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Christopher Eccleston is a British actor best known for being the ninth actor to take on the title role in the long-running British cult sci-fi hit Doctor Who.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Roles 2.1 Starring Roles 2.2 Guest Starring Roles 2.3 Specials and Made-for-TV Movies 2.4 Talk, News and Game Show Appearances 2.5 Notable Film Roles 3 Memorable Moments 4 Awards and Accolades 4.1 IVy Awards 4.2 BAFTA TV Awards 4.3 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, UK 4.4 National Television Awards, UK 4.5 Royal Television Society Awards, UK 4.6 Other Awards 5 Trivia

[edit] Biography

[edit] Roles

[edit] Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Cracker	DCI David Bilborough	1993–94	1	2
Our Friends in the North	Nicky Hutchinson	1996	1
Doctor Who	The Ninth Doctor	2005	27
Doctor Who Confidential	Himself	2005	1

[edit] Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Casualty	Stephen Hills	5x13 - A Reasonable Man	December 7, 1990
Inspector Morse	Terrence Mitchell	5x01 - Second Time Around	February 20, 1991
Chancer	Radio	2x01 - Jo	April 23, 1991
Boon	Mark	6x04 - Coverup	October 15, 1991
Clocking Off	James "Jim" Calvert	1x02 - Yvonne's Story	January 30, 2000
Clocking Off	James "Jim" Calvert	1x04 - Steve's Story	February 13, 2000
Linda Green	Tom Sherry/Neil Sherry	1x01 - Twins	October 30, 2001
The League of Gentlemen	Dougal Siepp	3x06 - How the Elephant Got Its Trunk	October 31, 2002
Top Gear	Himself	6x03 - Season 6 Episode 3	June 12, 2005
Heroes	Claude Rains	1x12 - Godsend	January 22, 2007
Heroes	Claude Rains	1x13 - The Fix	January 29, 2007
Heroes	Claude Rains	1x14 - Distractions	February 5, 2007
Heroes	Claude Rains	1x16 - Unexpected	February 19, 2007
Heroes	Claude Rains	1x17 - Company Man	February 26, 2007

[edit] Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Hearts and Minds	Drew Mackenzie	February 16, 1995
Sunday	Gen. Ford	January 28, 2002
Flesh and Blood	Joe Broughton	September 25, 2002
The Second Coming	Stephen Baxter	February 9, 2003
Perfect Parents	Stuart	December 28, 2006

[edit] Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Breakfast		April 2, 2004
Mastermind	Doctor Who Mastermind	March 19, 2005
Blue Peter		March 21, 2005
This Morning		March 23, 2005
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross		March 25, 2005
The Heaven and Earth Show		April 3, 2005
Breakfast		December 16, 2005

[edit] Notable Film Roles

• Anchoress (1993): Priest
• Shallow Grave (1994): David Stephens
• Jude (1996): Jude Fawley
• Hillsborough (1996): Trevor Hicks
• A Price Above Rubies (1998): Sender Horowitz
• Elizabeth (1998): Duke of Norfolk
• eXistenZ (1999): Seminar Leader
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000): Raymond Vincent Calitri
• The Invisible Circus (2001): Wolf
• The Others (2001): Charles Stewart
• 28 Days Later… (2002): Major Henry West

[edit] Memorable Moments

[edit] Awards and Accolades

[edit] IVy Awards

(1 Nomination)

• Nominated: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2005-06)

Doctor Who

[edit] BAFTA TV Awards

(2 Nominations)

• Nominated: Best Actor (1996)

Our Friends in the North

• Nominated: Best Actor (2003)

The Second Coming

[edit] Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, UK

(1 Win)

• Won: Best Actor (1996)

Our Friends in the North

[edit] National Television Awards, UK

(1 Nomination/1 Win)

• Won: Most Popular Actor (2005)

Doctor Who

[edit] Royal Television Society Awards, UK

• Won: Best Actor - Male (2002)

Flesh and Blood

[edit] Other Awards

• Golden Satellite Awards, USA
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (1996) - Jude

[edit] Trivia