Christopher Eccleston
Known for: Acting
Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is 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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Doctor (9)
2005
Series
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005
Series
Heroes
Claude
2006
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Frank Carter
1989
Series
True Detective
Captain Ted Connelly
2014
Series
Casualty
Stephen Hills
1986
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
The Leftovers
Matt Jamison
2014
Series
Inspector Morse
Terrence Mitchell
1987
Series
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Film
Thor: The Dark World
Malekith
2013
Film
28 Days Later
Major Henry West
2002
Series
Performance
Frankie Bryant
1991
Series
The Sarah Silverman Program
Dr. Lazer Rage
2007
Series
Blue Peter
Self
1958
Film
The Others
Charles Stewart
2001
Series
ScreenPlay
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
1986
Series
Timeshift
self
2002
Series
Doctor Who Confidential
Self
2005
Film
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Raymond Calitri
2000
Series
Cracker
David Bilborough
1993
Series
Cracker
Bilborough
1993
Film
Legend
Leonard 'Nipper' Read
2015
Film
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
McCullen / Destro
2009
Series
Unchosen
Mr Phillips
2026
Series
Danger Mouse
J. Woolington Sham (voice)
2015
Series
Fortitude
Professor Charlie Stoddart
2015
Series
Accused
Willy Houlihan
2010
Film
Young Woman and the Sea
Jabez Wolffe
2024
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Series
Safe House
Robert
2015
Film
eXistenZ
Seminar Leader
1999
Series
Ambulance
Self - Narrator
2016
Series
Our Friends in the North
Nicky Hutchinson
1996
Film
Shallow Grave
David Stephens
1994
Film
Elizabeth
Duke of Norfolk
1998
Film
King Lear
Oswald
2018
Film
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
The Rider
2007
Film
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
2013
Film
I Am Dina
Leo Zhukovsky
2002
Series
The Shadow Line
Joseph Bede
2011
Film
Song for Marion
James
2012
Series
The A Word
Maurice Scott
2016
Film
Where Hands Touch
Heinz
2018
Film
24 Hour Party People
Boethius (uncredited)
2002
Series
Linda Green
Tom/Neil
2001
Film
Amelia
Fred Noonan
2009
Series
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Self
2013
Film
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Harvey
2018
Series
Chancer
Radio
1990
Series
Cuentos de Borges
Alonso Zunz
1993
Series
Dodger
Fagin
2022
Film
Jude
Jude Fawley
1996
Series
Lucan
John Aspinall
2013
Series
Bible Mysteries
Narrator
2004
Series
Hearts and Minds
Drew Mackenzie
1995
What's Your Problem?
2002
Film
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
Film
Let Him Have It
Derek Bentley
1991
Film
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Series
The Read
Narrator
2022
Film
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
2024
Film
A Price Above Rubies
Sender Horowitz
1998
Series
Close to Me
Rob Harding
2021
Film
Einstein's Big Idea
Narrator (voice)
2005
Series
The Second Coming
Stephen Baxter
2003
Film
Emily
James
2013
Film
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
2008
Series
Come Home
Greg Farrell
2018
Film
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Series
Blackout
Daniel Demoys
2012
Film
Othello
Ben Jago
2001
Film
Lennon Naked
John Lennon
2010
Series
Friday on My Mind
Sean
1992
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
Self
2020
Film
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Film
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self
2005
Film
My Name Is Leon
Mr. Devlin
2022
Film
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Narrator
2003
Film
The Invisible Circus
Wolf
2001
Film
SIGNAL
Ray
2026
Film
Death and the Compass
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
1992
Film
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006
Film
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Creon, King of Thebes
2012
Film
The Borrowers
Pod Clock
2011
Film
With or Without You
Vincent Boyd
1999
Rachel's Dream
Man in Dream
1992
Film
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
2021
Film
The Kemps: All Gold
Luke Dunmore
2023
Film
Anchoress
Priest
1993
Film
Revengers Tragedy
Vindici
2002
Film
The Kemps: All True
Self
2020
Film
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
Narrator
2018
New Orleans, Mon Amour
Henry
2008
Film
Perfect Parents
Stuart
2006
Film
RSC Live: Macbeth
Macbeth
2018
Film
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Fagin
2023
Film
Heart
Gary Ellis
1999
Film
Hillsborough
Trevor Hicks
1996
Film
Sunday
Major Gen. Robert Ford
2002
Film
Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry
Narrator
2002
Film
Roots
Frankie Bryant
1992
Film
The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown
2005
Film
Richard III: The New Evidence
Narrator
2014
Series
The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston
Presenter
2024
Film
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
Narrator (voice)
1999
The King and Us
Anthony
2002
When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
Narrator
2012
Film
Dodger Special: Christmas
Fagin
2022
Hear Me Roar
Michael Bellinger
Film
Strumpet
Strayman
2001
About A Bell
DC Holman
Film
Flesh and Blood
Joe Broughton
2002
Film
Dodger Special: Coronation
Fagin
2023
Film
The Hour
Himself
2020
Series
The Last Miners
Narrator (Voice)
2016
Color Your Hurt
James
Film
Rachel's Dream
Man in Dream
1992
Film
Lucan
John Aspinall
2013
Film
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
Self
2003
Film
Dodger Special: Train
Fagin
2022
Film
The Happiness Salesman
Salesman
2009
Film
Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
Self
2021
Film
A Year in the Life of a Year 2019
Himself
2020
Film
Endless
2020
Film
An Angel on Oxford Street
Saul (voice)
2024
Film
Chasing Millions
Crawford
2026
Film
The Last Miners
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
The Second Coming
Stephen Baxter
2003
Film
Whispers of Freedom
Herbert Köfer
2024
When Coal Was King
Narrator
2013
Film
Continental Drift
(Business with Friends)
1992
Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack
Voice
2017
Film
Ashes Again!
Dad
2026
Crackula
2026