
Christopher Fairbank
- Date of Birth: 1953-10-04
- Place of Birth: Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born October 4, 1953) is an English actor best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Fairba... Christopher Fairbank (sometimes credited as Chris Fairbank; born October 4, 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.

Prime Suspect
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 1991 April

Ashes to Ashes
Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama • 2008 February

Spooks
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime • 2002 May

Silent Witness
Crime, Drama • 1996 February

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Drama • 2008 September

The Fifth Element
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure • 1997 May

Midsomer Murders
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 1997 March

Father Brown
Drama, Crime, Mystery • 2013 January

Doctor Who
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2005 March

Wolf Hall
Drama • 2015 January