Cast & creator
Christopher Eccleston
Best known for Doctor Who, Doctor Who, Agatha Christie's Poirot
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.
88
film credits
48
television credits
136
1958–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (136)
Showing 136 of 136 credits
Doctor Who
Doctor (9)
2005Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Frank Carter
1989
Heroes
Claude
2006
Casualty
Stephen Hills
1986
True Detective
Captain Ted Connelly
2014
Top Gear
Self
2002
The Leftovers
Matt Jamison
2014
GMTV
Self
1993
Blue Peter
Self
1958
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Inspector Morse
Terrence Mitchell
1987
Thor: The Dark World
Malekith
2013
28 Days Later
Major Henry West
2002
Performance
Frankie Bryant
1991
ScreenPlay
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
1986
The Sarah Silverman Program
Dr. Lazer Rage
2007
Doctor Who Confidential
Self
2005
Timeshift
self
2002
Cracker
David Bilborough
1993Cracker
Bilborough
1993
The Others
Charles Stewart
2001
Fortitude
Professor Charlie Stoddart
2015
Danger Mouse
J. Woolington Sham (voice)
2015
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Raymond Calitri
2000
Remembers…
Self
2022
Unchosen
Mr Phillips
2026
Accused
Willy Houlihan
2010
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
McCullen / Destro
2009
Young Woman and the Sea
Jabez Wolffe
2024
Our Friends in the North
Nicky Hutchinson
1996
Legend
Leonard 'Nipper' Read
2015
Safe House
Robert
2015
Ambulance
Self - Narrator
2016
eXistenZ
Seminar Leader
1999
The A Word
Maurice Scott
2016
Elizabeth
Duke of Norfolk
1998
Chancer
Radio
1990
Shallow Grave
David Stephens
1994
The Shadow Line
Joseph Bede
2011
King Lear
Oswald
2018
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
2013
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Self
2013
Linda Green
Tom/Neil
2001
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
The Rider
2007
Come Home
Greg Farrell
2018
Dodger
Fagin
2022
Ashes Again!
Dad
2026
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Harvey
2018
24 Hour Party People
Boethius (uncredited)
2002
Close to Me
Rob Harding
2021
Amelia
Fred Noonan
2009
Where Hands Touch
Heinz
2018
Lucan
John Aspinall
2013
The Read
Narrator
2022
The Second Coming
Stephen Baxter
2003
Cuentos de Borges
Alonso Zunz
1993What's Your Problem?
2002
Bible Mysteries
Narrator
2004
Hearts and Minds
Drew Mackenzie
1995
Song for Marion
James
2012
Jude
Jude Fawley
1996
I Am Dina
Leo Zhukovsky
2002
Let Him Have It
Derek Bentley
1991
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Self
2005
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
SIGNAL
Ray
2026
Blackout
Daniel Demoys
2012
A Price Above Rubies
Sender Horowitz
1998The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
Self
2020
Othello
Ben Jago
2001
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
The Doctor (9) (picture) (uncredited)
2015
Friday on My Mind
Sean
1992
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
2024
Einstein's Big Idea
Narrator (voice)
2005
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
The Doctor (9) (archive footage)
2008
Lennon Naked
John Lennon
2010
The Borrowers
Pod Clock
2011
My Name Is Leon
Mr. Devlin
2022
Emily
James
2013
With or Without You
Vincent Boyd
1999
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Narrator
2003
The Invisible Circus
Wolf
2001Crackula
2026
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Fagin
2023
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
2021
The Kemps: All Gold
Luke Dunmore
2023
Roots
Frankie Bryant
1992
The Kemps: All True
Self
2020
The Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown
2005
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Creon, King of Thebes
2012
Sunday
Major Gen. Robert Ford
2002New Orleans, Mon Amour
Henry
2008
Anchoress
Priest
1993
Revengers Tragedy
Vindici
2002
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
Narrator
2018
Hillsborough
Trevor Hicks
1996The King and Us
Anthony
2002
RSC Live: Macbeth
Macbeth
2018
Death and the Compass
Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius
1992
Tony Adams - Drunk And Dry
Narrator
2002Rachel's Dream
Man in Dream
1992When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
Narrator
2012
Chasing Millions
Crayford
2026
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006Color Your Hurt
James
A Year in the Life of a Year 2019
Himself
2020
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later'
Self
2003
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
Narrator (voice)
1999
The Second Coming
Stephen Baxter
2003
Dodger Special: Coronation
Fagin
2023
The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston
Presenter
2024
Richard III: The New Evidence
Narrator
2014
Flesh and Blood
Joe Broughton
2002
Heart
Gary Ellis
1999
Dodger Special: Christmas
Fagin
2022
Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
Self
2021
Perfect Parents
Stuart
2006
Strumpet
Strayman
2001
The Last Miners
Narrator (Voice)
2016
Continental Drift
(Business with Friends)
1992Hear Me Roar
Michael Bellinger
An Angel on Oxford Street
Saul (voice)
2024About A Bell
DC Holman
Dodger Special: Train
Fagin
2022
The Happiness Salesman
Salesman
2009
Lucan
John Aspinall
2013
The Last Miners
Narrator (voice)
2016
Rachel's Dream
Man in Dream
1992
The Hour
Himself
2020When Coal Was King
Narrator
2013
Whispers of Freedom
Herbert Köfer
2024Manchester: 100 Days After The Attack
Voice
2017