Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston (born 16 February 1964) is an English actor. He is known for his work in various social realist television dramas, as well as for playing the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2005). Born in Salford, Eccleston first rose to prominence for his portrayal of Derek Bentley in the film Let Him Have It (1991), and gained widespread recognition in the UK for his roles in Cracker (1993–1994) and Our Friends in the North (1996), the latter earning him a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor.

He received a second nomination for the drama serial The Second Coming (2003) and an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the anthology series Accused (2010). For his role as Matt Jamison in HBO series The Leftovers (2014–2017), he earned two consecutive nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Television Awards. He also portrayed Maurice Scott in drama series The A Word (2016–2020) and Fagin in family series Dodger (2022–present). Since 2021, Eccleston has reprised his Doctor Who role in licensed audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions.

Eccleston struggled to find acting work for three years after graduating from college and he took a variety of odd jobs: at a supermarket, on building sites, and as an artist's nude life model at Slade School of Art. He stated in 2015: "I'd had very good roles in my final year [at college] but agents looked the other way. I wasn't delivering, and knew it. In every profession you have to believe in yourself. I was an odd mix of dedication and lack of confidence.

I sabotaged myself." In 1989 he joined the stage crew of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. He was offered a job doing theatre-in-education for a team which needed a driver, but because he couldn't drive, he received half-wages (£70 a week) plus an Equity card. As soon as Eccleston was a member of Equity, theatre director Phyllida Lloyd, who had seen him at Central, offered him the part of Pablo Gonzalez in the Bristol Old Vic's April-May 1989 production of A Streetcar Named Desire. This was his professional stage debut. His first on-screen role was in the 1990 BBC television serial Blood Rights.

Born 1964-02-16 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK.

On ThumbScore, Christopher Eccleston appears in 10 films with an average audience score of 76.9%, most frequently in the Thriller genre.

Sources: Wikipedia, TMDB