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name: "Christopher Fairbank"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 October 1953"
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average_fi1m_score: 71
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# Christopher Fairbank

Actor. Born 4 October 1953 in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 October 1953, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Also known as:** Chris Fairbank, Christopher E. Fairbank, Chris Faibank

## Biography

Christopher Fairbank is an English actor born on 4 October 1953 in Hertfordshire. He trained at RADA and made his stage debut in 1974. He is best known for playing Albert Moxey in the comedy-drama series *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet* (1983–2004), appearing in both the original run and its revivals.

Fairbank has appeared in numerous films, including *Batman* (1989), *Alien³* (1992), *The Fifth Element* (1997), *Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides* (2011), *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014) and *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3* (2023) as The Broker, and provided voice work in *Flushed Away* (2006). His television credits include roles in *Doctor Who* and a recurring part as Eddie Knight in *EastEnders* (2024–2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Hawkins — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014), Fi1m 80, as The Broker — [page](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy.md)
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides* (2011), Fi1m 45, as Ezekiel — [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides.md)
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), Fi1m 64, as David Bonds — [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit* (2005), Fi1m 87, as Additional Voice (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/wallace-and-gromit-the-curse-of-the-were-rabbit.md)
- *Batman* (1989), Fi1m 77, as Nic — [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md)
- *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet* (1983), Fi1m 84, as Albert Moxey — [page](https://film.one/tv/auf-wiedersehen-pet.md)

## Also known for

- *The Fifth Element* (1997), Mactilburgh
- *Alien³* (1992), Murphy
- *Jack the Giant Slayer* (2013), Uncle
- *Hercules* (2014), Gryza
- *Flushed Away* (2006), Thimblenose Ted / Cockroach / Passerby (voice)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fenton
- *Outlander* (2014), Aaron Beardsley
- *Papillon* (2017), Jean Castili

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