Christopher Eccleston

Feb 16, 1964 (61 years old) in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK

An English stage, film and television actor. His films include Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Elizabeth, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2005, he became the ninth incarnation of The Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who.

Known For

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

Frank Carter

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Doctor Who

Doctor (9)

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True Detective

Captain Ted Connelly

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28 Days Later

Major Henry West

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Thor: The Dark World

Malekith

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Heroes

Claude

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Casualty

Stephen Hills

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

McCullen / Destro

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Gone in Sixty Seconds

Raymond Calitri

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Legend

Leonard 'Nipper' Read

Credits

Hear Me Roar Future

Michael Bellinger

★ NR
Chasing Millions Future

★ NR
Out of the Dust Future

Mr Phillps

★ NR
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War 2025

Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 4.7
Doctor Who at the Proms 2024

The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

★ 7.2
Whispers of Freedom 2024

Herbert Köfer

★ NR
Young Woman and the Sea 2024

Jabez Wolffe

★ 7.9
An Angel on Oxford Street 2024

Saul (voice)

★ NR
The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston 2024

Presenter

★ NR
The Kemps: All Gold 2023

Luke Dunmore

★ NR
Dodger Special: Coronation 2023

Fagin

★ 10
Dodger Special: Bad Egg 2023

Fagin

★ NR
Dodger Special: Christmas 2022

Fagin

★ NR
Dodger Special: Train 2022

Fagin

★ NR
My Name Is Leon 2022

Mr. Devlin

★ 2.5
The Read 2022

Narrator

★ NR
Dodger 2022

Fagin

★ 5.6
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story 2021

Self

★ 6.5
Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl 2021

Self

★ NR
Close to Me 2021

Rob Harding

★ 5.6
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama 2020

Self

★ 10
The Hour 2020

Himself

★ NR
The Kemps: All True 2020

Self

★ 9
Endless 2020

★ 8
A Year in the Life of a Year 2019 2020

Himself

★ NR
The Flu That Killed 50 Million 2018

Narrator

★ 6.3
Where Hands Touch 2018

Heinz

★ 7.9
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) 2018

Harvey

★ 6.3
King Lear 2018

Oswald

★ 6.1
RSC Live: Macbeth 2018

Macbeth

★ 9.3
Come Home 2018

Greg

★ 5.3
Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack 2017

Voice

★ 8.4
The Last Miners 2016

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
Ambulance 2016

Narrator

★ 8
The A Word 2016

Maurice Scott

★ 7.9
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song 2015

The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)

★ 8
Danger Mouse 2015

J. Woolington Sham (voice)

★ 6.2
Legend 2015

Leonard 'Nipper' Read

★ 7.1
Safe House 2015

Robert

★ 6.4
Fortitude 2015

Professor Charlie Stoddart

★ 6.9
Richard III: The New Evidence 2014

Narrator

★ 6
The Leftovers 2014

Matt Jamison

★ 7.6
True Detective 2014

Captain Ted Connelly

★ 8.3
Lucan 2013

John Aspinall

★ 6
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 2013

The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

★ 8.2
When Coal Was King 2013

Narrator

★ NR
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013

★ 6.3
Thor: The Dark World 2013

Malekith

★ 6.5
Muse of Fire 2013

Self

★ 6.5
Emily 2013

James

★ 5
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited 2013

Self

★ 6.4
National Theatre Live: Antigone 2012

Creon, King of Thebes

★ 10
When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies 2012

Narrator

★ 7.2
Song for Marion 2012

James

★ 6.8
Blackout 2012

Daniel Demoys

★ 6.2
The Borrowers 2011

Pod Clock

★ 5.8
The Shadow Line 2011

Joseph Bede

★ 7.6
Lennon Naked 2010

John Lennon

★ 5.7
Accused 2010

Willy Houlihan

★ 8.1
The Happiness Salesman 2010

Salesman

★ 9
Amelia 2009

Fred Noonan

★ 5.7
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009

McCullen / Destro

★ 5.8
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor 2008

The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

★ 7.4
New Orleans, Mon Amour 2008

Henry

★ 10
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising 2007

The Rider

★ 5.4
The Sarah Silverman Program. 2007

Dr. Lazer Rage

★ 6.4
Perfect Parents 2006

Stuart

★ 5.5
Heroes 2006

Claude

★ 7.5
Best Ever Muppet Moments 2006

Self

★ 6
Doctor Who: Born Again 2005

The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

★ NR
Einstein's Big Idea 2005

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.2
The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown 2005

★ 5.5
Doctor Who: A New Dimension 2005

Self

★ NR
Doctor Who 2005

Doctor (9)

★ 7.6
Doctor Who Confidential 2005

Self

★ 8.1
Bible Mysteries 2004

Narrator

★ 7.5
The Importance of Being Morrissey 2003

Narrator

★ 6.7
The Second Coming 2003

Stephen Baxter

★ NR
28 Days Later 2002

Major Henry West

★ 7.2
Timeshift 2002

self

★ 7
Flesh and Blood 2002

Joe Broughton

★ 5.7
What's Your Problem? 2002

★ NR
Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry 2002

Narrator

★ 10
Revengers Tragedy 2002

Vindici

★ 5.4
The King and Us 2002

Anthony

★ NR
I Am Dina 2002

Leo Zhukovsky

★ 5.5
24 Hour Party People 2002

Boethius

★ 6.9
Sunday 2002

Major Gen. Robert Ford

★ 7.4
Othello 2001

Ben Jago

★ 6.6
Linda Green 2001

Tom/Neil

★ 7
The Others 2001

Charles Stewart

★ 7.6
Strumpet 2001

Strayman

★ 5.3
The Invisible Circus 2001

Wolf

★ 5.3
Gone in Sixty Seconds 2000

Raymond Calitri

★ 6.4
Clocking Off 2000

James 'Jim' Calvert

★ 7.4
With or Without You 1999

Vincent Boyd

★ 5.4
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs 1999

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
eXistenZ 1999

Seminar Leader

★ 6.8
The League of Gentlemen 1999

Dougal Siepp

★ 7.7
Heart 1999

Gary Ellis

★ 5.5
Elizabeth 1998

Duke of Norfolk

★ 7.2
A Price Above Rubies 1998

Sender Horowitz

★ 5.5
Hillsborough 1996

Trevor Hicks

★ 7
Jude 1996

Jude Fawley

★ 6.3
Our Friends in the North 1996

Nicky Hutchinson

★ 7.4
Hearts and Minds 1995

Drew Mackenzie

★ 8
Shallow Grave 1994

David Stephens

★ 7
Cracker 1993

David Bilborough

★ 6.6
Anchoress 1993

Priest

★ 6
Cuentos de Borges 1993

Alonso Zunz

★ NR
Roots 1992

Frankie Bryant

★ NR
Continental Drift 1992

(Business with Friends)

★ NR
Death and the Compass 1992

Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius

★ 5.8
Friday on My Mind 1992

Sean

★ 3.5
Rachel's Dream 1992

Man in Dream

★ 4.5
Performance 1991

Frankie Bryant

★ 6
Let Him Have It 1991

Derek Bentley

★ 6.6
Chancer 1990

Radio

★ 6.8
Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989

Frank Carter

★ 8.2
Inspector Morse 1987

Terrence Mitchell

★ 7.8
Casualty 1986

Stephen Hills

★ 6.1
Blue Peter 1958

Self

★ 7.2

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