Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

1964-02-16 Salford, Lancashire, England, UK 83 Credits

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Eccleston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales

Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales

2025

as Self (Archive Footage)

7.8
Acting

Twenty years ago, Doctor Who began filming in Wales. This fun and insightful documentary gives inside secrets from the cast, crew and writers, past an...

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

2025

as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)

3.6
Acting

Belinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on her travels with the Doctor. With the TARDIS still...

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially sho...

Young Woman and the Sea

Young Woman and the Sea

2024

as Jabez Wolffe

7.9
Acting

This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her o...

An Angel on Oxford Street

An Angel on Oxford Street

2024

as Saul (voice)

Acting

A short animated film which centers around the character Saul, and his reluctant journey into Oxford Street, London where he has an unexpected life ch...

The Kemps: All Gold

The Kemps: All Gold

2023

as Luke Dunmore

Acting

Spandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp return to the BBC for a New Year comedy documentary special. Rhys Thomas OBE has been given unprecedented...

Dodger Special: Coronation

Dodger Special: Coronation

2023

as Fagin

10.0
Acting

Dodger and the gang return to London to pull off their biggest mission yet: to rob the Crown Jewels ahead of the Queen's Coronation.

Dodger Special: Bad Egg

Dodger Special: Bad Egg

2023

as Fagin

Acting

When a heist goes wrong, Dodger is given his harshest punishment yet - school!

Dodger Special: Christmas

Dodger Special: Christmas

2022

as Fagin

Acting

A kind-hearted deed for an old friend leads Dodger to break into 10 Downing Street.

Dodger Special: Train

Dodger Special: Train

2022

as Fagin

Acting

Dodger reunites with Fagin's gang, and they try their boldest plan yet - a train robbery!

My Name Is Leon

My Name Is Leon

2022

as Mr. Devlin

2.5
Acting

Leon, a mixed-race boy, and Jake, his white baby brother, are separated after their mother has a breakdown. Leon is determined to find him and gets un...

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

2021

as Self

6.5
Acting

Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s greatest ever midfielders. From a working class kid ...

Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

2021

as Self

Acting

Born James Henry Miller in 1915, MacColl became prominent on the folk scene in the 1950s and was also a labour activist and actor. This affectionate d...

The Hour

The Hour

2020

as Himself

Acting

The hour before actors go on stage at the National Theatre in London is a performance in and of itself.

The Kemps: All True

The Kemps: All True

2020

as Self

9.0
Acting

Spandau Ballet global superstars Gary and Martin Kemp, their lives, and their careers.

Endless

Endless

2020

8.0
Acting

Endless features the actor Christopher Eccleston in the role of a solitary, unnamed man, dressed in the plainest of plain clothes, encountered in the ...

A Year in the Life of a Year 2019

A Year in the Life of a Year 2019

2020

as Himself

Acting

Rhys Thomas reviews 2019 in his usual inimitable way

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

2018

as Narrator

6.3
Acting

It is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon a new horror is sweeping the world, a terrifying virus ...

Where Hands Touch

Where Hands Touch

2018

as Heinz

7.9
Acting

Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Y...

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

2018

as Harvey

6.3
Acting

William has failed to kill himself so many times that he outsources his suicide to aging assassin Leslie. But with the contract signed and death assur...

King Lear

King Lear

2018

as Oswald

6.0
Acting

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

RSC Live: Macbeth

RSC Live: Macbeth

2018

as Macbeth

9.3
Acting

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to...

Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack

2017

as Voice

8.4
Acting

A documentary on the events when a bomb went off at the Ariana Grande concert.

The Last Miners

The Last Miners

2016

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The story of the final days of Britain's last deep coal mine, Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire, told by the rare breed of men who work half a mi...

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015

as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)

8.0
Acting

It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon...

Legend

Legend

2015

as Leonard 'Nipper' Read

7.1
Acting

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using ...

Richard III: The New Evidence

Richard III: The New Evidence

2014

as Narrator

6.0
Acting

Could King Richard III's spinal deformity have prevented him from leading the charge at the Battle of Bosworth? Modern scoliosis sufferer Dominic Smee...

Lucan

Lucan

2013

as John Aspinall

6.0
Acting

Drama about infamous aristocrat Lord Lucan, who mysteriously disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his children's nanny.

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013

as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

8.2
Acting

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in spa...

When Coal Was King

2013

as Narrator

Acting

Timeshift explores the lost world of coal mining and the extraordinarily rich social and cultural lives of those who worked in what was once Britain's...

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013

6.2
Acting

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best Brit...

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Malekith

6.5
Acting

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Fa...

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013

as Self

6.5
Acting

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follow...

Emily

Emily

2013

as James

5.0
Acting

The film puts two English characters within the framework of a stereotypically French film, deconstructing a common sexual fantasy to explore the mome...

National Theatre Live: Antigone

National Theatre Live: Antigone

2012

as Creon, King of Thebes

10.0
Acting

In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the tr...

When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

2012

as Narrator

7.2
Acting

Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine m...

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

2012

as James

6.8
Acting

Arthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional loca...

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

2011

as Pod Clock

5.8
Acting

Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards, resourcefully surviving b...

Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

2010

as John Lennon

5.7
Acting

A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.

The Happiness Salesman

The Happiness Salesman

2010

as Salesman

9.0
Acting

Karen is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn afternoon as she struggles to get her baby to sl...

Amelia

Amelia

2009

as Fred Noonan

5.7
Acting

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a fli...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009

as McCullen / Destro

5.8
Acting

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 equipment to fi...

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008

as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization, as familia...

