Christopher Fairbank
Known for: Acting
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. 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.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Ronnie Tyler
1997
Series
Doctor Who
Fenton
2005
Series
Outlander
Aaron Beardsley
2014
Series
Father Brown
Herman Jolly
2013
Series
Andor
Ulaf
2022
Series
Casualty
Gerald Bryant
1986
Series
Silent Witness
Chris Palmer
1996
Series
Vera
Robert Naresby
2011
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Broker
2023
Series
Taboo
Ibbotson
2017
Series
Merlin
Black Knight (voice)
2008
Series
Spooks
Gordon Blaney
2002
Film
The Fifth Element
Mactilburgh
1997
Series
Bergerac
Sydney Sterrat
1981
Series
Playhouse
Billy
1974
Series
Playhouse
Jerry Crowe
1974
Series
The Professionals
Billy
1977
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Ezekiel
2011
Series
New Tricks
2004
Film
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Broker
2014
Series
Z-Cars
1962
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
Constellation
Yura
2024
Film
Flushed Away
Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
2006
Film
Alien³
Murphy
1992
Film
The Little Mermaid
Hawkins
2023
Series
Prime Suspect
Chief Insp. David Lyall
1991
Film
Hercules
Gryza
2014
Film
Batman
Nic
1989
Film
Jack the Giant Slayer
Uncle
2013
Series
Borgen
Vassily Andrejev
2010
Series
Law & Order: UK
2009
Series
Lovejoy
Foxy Norris
1986
Film
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Additional Voice (voice)
2005
Series
Wolf Hall
Walter Cromwell
2015
Series
Ashes to Ashes
David Bonds
2008
Series
Sherwood
Bill Raggett
2022
Film
Iron Mask
Grey
2019
Series
Space Precinct
Burl Flak
1994
Film
Papillon
Jean Castili
2017
Film
Goal!
Foghorn
2005
Series
Dickensian
Silas Wegg
2015
Series
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Albert Moxey
1983
Series
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Groby
2008
Series
Spender
Joe Phelan
1991
Film
Scoop
Elderly Man
2024
Film
Lady Macbeth
Boris Lester
2016
Series
The Line of Beauty
Barry Groom
2006
Film
Below
Pappy
2002
Series
Sapphire & Steel
Johnny Jack
1979
Film
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Potter
2015
Film
London Fields
Darts Player
2018
Series
Five Daughters
DCI John Quinton
2010
Series
Family Tree
Neville St. Aubrey
2013
Series
Stay Lucky
1989
Series
South of the Border
Dennis
1988
Series
Truelove
Trevor
2024
Series
In Deep
Harbinson
2001
Series
In the Beginning
Idol Worshipper
2000
Series
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Fumier
1999
Series
Going Out
First Policenan
1981
Series
Rockliffe's Babies
Dover
1987
Series
The Rotters' Club
Roll-up Reg
2005
Series
Jamaica Inn
Harry
2014
Series
Crocodile Shoes
1994
Film
Hamlet
Player Queen
1990
Comic Relief
1988
Film
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Man Filling in Ditch
1980
Film
Goal III: Taking on the World
Foghorn
2009
Series
Hatton Garden
Billy Lincoln
2019
Series
The Old Curiosity Shop
Kit Nubbles
1979
Film
White Hunter, Black Heart
Tom Harrison
1990
Film
The Awakening
Porter
1980
Series
Framed
Sydney Jefferson
1992
Series
Invasion: Earth
Wg. Cdr. Friday
1998
Series
This Is Jinsy
2010
Film
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
2007
Series
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Horst Berger
1987
Film
Orthodox
Goldberg
2012
Film
100 Nights of Hero
Beaked Brother Charles
2025
True Tilda
Gavel
1997
Series
Finney
Bobo Jr.
1994
Film
Plenty
Spencer
1985
Drama Connections
2005
Film
Black Plague
Steward
2002
Series
In a Land of Plenty
2001
Film
Agatha
Luland
1979
Film
Hanna's War
Ruven
1988
Film
Little Deaths
X
2011
Film
All My Friends Hate Me
Norman
2022
Film
Murder with Mirrors
Sergeant Lake
1985
Film
The Bunker
Sgt. Heydrich
2001
Series
Wokenwell
1997
Series
Never Better
2008
Film
Lennon Naked
Freddie Lennon
2010
Film
Games Without Frontiers
Billy
1980
Film
Walk Like a Panther
Leslie Beck
2018
Film
Hands of a Murderer
Jeremy Stubb
1990
Film
Cargo
Ralph
2006
Series
Noah's Castle
Cliff
1980
Film
A Pinch of Snuff
DS Edgar Wield
1994
Film
Death of Zygielbojm
2021
Film
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Jerry Crowe
1982
Film
The Fight
Frank Dunn
2019
Film
Brimstone & Treacle
Drunk
1982
Film
Royce
Kupchak
1994
Film
Back with the Boys Again
Himself
2013
Film
Venus Peter
Blind Man
1989
Film
Orthodox
Joseph Goldberg
2015
Film
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
Physician
2005
Sunday For Sammy 2016
2016
Film
Almost Heaven
Teapot Ted
2006
Film
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
Deus
2020
Film
Writers Retreat
Nigel
2015
Cry Wolf
Sergeant
Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn
Tom Corder
1980