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Christopher Eccleston (/ ˈ ɛ k əl s t ən /; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor whose work has encompassed Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films, television dramas, Shakespearean stage performances and science fiction, most notably the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2005).
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Actor: Thor: The Dark World. Christopher Eccleston trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and first came to public attention as Derek Bentley in Let Him Have It (1991). However, it was a regular role in the television series Cracker (1993) that made him a recognizable figure in the United Kingdom.
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The first series features Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, his only series in the role, accompanied by Billie Piper, as his first and main companion Rose Tyler, whom he plucks from obscurity on planet Earth, and to whom he grows increasingly attached.
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- Let Him Have It (1991) Eccleston's first role was an biographical one. He played Derek Bentley, a young man with learning difficulties falsely accused of, and hanged for, killing a policeman in a gang shooting incident during the early 1950s.
- Cracker (1993-4) Buy Cracker from A mazon. One of Eccleston's earlier roles, DCI David Bilborough gave him a turn in the spotlight as a determined, maverick detective alongside Robbie Coltrane's titular performance.
- Hillsborough (1996) Buy Hillsborough from A mazon. Written by Jimmy McGovern and co-starring Ricky Tomlinson, the television film Hillsborough depicted the lives of three of the ninety-six families who lost a loved one during the football ground disaster of 1989.
- Our Friends in the North (1996) Buy Our Friends in the North from A mazon. Set in the northeast, the TV series charts the lives of 4 friends during the political and social upheaval of the mid to late eighties.
Christopher Eccleston helped bring Doctor Who back to TV viewers in 2005 as the Ninth Doctor. After a fifteen-year hiatus, he and the show regenerated into New Who. His run was short, just the one season, but he made quite the impact. And, apparently, he wasn't quite done...
A comprehensive biography and filmography of the English actor who played The Doctor in Doctor Who. Find out his roles, awards, trivia, and more on TMDB.
