Craig Charles

Biography

Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is a British actor, television presenter and disc jockey. He is best known for his role as Dave Lister in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, as well as his work on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio.

Known For

Coronation Street

Have I Got News for You

Red Dwarf

Lexx

Would I Lie to You?

Loose Women

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

An Audience with...

All Movies (36)

• Zombie Apache2025 · as Liverpool Joe
• Sam and Doug2023 · as Doug
• Red Dwarf: The Promised Land2020 · as David Lister
• Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII2017 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI2016 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X2012 · as Self
• Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains2012 · as Self
• Evidently... John Cooper Clarke2012 · as Himself
• Red Dwarf: Back to Earth2009 · as Lister
• Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth2009 · as Self
• Clubbing to Death2008 · as Carl Begsley
• Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I2007 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II2007 · as Self
• Fated2006 · as Pedro
• Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII2006 · as Himself
• The Dealer2006 · as Scott Flower
• Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII2005 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI2005 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V2004 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV2004 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III2003 · as Self
• Red Dwarf A–Z2003 · as Self
• Launching Red Dwarf2002 · as Self / Lister (archive footage)
• Don't Walk2000 · as Narrator
• Can't Smeg Won't Smeg1998 · as Lister
• Unseen Big Break1997
• Swirly Thing Alert1997 · as Himself
• Craig Charles: Live on Earth!1995
• Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs1995 · as Lister
• Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups1994 · as Lister
• Prince Cinders1993 · as Zipper - Cat (voice)
• Ghostwatch1992 · as Interviewer
• Amnesty International's Big 301991 · as Dave Lister
• Business as Usual1987 · as Eddie
• Tor! Total Football— · as Narrator (voice)

All TV Shows (35)

• I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa)2026 · as Self
• I'm a Celebrity... South Africa2023 · as Self - Contestant
• Best Year Ever2022 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies2022 · as Self
• Moneybags2021 · as Self
• Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years2020 · as Self
• Meet the Richardsons2020 · as Craig Charles
• We Have Been Watching2017 · as Self
• John Bishop: In Conversation with...2016 · as Self
• Through the Keyhole2013 · as Self - Panelist
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• The Gadget Show2004 · as Self - Host
• The Games2003 · as Self
• Takeshi's Castle2002
• I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!2002 · as Self
• Robot Wars Extreme2001
• Loose Women1999 · as Self
• Robot Wars1998
• Space Cadets1997 · as Space Captain
• Lexx1997 · as The Warden
• Captain Butler1997
• The Governor1995 · as Eugene Buffy
• Cyberzone1993 · as Zone Warden
• Terry Wogan's Friday Night1992 · as Self
• Pebble Mill1991 · as Self
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
• Screen One1989 · as Interviewer
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Red Dwarf1988 · as Dave Lister
• The Marksman1987 · as MacFadden
• Daytime Live1987
• It's Wicked1987
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self
• Coronation Street1960 · as Lloyd Mullaney