On February 16, 1964 Christopher was born in the northwestern English town of Salford to a modest working class family. Chris had big dreams of one day becoming a professional football player, but at the age of 19 Chris realised that his true calling in life was to become an actor. He soon enrolled in London's Central School of Speech and Drama. After he graduated though, it took a few years before his career got off the ground.
In 1991, the tides slowly began to turn for Chris when he was given a role in
Let Him Have It. His performance won him much praise and soon led him to the role that would set his place as a television favourite in stone ... in 1993, Chris began co-starring opposite Robbie Coltrane (also of
Harry Potter fame) in the hit crime drama
Cracker. He continued appearing in the series for the first two seasons. But his most famous television role came in 2004, when he was cast in the role of "The Doctor" in the revamped version of the British science fiction cult classic:
Doctor Who. Unfortunately for fans, Chris announced that he would be leaving the role after only one season. He stated that even though he loved playing "The Doctor" he feared being type-casted like all the other actors before him.
Christopher continues to appear in a wide variety of film and television roles throughout the UK where he currently resides.
Movie Credits
28 Days Later... (2002) - Major Henry West
Flesh and Blood (2002) (TV) - Joe Broughton
Revengers Tragedy (2002) - Vindici
The King and Us (2002) (TV) - Anthony
I Am Dina (2002) - Leo Zhukovsky
24 Hour Party People (2002) - Boethius
Sunday (2002) (TV) - Gen. Ford
Othello (2001) (TV) - Ben Jago
This Little Piggy (2001) - Cabbie
Strumpet (2001) (TV) - Strayman
The Others (2001) - Charles Stewart
The Invisible Circus (2001) - Wolf
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) - Raymond Vincent Calitri
The Tyre (2000) .- Salesman
With or Without You (1999) - Vincent Boyd
Heart (1999) - Gary Ellis
eXistenZ (1999) - Seminar Leader
Elizabeth (1998) - Duke of Norfolk
A Price Above Rubies (1998) - Sender Horowitz
Jude (1996) - Jude Fawley
Shallow Grave (1994) - David Stephens
Anchoress (1993) - Priest
Death and the Compass (1992) - Alonso Zunz
Let Him Have It (1991) - Derek Bentley
... and many others.
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On February 16, 1964 Christopher was born in the northwestern English town of Salford to a modest working class family. Chris had big dreams of one day becoming a professional football player, but at the age of 19 Chris realised that his true calling in life was to become an actor. He soon enrolled in London's Central School of Speech and Drama. After he graduated though, it took a few years before his career got off the ground.
In 1991, the tides slowly began to turn for Chris when he was given a role in
Let Him Have It. His performance won him much praise and soon led him to the role that would set his place as a television favourite in stone ... in 1993, Chris began co-starring opposite Robbie Coltrane (also of
Harry Potter fame) in the hit crime drama
Cracker. He continued appearing in the series for the first two seasons. But his most famous television role came in 2004, when he was cast in the role of "The Doctor" in the revamped version of the British science fiction cult classic:
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