Christopher Eccleston
February 16, 1964 (61 years old) in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is an English stage, film and television actor. His films include Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Elizabeth, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2005, he became the ninth incarnation of The Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2024 · Whispers of Freedom as Herbert Köfer
- 2024 · Young Woman and the Sea as Jabez Wolffe
- 2023 · The Kemps: All Gold as Luke Dunmore
- 2023 · Dodger Special: Coronation as Fagin
- 2023 · Dodger Special: Bad Egg as Fagin
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Christmas as Fagin
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Train as Fagin
- 2022 · My Name Is Leon as Mr. Devlin
- 2021 · Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self
- 2021 · Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl as Self
- 2020 · The Kemps: All True as Self
- 2020 · A Year in the Life of a Year 2019 as Himself
- 2018 · Where Hands Touch as Heinz
- 2018 · Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) as Harvey
- 2018 · King Lear as Oswald
- 2018 · RSC Live: Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2016 · Ambulance as Narrator
- 2016 · Ambulance as Self - Narrator
- 2016 · The A Word as Maurice Scott
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Danger Mouse as J. Woolington Sham (voice)
- 2015 · Legend as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
- 2015 · Safe House as Robert
- 2015 · Fortitude as Professor Charlie Stoddart
- 2014 · Richard III: The New Evidence as Narrator
- 2014 · The Leftovers as Matt Jamison
- 2014 · True Detective as Captain Ted Connelly
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage as
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Malekith
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2012 · When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies as Narrator
- 2012 · Song for Marion as James
- 2010 · Accused as Willy Houlihan
- 2009 · G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as McCullen / Destro
- 2008 · New Orleans, Mon Amour as Henry
- 2007 · The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as The Rider
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Dr. Lazer Rage
- 2006 · Heroes as Claude
- 2006 · Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Doctor (9)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Doctor Who
- 2005 · Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2003 · The Importance of Being Morrissey as Narrator
- 2002 · 28 Days Later as Major Henry West
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Timeshift as self
- 2001 · The Others as Charles Stewart
- 2001 · The Invisible Circus as Wolf
- 2000 · Gone in Sixty Seconds as Raymond Calitri
- 1999 · eXistenZ as Seminar Leader
- 1999 · The League of Gentlemen as Dougal Siepp
- 1998 · Elizabeth as Duke of Norfolk
- 1993 · Cracker as David Bilborough
- 1993 · Cracker as Bilborough
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1991 · Performance as Frankie Bryant
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Frank Carter
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Terrence Mitchell
- Future · Chasing Millions as
- 2025 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · An Angel on Oxford Street as Saul (voice)
- 2024 · The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston as Presenter
- 2022 · The Read as Narrator
- 2022 · Dodger as Fagin
- 2021 · Close to Me as Rob Harding
- 2020 · The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama as Self
- 2020 · The Hour as Himself
- 2018 · The Flu That Killed 50 Million as Narrator
- 2016 · The Last Miners as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Last Miners as Narrator (Voice)
- 2010 · The Happiness Salesman as Salesman
- 2004 · Bible Mysteries as Narrator
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter
- 2002 · What's Your Problem? as
- Future · Unchosen as Mr Phillps
- 2020 · Endless as
- 2018 · Come Home as Greg Farrell
- 2017 · Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack as Voice
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2013 · When Coal Was King as Narrator
- 2013 · Emily as James
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- 2012 · National Theatre Live: Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes
- 2012 · Blackout as Daniel Demoys
- 2011 · The Borrowers as Pod Clock
- 2011 · The Shadow Line as Joseph Bede
- 2010 · Lennon Naked as John Lennon
- 2009 · Amelia as Fred Noonan
- 2008 · Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2006 · Perfect Parents as Stuart
- 2005 · Einstein's Big Idea as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown as
- 2005 · Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter
- 2002 · Flesh and Blood as Joe Broughton
- 2002 · Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry as Narrator
- 2002 · Revengers Tragedy as Vindici
- 2002 · The King and Us as Anthony
- 2002 · I Am Dina as Leo Zhukovsky
- 2002 · 24 Hour Party People as Boethius
- 2002 · Sunday as Major Gen. Robert Ford
- 2001 · Othello as Ben Jago
- 2001 · Linda Green as Tom/Neil
- 2001 · Strumpet as Strayman
- 1999 · With or Without You as Vincent Boyd
- 1999 · Dockers: Writing the Wrongs as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Heart as Gary Ellis
- 1998 · A Price Above Rubies as Sender Horowitz
- 1996 · Hillsborough as Trevor Hicks
- 1996 · Jude as Jude Fawley
- 1996 · Our Friends in the North as Nicky Hutchinson
- 1995 · Hearts and Minds as Drew Mackenzie
- 1994 · Shallow Grave as David Stephens
- 1993 · Anchoress as Priest
- 1993 · Cuentos de Borges as Alonso Zunz
- 1992 · Roots as Frankie Bryant
- 1992 · Continental Drift as (Business with Friends)
- 1992 · Rachel's Dream as Man in Dream
- Future · Hear Me Roar as Michael Bellinger
- 1992 · Death and the Compass as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
- 1992 · Friday on My Mind as Sean
- 1992 · Rachel's Dream as Man in Dream
- 1991 · Let Him Have It as Derek Bentley
- 1990 · Chancer as Radio
- 1986 · Casualty as Stephen Hills