Christopher Fairbank
Biography
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.
Known For
All Movies (55)
- 100 Nights of Hero2025 · as Beaked Brother Charles
- Scoop2024 · as Elderly Man
- The Little Mermaid2023 · as Hawkins
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023 · as Broker
- All My Friends Hate Me2022 · as Norman
- Death of Zygielbojm2021
- Deus Otiosus: The Idle God2020 · as Deus
- Iron Mask2019 · as Grey
- The Fight2019 · as Frank Dunn
- London Fields2018 · as Darts Player
- Walk Like a Panther2018 · as Leslie Beck
- Papillon2017 · as Jean Castili
- Lady Macbeth2016 · as Boris Lester
- Sunday For Sammy 20162016
- Orthodox2015 · as Joseph Goldberg
- Writers Retreat2015 · as Nigel
- Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse2015 · as Potter
- Guardians of the Galaxy2014 · as The Broker
- Hercules2014 · as Gryza
- Back with the Boys Again2013 · as Himself
- Jack the Giant Slayer2013 · as Uncle
- Orthodox2012 · as Goldberg
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011 · as Ezekiel
- Little Deaths2011 · as X
- Lennon Naked2010 · as Freddie Lennon
- Goal III: Taking on the World2009 · as Foghorn
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007 · as Self
- Flushed Away2006 · as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
- Cargo2006 · as Ralph
- Almost Heaven2006 · as Teapot Ted
- A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets2005 · as Physician
- Goal!2005 · as Foghorn
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005 · as Additional Voice (voice)
- Black Plague2002 · as Steward
- Below2002 · as Pappy
- The Bunker2001 · as Sgt. Heydrich
- The Fifth Element1997 · as Mactilburgh
- Royce1994 · as Kupchak
- A Pinch of Snuff1994 · as DS Edgar Wield
- Alien³1992 · as Murphy
- Hamlet1990 · as Player Queen
- White Hunter, Black Heart1990 · as Tom Harrison
- Hands of a Murderer1990 · as Jeremy Stubb
- Batman1989 · as Nic
- Venus Peter1989 · as Blind Man
- Hanna's War1988 · as Ruven
- Plenty1985 · as Spencer
- Murder with Mirrors1985 · as Sergeant Lake
- Brimstone & Treacle1982 · as Drunk
- How Many Miles to Babylon?1982 · as Jerry Crowe
- Little Lord Fauntleroy1980 · as Man Filling in Ditch
- The Awakening1980 · as Porter
- Games Without Frontiers1980 · as Billy
- Agatha1979 · as Luland
- Cry Wolf— · as Sergeant
All TV Shows (60)
- Constellation2024 · as Yura
- Truelove2024 · as Trevor
- Andor2022 · as Ulaf
- Sherwood2022 · as Bill Raggett
- Hatton Garden2019 · as Billy Lincoln
- Taboo2017 · as Ibbotson
- Dickensian2015 · as Silas Wegg
- Wolf Hall2015 · as Walter Cromwell
- Outlander2014 · as Aaron Beardsley
- Jamaica Inn2014 · as Harry
- Family Tree2013 · as Neville St. Aubrey
- Father Brown2013 · as Herman Jolly
- Vera2011 · as Robert Naresby
- Borgen2010 · as Vassily Andrejev
- Five Daughters2010 · as DCI John Quinton
- This Is Jinsy2010
- Law & Order: UK2009
- Merlin2008 · as Black Knight (voice)
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles2008 · as Groby
- Ashes to Ashes2008 · as David Bonds
- Never Better2008
- The Line of Beauty2006 · as Barry Groom
- Drama Connections2005
- Doctor Who2005 · as Fenton
- The Rotters' Club2005 · as Roll-up Reg
- New Tricks2004
- Spooks2002 · as Gordon Blaney
- In Deep2001 · as Harbinson
- In a Land of Plenty2001
- In the Beginning2000 · as Idol Worshipper
- The Scarlet Pimpernel1999 · as Fumier
- Invasion: Earth1998 · as Wg. Cdr. Friday
- Wokenwell1997
- Midsomer Murders1997 · as Ronnie Tyler
- True Tilda1997 · as Gavel
- Silent Witness1996 · as Chris Palmer
- Finney1994 · as Bobo Jr.
- Crocodile Shoes1994
- Space Precinct1994 · as Burl Flak
- Framed1992 · as Sydney Jefferson
- Prime Suspect1991 · as Chief Insp. David Lyall
- Spender1991 · as Joe Phelan
- Stay Lucky1989
- South of the Border1988 · as Dennis
- Comic Relief1988
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles1987 · as Horst Berger
- Rockliffe's Babies1987 · as Dover
- Casualty1986 · as Gerald Bryant
- Lovejoy1986 · as Foxy Norris
- The Bill1984
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet1983 · as Albert Moxey
- Bergerac1981 · as Sydney Sterrat
- Going Out1981 · as First Policenan
- Noah's Castle1980 · as Cliff
- The Old Curiosity Shop1979 · as Kit Nubbles
- Sapphire & Steel1979 · as Johnny Jack
- The Professionals1977 · as Billy
- Playhouse1974 · as Billy
- Playhouse1974 · as Jerry Crowe
- Z-Cars1962







