Acting · Hertfordshire, England, UK · Born October 4, 1953
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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as Yura
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as Trevor
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as Bill Raggett
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as Deus
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as Billy Lincoln
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as Frank Dunn
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as Leslie Beck
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as Jean Castili
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as Ibbotson
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as Boris Lester
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as Silas Wegg
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as Joseph Goldberg
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as Nigel
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as Potter
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as Walter Cromwell
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as Aaron Beardsley
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as The Broker
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2014
as Gryza
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as Harry
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2013
as Himself
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2013
as Neville St. Aubrey
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2013
as Uncle
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as Herman Jolly
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2012
as Goldberg
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as Ezekiel
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2011
as Robert Naresby
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as X
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as Freddie Lennon
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2010
as Vassily Andrejev
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as DCI John Quinton
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2009
as Foghorn
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2009
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as Black Knight (voice)
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as Groby
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as David Bonds
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as Self
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as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
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as Barry Groom
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as Ralph
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as Teapot Ted
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as Physician
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as Foghorn
MovieWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Additional Voice (voice)
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2005
as Fenton
TVThe Rotters' Club
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as Roll-up Reg
TVNew Tricks
2004
MovieBlack Plague
2002
as Steward
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2002
as Pappy
TVSpooks
2002
as Gordon Blaney
MovieThe Bunker
2001
as Sgt. Heydrich
TVIn Deep
2001
as Harbinson
TVIn a Land of Plenty
2001
TVIn the Beginning
2000
as Idol Worshipper
TVThe Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Fumier
TVInvasion: Earth
1998
as Wg. Cdr. Friday
TVWokenwell
1997
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1997
as Mactilburgh
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Ronnie Tyler
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1997
as Gavel
TVSilent Witness
1996
as Chris Palmer
TVFinney
1994
as Bobo Jr.
TVCrocodile Shoes
1994
TVSpace Precinct
1994
as Burl Flak
MovieRoyce
1994
as Kupchak
MovieA Pinch of Snuff
1994
as DS Edgar Wield
TVFramed
1992
as Sydney Jefferson
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1992
as Murphy
TVPrime Suspect
1991
as Chief Insp. David Lyall
TVSpender
1991
as Joe Phelan
MovieHamlet
1990
as Player Queen
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1990
as Tom Harrison
MovieHands of a Murderer
1990
as Jeremy Stubb
TVStay Lucky
1989
MovieBatman
1989
as Nic
MovieVenus Peter
1989
as Blind Man
TVSouth of the Border
1988
as Dennis
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1988
as Ruven
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1988
TVThe Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
as Horst Berger
TVRockliffe's Babies
1987
as Dover
TVCasualty
1986
as Gerald Bryant
TVLovejoy
1986
as Foxy Norris
MoviePlenty
1985
as Spencer
MovieMurder with Mirrors
1985
as Sergeant Lake
TVThe Bill
1984
TVAuf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Albert Moxey
MovieBrimstone & Treacle
1982
as Drunk
MovieHow Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
as Jerry Crowe
TVBergerac
1981
as Sydney Sterrat
TVGoing Out
1981
as First Policenan
MovieLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Man Filling in Ditch
MovieThe Awakening
1980
as Porter
MovieGames Without Frontiers
1980
as Billy
TVNoah's Castle
1980
as Cliff
TVThe Old Curiosity Shop
1979
as Kit Nubbles
TVSapphire & Steel
1979
as Johnny Jack
MovieAgatha
1979
as Luland
TVThe Professionals
1977
as Billy
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Billy
TVZ-Cars
1962
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