Christopher Fairbank
Born
October 4, 1953 (age 72)
Birthplace
Hertfordshire, England, UK

Christopher Fairbank

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.

Movies

100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2025 ★ 7.0
Beaked Brother Charles
Scoop
Scoop
2024 ★ 6.3
Elderly Man
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
2023 ★ 6.3
Hawkins
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 ★ 7.9
Broker
All My Friends Hate Me
All My Friends Hate Me
2022 ★ 5.9
Norman
Death of Zygielbojm
Death of Zygielbojm
2021 ★ 5.8
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
2020 ★ 4.5
Deus
Iron Mask
Iron Mask
2019 ★ 6.1
Grey
The Fight
The Fight
2019 ★ 5.7
Frank Dunn
London Fields
London Fields
2018 ★ 5.0
Darts Player
Walk Like a Panther
Walk Like a Panther
2018 ★ 6.2
Leslie Beck
Papillon
Papillon
2017 ★ 7.3
Jean Castili
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
2016 ★ 6.6
Boris Lester
Sunday For Sammy 2016
Sunday For Sammy 2016
2016
Orthodox
Orthodox
2015 ★ 4.4
Joseph Goldberg
Writers Retreat
Writers Retreat
2015 ★ 5.5
Nigel
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015 ★ 5.4
Potter
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 ★ 7.9
The Broker
Hercules
Hercules
2014 ★ 5.8
Gryza
Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013 ★ 5.9
Uncle
Orthodox
Orthodox
2012
Goldberg
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011 ★ 6.6
Ezekiel
Little Deaths
Little Deaths
2011 ★ 4.4
X
Lennon Naked
Lennon Naked
2010 ★ 5.5
Freddie Lennon
Goal III: Taking on the World
Goal III: Taking on the World
2009 ★ 4.0
Foghorn
Flushed Away
Flushed Away
2006 ★ 6.3
Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
Cargo
Cargo
2006 ★ 4.6
Ralph
Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven
2006 ★ 5.5
Teapot Ted
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005 ★ 4.8
Physician
Goal!
Goal!
2005 ★ 6.8
Foghorn
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 ★ 7.1
Additional Voice (voice)
Black Plague
Black Plague
2002 ★ 5.2
Steward
Below
Below
2002 ★ 6.0
Pappy
The Bunker
The Bunker
2001 ★ 5.6
Sgt. Heydrich
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
1997 ★ 7.6
Mactilburgh
Royce
Royce
1994 ★ 5.0
Kupchak
A Pinch of Snuff
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
DS Edgar Wield
Alien³
Alien³
1992 ★ 6.4
Murphy
Hamlet
Hamlet
1990 ★ 6.6
Player Queen
White Hunter, Black Heart
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990 ★ 6.4
Tom Harrison
Hands of a Murderer
Hands of a Murderer
1990 ★ 6.5
Jeremy Stubb
Batman
Batman
1989 ★ 7.2
Nic
Venus Peter
Venus Peter
1989 ★ 5.0
Blind Man
Hanna's War
Hanna's War
1988 ★ 4.7
Ruven
Plenty
Plenty
1985 ★ 5.7
Spencer
Murder with Mirrors
Murder with Mirrors
1985 ★ 6.5
Sergeant Lake
Brimstone & Treacle
Brimstone & Treacle
1982 ★ 5.8
Drunk
How Many Miles to Babylon?
How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
Jerry Crowe
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 ★ 7.4
Man Filling in Ditch
The Awakening
The Awakening
1980 ★ 5.5
Porter
Games Without Frontiers
Games Without Frontiers
1980
Billy
Agatha
Agatha
1979 ★ 6.1
Luland
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
Sergeant

