Christopher Eccleston
Known for Acting · 133 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
Top Gear
2002
as Self
True Detective
2014
as Captain Ted Connelly
Casualty
1986
as Stephen Hills
Heroes
2006
as Claude
Ambulance
2016
as Self - Narrator
The Leftovers
2014
as Matt Jamison
Inspector Morse
1987
as Terrence Mitchell
Blue Peter
1958
as Self
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Dr. Lazer Rage
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
GMTV
1993
as Self
Unchosen
2026
as Mr Phillips
Cracker
1993
as David Bilborough
Performance
1991
as Frankie Bryant
Danger Mouse
2015
as J. Woolington Sham (voice)
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self
ScreenPlay
1986
as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
Fortitude
2015
as Professor Charlie Stoddart
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Accused
2010
as Willy Houlihan
Timeshift
2002
as self
The Read
2022
as Narrator
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Nicky Hutchinson
Safe House
2015
as Robert
The A Word
2016
as Maurice Scott
Linda Green
2001
as Tom/Neil
Come Home
2018
as Greg Farrell
Dodger
2022
as Fagin
Chancer
1990
as Radio
The Shadow Line
2011
as Joseph Bede
Bible Mysteries
2004
as Narrator
Lucan
2013
as John Aspinall
Cuentos de Borges
1993
as Alonso Zunz
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013
as Self
Hearts and Minds
1995
as Drew Mackenzie
Blackout
2012
as Daniel Demoys
Close to Me
2021
as Rob Harding
The Second Coming
2003
as Stephen Baxter
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
2020
as Self
Doctor Who 9: Christopher Eccleston
2005
as Doctor Who
Rachel's Dream
1992
as Man in Dream
What's Your Problem?
2002
Friday on My Mind
1992
as Sean
The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston
2024
as Presenter
The Last Miners
2016
as Narrator (Voice)
Movies (86)
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Malekith
28 Days Later
2002
as Major Henry West
The Others
2001
as Charles Stewart
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
as McCullen / Destro
Legend
2015
as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Raymond Calitri
Young Woman and the Sea
2024
as Jabez Wolffe
eXistenZ
1999
as Seminar Leader
Where Hands Touch
2018
as Heinz
Elizabeth
1998
as Duke of Norfolk
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
Song for Marion
2012
as James
Shallow Grave
1994
as David Stephens
King Lear
2018
as Oswald
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
24 Hour Party People
2002
as Boethius (uncredited)
Anchoress
1993
as Priest
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
as The Rider
Emily
2013
as James
Othello
2001
as Ben Jago
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
Einstein's Big Idea
2005
as Narrator (voice)
I Am Dina
2002
as Leo Zhukovsky
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
2018
as Harvey
Lennon Naked
2010
as John Lennon
The Happiness Salesman
2009
as Salesman
The Borrowers
2011
as Pod Clock
Amelia
2009
as Fred Noonan
Jude
1996
as Jude Fawley
Let Him Have It
1991
as Derek Bentley
Richard III: The New Evidence
2014
as Narrator
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015
as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)
A Price Above Rubies
1998
as Sender Horowitz
Flesh and Blood
2002
as Joe Broughton
Dodger Special: Christmas
2022
as Fagin
Color Your Hurt
as James
Death and the Compass
1992
as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025
as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005
as Self
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
Roots
1992
as Frankie Bryant
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Revengers Tragedy
2002
as Vindici
The Invisible Circus
2001
as Wolf
The Kemps: All True
2020
as Self
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
as Self
Dodger Special: Train
2022
as Fagin
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Hear Me Roar
as Michael Bellinger
About A Bell
as DC Holman
An Angel on Oxford Street
2024
as Saul (voice)
RSC Live: Macbeth
2018
as Macbeth
When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
2012
as Narrator
The Second Coming
2003
as Stephen Baxter
New Orleans, Mon Amour
2008
as Henry
The King and Us
2002
as Anthony
My Name Is Leon
2022
as Mr. Devlin
The Kemps: All Gold
2023
as Luke Dunmore
With or Without You
1999
as Vincent Boyd
Rachel's Dream
1992
as Man in Dream
Dodger Special: Coronation
2023
as Fagin
National Theatre Live: Antigone
2012
as Creon, King of Thebes
Hillsborough
1996
as Trevor Hicks
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
2023
as Fagin
When Coal Was King
2013
as Narrator
Chasing Millions
Perfect Parents
2006
as Stuart
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
as Self
Lucan
2013
as John Aspinall
Sunday
2002
as Major Gen. Robert Ford
The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown
2005
The Last Miners
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Heart
1999
as Gary Ellis
Endless
2020
The Importance of Being Morrissey
2003
as Narrator
Strumpet
2001
as Strayman
Continental Drift
1992
as (Business with Friends)
Whispers of Freedom
2024
as Herbert Köfer
Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry
2002
as Narrator
The Hour
2020
as Himself
Doctor Who: Aliens of London & World War Three
2005
as The Doctor
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
2018
as Narrator
Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack
2017
as Voice
A Year in the Life of a Year 2019
2020
as Himself
Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
2021
as Self
Doctor Who: Bad Wolf & The Parting of the Ways
2005
as The Doctor
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 133 credits spanning from 1958 to 2026, Christopher Eccleston has appeared in 86 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
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) — as McCullen / Destro
- Legend (2015) — as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
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