Christopher Fairbank
Born October 04, 1953 (Age: 72)
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Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Little Mermaid
2023
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as Hawkins
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Age: 69
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
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as Broker
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Age: 69
All My Friends Hate Me
2022
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as Norman
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Age: 68
Iron Mask
2019
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as Grey
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Age: 65
London Fields
2018
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as Darts Player
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Age: 64
Papillon
2017
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as Jean Castili
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Age: 63
Lady Macbeth
2016
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as Boris Lester
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Age: 63
No Image
Sunday For Sammy 2016
2016
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as
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Age: 62
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
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as The Broker
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Age: 60
Hercules
2014
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as Gryza
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Age: 60
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
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as Uncle
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Age: 59
Orthodox
2012
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as Goldberg
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Age: 58
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
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as Ezekiel
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Age: 57
Goal III: Taking on the World
2009
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as Foghorn
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Age: 55
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
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as Self
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Age: 53
Flushed Away
2006
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as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
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Age: 53
Goal!
2005
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as Foghorn
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Age: 51
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
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as Additional Voice (voice)
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Age: 51
Black Plague
2002
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as Steward
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Age: 49
Below
2002
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as Pappy
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Age: 48
The Fifth Element
1997
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as Mactilburgh
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Age: 43
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
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as DS Edgar Wield
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Age: 40
Alien³
1992
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as Murphy
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Age: 38
Hamlet
1990
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as Player Queen
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Age: 37
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
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as Tom Harrison
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Age: 36
Hands of a Murderer
1990
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as Jeremy Stubb
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Age: 36
Batman
1989
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as Nic
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Age: 35
Venus Peter
1989
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as Blind Man
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Age: 35
Hanna's War
1988
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as Ruven
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Age: 34
Plenty
1985
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as Spencer
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Age: 31
Murder with Mirrors
1985
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as Sergeant Lake
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Age: 31
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
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as Man Filling in Ditch
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Age: 27
The Awakening
1980
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as Porter
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Age: 26
Games Without Frontiers
1980
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as Billy
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Age: 26
Agatha
1979
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as Luland
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Age: 25