Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 4, 1953
Place of Birth:
Hertfordshire, England, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Constellation | Yura |
| 2024 | Truelove | Trevor |
| 2022 | Sherwood | Bill Raggett |
| 2022 | Andor | Ulaf |
| 2019 | Hatton Garden | Billy Lincoln |
| 2017 | Taboo | Ibbotson |
| 2015 | Dickensian | Silas Wegg |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Walter Cromwell |
| 2014 | Outlander | Aaron Beardsley |
| 2014 | Jamaica Inn | Harry |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Herman Jolly |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Neville St. Aubrey |
| 2011 | Vera | Robert Naresby |
| 2010 | This Is Jinsy | |
| 2010 | Five Daughters | DCI John Quinton |
| 2010 | Borgen | Vassily Andrejev |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | |
| 2008 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Groby |
| 2008 | Never Better | |
| 2008 | Merlin | Black Knight (voice) |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | David Bonds |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | Barry Groom |
| 2005 | Drama Connections | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Fenton |
| 2005 | The Rotters' Club | Roll-up Reg |
| 2004 | New Tricks | |
| 2002 | Spooks | Gordon Blaney |
| 2001 | In a Land of Plenty | |
| 2001 | In Deep | Harbinson |
| 2000 | In the Beginning | Idol Worshipper |
| 1999 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Fumier |
| 1998 | Invasion: Earth | Wg. Cdr. Friday |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Ronnie Tyler |
| 1997 | Wokenwell | |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | Chris Palmer |
| 1994 | Space Precinct | Burl Flak |
| 1994 | Crocodile Shoes | |
| 1994 | Finney | Bobo Jr. |
| 1991 | Spender | Joe Phelan |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Chief Insp. David Lyall |
| 1989 | Stay Lucky | |
| 1988 | Comic Relief | |
| 1988 | South Of The Border | Dennis |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Horst Berger |
| 1987 | Rockliffe's Babies | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Foxy Norris |
| 1986 | Casualty | Gerald Bryant |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1983 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Albert Moxey |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Sydney Sterrat |
| 1979 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Kit Nubbles |
| 1979 | Sapphire & Steel | Johnny Jack |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Billy |
| 1962 | Z-Cars |