Christopher Fairbank

Known for ActingBorn 1953-10-04 (age 72)Hertfordshire, England, UK

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.Read more

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Wokenwell

South of the Border

Andor

Outlander

Borgen

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Taboo

Drama Connections

The Rotters' Club

Guardians of the Galaxy

In Deep

True Tilda

Finney

Merlin

Ashes to Ashes

Father Brown

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Spooks

Prime Suspect

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Doctor Who

Wolf Hall

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Dickensian

The Fifth Element

Vera

Papillon

Silent Witness

Midsomer Murders

New Tricks

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Professionals

Constellation

Lovejoy

Crocodile Shoes

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Spender

Noah's Castle

Batman

Sherwood

Law & Order: UK

Sapphire & Steel

Z-Cars

Stay Lucky

Goal!

Framed

Playhouse