Christopher Eccleston facts for kids
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Christopher Eccleston
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| Born | 16 February 1964 |
| Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
| Television | The Doctor (Doctor Who) Nicky Hutchinson (Our Friends in the North) Jude Fawley (Jude) DCI David Bilborough (Cracker) Claude (Heroes) |
Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is an English actor. He played the Ninth Doctor on Doctor Who in 2005. Before playing the doctor, he played the Son of God in The Second Coming. He has acted in movies, such as Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, and Gone in 60 Seconds.
Doctor Who (2005)
On 2 April 2004, it was announced that Eccleston was to play the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the revival of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, which began transmission on 26 March 2005. Eccleston was the first actor to play the role who was born after the series began.
Personal life
Eccleston married Mischka in November 2011. They had their first child, Albert, in February 2012. Their second child, Esme, was born in 2013. They were divorced in December 2015.
Eccleston formerly identified as an atheist, but in 2016 gave interviews describing his changing attitude towards faith and stated that he no longer considered himself an atheist, but agnostic.
He is a supporter of Manchester United and was a regular marathon runner until 2000.
In September 2007, as part of a £9.5m building scheme, Salford's Pendleton College named its new 260-seat auditorium the Eccleston Theatre.
Eccleston is an avid charity worker, becoming a Mencap charity ambassador on 28 April 2005, and is also a supporter of the British Red Cross.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Let Him Have It | Derek Bentley | |
| 1992 | Death and the Compass | Alonso Zunz | |
| 1993 | Anchoress | Priest | |
| 1994 | Shallow Grave | David Stephens | |
| 1996 | Jude | Jude Fawley | |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Duke of Norfolk | |
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Sender Horowitz | |
| 1999 | Heart | Gary Ellis | |
| 1999 | eXistenZ | Seminar Leader | |
| 1999 | With or Without You | Vincent Boyd | |
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Raymond Calitri | |
| 2000 | The Tyre | Salesman | Short film |
| 2001 | The Others | Charles Stewart | |
| 2001 | The Invisible Circus | Wolf | |
| 2001 | This Little Piggy | Cabbie | Short film |
| 2001 | Strumpet | Strayman | |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People | Boethius | |
| 2002 | I Am Dina | Leo Zhukovsky | |
| 2002 | Revengers Tragedy | Vindici | |
| 2002 | 28 Days Later | Major Henry West | |
| 2007 | The Seeker | The Rider | |
| 2008 | New Orleans, Mon Amour | Dr. Henry | |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | James McCullen / Destro | |
| 2009 | Amelia | Fred Noonan | |
| 2009 | The Happiness Salesman | Salesman | Short film |
| 2012 | Song for Marion | James Harris | |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Malekith | |
| 2015 | Legend | Leonard "Nipper" Read |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Blood Rights | Dick | Episode #1.1 |
| Casualty | Stephen Hills | Episode: " A Reasonable Man" | |
| 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 | Television short |
| Poirot | Frank Carter | Episode: "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" | |
| Friday on my Mind | Sean Maddox | 3 episodes | |
| Business with Friends | Angel Morris | Television film | |
| 1993–1994 | Cracker | DCI David Bilborough | 10 episodes |
| 1995 | Hearts and Minds | Drew Mackenzie | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North | Nicky Hutchinson | 9 episodes |
| Hillsborough | Trevor Hicks | Television film | |
| 1999 | Killing Time – The Millennium Poem | Millennium Man | |
| 2000 | Wilderness Men | Alexander Von Humboldt | 3 episodes |
| Clocking Off | Jim Calvert | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | Othello | Ben Jago | Television film |
| Linda Green | Tom Sherry / Neil Sherry | Episode: "Twins" | |
| 2002 | The League of Gentlemen | Dougal Siepp | Episode: "How the Elephant Got Its Trunk" |
| Flesh and Blood | Joe Broughton | Television film | |
| The King and Us | Anthony | Television film | |
| Sunday | General Ford | Television film | |
| 2003 | The Second Coming | Stephen Baxter | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | The Doctor | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | Perfect Parents | Stuart | Television film |
| 2007 | Heroes | Claude | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Dr. Lazer Rage | Episode: "I Thought My Dad Was Dead, But It Turns Out He's Not" |
| 2010 | Lennon Naked | John Lennon | Television film |
| Accused | Willy Houlihan | Episode: "Willy's Story" | |
| 2011 | The Shadow Line | Joseph Bede | 7 episodes |
| The Borrowers | Pod Clock | Television film | |
| 2012 | Blackout | Daniel Demoys | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Lucan | John Aspinall | 2 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | The Leftovers | Matt Jamison | 23 episodes |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Professor Stoddart | 3 episodes |
| Safe House | Robert | 4 episodes | |
| 2016— | The A Word | Maurice Scott | 6 episodes, BBC Wales |
| 2016 | The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | Luke Dunmore | 2 episodes, BBC |
| 2016— | Ambulance | Narrator | 11 episodes |
| 2017 | Manchester: 100 Days After the Attack | Narrator | One-off episode |
