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 · Young Woman and the Sea as Jabez Wolffe
- 2023 · The Kemps: All Gold as Luke Dunmore
- 2022 · My Name Is Leon as Mr. Devlin
- 2021 · Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self
- 2020 · The Hour as Himself
- 2020 · The Kemps: All True as Self
- 2018 · Where Hands Touch as Heinz
- 2018 · Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) as Harvey
- 2018 · King Lear as Oswald
- 2016 · Ambulance as Narrator
- 2016 · Ambulance as Self - Narrator
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)
- 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 · The Leftovers as Matt Jamison
- 2014 · True Detective as Captain Ted Connelly
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage as
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Malekith
- 2013 · Emily as James
- 2012 · Song for Marion as James
- 2010 · Accused as Willy Houlihan
- 2009 · G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as McCullen / Destro
- 2008 · Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2007 · The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as The Rider
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Dr. Lazer Rage
- 2006 · Heroes as Claude
- 2005 · Einstein's Big Idea as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Doctor (9)
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Doctor Who
- 2005 · Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2002 · 28 Days Later as Major Henry West
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Timeshift as self
- 2002 · Flesh and Blood as Joe Broughton
- 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
- 2001 · The Invisible Circus as Wolf
- 2000 · Gone in Sixty Seconds as Raymond Calitri
- 1999 · With or Without You as Vincent Boyd
- 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
- 1993 · Cracker as David Bilborough
- 1993 · Cracker as Bilborough
- 1993 · Anchoress as Priest
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · Roots as Frankie Bryant
- 1991 · Performance as Frankie Bryant
- 1991 · Let Him Have It as Derek Bentley
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Frank Carter
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Terrence Mitchell
- 1986 · Casualty as Stephen Hills
- Future · Chasing Millions as
- 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 · Whispers of Freedom as Herbert Köfer
- 2024 · An Angel on Oxford Street as Saul (voice)
- 2024 · The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston as Presenter
- 2023 · Dodger Special: Coronation as Fagin
- 2023 · Dodger Special: Bad Egg as Fagin
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Christmas as Fagin
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Train as Fagin
- 2022 · The Read as Narrator
- 2022 · Dodger as Fagin
- 2021 · Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl as Self
- 2021 · Close to Me as Rob Harding
- 2020 · The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama 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 · RSC Live: Macbeth as Macbeth
- 2018 · Come Home as Greg Farrell
- 2017 · Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack as Voice
- 2016 · The Last Miners as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Last Miners as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · The A Word as Maurice Scott
- 2014 · Richard III: The New Evidence as Narrator
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2013 · When Coal Was King as Narrator
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- 2012 · National Theatre Live: Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes
- 2012 · When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies as Narrator
- 2012 · Blackout as Daniel Demoys
- 2011 · The Borrowers as Pod Clock
- 2011 · The Shadow Line as Joseph Bede
- 2010 · Lennon Naked as John Lennon
- 2010 · The Happiness Salesman as Salesman
- 2009 · Amelia as Fred Noonan
- 2008 · New Orleans, Mon Amour as Henry
- 2006 · Perfect Parents as Stuart
- 2006 · Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self
- 2005 · The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown as
- 2005 · Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self
- 2004 · Bible Mysteries as Narrator
- 2003 · The Importance of Being Morrissey as Narrator
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter
- 2002 · What's Your Problem? as
- 2002 · Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry as Narrator
- 2002 · The King and Us as Anthony
- 2001 · Linda Green as Tom/Neil
- 1999 · Dockers: Writing the Wrongs as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · A Price Above Rubies as Sender Horowitz
- 1995 · Hearts and Minds as Drew Mackenzie
- 1994 · Shallow Grave as David Stephens
- 1993 · Cuentos de Borges as Alonso Zunz
- Future · Unchosen as Mr Phillps
- 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
- 1990 · Chancer as Radio
- Future · Hear Me Roar as Michael Bellinger