Chris Barrie

Mar 28, 1960 (65 years old) in Hannover, Germany

Christopher Jonathan Brown, known professionally as Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960), is a British actor and impressionist. He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, and as Gordon Brittas in the sitcom, The Brittas Empire. He's also known for his role as Hillary in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life.

Known For

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Midsomer Murders

Lionel Poulter

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Fifth Gear

Self

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The Brittas Empire

Gordon Brittas

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Blackadder

Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary

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Red Dwarf

Arnold Rimmer

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Spitting Image

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The Young Ones

Rat (voice)

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The Legends of Treasure Island

Captain Smollett (voice)

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Hillary

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Amnesty International's Big 30

Arnold Rimmer

Credits

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years 2020

Self

★ 7.2
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land 2020

Arnold Rimmer

★ 6.7
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII 2017

Self

★ NR
Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI 2016

Self

★ NR
Saving Santa 2013

Blitzen (voice)

★ 5.2
Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie 2009

Himself - Presenter

★ NR
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth 2009

Rimmer

★ NR
Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth 2009

Self

★ NR
Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I 2007

Himself

★ 6.3
Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II 2007

Himself

★ 6.5
Back in Business 2007

Tom Marks

★ 4.2
Best Ever Spitting Image 2006

Self (Archive Footage)

★ NR
Petrolheads 2006

★ NR
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII 2005

Self

★ 5
Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI 2005

Self

★ 7
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V 2004

Self

★ NR
Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV 2004

Self

★ 6.5
Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III 2003

Self

★ 7.7
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life 2003

Hillary

★ 5.7
Red Dwarf A–Z 2003

Self

★ 8.5
Launching Red Dwarf 2002

Self / Rimmer (archive footage)

★ 8
Fifth Gear 2002

Self

★ 5.3
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2001

Hillary

★ 5.9
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg 1998

Rimmer

★ NR
A Prince Among Men 1997

Gary Prince

★ 3
Treasure Island 1997

Captain Smollett

★ NR
Get Fit with Brittas 1997

★ NR
Midsomer Murders 1997

Lionel Poulter

★ 7.5
Surviving Christmas 1996

Gordon

★ NR
Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts 1995

Sir Marmaduke / Vic / Bertie / Roger / Spike / Bertie / more

★ 8
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs 1995

Rimmer

★ 8
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups 1994

Rimmer

★ 8
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom 1994

★ NR
White Goods 1994

Mickie Scott

★ 6
The Legends of Treasure Island 1993

Ben Gunn (voice)

★ 8
The Legend of Lochnagar 1993

★ 6
Amnesty International's Big 30 1991

Arnold Rimmer

★ 4
The Brittas Empire 1991

Gordon Brittas

★ 6.6
8:15 from Manchester 1990

★ 5
Testimony 1988

Carnival Thin Man

★ 5.7
Red Dwarf 1988

Arnold Rimmer

★ 8.1
Filthy Rich & Catflap 1987

The Director

★ 6.6
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live 1986

★ 6
Zastrozzi: A Romance 1986

Waiter

★ NR
Happy Families 1985

Sammy

★ 6.7
Pushing Up Daisies 1984

★ NR
Spitting Image 1984

★ 7.1
Harty 1983

Self

★ 6
Blackadder 1983

Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary

★ 8
The Young Ones 1982

Rat (voice)

★ 7.9

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