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Christopher Eccleston

ACTOR · FROM SALFORD, UK

Christopher Eccleston

Born 1964 · 62 years old111 credits since 19863 coming up

DarkMelancholicTenseThought provokingBittersweet

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In the pictureThor: The Dark World

ABOUT CHRISTOPHER

Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is 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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born16 February 1964

BirthplaceSalford, UK

Known forActing

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Known for

The titles people know Christopher from.

Thor: The Dark World poster

Movie

Thor: The Dark World

2013IMDb6.7

True Detective poster

Series

2014–IMDb8.8

28 Days Later poster

Movie

2002IMDb7.5

The Others poster

Movie

2001IMDb7.6

Heroes poster

Series

2006–2010IMDb7.5

Legend poster

Movie

2015IMDb6.9

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra poster

Movie

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009IMDb5.7

The Leftovers poster

Series

2014–2017IMDb8.3

eXistenZ poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.8

Elizabeth poster

Movie

1998IMDb7.4

Shallow Grave poster

Movie

1994IMDb7.2

Fortitude poster

Series

2015–2018IMDb7.3

Coming up

What Christopher is working on next.

Hear Me Roaras Michael BellingerDate to be announced
Color Your Hurtas JamesDate to be announced
About A Bellas DC HolmanDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 59
Average IMDb: 7.0
Highest rated: Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorIMDb 9.3
Working since: 1986

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

111 credits

The 2020s

21 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Not on Cineora

Chasing Millions

2026

as Crayford

Crackula

Not on Cineora

Crackula

2026

Not on Cineora

Ashes Again!

2026

as Dad

Not on Cineora

SIGNAL

2026

as Ray

Unchosen poster

Series

2026IMDb6.2

as Mr Phillips · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025

as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

Not on Cineora

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

Not on Cineora

Whispers of Freedom

2024

as Herbert Köfer

The 2010s

32 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Not on Cineora

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

2018

as Narrator

Where Hands Touch poster

Movie

Where Hands Touch

2018IMDb6.6

as Heinz

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) poster

Movie

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

2018IMDb6.3

as Harvey

King Lear poster

Movie

2018IMDb6.2

as Oswald

Not on Cineora

RSC Live: Macbeth

2018

as Macbeth

Not on Cineora

Come Home

2018

as Greg Farrell · 3 episodes

Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack

Not on Cineora

Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack

2017

as Voice

Not on Cineora

The Last Miners

2016

as Narrator (voice)

The 2000s

30 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Amelia poster

Movie

2009IMDb5.8

as Fred Noonan

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra poster

Movie

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009IMDb5.7

as McCullen / Destro

Not on Cineora

The Happiness Salesman

2009

as Salesman

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor poster

Movie

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008IMDb7.4

as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

New Orleans, Mon Amour

Not on Cineora

New Orleans, Mon Amour

2008

as Henry

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising poster

Movie

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007IMDb4.8

as The Rider

The Sarah Silverman Program poster

Series

The Sarah Silverman Program

2007–2010IMDb7.0

as Dr. Lazer Rage · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Perfect Parents

2006

as Stuart

The 1990s

23 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

With or Without You poster

Movie

With or Without You

1999IMDb6.1

as Vincent Boyd

Not on Cineora

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

1999

as Narrator (voice)

eXistenZ poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.8

as Seminar Leader

Heart poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.4

as Gary Ellis

Elizabeth poster

Movie

1998IMDb7.4

as Duke of Norfolk

A Price Above Rubies poster

Movie

A Price Above Rubies

1998IMDb6.5

as Sender Horowitz

Hillsborough poster

Movie

1996IMDb8.0

as Trevor Hicks

Jude poster

Movie

1996IMDb6.9

as Jude Fawley

The 1980s

5 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989–2013IMDb8.6

as Frank Carter · 1 episode

Inspector Morse poster

Series

Inspector Morse

1987–1993IMDb8.2

as Terrence Mitchell · 1 episode

Casualty poster

Series

1986–IMDb6.2

as Stephen Hills · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

ScreenPlay

1986

as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius · 1 episode

Boon poster

Series

1986–1992IMDb6.5

as Mark · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Christopher’s titles.

David TennantDoctor Who, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor and 2 more

Danny Boyle28 Days Later, Shallow Grave and 2 more

Jimmy McGovernCreator · Cracker, Accused and 2 more

Murray GoldComposer · Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor and 2 more

Andrew ScottKing Lear, Lennon Naked and 1 more

Matt SmithDoctor Who, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor and 1 more

Dervla KirwanDoctor Who: The Next Doctor, With or Without You and 1 more

Michael WinterbottomDirector · 24 Hour Party People, Jude and 1 more

Russell T DaviesCreator · Doctor Who: The Next Doctor, The Second Coming and 1 more

Cillian Murphy28 Days Later and Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'