Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston is an English actor known for his versatility in both film and television. He gained prominence for his role as the Ninth Doctor in 'Doctor Who' and starred in films like '28 Days Later' and 'The Others.' Eccleston is recognized for his distinctive... Read More
Known for
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into...
Doctor Who (2024)
The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military...
Personal details
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
UnchosenWhen a young mother from a sheltered cult crosses paths with a mysterious stranger, she embarks on a risky affair... |
Mr Phillips | |
| 2025 |
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality WarBelinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on her travels... |
Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2024 |
Doctor Who at the PromsDoctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series,... |
The Doctor (9) (archive footage) | |
| 2024 |
Whispers of FreedomDescribed by Deadline Hollywood as the "tragic true story" of Chris Gueffroy, it follows one of the last daring attempts... |
Herbert Köfer | |
| 2024 |
Young Woman and the SeaThis is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the... |
Jabez Wolffe | |
| 2024 |
An Angel on Oxford StreetA short animated film which centers around the character Saul, and his reluctant journey into Oxford Street, London where he... |
Saul (voice) | |
| 2024 |
The Guilty Innocent with Christopher EcclestonAn in-depth investigation into some of the world's most infamous cases of wrongful convictions. We explore why and how the... |
Presenter | |
| 2023 |
The Kemps: All GoldSpandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp return to the BBC for a New Year comedy documentary special. Rhys Thomas... |
Luke Dunmore | |
| 2023 |
Dodger Special: CoronationDodger and the gang return to London to pull off their biggest mission yet: to rob the Crown Jewels ahead... |
Fagin | |
| 2023 |
Dodger Special: Bad EggWhen a heist goes wrong, Dodger is given his harshest punishment yet - school! |
Fagin | |
| 2022 |
Dodger Special: ChristmasA kind-hearted deed for an old friend leads Dodger to break into 10 Downing Street. |
Fagin | |
| 2022 |
Dodger Special: TrainDodger reunites with Fagin's gang, and they try their boldest plan yet - a train robbery! |
Fagin | |
| 2022 |
Remembers…What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making... |
Self | |
| 2022 |
My Name Is LeonLeon, a mixed-race boy, and Jake, his white baby brother, are separated after their mother has a breakdown. Leon is... |
Mr. Devlin | |
| 2022 |
The ReadCreative performance readings of iconic British novels. |
Narrator | |
| 2022 |
DodgerDodger follows the exploits of the infamous pickpocket, The Artful Dodger, and Fagin's gang as they find ingenious ways to... |
Fagin | |
| 2021 |
Robbo: The Bryan Robson StoryRobbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s greatest ever midfielders.... |
Self | |
| 2021 |
Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacCollBorn James Henry Miller in 1915, MacColl became prominent on the folk scene in the 1950s and was also a... |
Self | |
| 2021 |
Close to MeJo Harding is a woman who has a perfect life with her partner until a fall erases an entire year... |
Rob Harding | |
| 2020 |
The Romantics and Us with Simon SchamaFrom popular revolt to the obsession with the self, even to modern nationalism, Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful... |
Self | |
| 2020 |
The HourThe hour before actors go on stage at the National Theatre in London is a performance in and of itself. |
Himself | |
| 2020 |
The Kemps: All TrueSpandau Ballet global superstars Gary and Martin Kemp, their lives, and their careers. |
Self | |
| 2020 |
EndlessEndless features the actor Christopher Eccleston in the role of a solitary, unnamed man, dressed in the plainest of plain... |
Unknown character | |
| 2020 |
A Year in the Life of a Year 2019Rhys Thomas reviews 2019 in his usual inimitable way |
Himself | |
| 2018 |
The Flu That Killed 50 MillionIt is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon... |
Narrator | |
| 2018 |
Where Hands TouchGermany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a... |
Heinz | |
| 2018 |
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)William has failed to kill himself so many times that he outsources his suicide to aging assassin Leslie. But with... |
Harvey | |
| 2018 |
King LearAn aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. |
Oswald | |
| 2018 |
RSC Live: MacbethReturning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets... |
Macbeth | |
| 2018 |
Come HomeWhen mother Marie mysteriously leaves the family home, the repercussions are enormous. |
Greg Farrell | |
| 2017 |
Manchester: 100 Days After The AttackA documentary on the events when a bomb went off at the Ariana Grande concert. |
Voice | |
| 2016 |
The Last MinersThe story of the final days of Britain's last deep coal mine, Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire, told by the... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 |
