Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

70 · Born: Oct 4, 1953

Personal Details

Born Oct 4, 1953 Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born 4 October 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.

Career

2022
All My Friends Hate Me
All My Friends Hate Me as Norman
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Andor
Andor as Ulaf
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2019
Iron Mask
Iron Mask as Grey
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The Fight
The Fight as Frank Dunn
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Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden as Billy Lincoln
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2018
Vera
Vera as Robert Naresby
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2017
Papillon
Papillon as Jean Castili
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Taboo
Taboo as Ibbotson
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2016
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth as Boris Lester
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2015
Writers Retreat
Writers Retreat as Nigel
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Orthodox
Orthodox as Goldberg
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Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Dickensian
Dickensian as Silas Wegg
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2014
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Fenton
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2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer as Uncle
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2011
Little Deaths
Little Deaths as X
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This Is Jinsy
This Is Jinsy
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2010
Lennon Naked
Lennon Naked as Freddie Lennon
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Five Daughters
Five Daughters as DCI John Quinton
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2009
Goal! III
Goal! III as Foghorn
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2008
MindFlesh
MindFlesh as Verdain
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Merlin
Merlin as Black Knight (voice)
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles as Groby
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Never Better
Never Better
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2006
Cargo
Cargo as Ralph
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Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven as Teapot Ted
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The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty as Barry Groom
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New Tricks
New Tricks
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Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders as Ronnie Tyler
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2003
Spooks
Spooks as Gordon Blaney
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2002
Below
Below as Pappy
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Black Plague
Black Plague as Steward
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2001
The Bunker
The Bunker as Sgt. Heydrich
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2000
In the Beginning
In the Beginning as Idol Worshipper
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1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel as Fumier
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1998
Invasion Earth
Invasion Earth as Wg. Cdr. Friday
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1997
Silent Witness
Silent Witness as Chris Palmer
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1994
Crocodile Shoes
Crocodile Shoes
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Lovejoy
Lovejoy as Foxy Norris
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1993
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect as Chief Insp. David Lyall
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1990
Hands of a Murderer
Hands of a Murderer as Jeremy Stubb
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1988
Hanna's War
Hanna's War as Ruven
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1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles as Horst Berger
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Bergerac
Bergerac as Sydney Sterrat
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1985
Plenty
Plenty as Spencer
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1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Albert Moxey
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1982
BBC2 Playhouse
BBC2 Playhouse as Jerry Crowe
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1979
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop as Kit Nubbles
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The Professionals
The Professionals as Billy
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