List of Christopher Eccleston performances
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Christopher Eccleston is an English actor whose work has encompassed Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films, television dramas, Shakespearean stage performances and science fiction.
Eccleston's professional stage debut was as Pablo Gonzalez in the Bristol Old Vic's April-May 1989 production of A Streetcar Named Desire.[1][2] His first on-screen role was in the 1990 BBC thriller Blood Rights.[3] Eccleston's film debut, playing Derek Bentley in Let Him Have It (1991), was his breakout role.[2][4] A regular part as DCI Bilborough in the crime drama Cracker (1993–94) brought him widespread recognition in the UK.[5][6] Following a role in Danny Boyle's film Shallow Grave (1994),[7] he was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for playing Nicky Hutchinson in the BBC Two television drama Our Friends in the North (1996).[8][9] He also starred in Jimmy McGovern's television film Hillsborough (1996).[10]
Eccleston subsequently appeared in a wide variety of British and American films, such as Michael Winterbottom's Jude (1996) and 24 Hour Party People (2002), Boyle's 28 Days Later (2002), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and Revengers Tragedy (2002).[11] Eccleston played the lead role in Hamlet at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2002.[12] He received a second BAFTA nomination for playing Stephen Baxter, a Mancunian everyman who learns he is the son of God, in the ITV television drama serial The Second Coming (2003).[13][14]
Eccleston found international popularity with his lead role as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2005).[2] He was nominated for a Broadcasting Press Guild Award and a BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor,[15][16] and was voted Most Popular Actor at the National Television Awards.[17][18] He left the role after one series, and since 2021 has reprised the role in a series of licensed audio dramas for Big Finish Productions.[19][20] Eccleston won an International Emmy Award for starring in a 2010 episode of McGovern's anthology drama Accused.[21][22] He played villainous roles in the action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)[23][24] and the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: The Dark World (2013).[25]
He starred as Matt Jamison on the HBO drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017),[26][27] earning two consecutive nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Television Awards.[28][29] He was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his role in the television miniseries Come Home (2018).[30][31] Eccleston played the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Macbeth in 2018.[32] From 2016 to 2020, he played Maurice Scott in the drama series The A Word.[33][34] Since 2022, he played Fagin in the BBC family comedy drama series Dodger.[35][36]
Documentary films
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Morrissey | Narrator | [60][61] |
| 2003 | Cromwell – Warts and All | [62] | |
| 2005 | Working Class Movement Library | [63][64][65] | |
| 2016 | 1599: A True Story of the Elizabethan Court | [66] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Blood Rights | Dick | TV serial | [3][67][68] |
| Casualty | Stephen Hills | Episode: " A Reasonable Man" | [69] | |
| 1991 | Inspector Morse | Terrence Mitchell | Episode: "Second Time Around" | |
| Chancer | Radio | Episode: "Jo" | ||
| Boon | Mark | Episode: "Cover Up" | ||
| 1992 | Rachel's Dream | Man in Dream | Channel 4's Video Fantasies series | |
| Poirot | Frank Carter | Episode: "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" | ||
| Friday on my Mind | Sean Maddox | 3 episodes | ||
| Business with Friends | Angel Morris | TV film | [70] | |
| Performance | Frankie Bryant | Episode: "Roots" | [69] | |
| 1993–1994 | Cracker | DCI David Bilborough | 10 episodes | [5] |
| 1995 | Hearts and Minds | Drew Mackenzie | 4 episodes | [69] |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North | Nicky Hutchinson | 9 episodes | |
| Hillsborough | Trevor Hicks | TV film | [12] | |
| 2000 | Wilderness Men | Alexander von Humboldt | [69] | |
| Clocking Off | Jim Calvert | 2 episodes | ||
| 2001 | Strumpet | Strayman | TV film | [71] |
| Linda Green | Tom Sherry / Neil Sherry | Episode: "Twins" | [69] | |
| Othello | Ben Jago | TV film | [72] | |
| 2002 | The League of Gentlemen | Dougal Siepp | Episode: "How the Elephant Got Its Trunk" | [69] |
| Flesh and Blood | Joe Broughton | TV film | ||
| The King and Us | Anthony | Waiting for the Whistle series | ||
| Sunday | General Ford | TV film | ||
| 2003 | The Second Coming | Stephen Baxter | 2 episodes | [73] |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Ninth Doctor | Series 1; 13 episodes | [69] |
| Blue Peter | In-character appearance on 4 April | [74] | ||
| Dubai Dreams | Narrator | Documentary series | [75] | |
