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