Cast & creator
Craig Charles
Best known for Coronation Street, Have I Got News for You, Loose Women
Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is a British actor, television presenter and disc jockey. He is best known for his role as Dave Lister in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, as well as his work on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio.
Also known as: Charles Craig
46
film credits
39
television credits
77
1960–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (85)
Showing 85 of 85 credits
Coronation Street
Lloyd Mullaney
1960
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Loose Women
Self
1999
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Red Dwarf
Dave Lister
1988
An Audience with...
Self
1978Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Lexx
The Warden
1997
The Gadget Show
Self - Host
2004
The Word
1990
Screen One
Interviewer
1989Daytime Live
1987
Through the Keyhole
Self - Panelist
2013
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002
Takeshi's Castle
2002
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
2016
Meet the Richardsons
Craig Charles
2020
Robot Wars
1998The Games
Self
2003
I'm a Celebrity... South Africa
Self - Contestant
2023Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Self
1992
This Morning
Self
1988Space Cadets
Space Captain
1997
We Have Been Watching
Self
2017
I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa)
Self
2026
The Governor
Eugene Buffy
1995
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
Self
2022
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Self
2020
Moneybags
Self
2021
The Marksman
MacFadden
1987The Marksman
Poem
1987
Captain Butler
1997Cyberzone
Zone Warden
1993
Amnesty International's Big 30
Dave Lister
1991
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Lister
2009Robot Wars Extreme
2001
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
David Lister
2020
Collectormania 7
Self
2005
Ghostwatch
Interviewer
1992It's Wicked
1987
Prince Cinders
Zipper - Cat (voice)
1993
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Himself
2012
Zombie Apache
Liverpool Joe
2025
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
Lister
1994
Red Dwarf A–Z
Self
2003Red Dwarf A–Z
Thanks
2003
Business as Usual
Eddie
1987The Easter Stories
Judas
1994
Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III
Self
2003Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III
Thanks
2003
Red Dwarf: The Promised Doc
Self
2020
Ricky and Bianca
Vince
2002
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains
Self
2012
Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV
Self
2004Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV
Thanks
2004
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
Self
2017
Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII
Himself
2006
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs
Lister
1995
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
Narrator (voice)
2018
Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI
Self
2005Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI
Thanks
2005
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V
Self
2004Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V
Thanks
2004
Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I
Self
2007
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII
Self
2005Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII
Thanks
2005
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg
Lister
1998
Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II
Self
2007
Don't Walk
Narrator
2000
Craig Charles: Live on Earth!
1995Ghostwatch
Self
Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI
Self
2016
Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X
Self
2012
The Dealer
Scott Flower
2006
Best Year Ever
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022Unseen Big Break
1997
Fated
Pedro
2006
Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth
Self
2009
Clubbing to Death
Carl Begsley
2008Launching Red Dwarf
Self / Lister (archive footage)
2002Launching Red Dwarf
Thanks
2002
Tor! Total Football
Narrator (voice)
Swirly Thing Alert
Himself
1997
Sam and Doug
Doug
2023