Christopher Fulford

Christopher Fulford
Born	1955 (age 68–69) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Camille Coduri ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2

Christopher Fulford (born 1955) is a British actor who is best known for his supporting roles in many British TV shows, one of the earliest being punk Alex in the short lived sitcom Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself (1981–82).

Career

Fulford was born in London. In his early career he often appeared in British crime dramas, appearing in both the ITV crime series Inspector Morse episode "Driven to Distraction" (1990)^[1] and as a killer in the early A Touch of Frost episode "Widows and Orphans" (1994). He played the role of Kaspar Van Beethoven in the movie Immortal Beloved (1994).^[2] In 1993, Fulford starred in the BBC adaptation of Scarlet and Black alongside the virtually unknown Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. He appeared as a vigilante in Dalziel & Pascoe, a corrupt ex-footballer in The Fix and Mr. Hunter in the TV series Hornblower.^[3]

Fulford was featured as the murderer in the Hollywood film D-Tox (2002, with Sylvester Stallone) and starred as the sadistic schoolmaster Metcalf in the 2002 TV adaptation of Goodbye Mr Chips. He appeared in Millions (2004) and Pierrepoint (2005) and the television dramas The Last Train and Deceit. He has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in many episodes of series such as Inspector Morse, Cracker, Prime Suspect, Dalziel and Pascoe, Murphy's Law (fifth series), Wire in the Blood (episode "Right to Silence"), Spooks, Judge John Deed, Waking the Dead and The Brief. Fulford appeared in the ITV1 dramas Whitechapel and Collision, both alongside Phil Davis. He played a suicidal Prime Minister in the British TV-series The Last Enemy and in Crave for the 'Sarah Kane Season' in Sheffield.

Personal life

Christopher married actress Camille Coduri in 1992. They have two children, Rosa (born 1993) and Santino (born 1996).^[4]

Partial filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Made in Britain	P.C. Anson	TV movie
	The Ploughman's Lunch	Young Journalist
1985	We'll Support You Evermore	David Hollins	TV movie
	Wetherby	Arthur
1987	A Prayer for the Dying	Billy Meehan
	Body Contact	Peter
1989	Resurrected	Slaven
1990	Mountains of the Moon	Herne
1994	Immortal Beloved	Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven
1997	The Fix	Jimmy Gould	TV movie
1998	Bedrooms and Hallways	Adam
2000	One of the Hollywood Ten	Riffkind
2001	Hotel	Steve Hawk
2002	D-Tox	Slater
	Goodbye Mr Chips	Metcalf	TV movie
2004	The Aryan Couple	Edelheim
	Millions	The Man
2005	Pierrepoint	Sykes
2006	Joyeux Noël	Le Major Ecossais
	Scoop	Strombel's Co-Workers
2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger	Ray's Friend
	Pelican Blood	DC Thomas
2012	Bel Ami	Police Commissioner
	Tower Block	Kevin
2014	Stonehearst Asylum	Paxton
2015	Queen of the Desert	Winston Churchill
2018	The Guardian Angel	Thuesen
2019	Burning Men	Lenny

