Christopher Fairbank
Known for Acting · 113 credits
- Born
- 1953-10-04 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Chris Fairbank · Christopher E. Fairbank · Chris Faibank
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.
Known For
TV Shows (58)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ronnie Tyler
Doctor Who
2005
as Fenton
Outlander
2014
as Aaron Beardsley
Vera
2011
as Robert Naresby
Casualty
1986
as Gerald Bryant
Silent Witness
1996
as Chris Palmer
Andor
2022
as Ulaf
Father Brown
2013
as Herman Jolly
Merlin
2008
as Black Knight (voice)
Spooks
2002
as Gordon Blaney
The Bill
1984
Z-Cars
1962
Bergerac
1981
as Sydney Sterrat
The Professionals
1977
as Billy
New Tricks
2004
Playhouse
1974
as Billy / Jerry Crowe
Prime Suspect
1991
as Chief Insp. David Lyall
Law & Order: UK
2009
Lovejoy
1986
as Foxy Norris
Taboo
2017
as Ibbotson
Wolf Hall
2015
as Walter Cromwell
Constellation
2024
as Yura
Borgen
2010
as Vassily Andrejev
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as David Bonds
Space Precinct
1994
as Burl Flak
Sherwood
2022
as Bill Raggett
Sapphire & Steel
1979
as Johnny Jack
Dickensian
2015
as Silas Wegg
Truelove
2024
as Trevor
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Albert Moxey
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
2008
as Groby
South of the Border
1988
as Dennis
Spender
1991
as Joe Phelan
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Dover
In Deep
2001
as Harbinson
Crocodile Shoes
1994
Family Tree
2013
as Neville St. Aubrey
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
as Fumier
Stay Lucky
1989
Comic Relief
1988
In the Beginning
2000
as Idol Worshipper
The Line of Beauty
2006
as Barry Groom
Hatton Garden
2019
as Billy Lincoln
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979
as Kit Nubbles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
as Horst Berger
Invasion: Earth
1998
as Wg. Cdr. Friday
Jamaica Inn
2014
as Harry
This Is Jinsy
2010
The Rotters' Club
2005
as Roll-up Reg
Five Daughters
2010
as DCI John Quinton
Framed
1992
as Sydney Jefferson
Finney
1994
as Bobo Jr.
Wokenwell
1997
In a Land of Plenty
2001
Never Better
2008
True Tilda
1997
as Gavel
Noah's Castle
1980
as Cliff
Drama Connections
2005
Movies (55)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Ezekiel
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Broker
The Fifth Element
1997
as Mactilburgh
Hercules
2014
as Gryza
Batman
1989
as Nic
The Little Mermaid
2023
as Hawkins
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as The Broker
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Uncle
Flushed Away
2006
as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
Alien³
1992
as Murphy
Goal!
2005
as Foghorn
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Additional Voice (voice)
Iron Mask
2019
as Grey
Papillon
2017
as Jean Castili
Below
2002
as Pappy
London Fields
2018
as Darts Player
Hamlet
1990
as Player Queen
Goal III: Taking on the World
2009
as Foghorn
Lady Macbeth
2016
as Boris Lester
100 Nights of Hero
2025
as Beaked Brother Charles
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Man Filling in Ditch
Scoop
2024
as Elderly Man
Plenty
1985
as Spencer
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015
as Potter
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
as Tom Harrison
Cargo
2006
as Ralph
Black Plague
2002
as Steward
The Bunker
2001
as Sgt. Heydrich
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Royce
1994
as Kupchak
Hanna's War
1988
as Ruven
Lennon Naked
2010
as Freddie Lennon
The Awakening
1980
as Porter
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005
as Physician
The Fight
2019
as Frank Dunn
Little Deaths
2011
as X
Agatha
1979
as Luland
Murder with Mirrors
1985
as Sergeant Lake
Walk Like a Panther
2018
as Leslie Beck
Orthodox
2015
as Joseph Goldberg
Games Without Frontiers
1980
as Billy
All My Friends Hate Me
2022
as Norman
Brimstone & Treacle
1982
as Drunk
Venus Peter
1989
as Blind Man
Orthodox
2012
as Goldberg
Hands of a Murderer
1990
as Jeremy Stubb
Cry Wolf
as Sergeant
Almost Heaven
2006
as Teapot Ted
Death of Zygielbojm
2021
Sunday For Sammy 2016
2016
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as DS Edgar Wield
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
2020
as Deus
How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
as Jerry Crowe
Writers Retreat
2015
as Nigel
Back with the Boys Again
2013
as Himself
About 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 p… With 113 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Christopher Fairbank has appeared in 55 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christopher Fairbank Movies
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — as Ezekiel
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) — as Broker
- The Fifth Element (1997) — as Mactilburgh
- Hercules (2014) — as Gryza
- Batman (1989) — as Nic
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