chris Palmer (2 episodes)
  73. 1994FinneySeries: Bobo Jr. (6 episodes)
  74. 1994Crocodile ShoesSeries (13 episodes)
  75. 1994Space PrecinctSeries: Burl Flak (1 episode)
  76. 1994RoyceFilm: Kupchak
  77. 1994A Pinch of SnuffFilm: DS Edgar Wield
  78. 1992FramedSeries: Sydney Jefferson (1 episode)
  79. 1992Alien³Film: Murphy
  80. 1991Prime SuspectSeries: Chief Insp. David Lyall

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