Christopher Eccleston is a British actor whose roles have included the films 28 Days Later and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising. He was the ninth actor to play The Doctor in the perennial BBC series, Doctor Who.
Key Performances
Eccleston gained prominence in 1993 playing the irascible detective David Bilborough in the ITV series, Cracker. The character was killed off in 1994, reportedly at Eccleston's own request, in order to allow him to pursue greater opportunities. Prolific film and television work followed, generally as a character actor, in such diverse films as Gone in 60 Seconds and Shakespeare's Othello. Eccleston has also played the role of Claude on the NBC series, Heroes.
The Ninth Doctor
In 2005, Eccleston starred in Russell Davies's iteration of the series, Doctor Who, becoming the Ninth Doctor according to the show's canon. (In a 1996 TV special, Paul McGann barely made the official list as the Eighth Doctor). Eccleston's tenure proved to be the second-shortest in the run of the show, as within the year he was replaced by the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant.
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Christopher Eccleston Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
1964: Born on February 16
1992: Death and the Compass - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1994: Shallow Grave - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1996: Jude - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1998: Elizabeth - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1998: A Price Above Rubies - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1999: eXistenZ - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1999: Heart - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2000: Gone in Sixty Seconds - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2001: Othello - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2001: The Others - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2001: The Invisible Circus - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2002: 28 Days Later - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2005: Doctor Who - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2006: Heroes - IMDb Listing
2007: The Seeker: The Dark is Rising - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2008: New Orleans Mon Amour - IMDb Listing
References
Fast Facts
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Born
February 16, 1964
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Birthplace
Lancashire, England
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Education
Central School of Speech and Drama
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Fact:
Appears in New Orleans Mon Amour, which premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival.