Television
Year	Title	Role	Note
1981–82	Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself	Alex	13 episodes
1983	A Married Man	Terry Pike	3 episodes
	Tales of the Unexpected	Bill	Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1984	Minder	Billy	Episode: "A Well Fashioned Fit-Up"
	Play for Today	Billy	Under the Hammer
1985	Juliet Bravo	Cpl. Tom Warren	Episode: "Turbulence"
1986	Boon	Andy	Episode: "Answers to the Name of Watson"
	The Fourth Floor	Det. John Miller	3 episodes
1988	Jack the Ripper	Beggar/ Sergeant Brent	2 episodes (mini series)
	King and Castle	Det Sgt. Ryder	Episode: "Kicks"
1990	Inspector Morse	Tim Ablett	Episode: "Driven to Distraction"
	Mistress of Suspense	Dusenberry	Episode: "A Bird Poised to Fly"
	Screen One	Tony Lash	News Hounds
1991	4 Play	Alan Trent	Itch
	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Dudley Drury	2 episodes
1992	Lovejoy	Derek Rudge	Episode: "Smoke Your Nose"
1993	Comics	Nigel Perfect	1 episode
	Cracker	Nigel Cassidy	2 episodes
	Scarlet and Black	Napoleon	3 episodes
	ScreenPlay	First Surveillance Man	The Vision Thing
1994	99-1	Tate	2 episodes
	A Touch of Frost	Ronald Gould	Episode: "Widows and Orphans"
1995	The Ghostbusters of East Finchley	Frankie Pullen	6 episodes
	Prime Suspect	DCI Tom Mitchell	Episode: The Scent of Darkness"
1996	The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders	Daniel Dawkins	1 episode
	Screen Two	George	Bad Bou Blues
	The Sculptress	Hal Hawksley	4 episodes (mini series0
1999	Hornblower	M'Man Hunter	Episode: "The Duchess and the Devil"
	The Last Train	Ian Hart	6 episodes (mini series)
2000	Deceit	Jack Crawford	2 episodes (mini series)
2001	The Mists of Avalon	Lot	2 episodes (mini series)
2002	Spooks	Jonny Marks	Episode: "One Last Dance"
	Silent Witness	Nick Connors	Episode: "Fallout" 2 parts
2003	Burn It	Rory	1 episode
	Servants	Jarvis	6 episodes
	Wire in the Blood	Gary Cochran	Episode: "Right to Silence"
2004–05	The Brief	Ray Scanlon	8 episodes
2005	The Golden Hour	Jack Dean	1 episode
2006	Dalziel and Pascoe	Terry Parker	2 episodes
	Hotel Babylon	John Boyack	1 episode
2007	The Commander	Denny Wade	Episode: "Windows of the Soul"
	Murphy's Law	Mark Baker	3 episodes
2008	The Last Enemy	George Gibbon	4 episodes (mini series)
	Waking the Dead	Josh Findlay	2 episodes
2009	Collison	DCI Stephen Maitland	4 episodes
	Midsomer Murders	Alan Best	Episode: "The Black Book"
	New Tricks	Barry Lestade	Episode: "Meat is Murder"
2009–2010	Whitechapel	DC Leo Fitzgerald	5 episodes
2010	Jack Taylor	Mason	2 episodes
	Survivors	Henry Smithson	2 episodes
2012	Him & Her	Pete	1 episode
	Twenty Twelve	Commander Bob Burford	Episode: "Castrophisation"
2013	By Any Means	Keith Brooks	1 episode (mini series)
	Foyle's War	Det Supt. Cranborne	Episode: "The Enternity Ring"
	The Guilty	Tom Rose	2 episodes
	Life of Crime	Furlong	Episode: "2013"
	Jo	Michel Melvillee	Episode: "Place de la Concorde"
2014	Law and Order: UK	Micky Belker	Episode: "Flaw"
	Pramface	Dave	Episode: "Tinker, Tailor, Lobster"
2015	The Musketeers	Gus	Episode: "An Ordinary Man"
2017	Grantchester	Eric Garston	1 episode
	Elvis Jones	Danny Fisher	Episode: "Suspicious Minds"
2018	Dark Heart	Bob Jessop	Episode: Suffer the Children, Part 2
2019	A Confession	John Godden	4 episodes
	Manhunt	DI Matthew Marjoram	2 episodes
2022	Screw	Dolby	1 episode
	Top Boy	Wilson Lee	4 episodes

References

1. "Inspector Morse (An Episode Guide)".
2. "A Touch of Frost (An Episode Guide)". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
3. Cast details
4. Wise, Jon (28 May 2006). "Dr. Woo!". The People. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2006.

External links

• Christopher Fulford at IMDb