Christopher Fairbank
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.
Acted in
Scoop
2024
as Elderly Man
Constellation
2024
as Yura
The Little Mermaid
2023
as Hawkins
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Broker
Star Wars: Andor
2022
as Ulaf
Sherwood
2022
as Bill Raggett
All My Friends Hate Me
2022
as Norman
Death of Zygielbojm
2021
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
2020
as Deus
Iron Mask
2019
as Grey
Hatton Garden
2019
as Billy Lincoln
The Fight
2019
as Frank Dunn
London Fields
2018
as Darts Player
Walk Like a Panther
2018
as Leslie Beck
Papillon
2017
as Jean Castili
Taboo
2017
as Ibbotson
Lady Macbeth
2016
as Boris Lester
Dickensian
2015
as Silas Wegg
Orthodox
2015
as Joseph Goldberg
Writers Retreat
2015
as Nigel
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015
as Potter
Wolf Hall
2015
as Walter Cromwell
Outlander
2014
as Aaron Beardsley
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as The Broker
Hercules
2014
as Gryza
Jamaica Inn
2014
as Harry
Back With The Boys Again
2013
as Himself
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Uncle
Orthodox
2012
as Goldberg
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Ezekiel
Vera
2011
as Robert Naresby
Little Deaths
2011
as X
Lennon Naked
2010
as Freddie Lennon
Five Daughters
2010
as DCI John Quinton
This Is Jinsy
2010
Goal III: Taking on the World
2009
as Foghorn
Law & Order: UK
2009
Merlin
2008
as Black Knight (voice)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
2008
as Groby
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as David Bonds
Never Better
2008
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Flushed Away
2006
as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
The Line of Beauty
2006
as Barry Groom
Cargo
2006
as Ralph
Almost Heaven
2006
as Teapot Ted
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005
as Physician
Goal!
2005
as Foghorn
Drama Connections
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Additional Voice (voice)
Doctor Who
2005
as Fenton
The Rotters' Club
2005
as Roll-up Reg
New Tricks
2004
Black Plague
2002
as Steward
Below
2002
as Pappy
Spooks
2002
as Gordon Blaney
The Bunker
2001
as Sgt. Heydrich
In Deep
2001
as Harbinson
In a Land of Plenty
2001
In the Beginning
2000
as Idol Worshipper
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Fumier
Invasion: Earth
1998
as Wg. Cdr. Friday
Wokenwell
1997
The Fifth Element
1997
as Mactilburgh
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ronnie Tyler
Silent Witness
1996
as Chris Palmer
Finney
1994
as Bobo Jr.
Crocodile Shoes
1994
Space Precinct
1994
Royce
1994
as Kupchak
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as DS Edgar Wield
Alien³
1992
as Murphy
Prime Suspect
1991
as Chief Insp. David Lyall
Spender
1991
as Joe Phelan
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
1991
as Player Queen (archive footage)
Hamlet
1990
as Player Queen
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
as Tom Harrison
Hands of a Murderer
1990
as Jeremy Stubb
Stay Lucky
1989
Batman
1989
as Nic
Venus Peter
1989
as Blind Man
South Of The Border
1988
as Dennis
Hanna's War
1988
as Ruven
Comic Relief
1988
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
as Horst Berger
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
Inspector Morse
1987
as George Daley
Casualty
1986
as Gerald Bryant
Lovejoy
1986
as Foxy Norris
Plenty
1985
as Spencer
Murder with Mirrors
1985
as Sergeant Lake
The Bill
1984
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Albert Moxey
Brimstone & Treacle
1982
as Drunk
How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
as Jerry Crowe
Bergerac
1981
as Sydney Sterrat
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Man Filling in Ditch
The Awakening
1980
as Porter
Games Without Frontiers
1980
as Billy
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979
as Kit Nubbles
Agatha
1979
as Luland
The Professionals
1977
as Billy
Z-Cars
1962
Cry Wolf
as Sergeant