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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Outlander

    Outlander

  • Vera

    Vera

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Andor

    Andor

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • The Little Mermaid

    The Little Mermaid

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Taboo

    Taboo

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Borgen

    Borgen

  • Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

  • Alien³

    Alien³

  • Constellation

    Constellation

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

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

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  • Goal!

    Goal!

  • Iron Mask

    Iron Mask

  • Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes

  • 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

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Truelove

    Truelove

  • Papillon

    Papillon

  • Dickensian

    Dickensian

  • Sherwood

    Sherwood

  • Cry Wolf

    Cry Wolf

  • Sapphire & Steel

    Sapphire & Steel

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Writers Retreat

    Writers Retreat

  • Almost Heaven

    Almost Heaven

  • Agatha

    Agatha

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • Cargo

    Cargo

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • Royce

    Royce

  • Goal III: Taking on the World

    Goal III: Taking on the World

  • Plenty

    Plenty

  • Little Deaths

    Little Deaths

  • Orthodox

    Orthodox

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

  • Spender

    Spender

  • Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

    Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

  • Brimstone & Treacle

    Brimstone & Treacle

  • The Fight

    The Fight

  • In the Beginning

    In the Beginning

  • Black Plague

    Black Plague

  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • The Bunker

    The Bunker

  • London Fields

    London Fields

  • The Line of Beauty

    The Line of Beauty

  • Family Tree

    Family Tree

  • All My Friends Hate Me

    All My Friends Hate Me

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

  • Orthodox

    Orthodox

  • Below

    Below

  • Lady Macbeth

    Lady Macbeth

  • Murder with Mirrors

    Murder with Mirrors

  • Five Daughters

    Five Daughters

  • A Pinch of Snuff

    A Pinch of Snuff

  • Hanna's War

    Hanna's War

  • Rockliffe's Babies

    Rockliffe's Babies

  • South Of The Border

    South Of The Border

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Walk Like a Panther

    Walk Like a Panther

  • Hatton Garden

    Hatton Garden

  • Lennon Naked

    Lennon Naked

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • Comic Relief

    Comic Relief

  • The Rotters' Club

    The Rotters' Club

  • Invasion: Earth

    Invasion: Earth

  • Sunday For Sammy 2016

    Sunday For Sammy 2016

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

  • This Is Jinsy

    This Is Jinsy

  • Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

    Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

  • Never Better

    Never Better

  • In a Land of Plenty

    In a Land of Plenty

  • Finney

    Finney

  • Games Without Frontiers

    Games Without Frontiers

  • Wokenwell

    Wokenwell

  • True Tilda

    True Tilda

  • Hands of a Murderer

    Hands of a Murderer

  • Drama Connections

    Drama Connections

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • Back with the Boys Again

    Back with the Boys Again

  • Venus Peter

    Venus Peter

  • Death of Zygielbojm

    Death of Zygielbojm

  • How Many Miles to Babylon?

    How Many Miles to Babylon?