Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

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.

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Filmography

2024

Scoop
Scoop
as Elderly Man
Movie - Released: 3/27/2024
Constellation
Constellation
as Yura
TV - Released: 2/21/2024

2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Broker
Movie - Released: 5/3/2023
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
as Hawkins
Movie - Released: 5/18/2023

2022

All My Friends Hate Me
All My Friends Hate Me
as Norman
Movie - Released: 3/11/2022
Sherwood
Sherwood
as Bill Raggett
TV - Released: 6/13/2022
Andor
Andor
as Ulaf
TV - Released: 9/21/2022

2021

Death of Zygielbojm
Death of Zygielbojm
Movie - Released: 9/21/2021

2020

Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
as Deus
Movie - Released: 9/16/2020

2019

Iron Mask
Iron Mask
as Grey
Movie - Released: 8/16/2019
The Fight
The Fight
as Frank Dunn
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden
as Billy Lincoln
TV - Released: 5/20/2019

2018

Walk Like a Panther
Walk Like a Panther
as Leslie Beck
Movie - Released: 3/9/2018
London Fields
London Fields
as Darts Player
Movie - Released: 9/20/2018

2017

Papillon
Papillon
as Jean Castili
Movie - Released: 9/7/2017
Taboo
Taboo
as Ibbotson
TV - Released: 1/7/2017

2016

Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
as Boris Lester
Movie - Released: 12/12/2016
Movie
Sunday For Sammy 2016
Movie - Released: 2/1/2016

2015

Orthodox
Orthodox
as Joseph Goldberg
Movie - Released: 11/11/2015
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
as Potter
Movie - Released: 2/24/2015
Writers Retreat
Writers Retreat
as Nigel
Movie - Released: 10/16/2015
Dickensian
Dickensian
as Silas Wegg
TV - Released: 12/26/2015
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall
as Walter Cromwell
TV - Released: 1/21/2015

2014

Hercules
Hercules
as Gryza
Movie - Released: 7/23/2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
as The Broker
Movie - Released: 7/30/2014
Outlander
Outlander
as Aaron Beardsley
TV - Released: 8/9/2014
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
as Harry
TV - Released: 4/21/2014

2013

Back With The Boys Again
Back With The Boys Again
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/1/2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Uncle
Movie - Released: 2/27/2013
Father Brown
Father Brown
as Herman Jolly
TV - Released: 1/14/2013

2012

Movie
Orthodox
as Goldberg
Movie - Released: 1/10/2012

2011

Little Deaths
Little Deaths
as X
Movie - Released: 2/25/2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Ezekiel
Movie - Released: 5/15/2011
Vera
Vera
as Robert Naresby
TV - Released: 5/1/2011

2010

Lennon Naked
Lennon Naked
as Freddie Lennon
Movie - Released: 11/21/2010
This Is Jinsy
This Is Jinsy
TV - Released: 3/1/2010
Five Daughters
Five Daughters
as DCI John Quinton
TV - Released: 4/25/2010
Borgen
Borgen
as Vassily Andrejev
TV - Released: 9/26/2010

2009

Goal III: Taking on the World
Goal III: Taking on the World
as Foghorn
Movie - Released: 6/22/2009
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
TV - Released: 2/23/2009

2008

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
as Groby
TV - Released: 9/14/2008
Never Better
Never Better
TV - Released: 1/10/2008
Merlin
Merlin
as Black Knight (voice)
TV - Released: 9/20/2008
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
as David Bonds
TV - Released: 2/7/2008

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/3/2007

2006

Cargo
Cargo
as Ralph
Movie - Released: 2/14/2006
Flushed Away
Flushed Away
as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/22/2006
Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven
as Teapot Ted
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty
as Barry Groom
TV - Released: 5/17/2006

2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Additional Voice (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/15/2005
Goal!
Goal!
as Foghorn
Movie - Released: 9/29/2005
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
as Physician
Movie - Released: 11/22/2005
TV
Drama Connections
TV - Released: 9/6/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Fenton
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club
as Roll-up Reg
TV - Released: 1/26/2005

