
Christopher Eccleston
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1964-02-16 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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
TV Shows (47)

Doctor Who
2005
as Doctor (9) / Doctor Who

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Frank Carter

True Detective
2014
as Captain Ted Connelly

Top Gear
2002
as Self

Casualty
1986
as Stephen Hills

Heroes
2006
as Claude

The Leftovers
2014
as Matt Jamison

Inspector Morse
1987
as Terrence Mitchell

GMTV
1993
as Self

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Dr. Lazer Rage

Unchosen
2026
as Mr Phillips

Performance
1991
as Frankie Bryant

Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self

Cracker
1993
as David Bilborough

Remembers…
2022
as Self

Danger Mouse
2015
as J. Woolington Sham (voice)

ScreenPlay
1986
as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius

Fortitude
2015
as Professor Charlie Stoddart

Accused
2010
as Willy Houlihan

Timeshift
2002
as self

Ambulance
2016
as Self - Narrator

Blue Peter
1958
as Self

Our Friends in the North
1996
as Nicky Hutchinson

Safe House
2015
as Robert

The A Word
2016
as Maurice Scott

Lucan
2013
as John Aspinall

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013
as Self

Hearts and Minds
1995
as Drew Mackenzie

The Shadow Line
2011
as Joseph Bede

Linda Green
2001
as Tom/Neil

Come Home
2018
as Greg Farrell

Chancer
1990
as Radio

Bible Mysteries
2004
as Narrator

The Read
2022
as Narrator

Dodger
2022
as Fagin

Blackout
2012
as Daniel Demoys

Close to Me
2021
as Rob Harding

Cuentos de Borges
1993
as Alonso Zunz

The Second Coming
2003
as Stephen Baxter

Doctor Who 9: Christopher Eccleston
2005
as Doctor Who
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
as Self
What's Your Problem?
2002

Friday on My Mind
1992
as Sean

The Last Miners
2016
as Narrator (Voice)
Rachel's Dream
1992
as Man in Dream

The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston
2024
as Presenter
Movies (84)

Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Malekith

28 Days Later
2002
as Major Henry West

The Others
2001
as Charles Stewart

Legend
2015
as Leonard 'Nipper' Read

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
as McCullen / Destro

Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Raymond Calitri

Elizabeth
1998
as Duke of Norfolk

eXistenZ
1999
as Seminar Leader

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

Shallow Grave
1994
as David Stephens

Young Woman and the Sea
2024
as Jabez Wolffe

Jude
1996
as Jude Fawley

King Lear
2018
as Oswald

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
as The Rider

Where Hands Touch
2018
as Heinz

Amelia
2009
as Fred Noonan

24 Hour Party People
2002
as Boethius (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013

Song for Marion
2012
as James

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
2018
as Harvey

Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

Muse of Fire
2013
as Self

I Am Dina
2002
as Leo Zhukovsky

Heart
1999
as Gary Ellis

The Invisible Circus
2001
as Wolf

The Borrowers
2011
as Pod Clock

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

Let Him Have It
1991
as Derek Bentley

Hillsborough
1996
as Trevor Hicks

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

A Price Above Rubies
1998
as Sender Horowitz

The Importance of Being Morrissey
2003
as Narrator

Einstein's Big Idea
2005
as Narrator (voice)

The Flu That Killed 50 Million
2018
as Narrator

Flesh and Blood
2002
as Joe Broughton

National Theatre Live: Antigone
2012
as Creon, King of Thebes

Strumpet
2001
as Strayman

Lennon Naked
2010
as John Lennon

Dodger Special: Coronation
2023
as Fagin

Death and the Compass
1992
as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
as Self

Lucan
2013
as John Aspinall

Sunday
2002
as Major Gen. Robert Ford

Anchoress
1993
as Priest

Revengers Tragedy
2002
as Vindici

Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
as Self

Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
as Self

The Hour
2020
as Himself

Othello
2001
as Ben Jago

Perfect Parents
2006
as Stuart

Emily
2013
as James

The Kemps: All Gold
2023
as Luke Dunmore

Roots
1992
as Frankie Bryant

RSC Live: Macbeth
2018
as Macbeth
Color Your Hurt
as James

With or Without You
1999
as Vincent Boyd
When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
2012
as Narrator

The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown
2005
The King and Us
2002
as Anthony

Dodger Special: Bad Egg
2023
as Fagin
New Orleans, Mon Amour
2008
as Henry

The Kemps: All True
2020
as Self

The Happiness Salesman
2009
as Salesman
Hear Me Roar
as Michael Bellinger

Rachel's Dream
1992
as Man in Dream

A Year in the Life of a Year 2019
2020
as Himself

Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry
2002
as Narrator

Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Herbert Köfer

Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
2021
as Self

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
1999
as Narrator (voice)

Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
as Fagin

Chasing Millions

Dodger Special: Train
2022
as Fagin

My Name Is Leon
2022
as Mr. Devlin

The Second Coming
2003
as Stephen Baxter

Continental Drift
1992
as (Business with Friends)
About A Bell
as DC Holman
Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack
2017
as Voice

Richard III: The New Evidence
2014
as Narrator

An Angel on Oxford Street
2024
as Saul (voice)

Endless
2020
When Coal Was King
2013
as Narrator

The Last Miners
2016
as Narrator (voice)
About Christopher Eccleston
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. With 131 credits spanning from 1958 to 2026, Christopher Eccleston has appeared in 84 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christopher Eccleston Movies
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) — as Malekith
- 28 Days Later (2002) — as Major Henry West
- The Others (2001) — as Charles Stewart
- Legend (2015) — as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) — as McCullen / Destro
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