Christopher Fairbank
Acting
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
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movie100 Nights of Hero
2025
Beaked Brother Charles
movieScoop
2024
Elderly Man
tvTruelove
2024
Trevor
movieThe Little Mermaid
2023
Hawkins
tvAndor
2022
Ulaf
tvSherwood
2022
Bill Raggett
tvHatton Garden
2019
Billy Lincoln
movieThe Fight
2019
Frank Dunn
movieLondon Fields
2018
Darts Player
movieWalk Like a Panther
2018
Leslie Beck
moviePapillon
2017
Jean Castili
tvTaboo
2017
Ibbotson
movieLady Macbeth
2016
Boris Lester
tvDickensian
2015
Silas Wegg
movieOrthodox
2015
Joseph Goldberg
tvWolf Hall
2015
Walter Cromwell
tvOutlander
2014
Aaron Beardsley
movieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014
The Broker
movieHercules
2014
Gryza
tvJamaica Inn
2014
Harry
tvFamily Tree
2013
Neville St. Aubrey
tvFather Brown
2013
Herman Jolly
movieOrthodox
2012
Goldberg
tvVera
2011
Robert Naresby
movieLennon Naked
2010
Freddie Lennon
tvBorgen
2010
Vassily Andrejev
tvFive Daughters
2010
DCI John Quinton
tvMerlin
2008
Black Knight (voice)
tvAshes to Ashes
2008
David Bonds
movieFlushed Away
2006
Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
tvThe Line of Beauty
2006
Barry Groom
movieCargo
2006
Ralph
movieAlmost Heaven
2006
Teapot Ted
movieGoal!
2005
Foghorn
movieWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
Additional Voice (voice)
tvDoctor Who
2005
Fenton
tvThe Rotters' Club
2005
Roll-up Reg
movieBlack Plague
2002
Steward
movieBelow
2002
Pappy
tvSpooks
2002
Gordon Blaney
movieThe Bunker
2001
Sgt. Heydrich
tvIn Deep
2001
Harbinson
tvIn the Beginning
2000
Idol Worshipper
tvInvasion: Earth
1998
Wg. Cdr. Friday
movieThe Fifth Element
1997
Mactilburgh
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Ronnie Tyler
tvSilent Witness
1996
Chris Palmer
tvFinney
1994
Bobo Jr.
tvSpace Precinct
1994
Burl Flak
movieRoyce
1994
Kupchak
movieA Pinch of Snuff
1994
DS Edgar Wield
tvFramed
1992
Sydney Jefferson
movieAlien³
1992
Murphy
tvPrime Suspect
1991
Chief Insp. David Lyall
tvSpender
1991
Joe Phelan
movieHamlet
1990
Player Queen
movieWhite Hunter, Black Heart
1990
Tom Harrison
movieHands of a Murderer
1990
Jeremy Stubb
movieVenus Peter
1989
Blind Man
movieHanna's War
1988
Ruven
tvThe Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
Horst Berger
tvCasualty
1986
Gerald Bryant
tvLovejoy
1986
Foxy Norris
moviePlenty
1985
Spencer
movieMurder with Mirrors
1985
Sergeant Lake
tvAuf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
Albert Moxey
movieHow Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
Jerry Crowe
tvBergerac
1981
Sydney Sterrat
tvGoing Out
1981
First Policenan
movieLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1980
Man Filling in Ditch
movieThe Awakening
1980
Porter
tvNoah's Castle
1980
Cliff
tvThe Old Curiosity Shop
1979
Kit Nubbles
tvSapphire & Steel
1979
Johnny Jack
movieAgatha
1979
Luland
tvPlayhouse
1974
Billy / Jerry Crowe
Cry Wolf
Sergeant