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Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

Known for: Acting

Born 04/10/1953
Place of birth Hertfordshire, England, UK

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

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Ronnie Tyler

1997

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Fenton

2005

Outlander Series ★ 8,2

Outlander

Aaron Beardsley

2014

Father Brown Series ★ 7,6

Father Brown

Herman Jolly

2013

Andor Series ★ 8,3

Andor

Ulaf

2022

Silent Witness Series ★ 7,6

Silent Witness

Chris Palmer

1996

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Gerald Bryant

1986

Vera Series ★ 7,4

Vera

Robert Naresby

2011

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Film ★ 7,9

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Broker

2023

Merlin Series ★ 7,8

Merlin

Black Knight (voice)

2008

Taboo Series ★ 7,9

Taboo

Ibbotson

2017

Spooks Series ★ 7,7

Spooks

Gordon Blaney

2002

The Fifth Element Film ★ 7,6

The Fifth Element

Mactilburgh

1997

Bergerac Series ★ 6,7

Bergerac

Sydney Sterrat

1981

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Billy

1974

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Jerry Crowe

1974

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Film ★ 6,6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Ezekiel

2011

The Professionals Series ★ 7,6

The Professionals

Billy

1977

New Tricks Series ★ 7,3

New Tricks

2004

Guardians of the Galaxy Film ★ 7,9

Guardians of the Galaxy

The Broker

2014

Alien³ Film ★ 6,4

Alien³

Murphy

1992

The Bill Series ★ 6,8

The Bill

1984

Flushed Away Film ★ 6,3

Flushed Away

Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)

2006

Z-Cars Series ★ 7,3

Z-Cars

1962

Hercules Film ★ 5,8

Hercules

Gryza

2014

The Little Mermaid Film ★ 6,3

The Little Mermaid

Hawkins

2023

Constellation Series ★ 7,0

Constellation

Yura

2024

Prime Suspect Series ★ 7,8

Prime Suspect

Chief Insp. David Lyall

1991

Batman Film ★ 7,2

Batman

Nic

1989

Law & Order: UK Series ★ 7,0

Law & Order: UK

2009

Jack the Giant Slayer Film ★ 5,9

Jack the Giant Slayer

Uncle

2013

Borgen Series ★ 8,1

Borgen

Vassily Andrejev

2010

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Film ★ 7,1

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Additional Voice (voice)

2005

Lovejoy Series ★ 7,4

Lovejoy

Foxy Norris

1986

Wolf Hall Series ★ 7,4

Wolf Hall

Walter Cromwell

2015

Sherwood Series ★ 6,9

Sherwood

Bill Raggett

2022

Iron Mask Film ★ 6,1

Iron Mask

Grey

2019

Ashes to Ashes Series ★ 7,7

Ashes to Ashes

David Bonds

2008

Space Precinct Series ★ 6,2

Space Precinct

Burl Flak

1994

Papillon Film ★ 7,3

Papillon

Jean Castili

2017

Goal! Film ★ 6,8

Goal!

