Christopher Fairbank

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

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

  • Outlander

    Outlander

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Vera

    Vera

  • Andor

    Andor

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Taboo

    Taboo

  • Constellation

    Constellation

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • The Little Mermaid

    The Little Mermaid

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

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

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  • Alien³

    Alien³

  • Borgen

    Borgen

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Lady Macbeth

    Lady Macbeth

  • Murder with Mirrors

    Murder with Mirrors

  • Iron Mask

    Iron Mask

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

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

  • 100 Nights of Hero

    100 Nights of Hero

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • Papillon

    Papillon

  • Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes

  • Goal!

    Goal!

  • Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

    Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Below

    Below

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Hanna's War

    Hanna's War

  • Dickensian

    Dickensian

  • Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

    Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

  • Sunday For Sammy 2016

    Sunday For Sammy 2016

  • Spender

    Spender

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  • South Of The Border

    South Of The Border

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • Writers Retreat

    Writers Retreat

  • London Fields

    London Fields

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Goal III: Taking on the World

    Goal III: Taking on the World

  • Royce

    Royce

  • The Rotters' Club

    The Rotters' Club

  • Plenty

    Plenty

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Family Tree

    Family Tree

  • Five Daughters

    Five Daughters

  • Brimstone & Treacle

    Brimstone & Treacle

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • The Line of Beauty

    The Line of Beauty

  • Walk Like a Panther

    Walk Like a Panther

  • Sapphire & Steel

    Sapphire & Steel

  • Hatton Garden

    Hatton Garden

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

  • Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

  • Invasion: Earth

    Invasion: Earth

  • A Pinch of Snuff

    A Pinch of Snuff

  • Agatha

    Agatha

  • Cargo

    Cargo

  • Comic Relief

    Comic Relief

  • In the Beginning

    In the Beginning

  • Almost Heaven

    Almost Heaven

  • Black Plague

    Black Plague

  • In a Land of Plenty

    In a Land of Plenty

  • This Is Jinsy

    This Is Jinsy

  • The Bunker

    The Bunker

  • Finney

    Finney

  • Rockliffe's Babies

    Rockliffe's Babies

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Orthodox

    Orthodox

  • All My Friends Hate Me

    All My Friends Hate Me

  • Orthodox

    Orthodox

  • Little Deaths

    Little Deaths

  • The Fight

    The Fight

  • Wokenwell

    Wokenwell

  • Never Better

    Never Better

  • Hands of a Murderer

    Hands of a Murderer

  • Games Without Frontiers

    Games Without Frontiers

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • True Tilda

    True Tilda

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • Drama Connections

    Drama Connections

  • Lennon Naked

    Lennon Naked

  • Venus Peter

    Venus Peter

  • How Many Miles to Babylon?

    How Many Miles to Babylon?

  • Death of Zygielbojm

    Death of Zygielbojm

  • Back With The Boys Again

    Back With The Boys Again