Craig Charles

Biography

Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is a British actor, television presenter and disc jockey. He is best known for his role as Dave Lister in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, as well as his work on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio.

Known For

Coronation Street

Lloyd Mullaney

Have I Got News for You

Self

Red Dwarf

Dave Lister

Loose Women

Self

Would I Lie to You?

Self

Lexx

The Warden

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Zombie Apache	Liverpool Joe
2023	Sam and Doug	Doug
2020	Red Dwarf: The Promised Land	David Lister
2018	Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were	Narrator (voice)
2017	Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII	Self
2016	Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI	Self
2012	Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains	Self
2012	Evidently... John Cooper Clarke	Himself
2012	Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X	Self
2009	Red Dwarf: Back to Earth	Lister
2009	Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth	Self
2008	Clubbing to Death	Carl Begsley
2007	Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I	Self
2007	Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II	Self
2006	The Dealer	Scott Flower
2006	Fated	Pedro
2006	Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII	Himself
2005	Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI	Self
2005	Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII	Self
2004	Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV	Self
2004	Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V	Self
2003	Red Dwarf A–Z	Self
2003	Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III	Self
2002	Launching Red Dwarf	Self / Lister (archive footage)
2000	Don't Walk	Narrator
1998	Can't Smeg Won't Smeg	Lister
1997	Swirly Thing Alert	Himself
1995	Craig Charles: Live on Earth!
1995	Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs	Lister
1994	Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups	Lister
1993	Prince Cinders	Zipper - Cat (voice)
1992	Ghostwatch	Interviewer
1991	Amnesty International's Big 30	Dave Lister
1987	Business as Usual	Eddie
	Tor! Total Football	Narrator (voice)

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies	Self
2022	Best Year Ever	Self - Narrator (voice)
2021	Moneybags	Self
2020	Meet the Richardsons	Craig Charles
2020	Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years	Self
2017	We Have Been Watching	Self
2016	John Bishop: In Conversation with...	Self
2013	Through the Keyhole	Self - Panelist
2011	Celebrity Antiques Road Trip	Self - Participant
2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self
2004	The Gadget Show	Self - Host
2003	The Games	Self
2002	Takeshi's Castle
2002	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Self
2001	Robot Wars Extreme
1999	Loose Women	Self
1998	Robot Wars
1997	Space Cadets	Space Captain
1997	Captain Butler
1997	Lexx	The Warden
1993	Cyberzone	Zone Warden
1992	Terry Wogan's Friday Night	Self
1991	Pebble Mill	Self
1990	Have I Got News for You	Self
1988	This Morning	Self
1988	Red Dwarf	Dave Lister
1987	It's Wicked
1987	Daytime Live
1987	The Marksman	MacFadden
1978	An Audience with...	Self
1960	Coronation Street	Lloyd Mullaney