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Christopher Eccleston

Biography

Christopher Eccleston

Actor

Born
February 16, 1964
Age
62 years old
Place of birth
Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Years active
1986 – present
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78

Credits

42

Movies

36

TV series

41

Years active

7.0

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Christopher Eccleston

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Career timeline

  1. 1964 · Born

    Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK

  2. 1986 · Screen debut

    Boon (TV)

  3. 2005 · Breakthrough

    Doctor Who (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Chasing Millions (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama54
  • Crime15
  • Comedy13
  • Thriller10
  • Mystery8
  • Adventure8
Highest-rated title True Detective 2014 8.3 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Christopher Eccleston in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Chasing Millions as Crayford Movie
  2. 2026 Unchosen as Mr Phillips TV
  3. 2025 Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited) Movie
  4. 2024 Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (9) (archive footage) Movie
  5. 2024 Young Woman and the Sea as Jabez Wolffe Movie
  6. 2024 The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston as Presenter TV
  7. 2023 The Kemps: All Gold as Luke Dunmore Movie
  8. 2022 The Read as Narrator TV
  9. 2022 Dodger as Fagin TV
  10. 2021 Close to Me as Rob Harding TV
  11. 2018 The Flu That Killed 50 Million as Narrator Movie
  12. 2018 Where Hands Touch as Heinz Movie
  13. 2018 Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) as Harvey Movie
  14. 2018 King Lear as Oswald Movie
  15. 2018 Come Home as Greg Farrell TV
  16. 2016 The A Word as Maurice Scott TV
  17. 2015 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited) Movie
  18. 2015 Danger Mouse as J. Woolington Sham (voice) TV
  19. 2015 Legend as Leonard 'Nipper' Read Movie
  20. 2015 Safe House as Robert TV
  21. 2015 Fortitude as Professor Charlie Stoddart TV
  22. 2014 The Leftovers as Matt Jamison TV
  23. 2014 True Detective as Captain Ted Connelly TV
  24. 2013 Lucan as John Aspinall TV
  25. 2013 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage) Movie
  26. 2013 National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Movie
  27. 2013 Thor: The Dark World as Malekith Movie
  28. 2012 National Theatre Live: Antigone as Creon, King of Thebes Movie
  29. 2012 Song for Marion as James Movie
  30. 2012 Blackout as Daniel Demoys TV
  31. 2011 The Borrowers as Pod Clock Movie
  32. 2011 The Shadow Line as Joseph Bede TV
  33. 2010 Lennon Naked as John Lennon Movie
  34. 2010 Accused as Willy Houlihan TV
  35. 2009 Amelia as Fred Noonan Movie
  36. 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as McCullen / Destro Movie
  37. 2008 Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (9) (archive footage) Movie
  38. 2008 New Orleans, Mon Amour as Henry Movie
  39. 2007 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as The Rider Movie
  40. 2007 The Sarah Silverman Program as Dr. Lazer Rage TV
  41. 2006 Heroes as Claude TV
  42. 2005 Einstein's Big Idea as Narrator (voice) Movie
  43. 2005 Doctor Who as Doctor (9) TV
  44. 2004 The Paul O'Grady Show TV
  45. 2004 Bible Mysteries as Narrator TV
  46. 2003 The Second Coming as Stephen Baxter TV
  47. 2002 28 Days Later as Major Henry West Movie
  48. 2002 What's Your Problem? TV
  49. 2002 I Am Dina as Leo Zhukovsky Movie
  50. 2002 24 Hour Party People as Boethius (uncredited) Movie
  51. 2001 Othello as Ben Jago Movie
  52. 2001 Linda Green as Tom/Neil TV
  53. 2001 The Others as Charles Stewart Movie
  54. 2001 The Invisible Circus as Wolf Movie
  55. 2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds as Raymond Calitri Movie
  56. 1999 With or Without You as Vincent Boyd Movie
  57. 1999 eXistenZ as Seminar Leader Movie
  58. 1999 Heart as Gary Ellis Movie
  59. 1998 Elizabeth as Duke of Norfolk Movie
  60. 1998 A Price Above Rubies as Sender Horowitz Movie
  61. 1996 Hillsborough as Trevor Hicks Movie
  62. 1996 Jude as Jude Fawley Movie
  63. 1996 Our Friends in the North as Nicky Hutchinson TV
  64. 1995 Hearts and Minds as Drew Mackenzie TV
  65. 1994 Shallow Grave as David Stephens Movie
  66. 1993 Cracker as David Bilborough TV
  67. 1993 Anchoress as Priest Movie
  68. 1993 Cuentos de Borges as Alonso Zunz TV
  69. 1992 Death and the Compass as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius Movie
  70. 1992 Friday on My Mind as Sean TV
  71. 1991 Performance as Frankie Bryant TV
  72. 1991 Let Him Have It as Derek Bentley Movie
  73. 1990 Chancer as Radio TV
  74. 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot as Frank Carter TV
  75. 1987 Inspector Morse as Terrence Mitchell TV
  76. 1986 Casualty as Stephen Hills TV
  77. 1986 ScreenPlay as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius TV
  78. 1986 Boon as Mark TV

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Quick facts

How old is Christopher Eccleston?

Christopher Eccleston is 62 years old, born on February 16, 1964.

Where was Christopher Eccleston born?

Christopher Eccleston was born in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK.

What was Christopher Eccleston’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Christopher Eccleston is Boon (1986).

How many movies and series has Christopher Eccleston made?

Our catalogue lists 78 titles for Christopher Eccleston: 42 movies and 36 TV series.

What is Christopher Eccleston’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, True Detective has the highest audience rating, with 8.3/10 on TMDB.

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