Christopher Eccleston

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 16, 1964 (62 yrs)

place of birth

Salford, Lancashire, England, UK

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
5.8

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009as McCullen / Destro
28 Days Later
7.2

28 Days Later

2002as Major Henry West
Thor: The Dark World
6.5

Thor: The Dark World

2013as Malekith
Legend
7.1

Legend

2015as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
The Others
7.6

The Others

2001as Charles Stewart
Gone in Sixty Seconds
6.5

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000as Raymond Calitri
Elizabeth
7.2

Elizabeth

1998as Duke of Norfolk
eXistenZ
6.8

eXistenZ

1999as Seminar Leader
Young Woman and the Sea
7.9

Young Woman and the Sea

2024as Jabez Wolffe
Where Hands Touch
7.9

Where Hands Touch

2018as Heinz
Shallow Grave
7.0

Shallow Grave

1994as David Stephens
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
8.2

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
King Lear
6.1

King Lear

2018as Oswald
Jude
6.3

Jude

1996as Jude Fawley
Amelia
5.7

Amelia

2009as Fred Noonan
I Am Dina
5.6

I Am Dina

2002as Leo Zhukovsky
24 Hour Party People
7.0

24 Hour Party People

2002as Boethius (uncredited)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
5.4

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007as The Rider
Muse of Fire
6.5

Muse of Fire

2013as Self
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
6.3

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

2018as Harvey
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
8.0

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)
Heart
5.4

Heart

1999as Gary Ellis
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
5.0

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
Othello
6.9

Othello

2001as Ben Jago
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
6.2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
7.4

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
Hillsborough
7.2

Hillsborough

1996as Trevor Hicks
Doctor Who at the Proms
7.2

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
Revengers Tragedy
5.8

Revengers Tragedy

2002as Vindici
Song for Marion
6.8

Song for Marion

2012as James
The Borrowers
5.8

The Borrowers

2011as Pod Clock
The Invisible Circus
5.3

The Invisible Circus

2001as Wolf
Let Him Have It
6.7

Let Him Have It

1991as Derek Bentley
A Price Above Rubies
5.5

A Price Above Rubies

1998as Sender Horowitz
Lucan
6.0

Lucan

2013as John Aspinall
Lennon Naked
5.5

Lennon Naked

2010as John Lennon
The Hour

The Hour

2020as Himself
Einstein's Big Idea
7.3

Einstein's Big Idea

2005as Narrator (voice)
Sunday
7.7

Sunday

2002as Major Gen. Robert Ford
With or Without You
5.3

With or Without You

1999as Vincent Boyd
Dodger Special: Coronation
10.0

Dodger Special: Coronation

2023as Fagin
My Name Is Leon
3.7

My Name Is Leon

2022as Mr. Devlin
Death and the Compass
5.9

Death and the Compass

1992as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
Anchoress
5.9

Anchoress

1993as Priest
Strumpet
5.3

Strumpet

2001as Strayman
Dodger Special: Bad Egg

Dodger Special: Bad Egg

2023as Fagin
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
6.4

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

2021as Self
Flesh and Blood
5.5

Flesh and Blood

2002as Joe Broughton
National Theatre Live: Antigone
9.0

National Theatre Live: Antigone

2012as Creon, King of Thebes
The Importance of Being Morrissey
6.9

The Importance of Being Morrissey

2003as Narrator