TV Series

Constellation
Constellation
2024 ★ 7.0
Yura
1 Episode
Truelove
Truelove
2024 ★ 6.3
Trevor
1 Episode
Andor
Andor
2022 ★ 8.3
Ulaf
3 Episodes
Sherwood
Sherwood
2022 ★ 7.0
Bill Raggett
1 Episode
Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden
2019 ★ 5.8
Billy Lincoln
2 Episodes
Taboo
Taboo
2017 ★ 7.9
Ibbotson
3 Episodes
Dickensian
Dickensian
2015 ★ 7.4
Silas Wegg
20 Episodes
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall
2015 ★ 7.5
Walter Cromwell
2 Episodes
Outlander
Outlander
2014 ★ 8.2
Aaron Beardsley
1 Episode
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
2014 ★ 6.6
Harry
3 Episodes
Family Tree
Family Tree
2013 ★ 6.4
Neville St. Aubrey
1 Episode
Father Brown
Father Brown
2013 ★ 7.6
Herman Jolly
1 Episode
Vera
Vera
2011 ★ 7.4
Robert Naresby
1 Episode
Borgen
Borgen
2010 ★ 8.0
Vassily Andrejev
1 Episode
Five Daughters
Five Daughters
2010 ★ 6.5
DCI John Quinton
3 Episodes
This Is Jinsy
This Is Jinsy
2010 ★ 6.5
8 Episodes
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
2009 ★ 7.1
1 Episode
Merlin
Merlin
2008 ★ 7.8
Black Knight (voice)
1 Episode
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
2008 ★ 7.5
Groby
4 Episodes
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
2008 ★ 7.7
David Bonds
1 Episode
Never Better
Never Better
2008 ★ 6.0
6 Episodes
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty
2006 ★ 6.3
Barry Groom
3 Episodes
Drama Connections
Drama Connections
2005
1 Episode
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005 ★ 7.6
Fenton
1 Episode
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club
2005
Roll-up Reg
1 Episode
New Tricks
New Tricks
2004 ★ 7.4
1 Episode
Spooks
Spooks
2002 ★ 7.7
Gordon Blaney
1 Episode
In Deep
In Deep
2001 ★ 10.0
Harbinson
2 Episodes
In a Land of Plenty
In a Land of Plenty
2001 ★ 2.0
1 Episode
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
2000 ★ 6.0
Idol Worshipper
2 Episodes
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999 ★ 7.2
Fumier
6 Episodes
Invasion: Earth
Invasion: Earth
1998 ★ 6.1
Wg. Cdr. Friday
6 Episodes
Wokenwell
Wokenwell
1997
1 Episode
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 ★ 7.5
Ronnie Tyler
1 Episode
True Tilda
True Tilda
1997
Gavel
6 Episodes
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 ★ 7.5
Chris Palmer
2 Episodes
Finney
Finney
1994 ★ 7.0
Bobo Jr.
6 Episodes
Crocodile Shoes
Crocodile Shoes
1994 ★ 7.2
13 Episodes
Space Precinct
Space Precinct
1994 ★ 6.2
Burl Flak
1 Episode
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
1991 ★ 7.7
Chief Insp. David Lyall
1 Episode
Spender
Spender
1991 ★ 7.0
Joe Phelan
1 Episode
Stay Lucky
Stay Lucky
1989 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
South Of The Border
South Of The Border
1988
Dennis
1 Episode
Comic Relief
Comic Relief
1988 ★ 5.7
1 Episode
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 ★ 3.8
Horst Berger
2 Episodes
Rockliffe's Babies
Rockliffe's Babies
1987 ★ 5.2
Dover
1 Episode
Casualty
Casualty
1986 ★ 6.1
Gerald Bryant
1 Episode
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986 ★ 7.3
Foxy Norris
1 Episode
The Bill
The Bill
1984 ★ 6.7
1 Episode
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 ★ 7.8
Albert Moxey
38 Episodes
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981 ★ 6.7
Sydney Sterrat
1 Episode
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979 ★ 6.0
Kit Nubbles
7 Episodes
Sapphire & Steel
Sapphire & Steel
1979 ★ 7.4
Johnny Jack
4 Episodes
The Professionals
The Professionals
1977 ★ 7.5
Billy
1 Episode
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 ★ 7.0
Billy
1 Episode
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
1962 ★ 7.0
1 Episode