
Christopher Fairbank
Known for Acting · 113 credits
- Born
- 1953-10-04 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Chris Fairbank · Christopher E. Fairbank · Chris Faibank
Biography
Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born October 4, 1953) is an English actor best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Fairbank was born in Hertfordshire, England. He has numerous television credits to his name, notably in Sapphire and Steel, The Professionals, The Scarlet Pimpernel and provided minor voice talent for both the hit Wallace and Gromit feature-length film Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away (both produced by Aardman). Fairbank also appeared as one of the pair of muggers who rob an out-of-town family, heralding the first appearance of the Batman in Tim Burton's 1989 film. Fairbank also had roles as Mactilburgh the scientist in the film The Fifth Element, the prisoner Murphy in Alien 3, and the Player Queen in the Franco Zeffirelli version of Hamlet, opposite Mel Gibson. Recently, he provided the voice of Old King Doran in the video game Demon's Souls and provides a number of voice accents in the PS2 video game Prisoner of War. Chris also appeared in Goal! trilogy in the character of a Newcastle United fan. In 2010, Chris appeared as a detective in the BBC Drama, Five Daughters, and as Alfred "Freddie" Lennon in the biopicLennon Naked with Christopher Eccleston. In 2011 Fairbank starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesas a pirate called Ezekiel. In 2012 he appeared as an Australian in Sky 1's Starlings.
Known For
TV Shows (58)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ronnie Tyler

Outlander
2014
as Aaron Beardsley

Doctor Who
2005
as Fenton

Vera
2011
as Robert Naresby

Casualty
1986
as Gerald Bryant

Silent Witness
1996
as Chris Palmer

Father Brown
2013
as Herman Jolly

Andor
2022
as Ulaf

Spooks
2002
as Gordon Blaney

Merlin
2008
as Black Knight (voice)

Z-Cars
1962

The Bill
1984

The Professionals
1977
as Billy

Bergerac
1981
as Sydney Sterrat

New Tricks
2004

Playhouse
1974
as Billy / Jerry Crowe

Prime Suspect
1991
as Chief Insp. David Lyall

Lovejoy
1986
as Foxy Norris

Taboo
2017
as Ibbotson

Law & Order: UK
2009

Wolf Hall
2015
as Walter Cromwell

Borgen
2010
as Vassily Andrejev

Ashes to Ashes
2008
as David Bonds

Constellation
2024
as Yura

Sherwood
2022
as Bill Raggett

Space Precinct
1994
as Burl Flak

Dickensian
2015
as Silas Wegg

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Albert Moxey

Spender
1991
as Joe Phelan

South of the Border
1988
as Dennis

Sapphire & Steel
1979
as Johnny Jack

Stay Lucky
1989

In Deep
2001
as Harbinson

The Line of Beauty
2006
as Barry Groom

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
2008
as Groby

The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Fumier

Family Tree
2013
as Neville St. Aubrey

Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Dover

Crocodile Shoes
1994
Comic Relief
1988

In the Beginning
2000
as Idol Worshipper

Truelove
2024
as Trevor

Jamaica Inn
2014
as Harry

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
as Horst Berger

Five Daughters
2010
as DCI John Quinton

Hatton Garden
2019
as Billy Lincoln

This Is Jinsy
2010

Invasion: Earth
1998
as Wg. Cdr. Friday

The Old Curiosity Shop
1979
as Kit Nubbles

The Rotters' Club
2005
as Roll-up Reg

Framed
1992
as Sydney Jefferson

In a Land of Plenty
2001

Never Better
2008

Wokenwell
1997

Finney
1994
as Bobo Jr.
True Tilda
1997
as Gavel
Drama Connections
2005

Noah's Castle
1980
as Cliff
Movies (55)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Ezekiel

The Fifth Element
1997
as Mactilburgh

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Broker

The Little Mermaid
2023
as Hawkins

Hercules
2014
as Gryza

Batman
1989
as Nic

Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Uncle

Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as The Broker

Goal!
2005
as Foghorn

Flushed Away
2006
as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)

Alien³
1992
as Murphy

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Additional Voice (voice)

Papillon
2017
as Jean Castili

Iron Mask
2019
as Grey

Below
2002
as Pappy

Goal III: Taking on the World
2009
as Foghorn

Scoop
2024
as Elderly Man

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015
as Potter

London Fields
2018
as Darts Player

100 Nights of Hero
2025
as Beaked Brother Charles

Lady Macbeth
2016
as Boris Lester

White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
as Tom Harrison

Hamlet
1990
as Player Queen

Plenty
1985
as Spencer

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Man Filling in Ditch

Royce
1994
as Kupchak

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self

Hanna's War
1988
as Ruven

The Bunker
2001
as Sgt. Heydrich

Murder with Mirrors
1985
as Sergeant Lake

Agatha
1979
as Luland

Orthodox
2015
as Joseph Goldberg

The Awakening
1980
as Porter

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005
as Physician

Little Deaths
2011
as X

Cargo
2006
as Ralph

The Fight
2019
as Frank Dunn

Lennon Naked
2010
as Freddie Lennon

All My Friends Hate Me
2022
as Norman

Venus Peter
1989
as Blind Man

Black Plague
2002
as Steward

Brimstone & Treacle
1982
as Drunk

Writers Retreat
2015
as Nigel

Orthodox
2012
as Goldberg
Sunday For Sammy 2016
2016

Hands of a Murderer
1990
as Jeremy Stubb

Almost Heaven
2006
as Teapot Ted

Walk Like a Panther
2018
as Leslie Beck

Games Without Frontiers
1980
as Billy

How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
as Jerry Crowe

A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as DS Edgar Wield

Back with the Boys Again
2013
as Himself

Death of Zygielbojm
2021
Cry Wolf
as Sergeant

Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
2020
as Deus
About Christopher Fairbank
Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born October 4, 1953) is an English actor best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Fairbank was born in Hertfordshire, England. He has numerous television credits to his name, notably in Sapphire and Steel, The Professionals, The Scarlet Pimpernel and provided minor voice talent for both the hit Wallace and Gromit feature-length film Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away (both produced by Aardman). Fairbank also appeared as one of the p… With 113 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Christopher Fairbank has appeared in 55 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christopher Fairbank Movies
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — as Ezekiel
- The Fifth Element (1997) — as Mactilburgh
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) — as Broker
- The Little Mermaid (2023) — as Hawkins
- Hercules (2014) — as Gryza
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