Christopher Fairbank
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.
Acting
Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy
as The Broker
2014
Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Ezekiel
2011
Movie
The Fifth Element
as Mactilburgh
1997
Movie
Batman
as Nic
1989
Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Broker
2023
Movie
Alien³
as Murphy
1992
Movie
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Uncle
2013
Movie
Hercules
as Gryza
2014
Movie
Flushed Away
as Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
2006
TV
Doctor Who
as Fenton
2005
Movie
The Little Mermaid
as Hawkins
2023
Movie
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Additional Voice (voice)
2005
TV
Outlander
as Aaron Beardsley
2014
Movie
Papillon
as Jean Castili
2017
TV
Andor
as Ulaf
2022
TV
Taboo
as Ibbotson
2017
Movie
Goal!
as Foghorn
2005
TV
Merlin
as Black Knight (voice)
2008
Movie
Lady Macbeth
as Boris Lester
2016
Movie
Iron Mask
as Grey
2019
Movie
Below
as Pappy
2002
Movie
Hamlet
as Player Queen
1990
TV
Midsomer Murders
as Ronnie Tyler
1997
TV
Constellation
as Yura
2024