The Last MinersTwo-part documentary following the workers at Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire, the last deep coal mine in Britain, as it... |
Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2016 |
AmbulanceInsight into the London, West Midlands and North West of England ambulance services, from the highly-pressurised control room to the... |
Self - Narrator | |
| 2016 |
The A WordThe various generations of the Hughes family, who all love, work and fight like any other clan, find they must... |
Maurice Scott | |
| 2015 |
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River SongIt’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But... |
The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited) | |
| 2015 |
Danger MouseDanger Mouse is back saving London, saving the World and, most importantly, saving Penfold in brand new and fantastically absurd,... |
J. Woolington Sham (voice) | |
| 2015 |
LegendSuave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London... |
Leonard 'Nipper' Read | |
| 2015 |
Safe HouseFormer police officer Robert and his wife Katy left city life behind them after Robert was injured, whilst trying to... |
Robert | |
| 2015 |
FortitudeFortitude is a place like nowhere else. Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one... |
Professor Charlie Stoddart | |
| 2014 |
Richard III: The New EvidenceCould King Richard III's spinal deformity have prevented him from leading the charge at the Battle of Bosworth? Modern scoliosis... |
Narrator | |
| 2014 |
The LeftoversWhen 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to... |
Matt Jamison | |
| 2014 |
True DetectiveAn American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of... |
Captain Ted Connelly | |
| 2013 |
LucanBelgravia, London, November 7th, 1974. Sandra Rivett, nanny of the aristocratic Lucan family, is found beaten to death. Shortly thereafter,... |
John Aspinall | |
| 2013 |
LucanDrama about infamous aristocrat Lord Lucan, who mysteriously disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his children's nanny. |
John Aspinall | |
| 2013 |
Doctor Who: The Day of the DoctorIn 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England;... |
The Doctor (9) (archive footage) | |
| 2013 |
When Coal Was KingTimeshift explores the lost world of coal mining and the extraordinarily rich social and cultural lives of those who worked... |
Narrator | |
| 2013 |
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageTo celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together... |
Unknown character | |
| 2013 |
Thor: The Dark WorldThor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge... |
Malekith | |
| 2013 |
Muse of FireThis unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
EmilyThe film puts two English characters within the framework of a stereotypically French film, deconstructing a common sexual fantasy to... |
James | |
| 2013 |
Doctor Who: The Doctors RevisitedAs the Doctor's newest companion, Clara Oswald, steps into the TARDIS, take a look back at previous companions that have... |
Self | |
| 2012 |
National Theatre Live: AntigoneIn the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone... |
Creon, King of Thebes | |
| 2012 |
When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and GranniesTimeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky... |
Narrator | |
| 2012 |
Song for MarionArthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs... |
James | |
| 2012 |
BlackoutDaniel Demoys has gone from being an idealistic young man with a burning desire to make the world a better... |
Daniel Demoys | |
| 2011 |
The BorrowersFamily adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards,... |
Pod Clock | |
| 2011 |
The Shadow LineA murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line... |
Joseph Bede | |
| 2010 |
Lennon NakedA profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart. |
John Lennon | |
| 2010 |
AccusedHow certain people end up being accused of a crime. |
Willy Houlihan | |
| 2009 |
AmeliaA look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in... |
Fred Noonan | |
| 2009 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraFrom the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in... |
McCullen / Destro | |
| 2009 |
The Happiness SalesmanKaren is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn... |
Salesman | |
| 2008 |
Doctor Who: The Next DoctorThe Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant... |
The Doctor (9) (archive footage) | |
| 2008 |
New Orleans, Mon AmourOne year after Hurricane Katrina, troubles arise for a surgeon who, despite remarrying his ex-wife and starting his life anew,... |
Henry | |
| 2007 |
The Seeker: The Dark Is RisingA boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal... |
The Rider | |
| 2007 |
The Sarah Silverman Program.Sarah Silverman plays a character named Sarah Silverman, whose absurd daily life unfolds in scripted scenes and songs. With her... |
Dr. Lazer Rage | |
| 2006 |
