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Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Christopher Eccleston is an English actor known for social realist television dramas and for playing the ninth Doctor in Doctor Who. Born in Salford, he trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and first gained notice as Derek Bentley in Let Him Have It (1991). He gained wide recognition in the UK for Cracker and Our Friends in the North, earning him a BAFTA Television Award nomination for Best Actor. A second BAFTA nomination followed for The Second Coming, and he won an International Emmy for his performance in Accused. He appeared in the British film Shallow Grave (1994) and 28 Days Later (2002). His Hollywood work included Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and Thor: The Dark World (2013). On television, he starred in The Leftovers, earning two Critics' Choice nominations, and in The A Word. On stage, he played Hamlet and Macbeth. He began reprising his Doctor Who role in Big Finish audio dramas in 2021.

62years old

Turns 63 on February 16in 137 days

  • Born Langworthy
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
33 years1991 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Eccleston was the first actor born after Doctor Who debuted in 1963 to play the lead role, and he used his natural Northern accent instead of the RP his predecessors used, aiming to break the link between the Doctor's intellect and his accent.

  2. First role

    Phyllida Lloyd, a theater director who had seen Eccleston at Central, cast him as Pablo Gonzalez in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Bristol Old Vic in 1989. It was his professional stage debut.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Eccleston turned down a role in Billy Elliot because he believed it was an offensive depiction of northern English life, and he also turned down a part in Saving Private Ryan.

  4. Early training

    Eccleston trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1983 to 1986. While he was a student there, he also had a job as an usher at the National Theatre.

  5. A role that slipped away

    Eccleston declined to return as the Ninth Doctor for the 50th anniversary special after talks with executive producer Steven Moffat, feeling the script did not do justice to the character, so John Hurt was cast as the War Doctor.

  6. A change of course

    In 1989, Eccleston became part of the stage crew at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. A theater-in-education team needed a driver, but he could not drive, so he got half-wages of 70 pounds a week and an Equity card.

Christopher Eccleston movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Thor: The Dark World2013 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Malekith

    IMDb rating 6.7793K votes

  2. 28 Days Later2002 Drama, Horror, Sci-Fias Major Henry West

    IMDb rating 7.5556K votes

  3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009as McCullen / Destro

    IMDb rating 5.7223K votes

  4. The Others2001as Charles Stewart

    IMDb rating 7.6432K votes

  5. Legend2015as Leonard 'Nipper' Read

    IMDb rating 6.9227K votes

  6. Shallow Grave1994as David Stephens

    IMDb rating 7.272K votes

  7. Elizabeth1998as Duke of Norfolk

    IMDb rating 7.4111K votes

  8. Gone in Sixty Seconds2000as Raymond Calitri

    IMDb rating 6.5313K votes

Most often with

Danny Boyle directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Anthony Hopkins, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Anthony HopkinsEwan McGregor, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ewan McGregorKeith Allen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Keith AllenAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeEdward Hardwicke, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Edward HardwickePaul Reynolds, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Paul ReynoldsDanny BoyleDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Danny Boyle

Films together

Box office

What Christopher Eccleston's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

17 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 23 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Thor: The Dark World2013as Malekith$645 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Thor: The Dark World2013as Malekith
    $645M38.4% of the total
  2. 2
    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009as McCullen / Destro
    $303M18.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Gone in Sixty Seconds2000as Raymond Calitri
    $237M14.1% of the total
  4. 4
    The Others2001as Charles Stewart
    $210M12.5% of the total
  5. 5
    28 Days Later2002as Major Henry West
    $83M4.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Elizabeth1998as Duke of Norfolk
    $82M4.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Legend2015as Leonard 'Nipper' Read
    $43M2.6% of the total
  8. 8
    The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising2007as The Rider
    $32M1.9% of the total
Shallow Grave (1994), $19.8 millionAmelia (2009), $19.6 millioneXistenZ (1999), $2.9 millionSong for Marion (2012), $1.7 millionA Price Above Rubies (1998), $1.1 millionLet Him Have It (1991), $635,064Young Woman and the Sea (2024), $581,725Jude (1996), $409,144Where Hands Touch (2018), $128,269

$46.9 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Christopher Eccleston's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
International Emmy Award for Best ActorAccusedWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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