Christopher Fairbank
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: October 4, 1953
Place of Birth: Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Beaked Brother Charles
as Elderly Man
as Yura
as Trevor
as Hawkins
as Broker
as Ulaf
as Bill Raggett
as Norman
as Deus
as Grey
as Billy Lincoln
as Frank Dunn
as Darts Player
as Leslie Beck
as Jean Castili
as Ibbotson
as Boris Lester
as Silas Wegg
as Joseph Goldberg
as Nigel
as Potter
as Walter Cromwell
as Aaron Beardsley
as The Broker
as Gryza
as Harry
as Himself
as Neville St. Aubrey
as Uncle
as Herman Jolly
as Goldberg
as Robert Naresby
as X
as Freddie Lennon
as Vassily Andrejev
as DCI John Quinton
as Foghorn
as Black Knight (voice)
as Groby
as David Bonds
as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
as Barry Groom
as Ralph
as Teapot Ted
as Foghorn
as Additional Voice (voice)
as Fenton
as Roll-up Reg
as Steward
as Pappy
as Gordon Blaney
as Sgt. Heydrich
as Harbinson
as Idol Worshipper
as Fumier
as Wg. Cdr. Friday
as Mactilburgh
as Ronnie Tyler
as Chris Palmer
as Bobo Jr.
as Burl Flak
as Kupchak
as DS Edgar Wield
as Murphy
as Chief Insp. David Lyall
as Joe Phelan
as Player Queen
as Jeremy Stubb
as Tom Harrison
as Nic
as Blind Man
as Dennis
as Ruven
as Horst Berger
as Gerald Bryant
as Foxy Norris
as Spencer
as Sergeant Lake
as Albert Moxey
as Drunk
as Jerry Crowe
as Sydney Sterrat
as Man Filling in Ditch
as Porter
as Billy
as Kit Nubbles
as Johnny Jack
as Luland
as Billy
as Billy
as Jerry Crowe