New Orleans, Mon Amour

2008

as Henry

10.0
Acting

One year after Hurricane Katrina, troubles arise for a surgeon who, despite remarrying his ex-wife and starting his life anew, becomes reacquainted wi...

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007

as The Rider

5.4
Acting

A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the f...

Perfect Parents

Perfect Parents

2006

as Stuart

5.5
Acting

After a violent incident in Lucy's public school, her atheist parents Stuart and Alison decide to find her a safe 'traditional' school. The only one t...

Best Ever Muppet Moments

Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

A review of the most memorable Muppet moments to commemorate Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary.

Doctor Who: Born Again

Doctor Who: Born Again

2005

as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

Acting

The Ninth Doctor has just regenerated into his next incarnation. But will Rose trust the Doctor now that he has a brand new face?

Einstein's Big Idea

Einstein's Big Idea

2005

as Narrator (voice)

7.2
Acting

Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to a startling conclusio...

The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown

The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown

2005

5.5
Acting

In 2004, The San Fernando Valley porno industry came to a virtual standstill after it was revealed that popular performer Darren James became infected...

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

2005

as Self

Acting

Documentary lead-in to the premiere episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Features cast interviews, behind the scenes footage, and a look at the ...

The Importance of Being Morrissey

The Importance of Being Morrissey

2003

as Narrator

6.7
Acting

Featuring interviews by famous fans and followers, this rare documentary encapsulates the essence of the controversial, enigmatic, and deliciously mel...

The Second Coming

The Second Coming

2003

as Stephen Baxter

Acting

Steven Baxter is the Son of God, and can produce the miracles to prove it. How does the world react when he announces it has to produce a Third Testam...

28 Days Later

28 Days Later

2002

as Major Henry West

7.2
Acting

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a ...

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

2002

as Joe Broughton

5.7
Acting

A man who was adopted at birth traces his real parents, and discovers that they have severe learning disabilities and do not know he exists.

Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry

Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry

2002

as Narrator

10.0
Acting

A look at the personal life of the Arsenal and England player

Revengers Tragedy

Revengers Tragedy

2002

as Vindici

5.4
Acting

A film adaptation of the 1606 satirical tragedy by Thomas Middleton, relocated to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. Christopher Eccleston plays the reveng...

The King and Us

2002

as Anthony

Acting

It's April 1974 and Manchester United are facing the prospect of relegation. Anthony never misses a match and it's the crucial last match of the seaso...

I Am Dina

I Am Dina

2002

as Leo Zhukovsky

5.5
Acting

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise...

24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002

as Boethius

7.0
Acting

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changi...

Sunday

Sunday

2002

as Major Gen. Robert Ford

7.4
Acting

Sunday tells the story of an infamous day in Derry, North of Ireland and how the events of that day were subsequently covered up by the British Govern...

Othello

Othello

2001

as Ben Jago

6.6
Acting

With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit sti...

The Others

The Others

2001

as Charles Stewart

7.6
Acting

Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the...

Strumpet

Strumpet

2001

as Strayman

5.3
Acting

Strayman, a spontaneous poet, is landlord to a pack of stray dogs. Unable to resist another of life's strays, he hooks up with Strumpet, a shy, homele...

The Invisible Circus

The Invisible Circus

2001

as Wolf

5.3
Acting

After learning that her sister, Faith, has committed suicide in Portugal, Phoebe, an 18-year-old hippie, decides to uproot from her San Francisco home...

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000

as Raymond Calitri

6.4
Acting

Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" R...

With or Without You

With or Without You

1999

as Vincent Boyd

5.5
Acting

Rosie and Vincent know each other for ten years, and are married for five. She doesn't like her job, he isn't too pleased working with her dad. They'r...

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The compelling tale of how a group of sacked dockers got together with scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern and novelist Irvine Welsh to turn their unique stor...

eXistenZ

eXistenZ

1999

as Seminar Leader

6.8
Acting

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been dam...

Heart

Heart

1999

as Gary Ellis

5.5
Acting

A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998

as Duke of Norfolk

7.2
Acting

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the C...

A Price Above Rubies

A Price Above Rubies

1998

as Sender Horowitz

5.4
Acting

About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of the woman wanting something more out of her...

Hillsborough

Hillsborough

1996

as Trevor Hicks

7.0
Acting

Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match agai...

Jude

Jude

1996

as Jude Fawley

6.3
Acting

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is t...

Shallow Grave

Shallow Grave

1994

as David Stephens

7.0
Acting

When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newf...

Anchoress

Anchoress

1993

as Priest

6.0
Acting

A 16th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious...

Roots

Roots

1992

as Frankie Bryant

Acting

Presentation of Arnold Wesker's play of the 1950s. A young girl returns to her family home in Norfolk, having been educated in cultural and political ...

Continental Drift

Continental Drift

1992

as (Business with Friends)

Acting

Springing Lenin: An eccentric Scottish spinster greets the collapse of communism by snapping up a statue of Lenin on the cheap and towing it home acro...

Death and the Compass

Death and the Compass

1992

as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius

5.8
Acting

In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series o...

Rachel's Dream

Rachel's Dream

1992

as Man in Dream

4.5
Acting

Fantasy drama Rachel's Dream was set sometime in the future when the world is besieged by technology, young Rachel discovers that through a large bank...

Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

1991

as Derek Bentley

6.6
Acting

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangs...

Hear Me Roar

N/A

as Michael Bellinger

Acting

Elizabeth Bellinger became one of the few transgender people in Britain to get married in the 1980s. She kept this ceremony secret from almost everyon...

Chasing Millions

Chasing Millions

N/A

as Crawford

Acting

The Northern Bank chain was owned by the National Australia Bank. Diana, a young Australian police detective who is in Belfast at the same time, seize...