Christopher Fairbank

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-10-04 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Hertfordshire, England, UK

Christopher Fairbank

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. 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.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Outlander

    Outlander

  • Andor

    Andor

  • Vera

    Vera

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Taboo

    Taboo

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • The Little Mermaid

    The Little Mermaid

  • Goal!

    Goal!

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Constellation

    Constellation

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Almost Heaven

    Almost Heaven

  • Borgen

    Borgen

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

  • Black Plague

    Black Plague

  • Alien³

    Alien³

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

  • Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes

  • Orthodox

    Orthodox

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  • The Fight

    The Fight

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Iron Mask

    Iron Mask

  • The Bunker

    The Bunker

  • Royce

    Royce

  • The Line of Beauty

    The Line of Beauty

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Lennon Naked

    Lennon Naked

  • Orthodox

    Orthodox

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Papillon

    Papillon

  • Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

    Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

  • Agatha

    Agatha

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • Cargo

    Cargo

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

  • Plenty

    Plenty

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

  • Spender

    Spender

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Dickensian

    Dickensian

  • Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

  • Family Tree

    Family Tree

  • London Fields

    London Fields

  • In the Beginning

    In the Beginning

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • Below

    Below

  • Sapphire & Steel

    Sapphire & Steel

  • Comic Relief

    Comic Relief

  • Five Daughters

    Five Daughters

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Goal III: Taking on the World

    Goal III: Taking on the World

  • 100 Nights of Hero

    100 Nights of Hero

  • Invasion: Earth

    Invasion: Earth

  • Hatton Garden

    Hatton Garden

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • Rockliffe's Babies

    Rockliffe's Babies

  • Lady Macbeth

    Lady Macbeth

  • South Of The Border

    South Of The Border

  • Murder with Mirrors

    Murder with Mirrors

  • Finney

    Finney

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • All My Friends Hate Me

    All My Friends Hate Me

  • This Is Jinsy

    This Is Jinsy

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Games Without Frontiers

    Games Without Frontiers

  • The Rotters' Club

    The Rotters' Club

  • Wokenwell

    Wokenwell

  • Walk Like a Panther

    Walk Like a Panther

  • Hanna's War

    Hanna's War

  • Never Better

    Never Better

  • Brimstone & Treacle

    Brimstone & Treacle

  • Little Deaths

    Little Deaths

  • True Tilda

    True Tilda

  • In a Land of Plenty

    In a Land of Plenty

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • Hands of a Murderer

    Hands of a Murderer

  • Drama Connections

    Drama Connections

  • Writers Retreat

    Writers Retreat

  • Sunday For Sammy 2016

    Sunday For Sammy 2016

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

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

  • Venus Peter

    Venus Peter

  • How Many Miles to Babylon?

    How Many Miles to Babylon?

  • A Pinch of Snuff

    A Pinch of Snuff

  • Death of Zygielbojm

    Death of Zygielbojm

  • Back with the Boys Again

    Back with the Boys Again

  • Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

    Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

  • Noah's Castle

    Noah's Castle