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Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 04, 1953 (71)
Birthplace Hertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born 4 October 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.

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Filmography

Scoop

Scoop

2024

as Elderly Man

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023

as Hawkins

All My Friends Hate Me

All My Friends Hate Me

2022

as Norman

The Fight

The Fight

2019

as Frank Dunn

Walk Like a Panther

Walk Like a Panther

2018

as Leslie Beck

London Fields

London Fields

2018

as Darts Player

Papillon

Papillon

2017

as Jean Castili

Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

2016

as Boris Lester

Writers Retreat

Writers Retreat

2015

as Nigel

Orthodox

Orthodox

2015

as Joseph Goldberg

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014

as The Broker

Hercules

Hercules

2014

as Gryza

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013

as Uncle

Little Deaths

Little Deaths

2011

as X

Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

2010

as Freddie Lennon

Cargo

Cargo

2006

as Ralph

Almost Heaven

Almost Heaven

2006

as Teapot Ted

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006

as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005

as Additional Voice (voice)

Goal!

Goal!

2005

as Foghorn

Black Plague

Black Plague

2002

as Steward

Below

Below

2002

as Pappy

The Bunker

The Bunker

2001

as Sgt. Heydrich

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997

as Mactilburgh

Royce

Royce

1994

as Kupchak

Alien³

Alien³

1992

as Murphy

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

as Player Queen (archive footage)

Hands of a Murderer

Hands of a Murderer

1990

as Jeremy Stubb

White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

as Tom Harrison

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

as Player Queen

Venus Peter

Venus Peter

1989

as Blind Man

Batman

Batman

1989

as Nic

Hanna's War

Hanna's War

1988

as Ruven

Plenty

Plenty

1985

as Spencer

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985

as Sergeant Lake

How Many Miles to Babylon?

How Many Miles to Babylon?

1982

as Jerry Crowe

Brimstone & Treacle

Brimstone & Treacle

1982

as Drunk

The Awakening

The Awakening

1980

as Porter

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

as Man Filling in Ditch

Agatha

Agatha

1979

as Luland

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Albert Moxey

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Nov 11, 1983

Dickensian

as Silas Wegg

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Dec 26, 2015

The Old Curiosity Shop

as Kit Nubbles

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Dec 09, 1979

The Scarlet Pimpernel

as Fumier

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 24, 1999

Invasion: Earth

as Wg. Cdr. Friday

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 08, 1998

Finney

as Bobo Jr.

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 17, 1994

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

as Groby

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 14, 2008

The Line of Beauty

as Barry Groom

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 17, 2006

Five Daughters

as DCI John Quinton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 25, 2010

Star Wars: Andor

as Ulaf

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 21, 2022

Jamaica Inn

as Harry

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 21, 2014

Taboo

as Ibbotson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 07, 2017

Silent Witness

as Chris Palmer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

as Horst Berger

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 08, 1987

In Deep

as Harbinson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 19, 2001

Hatton Garden

as Billy Lincoln

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 20, 2019

Wolf Hall

as Walter Cromwell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 21, 2015

In the Beginning

as Idol Worshipper

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 12, 2000

Midsomer Murders

as Ronnie Tyler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Bergerac

as Sydney Sterrat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Spooks

as Gordon Blaney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Lovejoy

as Foxy Norris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Spender

as Joe Phelan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1991

Vera

as Robert Naresby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 01, 2011

Doctor Who

as Fenton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Casualty

as Gerald Bryant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

South Of The Border

as Dennis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 1988

The Rotters' Club

as Roll-up Reg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2005

Outlander

as Aaron Beardsley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 09, 2014

Sherwood

as Bill Raggett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2022

Inspector Morse

as George Daley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

Constellation

as Yura

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2024

Prime Suspect

as Chief Insp. David Lyall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1991

Merlin

as Black Knight (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2008

Ashes to Ashes

as David Bonds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 2008

The Professionals

as Billy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1977

Borgen

as Vassily Andrejev

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2010

Father Brown

as Herman Jolly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 2013

Crocodile Shoes

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 10, 1994

This Is Jinsy

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 01, 2010

Never Better

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 10, 2008

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

Z-Cars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1962

Space Precinct

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1994

Law & Order: UK

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 23, 2009

Drama Connections

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 2005

New Tricks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

Comic Relief

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 1988

Wokenwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 1997

In a Land of Plenty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 2001

Rockliffe's Babies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1987

Stay Lucky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1989

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 14 19 11
2024 7 25 40 11
2024 8 19 60 11
2024 9 14 27 6
2024 10 7 14 3
2024 11 7 13 3
2024 12 8 13 4
2025 1 13 24 5
2025 2 7 16 1
2025 3 7 15 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 3 12 0
2025 9 1 1 0

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