---
name: "Christopher Knights"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christopher-knights"
fi1m_id: "christopher-knights"
imdb_id: "nm0971017"
tmdb_id: 12097
wikidata_id: "Q3305912"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 October 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T13:21:30.900424+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."
---

# Christopher Knights

## Identity

Christopher Knights

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christopher-knights
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christopher-knights
- **IMDb ID:** nm0971017
- **TMDB ID:** 12097
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3305912
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Knights, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3305912, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0971017/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12097

Actor. Born 18 October 1972 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 October 1972, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Eric Darnell](https://film.one/person/eric-darnell.md), [Tom McGrath](https://film.one/person/tom-mcgrath.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 66 (6), 2010s 65 (4), 2020s 54 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 60 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 11, Comedy 11, Family 11, Adventure 9, Fantasy 5, Action 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,298m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Knights, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3305912, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0971017/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12097

## Coming up

- *Donkey* (2028-06-28), Editor

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Madagascar*](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md) (60)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kung Fu Panda 4*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Christopher Knights is a British voice actor and film editor. He is best known for voicing Private the penguin in the *Madagascar* film series, beginning with the 2005 original, and for providing voices in the *Shrek* films, including the Blind Mice.

Knights began his career at Amblimation studios, working on *We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story* (1993) and *Balto* (1995). He later joined DreamWorks Animation, where he contributed to both editing and voice work on several films, including *Shrek Forever After* (2010) as associate editor and voice actor. He edited *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024).

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Annoyed Komodo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), Fi1m 58, as Private (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/penguins-of-madagascar.md)
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), Fi1m 71, as Private (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *Megamind* (2010), Fi1m 72, as Prison Guard (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/megamind.md)
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), Fi1m 60, as Blind Mice (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Fi1m 62, as Private (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Shrek the Third* (2007), Fi1m 50, as Blind Mice / Heckler / Evil Tree #2 / Guard #2 (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *Flushed Away* (2006), Fi1m 64, as Fat Barry / Market Trader (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md)
- *Madagascar* (2005), Fi1m 60, as Private (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)
- *Shrek 2* (2004), Fi1m 80, as Blind Mouse (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *Shrek* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Blind Mouse / Thelonious (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Donkey* (2028), Editor
- *The Bad Guys 2* (2025), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis* (2025), as Bank Robber 1 (voice)
- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), as Annoyed Komodo (voice) · Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Rumble* (2021), as King Gorge's Coach (voice)
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), as Private (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/penguins-of-madagascar.md)
- *Guardian Angel* (2014), as Brian Casey
- *The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover* (2014), as Private (voice)
- *Madly Madagascar* (2013), as Private (voice)
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), as Private (voice) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *Book of Dragons* (2011), Editor
- *Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular* (2010), as Blind Mice (voice)
- *Shrek's Yule Log* (2010), as Three Blind Mice (voice)
- *Megamind* (2010), as Prison Guard (voice) · Associate Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/megamind.md)
- *Scared Shrekless* (2010), as Blind Mice (voice)
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), as Blind Mice (voice) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-forever-after.md)
- *Merry Madagascar* (2009), as Private (voice)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), as Private (voice) — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Shrek the Halls* (2007), as Blind Mice (voice)
- *Shrek the Third* (2007), as Blind Mice / Heckler / Evil Tree #2 / Guard #2 (voice) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-the-third.md)
- *Flushed Away* (2006), as Fat Barry / Market Trader (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/flushed-away.md)
- *The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper* (2005), as Private (voice)
- *Madagascar* (2005), as Private (voice) · First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)
- *Shrek 2* (2004), as Blind Mouse (voice) · Assistant Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek-2.md)
- *Shrek 3-D* (2004), as Theolonius / Blind Mouse (voice) · Additional Editor
- *DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection* (2003), series, as Theolonius / Blind Mouse (voice), Blind Mice (voice)
- *Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party* (2001), as Thelonius / Blind Mouse (singing voice)
- *Shrek* (2001), as Blind Mouse / Thelonious (voice) · First Assistant Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)

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