Foghorn

2005

Dickensian Series ★ 7,4

Dickensian

Silas Wegg

2015

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Series ★ 7,9

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Albert Moxey

1983

Spender Series ★ 7,3

Spender

Joe Phelan

1991

Lady Macbeth Film ★ 6,6

Lady Macbeth

Boris Lester

2016

Sapphire & Steel Series ★ 7,3

Sapphire & Steel

Johnny Jack

1979

Scoop Film ★ 6,3

Scoop

Elderly Man

2024

Below Film ★ 6,0

Below

Pappy

2002

London Fields Film ★ 5,1

London Fields

Darts Player

2018

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse Film ★ 5,4

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

Potter

2015

Tess of the D'Urbervilles Series ★ 7,5

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Groby

2008

The Line of Beauty Series ★ 6,8

The Line of Beauty

Barry Groom

2006

Stay Lucky Series ★ 7,0

Stay Lucky

1989

South of the Border Series ★ 10,0

South of the Border

Dennis

1988

Truelove Series ★ 6,4

Truelove

Trevor

2024

Crocodile Shoes Series ★ 7,3

Crocodile Shoes

1994

Family Tree Series ★ 6,4

Family Tree

Neville St. Aubrey

2013

Series ★ 6,0

Comic Relief

1988

Five Daughters Series ★ 6,4

Five Daughters

DCI John Quinton

2010

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series ★ 7,7

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Fumier

1999

In Deep Series ★ 8,0

In Deep

Harbinson

2001

Hamlet Film ★ 6,6

Hamlet

Player Queen

1990

Rockliffe's Babies Series ★ 5,8

Rockliffe's Babies

Dover

1987

White Hunter, Black Heart Film ★ 6,4

White Hunter, Black Heart

Tom Harrison

1990

In the Beginning Series ★ 6,1

In the Beginning

Idol Worshipper

2000

Jamaica Inn Series ★ 6,5

Jamaica Inn

Harry

2014

Little Lord Fauntleroy Film ★ 7,3

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Man Filling in Ditch

1980

The Rotters' Club Series ★ 8,0

The Rotters' Club

Roll-up Reg

2005

Going Out Series ★ 8,0

Going Out

First Policenan

1981

The Awakening Film ★ 5,4

The Awakening

Porter

1980

Goal III: Taking on the World Film ★ 4,0

Goal III: Taking on the World

Foghorn

2009

100 Nights of Hero Film ★ 5,9

100 Nights of Hero

Beaked Brother Charles

2025

Framed Series ★ 6,9

Framed

Sydney Jefferson

1992

Invasion: Earth Series ★ 6,3

Invasion: Earth

Wg. Cdr. Friday

1998

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Film

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Self

2007

The Old Curiosity Shop Series ★ 7,5

The Old Curiosity Shop

Kit Nubbles

1979

Hatton Garden Series ★ 6,0

Hatton Garden

Billy Lincoln

2019

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Series ★ 5,0

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

Horst Berger

1987

Series ★ 8,0

True Tilda

Gavel

1997

Finney Series ★ 8,0

Finney

Bobo Jr.

1994

Agatha Film ★ 6,1

Agatha

Luland

1979

Series ★ 8,0

Drama Connections

2005

All My Friends Hate Me Film ★ 5,9

All My Friends Hate Me

Norman

2022

This Is Jinsy Series ★ 6,5

This Is Jinsy

2010

Black Plague Film ★ 5,4

Black Plague

Steward

2002

In a Land of Plenty Series ★ 4,7

In a Land of Plenty

2001

Plenty Film ★ 5,7

Plenty

Spencer

1985

Orthodox Film ★ 7,0

Orthodox

Goldberg

2012

The Bunker Film ★ 5,7

The Bunker

Sgt. Heydrich

2001

Little Deaths Film ★ 4,4

Little Deaths

X

2011

Hanna's War Film ★ 5,2

Hanna's War

Ruven

1988

Murder with Mirrors Film ★ 6,5

Murder with Mirrors

Sergeant Lake

1985

Wokenwell Series ★ 10,0

Wokenwell

1997

Never Better Series ★ 6,0

Never Better

2008

Lennon Naked Film ★ 5,5

Lennon Naked

Freddie Lennon

2010

Noah's Castle Series ★ 7,3

Noah's Castle

Cliff

1980

Hands of a Murderer Film ★ 6,7

Hands of a Murderer

Jeremy Stubb

1990

Venus Peter Film ★ 5,3

Venus Peter

Blind Man

1989

Royce Film ★ 5,1

Royce

Kupchak

1994

The Fight Film ★ 5,7

The Fight

Frank Dunn

2019

Games Without Frontiers Film

Games Without Frontiers

Billy

1980

Walk Like a Panther Film ★ 6,2

Walk Like a Panther

Leslie Beck

2018

Brimstone & Treacle Film ★ 5,9

Brimstone & Treacle

Drunk

1982

Cargo Film ★ 4,8

Cargo

Ralph

2006

How Many Miles to Babylon? Film

How Many Miles to Babylon?

Jerry Crowe

1982

Death of Zygielbojm Film ★ 5,8

Death of Zygielbojm

2021

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets Film ★ 5,0

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

Physician

2005

Almost Heaven Film ★ 5,5

Almost Heaven

Teapot Ted

2006

A Pinch of Snuff Film

A Pinch of Snuff

DS Edgar Wield

1994

Writers Retreat Film ★ 5,5

Writers Retreat

Nigel

2015

Orthodox Film ★ 4,4

Orthodox

Joseph Goldberg

2015

Film

Sunday For Sammy 2016

2016

Deus Otiosus: The Idle God Film ★ 4,5

Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

Deus

2020

Back with the Boys Again Film

Back with the Boys Again

Himself

2013

Film ★ 10,0

Cry Wolf

Sergeant

Series

Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn

Tom Corder

1980