Christopher Eccleston
Chris is known for his authenticity and Northern charm. He is grounded, gritty and intelligent, with fantastic comic timing.
From Salford, Manchester.
Well known for playing the Doctor in Doctor Who, as well as for his roles in The A Word and Our Friends in the North for which he received a BAFTA nomination.
Accents
Credits
- My Name is Leon (TV Film, 2022) Mr. Devlin. BBC
- Dodger (TV, 2022) Fagin. BBC
- Close to Me (TV, 2021) Rob Harding. AMC
- The A Word (TV, 2020-16) Maurice Scott. BBC
- Macbeth (Feature Film, 2018) Macbeth. RSC
- Danger Mouse (Animation Series, 2018) J. Woolington Sham. CBS
- Legend (TV, 2015) Nipper Read. Universal
- Safe House (TV, 2015) Robert. Eleventh Hour Films
- Fortitude (TV, 2015) Professor Charlie Stoddart. Amazon
- Thor: The Dark World (Feature Film, 2013) Malekith. Marvel
- Lucan (TV, 2013) John Aspinall. ITV
- Antigone (Theatre, West End, 2012) Creon. National Theatre
- The Shadow Line (TV, 2011) Joseph Bede. BBC
- Doctor Who (TV, 2005) The Doctor. BBC
- Our Friends In The North (TV, 1996) Nicky Hutchinson. BBC
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01/11/2022
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Chris is known for his authenticity and Northern charm. He is grounded, gritty and intelligent, with fantastic comic timing.
15/09/2022
'Christopher Eccleston Remembers... Our Friends in the North'
To mark the rescreening of Our Friends in the North, as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations, Christopher Eccleston looks back on Peter Flannery’s acclaimed 1996 drama. Following the lives of four friends from Newcastle over a period of three decades, the series struck a chord with the nation’s viewers and turned its young cast into household names. Watch on BBC iPlayer.