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name: "Chris Barrie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-barrie"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 March 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:04.468875+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Chris Barrie

Actor. Born 28 March 1960 in Hannover, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 March 1960, Hannover, Germany
- **Active:** 1982–1988
- **Also known as:** Christopher Barrie

## Biography

Chris Barrie, also credited as Christopher Barrie, is a British actor and impressionist. Born on 28 March 1960 in Hannover, Germany, he began his career performing impressions in London comedy clubs and on television variety shows such as *The David Essex Showcase*. He provided voices and puppeteering for the ITV sketch series *Spitting Image* from 1984 to 1996.

Barrie is best known for playing Arnold Rimmer (and Ace Rimmer) in the science-fiction comedy series *Red Dwarf* across multiple series from 1988 to 2020. He starred as Gordon Brittas in the BBC sitcom *The Brittas Empire* (1991–1997). Other credits include the role of Hillary in *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001) and its 2003 sequel, appearances in *Blackadder* (1983) and *The Young Ones* (1982), and an episode of *Midsomer Murders* (1997).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, chrisbarrie.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Arnold Rimmer / Ace Rimmer — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *The Young Ones* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Ship's Captain — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Spitting Image* (1984), Actor

## Also known for

- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Hillary
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003), Hillary
- *Blackadder* (1983), Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Lionel Poulter
- *Saving Santa* (2013), Blitzen (voice)
- *The Brittas Empire* (1991), Gordon Brittas

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