Christopher Eccleston

Birthplace: Salford, Lancashire, England
Birthday: February 16, 1964

The off-beat, yet oddly handsome, Christopher Eccleston first came to prominence as the mentally-challenged teenage accused murderer Derek Bentley in the based-on-fact "Let Him Have It" (1991) before going on to play an assortment of intense, deeply conflicted characters. He really achieved big screen prominence with his expert portrayals of the dour, almost psychotic accountant in the snarky thriller "Shallow Grave" (1994) and the titular stonemason in "Jude" (1996), directed by Michael Winterbottom, as well as the plotting Duke of Norfolk in …more

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2005
Cast as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the revival of the legendary BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who"; left show after only one season
2002
Again collaborated with Boyle on the feature film "28 Days Later"
2001
Appeared opposite Nicole Kidman in "The Others"
2001
Cast as the male lead in "The Invisible Circus"; screened at Sundance
2001
Reteamed with Danny Boyle on the British TV drama "Strumpet"