Person Details

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Aliases: Chris Fairbank , Christopher E. Fairbank , Chris Faibank

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hertfordshire, England, UK

Homepage: http://chrisfairbank.com/

Movie Involvements: 45

TV Involvements: 33


Most Famous Work

Biography

Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born 4 October 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.

Most Famous Work

Vera
Average
7

Vera

(2011) Robert Naresby
Doctor Who
Average
8

Doctor Who

(2005) Fenton
Outlander
Average
8

Outlander

(2014) Aaron Beardsley
Midsomer Murders
Average
8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Ronnie Tyler
Spooks
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8

Spooks

(2002) Gordon Blaney
Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Gerald Bryant
Taboo
Average
8

Taboo

(2017) Ibbotson
Bergerac
Average
6

Bergerac

(1981) Sydney Sterrat

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Elderly Man
Yura
2023 Hawkins
Broker
2022 Ulaf
Bill Raggett
Norman
2021 N/A
2020 Deus
2019 Grey
Billy Lincoln
Frank Dunn
2018 Darts Player
Leslie Beck
2017 Jean Castili
Ibbotson
2016 Boris Lester
2015 Silas Wegg
Joseph Goldberg
Nigel
Potter
Walter Cromwell
2014 Aaron Beardsley
The Broker
Gryza
Harry
2013 Himself
Uncle
2011 Ezekiel
Robert Naresby
X
2010 Freddie Lennon
DCI John Quinton
N/A
2009 Foghorn
N/A
2008 Black Knight (voice)
Groby
N/A
2007 Self
2006 Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
Barry Groom
Ralph
Teapot Ted
2005 Physician
Foghorn
N/A
Additional Voice (voice)
Fenton
Roll-up Reg
2004 N/A
2002 Steward
Pappy
Gordon Blaney
2001 Sgt. Heydrich
Harbinson
N/A
2000 Idol Worshipper
1999 Fumier
1998 Wg. Cdr. Friday
1997 N/A
Mactilburgh
Ronnie Tyler
1996 Chris Palmer
1994 Bobo Jr.
N/A
N/A
Kupchak
DS Edgar Wield
1992 Murphy
1991 Chief Insp. David Lyall
Joe Phelan
Player Queen (archive footage)
1990 Player Queen
Tom Harrison
Jeremy Stubb
1989 N/A
Nic
Blind Man
1988 Dennis
Ruven
N/A
1987 Horst Berger
N/A
George Daley
1986 Gerald Bryant
Foxy Norris
1985 Spencer
Sergeant Lake
1984 N/A
1983 Albert Moxey
1982 Drunk
Jerry Crowe
1981 Sydney Sterrat
1980 Man Filling in Ditch
Porter
Billy
1979 Kit Nubbles
Luland
1977 Billy
1962 N/A
Goldberg
Year Character Movie/Tv

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