2004

New Tricks
New Tricks
TV - Released: 1/1/2004

2002

Below
Below
as Pappy
Movie - Released: 8/11/2002
Black Plague
Black Plague
as Steward
Movie - Released: 12/1/2002
Spooks
Spooks
as Gordon Blaney
TV - Released: 5/13/2002

2001

The Bunker
The Bunker
as Sgt. Heydrich
Movie - Released: 9/14/2001
In a Land of Plenty
In a Land of Plenty
TV - Released: 1/10/2001
In Deep
In Deep
as Harbinson
TV - Released: 2/19/2001

2000

In the Beginning
In the Beginning
as Idol Worshipper
TV - Released: 11/12/2000

1999

The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Fumier
TV - Released: 1/24/1999

1998

Invasion: Earth
Invasion: Earth
as Wg. Cdr. Friday
TV - Released: 5/8/1998

1997

The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
as Mactilburgh
Movie - Released: 5/2/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Ronnie Tyler
TV - Released: 3/23/1997
TV
Wokenwell
TV - Released: 5/18/1997

1996

Silent Witness
Silent Witness
as Chris Palmer
TV - Released: 2/21/1996

1994

Royce
Royce
as Kupchak
Movie - Released: 8/31/1994
A Pinch of Snuff
A Pinch of Snuff
as DS Edgar Wield
Movie - Released: 4/9/1994
Space Precinct
Space Precinct
TV - Released: 10/3/1994
Crocodile Shoes
Crocodile Shoes
TV - Released: 11/10/1994
Finney
Finney
as Bobo Jr.
TV - Released: 11/17/1994

1992

Alien³
Alien³
as Murphy
Movie - Released: 5/22/1992

1991

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
as Player Queen (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Spender
Spender
as Joe Phelan
TV - Released: 1/8/1991
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
as Chief Insp. David Lyall
TV - Released: 4/7/1991

1990

Hamlet
Hamlet
as Player Queen
Movie - Released: 12/19/1990
White Hunter, Black Heart
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Tom Harrison
Movie - Released: 5/16/1990
Hands of a Murderer
Hands of a Murderer
as Jeremy Stubb
Movie - Released: 5/16/1990

1989

Batman
Batman
as Nic
Movie - Released: 6/21/1989
Venus Peter
Venus Peter
as Blind Man
Movie - Released: 3/5/1989
Stay Lucky
Stay Lucky
TV - Released: 12/8/1989

1988

Hanna's War
Hanna's War
as Ruven
Movie - Released: 4/14/1988
TV
Comic Relief
TV - Released: 2/5/1988
South Of The Border
South Of The Border
as Dennis
TV - Released: 10/25/1988

1987

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
as Horst Berger
TV - Released: 2/8/1987
Rockliffe's Babies
Rockliffe's Babies
TV - Released: 1/9/1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as George Daley
TV - Released: 1/6/1987

1986

Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Foxy Norris
TV - Released: 1/10/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Gerald Bryant
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

Plenty
Plenty
as Spencer
Movie - Released: 9/20/1985
Murder with Mirrors
Murder with Mirrors
as Sergeant Lake
Movie - Released: 2/20/1985

1984

The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
as Albert Moxey
TV - Released: 11/11/1983

1982

Brimstone & Treacle
Brimstone & Treacle
as Drunk
Movie - Released: 10/1/1982
How Many Miles to Babylon?
How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Jerry Crowe
Movie - Released: 2/26/1982

1981

Bergerac
Bergerac
as Sydney Sterrat
TV - Released: 10/18/1981

1980

The Awakening
The Awakening
as Porter
Movie - Released: 7/9/1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Man Filling in Ditch
Movie - Released: 12/1/1980
Games Without Frontiers
Games Without Frontiers
as Billy
Movie - Released: 5/9/1980

1979

Agatha
Agatha
as Luland
Movie - Released: 2/9/1979
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Kit Nubbles
TV - Released: 12/9/1979
Sapphire & Steel
Sapphire & Steel
as Johnny Jack
TV - Released: 7/10/1979

1977

The Professionals
The Professionals
as Billy
TV - Released: 12/30/1977

1962

Z-Cars
Z-Cars
TV - Released: 1/2/1962

Unknown

Movie
Cry Wolf
as Sergeant
Movie