Perfect ParentsAfter a violent incident in Lucy's public school, her atheist parents Stuart and Alison decide to find her a safe... |
Stuart | |
| 2006 |
HeroesCommon people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented. |
Claude | |
| 2006 |
Best Ever Muppet MomentsA review of the most memorable Muppet moments to commemorate Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary. |
Self | |
| 2005 |
Einstein's Big IdeaOver 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2005 |
The Dark Side of Porn: Porn ShutdownIn 2004, The San Fernando Valley porno industry came to a virtual standstill after it was revealed that popular performer... |
Unknown character | |
| 2005 |
Doctor WhoThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who... |
Doctor (9) | |
| 2005 |
Doctor WhoThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who... |
Doctor Who | |
| 2005 |
Doctor Who ConfidentialDoctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.... |
Self | |
| 2005 |
Doctor Who 9: Christopher EcclestonThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who... |
Doctor Who | |
| 2005 |
Doctor Who: A New DimensionDocumentary lead-in to the premiere episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Features cast interviews, behind the scenes footage,... |
Self | |
| 2004 |
The Paul O'Grady ShowThe Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally... |
Unknown character | |
| 2004 |
Bible MysteriesA series of programmes exploring great figures and events from biblical times. Historical, archaeological and anthropological evidence gives fresh insights... |
Narrator | |
| 2003 |
The Importance of Being MorrisseyFeaturing interviews by famous fans and followers, this rare documentary encapsulates the essence of the controversial, enigmatic, and deliciously melancholic... |
Narrator | |
| 2003 |
The Second ComingVideo store clerk Steve Baxter realises that he is in fact the Son of God. He has just a few... |
Stephen Baxter | |
| 2003 |
The Second ComingSteven Baxter is the Son of God, and can produce the miracles to prove it. How does the world react... |
Stephen Baxter | |
| 2002 |
28 Days LaterTwenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors... |
Major Henry West | |
| 2002 |
Top GearThis fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The... |
Self | |
| 2002 |
TimeshiftDocumentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied... |
self | |
| 2002 |
What's Your Problem?A short TV series that tries to reflect what it really means to people to be disabled now, in the... |
Unknown character | |
| 2002 |
Flesh and BloodA man who was adopted at birth traces his real parents, and discovers that they have severe learning disabilities and... |
Joe Broughton | |
| 2002 |
Tony Adams - Drunk And DryA look at the personal life of the Arsenal and England player |
Narrator | |
| 2002 |
Revengers TragedyA film adaptation of the 1606 satirical tragedy by Thomas Middleton, relocated to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. Christopher Eccleston plays the... |
Vindici | |
| 2002 |
The King and UsIt's April 1974 and Manchester United are facing the prospect of relegation. Anthony never misses a match and it's the... |
Anthony | |
| 2002 |
I Am DinaIn Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her... |
Leo Zhukovsky | |
| 2002 |
24 Hour Party PeopleManchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his... |
Boethius (uncredited) | |
| 2002 |
SundaySunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry, North of Ireland and how the events of that day... |
Major Gen. Robert Ford | |
| 2001 |
OthelloWith freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit... |
Ben Jago | |
| 2001 |
Linda GreenLinda's a Manchester girl, born and bred. She's in her early 30s and the friends she has now are the... |
Tom/Neil | |
| 2001 |
StrumpetStrayman, a spontaneous poet, is landlord to a pack of stray dogs. Unable to resist another of life's strays, he... |
Strayman | |
| 2001 |
The OthersGrace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have... |
Charles Stewart | |
| 2001 |
The Invisible CircusAfter learning that her sister, Faith, has committed suicide in Portugal, Phoebe, an 18-year-old hippie, decides to uproot from her... |
Wolf | |
| 2000 |
Gone in Sixty SecondsEx-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With... |
Raymond Calitri | |
| 1999 |
With or Without YouRosie and Vincent have known each other for ten years, and have been married for five. She doesn't like her... |
Vincent Boyd | |
| 1999 |
Dockers: Writing the WrongsThe compelling tale of how a group of sacked dockers got together with scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern and novelist Irvine Welsh... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1999 |
eXistenZA game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to... |
Seminar Leader | |
| 1999 |
HeartA woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds. |
Gary Ellis | |
| 1998 |
ElizabethThe story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts... |
Duke of Norfolk | |
| 1998 |
A Price Above RubiesAbout a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of... |
