Christopher Eccleston
February 16, 1964 (61 years old) in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is an English stage, film and television actor. His films include Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Elizabeth, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2005, he became the ninth incarnation of The Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Whispers of Freedom as Herbert Köfer
- 2023 · Dodger Special: Coronation as Fagin
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Train as Fagin
- 2022 · My Name Is Leon as Mr. Devlin
- 2022 · The Read as Narrator
- 2021 · Close to Me as Rob Harding
- 2018 · RSC Live: Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2018 · Come Home as Greg Farrell
- 2016 · The A Word as Maurice Scott
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- 2012 · Blackout as Daniel Demoys
- 2010 · Lennon Naked as John Lennon
- 2009 · Amelia as Fred Noonan
- 2008 · Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2008 · New Orleans, Mon Amour as Henry
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter
- 2002 · Flesh and Blood as Joe Broughton
- 2002 · The King and Us as Anthony
- 2001 · Linda Green as Tom/Neil
- 2001 · The Invisible Circus as Wolf
- 1999 · With or Without You as Vincent Boyd
- 1998 · A Price Above Rubies as Sender Horowitz
- 1994 · Shallow Grave as David Stephens
- 1991 · Let Him Have It as Derek Bentley
- 1990 · Chancer as Radio
- Future · Chasing Millions as
- Future · Unchosen as Mr Phillps
- 2025 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2024 · Young Woman and the Sea as Jabez Wolffe
- 2024 · An Angel on Oxford Street as Saul (voice)
- 2024 · The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston as Presenter
- 2023 · The Kemps: All Gold as Luke Dunmore
- 2023 · Dodger Special: Bad Egg as Fagin
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Christmas as Fagin
- 2022 · Dodger as Fagin
- 2021 · Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self
- 2021 · Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl as Self
- 2020 · The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama as Self
- 2020 · The Hour as Himself
- 2020 · The Kemps: All True as Self
- 2020 · Endless as
- 2020 · A Year in the Life of a Year 2019 as Himself
- 2018 · The Flu That Killed 50 Million as Narrator
- 2018 · Where Hands Touch as Heinz
- 2018 · Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) as Harvey
- 2018 · King Lear as Oswald
- 2017 · Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack as Voice
- 2016 · The Last Miners as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Last Miners as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · Ambulance as Narrator
- 2016 · Ambulance as Self - Narrator
- 2015 · Danger Mouse as J. Woolington Sham (voice)
- 2015 · Legend as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
- 2015 · Safe House as Robert
- 2015 · Fortitude as Professor Charlie Stoddart
- 2014 · Richard III: The New Evidence as Narrator
- 2014 · The Leftovers as Matt Jamison
- 2014 · True Detective as Captain Ted Connelly
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · When Coal Was King as Narrator
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage as
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Malekith
- 2013 · Emily as James
- 2012 · National Theatre Live: Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes
- 2012 · When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies as Narrator
- 2012 · Song for Marion as James
- 2011 · The Borrowers as Pod Clock
- 2011 · The Shadow Line as Joseph Bede
- 2010 · Accused as Willy Houlihan
- 2010 · The Happiness Salesman as Salesman
- 2009 · G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as McCullen / Destro
- 2007 · The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as The Rider
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Dr. Lazer Rage
- 2006 · Perfect Parents as Stuart
- 2006 · Heroes as Claude
- 2006 · Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self
- 2005 · Einstein's Big Idea as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown as
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Doctor (9)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Doctor Who
- 2005 · Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- 2005 · Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · Bible Mysteries as Narrator
- 2003 · The Importance of Being Morrissey as Narrator
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter
- 2002 · 28 Days Later as Major Henry West
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Timeshift as self
- 2002 · What's Your Problem? as
- 2002 · Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry as Narrator
- 2002 · Revengers Tragedy as Vindici
- 2002 · I Am Dina as Leo Zhukovsky
- 2002 · 24 Hour Party People as Boethius
- 2002 · Sunday as Major Gen. Robert Ford
- 2001 · Othello as Ben Jago
- 2001 · The Others as Charles Stewart
- 2001 · Strumpet as Strayman
- 2000 · Gone in Sixty Seconds as Raymond Calitri
- 1999 · Dockers: Writing the Wrongs as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · eXistenZ as Seminar Leader
- 1999 · The League of Gentlemen as Dougal Siepp
- 1999 · Heart as Gary Ellis
- 1998 · Elizabeth as Duke of Norfolk
- 1996 · Hillsborough as Trevor Hicks
- 1996 · Jude as Jude Fawley
- 1996 · Our Friends in the North as Nicky Hutchinson
- 1995 · Hearts and Minds as Drew Mackenzie
- 1993 · Cracker as David Bilborough
- 1993 · Cracker as Bilborough
- 1993 · Anchoress as Priest
- 1993 · Cuentos de Borges as Alonso Zunz
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · Roots as Frankie Bryant
- 1992 · Continental Drift as (Business with Friends)
- 1992 · Rachel's Dream as Man in Dream
- 1992 · Death and the Compass as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
- 1992 · Friday on My Mind as Sean
- 1992 · Rachel's Dream as Man in Dream
- 1991 · Performance as Frankie Bryant
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Frank Carter
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Terrence Mitchell
- 1986 · Casualty as Stephen Hills
- Future · Hear Me Roar as Michael Bellinger