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Christopher Fairbank
Born · October 4, 1953 (71 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Hertfordshire, England, UK
Bio
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.
Scoop
Elderly Man
6.4
2024
The Little Mermaid
Hawkins
6.3
2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Broker
8.0
2023
All My Friends Hate Me
Norman
5.9
2022
Death of Zygielbojm
5.7
2021
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
Deus
4.5
2020
Iron Mask
Grey
6.1
2019
The Fight
Frank Dunn
6.0
2019
London Fields
Darts Player
5.1
2018
Walk Like a Panther
Leslie Beck
6.2
2018
Papillon
Jean Castili
7.3
2017
Lady Macbeth
Boris Lester
6.6
2016
Sunday For Sammy 2016
0.0
2016
Orthodox
Joseph Goldberg
4.4
2015
Writers Retreat
Nigel
5.5
2015
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Potter
5.4
2015
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Broker
7.9
2014
Hercules
Gryza
5.8
2014
Back With The Boys Again
Himself
0.0
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Uncle
5.8
2013
Orthodox
Goldberg
0.0
2012
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Ezekiel
6.6
2011
Little Deaths
X
4.4
2011
Lennon Naked
Freddie Lennon
5.6
2010
Goal III: Taking on the World
Foghorn
4.0
2009
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
0.0
2007
Flushed Away
Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
6.3
2006
Cargo
Ralph
4.6
2006
Almost Heaven
Teapot Ted
6.0
2006
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
Physician
5.3
2005
Goal!
Foghorn
6.8
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Additional Voice (voice)
7.1
2005
Black Plague
Steward
5.2
2002
Below
Pappy
6.0
2002
The Bunker
Sgt. Heydrich
5.6
2001
The Fifth Element
Mactilburgh
7.6
1997
Royce
Kupchak
5.1
1994
A Pinch of Snuff
DS Edgar Wield
0.0
1994
Alien³
Murphy
6.4
1992
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Player Queen (archive footage)
0.0
1991
Hamlet
Player Queen
6.6
1990
White Hunter, Black Heart
Tom Harrison
6.3
1990
Hands of a Murderer
Jeremy Stubb
6.9
1990
Batman
Nic
7.2
1989
Venus Peter
Blind Man
5.8
1989
Hanna's War
Ruven
4.7
1988
Plenty
Spencer
5.7
1985
Murder with Mirrors
Sergeant Lake
6.5
1985
Brimstone & Treacle
Drunk
6.0
1982
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Jerry Crowe
0.0
1982
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Man Filling in Ditch
7.3
1980
The Awakening
Porter
5.5
1980
Games Without Frontiers
Billy
0.0
1980
Cry Wolf
Sergeant
0.0
Agatha
Luland
6.3
1979
The One Hundred Nights of Hero
0.0
Constellation
Yura · (1 episode)
7.3
2024
Star Wars: Andor
Ulaf · (3 episodes)
8.2
2022
Sherwood
Bill Raggett · (1 episode)
7.0
2022
Hatton Garden
Billy Lincoln · (2 episodes)
5.6
2019
Taboo
Ibbotson · (3 episodes)
7.9
2017
Dickensian
Silas Wegg · (20 episodes)
7.3
2015
Wolf Hall
Walter Cromwell · (2 episodes)
7.6
2015
Outlander
Aaron Beardsley · (1 episode)
8.2
2014
Jamaica Inn
Harry · (3 episodes)
6.5
2014
Vera
Robert Naresby · (1 episode)
7.4
2011
Borgen
Vassily Andrejev · (1 episode)
8.0
2010
Five Daughters
DCI John Quinton · (3 episodes)
6.3
2010
This Is Jinsy
(8 episodes)
6.8
2010
Law & Order: UK
(1 episode)
6.8
2009
Merlin
Black Knight (voice) · (1 episode)
7.8
2008
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Groby · (4 episodes)
7.5
2008
Ashes to Ashes
David Bonds · (1 episode)
7.6
2008
Never Better
(6 episodes)
6.0
2008
The Line of Beauty
Barry Groom · (3 episodes)
6.4
2006
Drama Connections
(1 episode)
0.0
2005
Doctor Who
Fenton · (1 episode)
7.5
2005
The Rotters' Club
Roll-up Reg · (1 episode)
0.0
2005
New Tricks
(1 episode)
7.3
2004
Spooks
Gordon Blaney · (1 episode)
7.6
2002
In Deep
Harbinson · (2 episodes)
10.0
2001
In a Land of Plenty
(1 episode)
2.0
2001
In the Beginning
Idol Worshipper · (2 episodes)
6.0
2000
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Fumier · (6 episodes)
7.2
1999
Invasion: Earth
Wg. Cdr. Friday · (6 episodes)
6.1
1998
Wokenwell
(1 episode)
0.0
1997
Midsomer Murders
Ronnie Tyler · (1 episode)
7.5
1997
Silent Witness
Chris Palmer · (2 episodes)
7.5
1996
Finney
Bobo Jr. · (6 episodes)
7.0
1994
Crocodile Shoes
(13 episodes)
7.2
1994
Space Precinct
(1 episode)
5.7
1994
Prime Suspect
Chief Insp. David Lyall · (1 episode)
7.7
1991
Spender
Joe Phelan · (1 episode)
7.0
1991
Stay Lucky
(1 episode)
6.0
1989
South Of The Border
Dennis · (1 episode)
0.0
1988
Comic Relief
(1 episode)
6.0
1988
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Horst Berger · (2 episodes)
4.3
1987
Rockliffe's Babies
(1 episode)
5.2
1987
Inspector Morse
George Daley · (1 episode)
7.8
1987
Casualty
Gerald Bryant · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
Lovejoy
Foxy Norris · (1 episode)
7.3
1986
The Bill
(1 episode)
6.6
1984
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Albert Moxey · (38 episodes)
7.8
1983
Bergerac
Sydney Sterrat · (1 episode)
6.4
1981
The Old Curiosity Shop
Kit Nubbles · (9 episodes)
6.0
1979
The Professionals
Billy · (1 episode)
7.4
1977
Z-Cars
(1 episode)
7.0
1962