| Einstein's Big Idea | Television docudrama film | [76] | ||
| Wanted: New Mum and Dad | Television documentary film | |||
| Born to Be Different | Documentary series | |||
| 2005–2006 | The Dark Side of Porn | Episode: "Porn Shutdown"; Documentary series | [77][78] | |
| 2006 | Perfect Parents | Stuart | TV film | [79][80] |
| The 1970s: That Was The Decade That Was | Narrator | [81][82] | ||
| 2007 | Heroes | Claude Rains | 5 episodes | [83][21][84] |
| 2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Dr. Lazer Rage | Episode: "I Thought My Dad Was Dead, But It Turns Out He's Not" | [85] |
| 2009 | Wounded | Narrator | Documentary series; 2 episodes | [86] |
| 2010 | Lennon Naked | John Lennon | TV film | [87] |
| Accused | Willy Houlihan | Episode: "Willy's Story" | [88] | |
| 2011 | The Shadow Line | Joseph Bede | All 7 episodes | [89] |
| The Borrowers | Pod Clock | TV film | [90] | |
| The Bomb Squad | Narrator | Documentary series; 2 episodes | [91][92] | |
| 2012 | Blackout | Daniel Demoys | 3 episodes | [93][94] |
| Timeshift | Narrator | Documentary series; Episode: "When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies" | [95] | |
| 2013 | Lucan | John Aspinall | 2 episodes | [96] |
| 2014–2017 | The Leftovers | Matt Jamison | Main role | [26][27][97][98] |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Charlie Stoddart | [99] | |
| Safe House | Robert | Season 1; Main role | [100][101] | |
| Brian Pern Indie Special | Luke Dunmore | [102] | ||
| 2016 | Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll | |||
| The Last Miners | Narrator | Documentary series; 2 episodes | [103][104] | |
| 2016–2020 | The A Word | Maurice Scott | Main role | [33][34][105] |
| 2017 | Brian Pern: A Tribute | Luke Dunmore | TV film | [106] |
| Manchester: 100 Days After the Attack | Narrator | Television documentary film | [107] | |
| 2017–present | Ambulance | Since season 2 | [108] | |
| 2018 | Come Home | Greg | All 3 episodes | [30] |
| King Lear | Oswald | TV film | [109] | |
| Danger Mouse | J. Woolington Sham | Voice role; Episode: "No More Mr Ice Guy" | [110][111] | |
| The Flu That Killed 50 Million | Narrator | Television docudrama film | [112] | |
| 2020 | 2019: A Year in the Life of a Year | Various roles | TV film | [113][114] |
| The Kemps: All True | John McVicar | [115][116] | ||
| 2021 | Close to Me | Rob Harding | All 6 episodes | [117][118] |
| 2022 | My Name is Leon | Devlin | TV film | [119] |
| 2022–2023 | Dodger | Fagin | Main role | [120][121] |
| 2023 | The Kemps: All Gold | Luke Dunmore | TV film | [122] |
| The Read | Narrator | Episode: "A Kestrel for a Knave" | [123][124] | |
| 2024 | True Detective | Captain Ted Connelly | Season 4 | [125][126] |
| The Guilty Innocent | Presenter | 2 episodes | [127][128] | |
| 2026 | Unchosen | Mr Phillips | Main Cast | [129] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Pablo Gonzalez | Bristol Old Vic | [1] | |
| Dona Rosita the Spinster | |||||
| The Nephew | |||||
| 1990 | Frank | Soho Poly Theatre/Royal National Theatre | [10] | ||
| Abingdon Square | [2][10] | ||||
| Bent | Lieutenant; Kapo | Royal National Theatre | [10][130] | ||
| Aide-Memoire | Royal Court Theatre | [131] | |||
| 1993 | Waiting at the Water's Edge | Will Couth | Bush Theatre | [132][131] | |
| 2000 | Miss Julie | Jean | Theatre Royal, Windsor | [132] | |
| Haymarket Theatre | |||||
| 2002 | Hamlet | Hamlet | West Yorkshire Playhouse | [12] | |
| 2004 | Electricity | Jakey | [133] | ||
| 2005 | Night Sky | The Old Vic | One-night play; 30 October | [134] | |
| 2009 | A Doll's House | Neil Kelman | Donmar Warehouse | [135][136] | |
| 2012 | Antigone | Creon | Royal National Theatre | [137] | |
| 2018 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | [138] | |
| Barbican Theatre, London | [139][140] | ||||
| 2023 | NASSIM | Traverse Theatre | Single performance; 22 August | [141] | |
| 2023–2024 | A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge | The Old Vic | [142] | |
Performances with unknown dates
- Woyzeck – Birmingham Repertory Theatre
- The Wonder – Gate Theatre
- Encounters – National Theatre Studio
Filmed plays
| Year | Title | Role | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | National Theatre Live: Antigone | Creon | [143][144] |
| 2018 | Royal Shakespeare Company: Macbeth | Macbeth | [145] |
Short films
| Year | Artist | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Death and the Compass | Alonso Zunz | [146][5] | |
| 2000 | The Tyre | Salesman | [147] | |
| 2001 | This Little Piggy | Cabbie | [148][149] | |
| 2010 | The Happiness Salesman | Salesman | [150][151] | |
| 2013 | Emily | James | [152][153][154][155] | |
| 2020 | Endless | [156] | ||
| 2024 | An Angel on Oxford Street | Saul | Voice role | [157][158] |
| 2025 | Whispers of Freedom | Herbert Köfer | [159][160] | |
| TBA | Ashes Again! † | Dad | [161] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | I Am Kloot | "Proof" | [162][163] |
| 2010 | "Northern Skies" |