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 · Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2024 · Young Woman and the Sea as Jabez Wolffe
- 2020 · The Hour as Himself
- 2015 · Legend as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
- 2015 · Fortitude as Professor Charlie Stoddart
- 2014 · The Leftovers as Matt Jamison
- 2014 · True Detective as Captain Ted Connelly
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Malekith
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2009 · G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as McCullen / Destro
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Dr. Lazer Rage
- 2006 · Heroes as Claude
- 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 · Revengers Tragedy as Vindici
- 2001 · Othello as Ben Jago
- 2001 · The Others as Charles Stewart
- 2000 · Gone in Sixty Seconds as Raymond Calitri
- 1999 · eXistenZ as Seminar Leader
- 1998 · Elizabeth as Duke of Norfolk
- 1998 · A Price Above Rubies as Sender Horowitz
- 1993 · Cracker as David Bilborough
- 1993 · Cracker as Bilborough
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 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 · Chasing Millions as
- 2024 · The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston as Presenter
- 2023 · The Kemps: All Gold as Luke Dunmore
- 2022 · The Read as Narrator
- 2022 · Dodger as Fagin
- 2021 · Close to Me as Rob Harding
- 2018 · Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) as Harvey
- 2016 · The Last Miners as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The A Word as Maurice Scott
- 2015 · Safe House as Robert
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2013 · Emily as James
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as Self
- 2012 · Blackout as Daniel Demoys
- 2011 · The Shadow Line as Joseph Bede
- 2010 · Lennon Naked as John Lennon
- 2009 · Amelia as Fred Noonan
- 2007 · The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as The Rider
- 2006 · Best Ever Muppet Moments as Self
- 2004 · Bible Mysteries as Narrator
- 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
- 1999 · Dockers: Writing the Wrongs as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · Jude as Jude Fawley
- 1996 · Our Friends in the North as Nicky Hutchinson
- Future · Hear Me Roar as Michael Bellinger
- 1995 · Hearts and Minds as Drew Mackenzie
- 1993 · Cuentos de Borges as Alonso Zunz
- 1992 · Rachel's Dream as Man in Dream
- 1990 · Chancer as Radio
- Future · Unchosen as Mr Phillps
- 2025 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · Whispers of Freedom as Herbert Köfer
- 2024 · An Angel on Oxford Street as Saul (voice)
- 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 · My Name Is Leon as Mr. Devlin
- 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 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 · King Lear as Oswald
- 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 · 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)
- 2014 · Richard III: The New Evidence as Narrator
- 2013 · Lucan as John Aspinall
- 2013 · When Coal Was King as Narrator
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage as
- 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
- 2010 · Accused as Willy Houlihan
- 2010 · The Happiness Salesman as Salesman
- 2008 · Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
- 2008 · New Orleans, Mon Amour as Henry
- 2006 · Perfect Parents as Stuart
- 2005 · Einstein's Big Idea as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown as
- 2005 · Doctor Who: A New Dimension as Self
- 2003 · The Importance of Being Morrissey as Narrator
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter
- 2002 · Timeshift as self
- 2002 · What's Your Problem? as
- 2002 · Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry as Narrator
- 2002 · I Am Dina as Leo Zhukovsky
- 2002 · 24 Hour Party People as Boethius
- 2002 · Sunday as Major Gen. Robert Ford
- 2001 · Strumpet as Strayman
- 2001 · The Invisible Circus as Wolf
- 1999 · With or Without You as Vincent Boyd
- 1999 · The League of Gentlemen as Dougal Siepp
- 1999 · Heart as Gary Ellis
- 1996 · Hillsborough as Trevor Hicks
- 1994 · Shallow Grave as David Stephens
- 1993 · Anchoress as Priest
- 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
- 1991 · Let Him Have It as Derek Bentley