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Christopher Eccleston
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Christopher Eccleston is a British actor and explorer. Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, in 1964, he holds United Kingdom citizenship. He speaks English and began his professional work period in 1989.
Eccleston received his education at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the University of Salford. His career encompasses roles in both film and television. He has been recognized with an International Emmy Award for Best Actor.
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Film & TV
Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
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
- Unchosen — Mr Phillips2026
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War — Doctor Who (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
- Young Woman and the Sea — Jabez Wolffe2024
- An Angel on Oxford Street — Saul (voice)2024
- Doctor Who at the Proms — The Doctor (9) (archive footage)2024
- Whispers of Freedom — Herbert Köfer2024
- The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston — Presenter2024
- The Kemps: All Gold — Luke Dunmore2023
- Dodger Special: Coronation — Fagin2023
- Dodger Special: Bad Egg — Fagin2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1964-02-16 ) 16 February 1964 (age 62) , Salford , Lancashire , England
- Education
- University of Salford , Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Mischka Eccleston ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. November 2011</span>"}]]}'>2011 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. December 2015</span>"}]]}'>2015 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christopher
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- christophereccleston.com
- Image
- Christopher Eccleston GalaxyCon Minneapolis 2019 (cropped).jpg
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- Christopher Eccleston
- date of birth
- 1964-02-16
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- name in native language
- Christopher Eccleston
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Eccleston (/ˈɛkəlstən/; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor. He is known for his work in various social realist television dramas, as well as for playing the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2005).
Born in Salford, Eccleston first rose to prominence for his portrayal of Derek Bentley in the biographical film Let Him Have It (1991), and gained widespread recognition in the UK for his roles in Cracker (1993–1994) and Our Friends in the North (1996), the latter earning him a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He received a second nomination for the drama serial The Second Coming (2003) and an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the anthology series Accused (2010).
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