Sender Horowitz | |
| 1996 |
HillsboroughDrama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an... |
Trevor Hicks | |
| 1996 |
JudeIn late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works... |
Jude Fawley | |
| 1996 |
Our Friends in the NorthAn epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends. |
Nicky Hutchinson | |
| 1995 |
Hearts and MindsA young teacher begins work at a tough Liverpool comprehensive, where he has to deal with racism, homophobia and his... |
Drew Mackenzie | |
| 1994 |
Shallow GraveWhen David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide... |
David Stephens | |
| 1993 |
CrackerThe wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind. |
David Bilborough | |
| 1993 |
CrackerThe wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind. |
Bilborough | |
| 1993 |
AnchoressA 14th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell... |
Priest | |
| 1993 | Alonso Zunz | ||
| 1993 |
GMTVGMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January... |
Self | |
| 1992 |
RootsPresentation of Arnold Wesker's play of the 1950s. A young girl returns to her family home in Norfolk, having been... |
Frankie Bryant | |
| 1992 |
Continental DriftSpringing Lenin: An eccentric Scottish spinster greets the collapse of communism by snapping up a statue of Lenin on the... |
(Business with Friends) | |
| 1992 |
Rachel's DreamShown as part of Channel 4's Video Fantasies series, a selection of four innovative dramas deploying state-of-the-art visual and electronic... |
Man in Dream | |
| 1992 |
Death and the CompassIn a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates... |
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius | |
| 1992 |
Friday on My MindThree-part drama about a wife coming to terms with the death of her pilot husband in a flying accident. |
Sean | |
| 1992 |
Rachel's DreamFantasy drama Rachel's Dream was set sometime in the future when the world is besieged by technology, young Rachel discovers... |
Man in Dream | |
| 1991 |
PerformanceAn anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances. |
Frankie Bryant | |
| 1991 |
Let Him Have ItIn 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager... |
Derek Bentley | |
| 1990 |
ChancerChancer is a British television serial produced by Central Television for ITV. It tells the story of a likable conman... |
Radio | |
| 1989 |
Agatha Christie's PoirotFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits... |
Frank Carter | |
| 1987 |
Inspector MorseInspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John... |
Terrence Mitchell | |
| 1986 |
CasualtyDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their... |
Stephen Hills | |
| 1986 |
ScreenPlayScreenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one... |
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius | |
| 1958 |
Blue PeterA fun-packed and informative magazine show for younger viewers with information and reports from around the world. |
Self | |
| TBA |
About A BellIn a quiet English commuter town, a former parish church is knocked down to make way for a new apartment... |
DC Holman | |
| TBA |
Hear Me RoarElizabeth Bellinger became one of the few transgender people in Britain to get married in the 1980s. She kept this... |
Michael Bellinger | |
| TBA |
Color Your HurtFollow the life and struggles of a young gay man growing up in the Bible Belt. |
James | |
| TBA |
Chasing MillionsThe Northern Bank chain was owned by the National Australia Bank. Diana, a young Australian police detective who is in... |
Unknown character |
Latest Release
Christopher Eccleston News and Articles
Got a question about Christopher Eccleston?
Christopher Eccleston is best known for his role as the Ninth Doctor in 'Doctor Who,' as well as performances in films like '28 Days Later' and 'The Others.' His diverse career spans various genres, showcasing his range as an actor.
Yes, Christopher Eccleston has received multiple awards throughout his career, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor for his work in television.
Christopher Eccleston made his film debut in 'Shallow Grave' in 1994, which was directed by Danny Boyle. This film helped launch his career in the film industry.
Some of Christopher Eccleston's successful films include '28 Days Later,' 'The Others,' and 'Gone in 60 Seconds.' His performances in these films have been critically acclaimed.
Christopher Eccleston is married to Rachel Sterling, and they have one daughter named Alice. He has been open about his experiences with mental health, advocating for awareness and understanding.
Christopher Eccleston's estimated net worth is approximately $6 million, attributed to his extensive career in acting in both film and television.
Milestones in Christopher Eccleston's filmography include his iconic role in 'Doctor Who,' his performance in the critically acclaimed '28 Days Later,' and his work in the television series 'The Leftovers.'
Yes, Christopher Eccleston has a strong background in theatre and has performed in numerous stage productions, showcasing his talent beyond film and television.