Christopher Eccleston

Acting

Christopher Eccleston

Born February 16, 1964Salford, Lancashire, England, UK129 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Unchosen
2026Unchosen
as Mr PhillpsTV
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
as Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)Movie
Whispers of Freedom
2024Whispers of Freedom
as Herbert KöferMovie
Young Woman and the Sea
2024Young Woman and the Sea
as Jabez WolffeMovie
An Angel on Oxford Street
2024An Angel on Oxford Street
as Saul (voice)Movie
The Kemps: All Gold
2023The Kemps: All Gold
as Luke DunmoreMovie
My Name Is Leon
2022My Name Is Leon
as Mr. DevlinMovie
The Read
2022The Read
as NarratorTV
Dodger
2022Dodger
as FaginTV
Close to Me
2021Close to Me
as Rob HardingTV
The Hour
2020The Hour
as HimselfMovie
King Lear
2018King Lear
as OswaldMovie
RSC Live: Macbeth
2018RSC Live: Macbeth
as MacbethMovie
Come Home
2018Come Home
as Greg FarrellTV
The Last Miners
2016The Last Miners
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Last Miners
2016The Last Miners
as Narrator (Voice)TV
Ambulance
2016Ambulance
as Self - NarratorTV
The A Word
2016The A Word
as Maurice ScottTV
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)Movie
Danger Mouse
2015Danger Mouse
as J. Woolington Sham (voice)TV
Legend
2015Legend
as Leonard 'Nipper' ReadMovie
Safe House
2015Safe House
as RobertTV
Fortitude
2015Fortitude
as Professor Charlie StoddartTV
The Leftovers
2014The Leftovers
as Matt JamisonTV
True Detective
2014True Detective
as Captain Ted ConnellyTV
Lucan
2013Lucan
as John AspinallMovie
Lucan
2013Lucan
as John AspinallTV
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)Movie
W
2013When Coal Was King
as NarratorMovie
Thor: The Dark World
2013Thor: The Dark World
as MalekithMovie
Muse of Fire
2013Muse of Fire
as SelfMovie
Emily
2013Emily
as JamesMovie
National Theatre Live: Antigone
2012National Theatre Live: Antigone
as Creon, King of ThebesMovie
Song for Marion
2012Song for Marion
as JamesMovie
Blackout
2012Blackout
as Daniel DemoysTV
The Borrowers
2011The Borrowers
as Pod ClockMovie
The Shadow Line
2011The Shadow Line
as Joseph BedeTV
Lennon Naked
2010Lennon Naked
as John LennonMovie
Accused
2010Accused
as Willy HoulihanTV
Amelia
2009Amelia
as Fred NoonanMovie
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
as McCullen / DestroMovie
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)Movie
Perfect Parents
2006Perfect Parents
as StuartMovie
Heroes
2006Heroes
as ClaudeTV
Einstein's Big Idea
2005Einstein's Big Idea
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as Doctor (9)TV
Bible Mysteries
2004Bible Mysteries
as NarratorTV
The Second Coming
2003The Second Coming
as Stephen BaxterMovie
The Second Coming
2003The Second Coming
as Stephen BaxterTV
28 Days Later
200228 Days Later
as Major Henry WestMovie
Top Gear
2002Top Gear
as SelfTV
Timeshift
2002Timeshift
as selfTV
Flesh and Blood
2002Flesh and Blood
as Joe BroughtonMovie
Revengers Tragedy
2002Revengers Tragedy
as VindiciMovie
T
2002The King and Us
as AnthonyMovie
I Am Dina
2002I Am Dina
as Leo ZhukovskyMovie
24 Hour Party People
200224 Hour Party People
as Boethius (uncredited)Movie
Sunday
2002Sunday
as Major Gen. Robert FordMovie
Othello
2001Othello
as Ben JagoMovie
Linda Green
2001Linda Green
as Tom/NeilTV
The Others
2001The Others
as Charles StewartMovie
Strumpet
2001Strumpet
as StraymanMovie
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Raymond CalitriMovie
With or Without You
1999With or Without You
as Vincent BoydMovie
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
1999Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
as Narrator (voice)Movie
eXistenZ
1999eXistenZ
as Seminar LeaderMovie
Heart
1999Heart
as Gary EllisMovie
Elizabeth
1998Elizabeth
as Duke of NorfolkMovie
A Price Above Rubies
1998A Price Above Rubies
as Sender HorowitzMovie
Hillsborough
1996Hillsborough
as Trevor HicksMovie
Jude
1996Jude
as Jude FawleyMovie
Our Friends in the North
1996Our Friends in the North
as Nicky HutchinsonTV
Hearts and Minds
1995Hearts and Minds
as Drew MackenzieTV
Shallow Grave
1994Shallow Grave
as David StephensMovie
Cracker
1993Cracker
as David BilboroughTV
Anchoress
1993Anchoress
as PriestMovie
Cuentos de Borges
1993Cuentos de Borges
as Alonso ZunzTV
GMTV
1993GMTV
as SelfTV
Roots
1992Roots
as Frankie BryantMovie
Continental Drift
1992Continental Drift
as (Business with Friends)Movie
R
1992Rachel's Dream
as Man in DreamTV
Death and the Compass
1992Death and the Compass
as Schartach / Zunz / GryphiusMovie
Rachel's Dream
1992Rachel's Dream
as Man in DreamMovie
Performance
1991Performance
as Frankie BryantTV
Let Him Have It
1991Let Him Have It
as Derek BentleyMovie
Chancer
1990Chancer
as RadioTV
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morse
as Terrence MitchellTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Stephen HillsTV
H
Hear Me Roar
as Michael BellingerMovie
C
Color Your Hurt
as JamesMovie