British actor
Christopher Fairbank |
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| Born | |
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| Nationality | English |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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Christopher Fairbank is an English film, stage and television actor, best known in the UK for playing Moxey in the comedy drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.[1][2]
Career
In 2010, he appeared as a detective in Five Daughters, and as Alfred "Freddie" Lennon in the biopic Lennon Naked.[3] In December 2023, it was announced that Fairbank had been cast as Eddie Knight in EastEnders.[4]
Theatre
Filmography
Film
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Television
| Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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| 1978
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Z-Cars
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Z-Cars
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Episode: "A Woman's Place"
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| Plain Murder
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Oldroyd
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TV movie
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| 1979
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The Professionals
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Billy
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Episode: "The Purging of CI5"; as Chris Fairbank
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| 1979–1980
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The Old Curiosity Shop
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Kit Nubbles
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7 episodes
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| 1980
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Noah's Castle
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Cliff
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6 episodes
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| Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Man filling in ditch
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TV movies; uncredited
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| Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn
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Tom Corder
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3 episodes; as Chris Fairbank
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| 1980–1982
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BBC2 Playhouse
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Billy, Jerry
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2 episodes
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| 1981
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Coronation Street
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Ginger
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8 episodes
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| 1982
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Sapphire & Steel
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Johnny Jack
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4 episodes
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| 1983–2004
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
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Albert Moxey
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39 episodes
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| 1985
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Murder with Mirrors
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Sergeant Lake
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TV movie
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| 1987
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Bergerac
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Sydney Sterrat
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Episode: "Root and Branch"
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| The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
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Horst Berger
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Episode: "#1.1", "#1.2"
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| Casualty
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Gerald Bryant
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Episode: "A Drop of the Hard Stuff"
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| 1988
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Rockliffe's Babies
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Dover
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Episode: "Easy Meat"
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| South of the Border
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Dennis
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Episode: "#1.1"
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| 1989
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The Bill
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Charles
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Episode: "Grace of God"
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| 1990
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Hands of a Murderer
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Jeremy Stubb
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TV movie
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| 1992
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Spender
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Joe Phelan
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Episode: "Fly by Night"
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| Framed
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Sydney Jefferson
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Episode: "#1.1"
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| 1993
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Stay Lucky
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Leech
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Episode: "Down to Earth"
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| Sweating Bullets
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Patrick
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Episode: "Deal of a Lifetime"
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| Prime Suspect
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Chief Insp. David Lyall
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Episode: "Keeper of Souls: Part 2"; as Chris Fairbank
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| 1994
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Royce
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Kupchak
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TV movie
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| A Pinch of Snuff
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Det Sgt Edgar Wield
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3 episodes
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| Lovejoy
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Foxy Norris
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Episode: "Day of Reckoning"
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| Finney
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Bobo Jnr.
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6 episodes
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| 1994–1995
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Space Precinct
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Breon, Burl Flak
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Episode: "Welcome to Demeter City", "Hate Street"
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| 1994–1996
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Crocodile Shoes
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Alan Clarke
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Season 1: 3 episodes; season 2: 5 episodes
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| 1995
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Inspector Morse
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George Daley
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Episode: "The Way Through the Woods"; as Chris Fairbank
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| 1996
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Into the Fire
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Joyce
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3 episodes
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| 1997
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True Tilda
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Gavel
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| Silent Witness
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Chris Palmer
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Episode: "Friends Like These: Part 1", "Friends Like These: Part 2"
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| Wokenwell
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Stew Saunter
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Episode: "#1.5"
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| Underworld
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Haynesie
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5 episodes
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| 1998
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Invasion: Earth
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Wg. Cdr. Friday
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4 episodes; as Chris Fairbank
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| 1999
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Fumier
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3 episodes
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| 2000
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London's Burning
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Tony
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Episode: "#12.5"
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| City Central
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Mark Dixon
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Episode: "History"
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| In the Beginning
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Idol Worshipper
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Episode: "Part I", "Part II"
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| 2001
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In a Land of Plenty
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Bob
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Episode: "#1.10"
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| 2002
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Paradise Heights
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John Askins
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1 episode
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| 2003
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In Deep
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Harbinson
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Episode: "Character Assassins: Part 1", "Character Assassins: Part 2"
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| Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do
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Albert Arthur Moxey
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TV special
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| Spooks
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Gordon Blaney
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1 episode; uncredited
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| 2005
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The Rotters' Club
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Roll-up Reg
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1 episode
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| A Waste of Shame
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Physician
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TV movie
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| 2006
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New Tricks
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Tommy Gerrard
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Episode: "Diamond Geezers"
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| The Line of Beauty
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Barry Groom
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3 episodes
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| 2007
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Five Days
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DS Mal Curling
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Episode: "Day Twenty Eight", "Day Seventy Nine"
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| Diamond Geezer
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Barry
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Episode: "Old School Lies"
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| Midsomer Murders
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Ronnie Tyler
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Episode: "Death in a Chocolate Box"
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| 2008
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Ashes to Ashes
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David Bonds
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1 episode
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| Never Better
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Doug
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6 episodes
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| Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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Groby
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4 episodes
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| Merlin
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Voice of the Black Knight (voice)
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Episode: "Excalibur"
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| 2009
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Law & Order: UK
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Jeff McFadden
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1 episode
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| 2010
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This is Jinsy
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Letley Orridge
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Episode: "Bandy Dog Red"
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| Five Daughters
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DCI John Quinton
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3 episodes
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| Lennon Naked
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Freddie Lennon
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TV movie
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| 2011
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Hidden
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George Venn
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3 episodes
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| 2012
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Kidnap and Ransom
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Chris Taylor
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3 episodes
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| Inspector George Gently
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Billy Mallam
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1 episode
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| 2013
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Borgen
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Vassily Andrejev
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Episode: "Fortidens sønner"
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| Family Tree
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Neville St. Aubrey
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Episode: "The Box"
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| Doc Martin
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Malcolm Raynor
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Episode: "Hazardous Exposure"
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| 2014
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Jamaica Inn
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Harry
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3 episodes
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| Doctor Who
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Fenton
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Episode: "Flatline"
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| 2015
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Wolf Hall
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Walter Cromwell
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Episode: "Three Card Trick", "Crows"
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| Wallander
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Sten Norlander
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Episode: "The Troubled Man"
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| 2015–2016
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Dickensian
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Silas Wegg
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15 episodes
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| 2016
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The Secret Agent
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Yundt
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Episode: "#1.1"
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| 2017
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Taboo
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Ibboston
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3 episodes
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| 2018
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Vera
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Robert Naresby
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1 episode
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| The Woman in White
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Mr. Brown
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Episode: "#1.4", "#1.5"
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| 2019
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Grantchester
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Eli Roper
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Episode: "#4.5"
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| Hatton Garden
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Billy Lincoln
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Episode: "#1.3", "#1.4"
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| 2020
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Outlander
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Aaron Beardsley
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Episode: "Free Will"
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| 2022
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
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Don Bergius
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Episode: "Die We Must"
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| The Essex Serpent
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Cracknell
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Episode: "Matters of the Heart", "Everything Is Blue"
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| Sherwood
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Bill Raggett
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| Andor
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Ulaf
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3 episodes
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| 2024
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EastEnders
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Eddie Knight
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Video Game
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