Christopher Fairbank
Christopher Fairbank
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 Acting
Most Rating 36.141
Birthday 1953-10-04
Place of Birth Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also Known As Chris Fairbank, Christopher E. Fairbank, Chris Faibank,
The Fifth Element
1997

The Fifth Element

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

The Bunker
2001

The Bunker

Alien³
1992

Alien³

Below
2002

Below

Cargo
2006

Cargo

The Awakening
1980

The Awakening

Brimstone & Treacle
1982

Brimstone & Treacle

Almost Heaven
2006

Almost Heaven

Black Plague
2002

Black Plague

Orthodox
2015

Orthodox

How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982

How Many Miles to Babylon?

Hercules
2014

Hercules

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse

Guardians of the Galaxy
2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

Little Deaths
2011

Little Deaths

Hanna's War
1988

Hanna's War

Lennon Naked
2010

Lennon Naked

Back With The Boys Again
2013

Back With The Boys Again

Plenty
1985

Plenty

Hamlet
1990

Hamlet

Writers Retreat
2015

Writers Retreat

Lady Macbeth
2016

Lady Macbeth

Iron Mask
2019

Iron Mask

Jack the Giant Slayer
2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Batman
1989

Batman

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2005

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Agatha
1979

Agatha

The Fight
2019

The Fight

White Hunter, Black Heart
1990

White Hunter, Black Heart

Walk Like a Panther
2018

Walk Like a Panther

A Pinch of Snuff
1994

A Pinch of Snuff

Papillon
2017

Papillon

Goal III: Taking on the World
2009

Goal III: Taking on the World

Hands of a Murderer
1990

Hands of a Murderer

Venus Peter
1989

Venus Peter

London Fields
2018

London Fields

Murder with Mirrors
1985

Murder with Mirrors

All My Friends Hate Me
2022

All My Friends Hate Me

Death of Zygielbojm
2021

Death of Zygielbojm

Deus Otiosus: The Idle God
2020

Deus Otiosus: The Idle God

Flushed Away
2006

Flushed Away

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980

Little Lord Fauntleroy

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The Little Mermaid
2023

The Little Mermaid

Orthodox

Orthodox

Goal!
2005

Goal!

Royce
1994

Royce

Scoop
2024

Scoop

Games Without Frontiers
1980

Games Without Frontiers