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Christopher Fairbank

Born
October 4, 1953
Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born 4 October 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
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
Broker
The Little Mermaid
(2023)
Hawkins
Alien³
(1992)
Murphy
The Fifth Element
(1997)
Mactilburgh
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011)
Ezekiel
Scoop
(2024)
Elderly Man
Hercules
(2014)
Gryza
Flushed Away
(2006)
Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
Batman
(1989)
Nic
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
The Broker
Jack the Giant Slayer
(2013)
Uncle
Papillon
(2017)
Jean Castili
Below
(2002)
Pappy
London Fields
(2018)
Darts Player
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(2005)
Additional Voice (voice)
Goal!
(2005)
Foghorn
Full Filmography
Acting
Agatha
(1979)
Luland
The Awakening
(1980)
Porter
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1980)
Man Filling in Ditch
Games Without Frontiers
(1980)
Billy
Brimstone & Treacle
(1982)
Drunk
How Many Miles to Babylon?
(1982)
Jerry Crowe
Plenty
(1985)
Spencer
Murder with Mirrors
(1985)
Sergeant Lake
Hanna's War
(1988)
Ruven
Batman
(1989)
Nic
Venus Peter
(1989)
Blind Man
Hamlet
(1990)
Player Queen
White Hunter, Black Heart
(1990)
Tom Harrison
Hands of a Murderer
(1990)
Jeremy Stubb
Alien³
(1992)
Murphy
A Pinch of Snuff
(1994)
DS Edgar Wield
Royce
(1994)
Kupchak
The Fifth Element
(1997)
Mactilburgh
The Bunker
(2001)
Sgt. Heydrich
Below
(2002)
Pappy
Black Plague
(2002)
Steward
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
(2005)
Additional Voice (voice)
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
(2005)
Physician
Goal!
(2005)
Foghorn
Cargo
(2006)
Ralph
Almost Heaven
(2006)
Teapot Ted
Flushed Away
(2006)
Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
(2007)
Self
Goal III: Taking on the World
(2009)
Foghorn
Lennon Naked
(2010)
Freddie Lennon
Little Deaths
(2011)
X
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011)
Ezekiel
Back With The Boys Again
(2013)
Himself
Jack the Giant Slayer
(2013)
Uncle
Hercules
(2014)
Gryza
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)
The Broker
Orthodox
(2015)
Joseph Goldberg
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
(2015)
Potter
Writers Retreat
(2015)
Nigel
Lady Macbeth
(2016)
Boris Lester
Papillon
(2017)
Jean Castili
Walk Like a Panther
(2018)
Leslie Beck
London Fields
(2018)
Darts Player
Iron Mask
(2019)
Grey
The Fight
(2019)
Frank Dunn
Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
(2020)
Deus
Death of Zygielbojm
(2021)
All My Friends Hate Me
(2022)
Norman
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
Broker
The Little Mermaid
(2023)
Hawkins
Scoop
(2024)
Elderly Man
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