Portrait of Christopher Eccleston

Acting

Christopher Eccleston

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2002 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Leftovers
The Leftovers
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Christopher Eccleston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 8
  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Tragedy 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Crime 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Color Your Hurt
Color Your Hurt

as James

About A Bell
About A Bell

as DC Holman

Hear Me Roar
Hear Me Roar

as Michael Bellinger

2020s

19 titles Β· average score 61
Unchosen
Unchosen (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show Β· as Mr Phillips

Chasing Millions
Chasing Millions (2026)

as Crayford

SIGNAL
SIGNAL (2026)

as Ray

The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston
The Guilty Innocent with Christopher Eccleston (2024)

TV show Β· as Presenter

Young Woman and the Sea
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jabez Wolffe

Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)

as The Doctor (9) (archive footage)

Whispers of Freedom
Whispers of Freedom (2024)

as Herbert KΓΆfer

Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Dodger Special: Bad Egg (2023)

as Fagin

Dodger Special: Coronation
Dodger Special: Coronation (2023)

as Fagin

Dodger
Dodger (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show Β· as Fagin

My Name Is Leon
My Name Is Leon (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr. Devlin

Close to Me
Close to Me (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show Β· as Rob Harding

2010s

32 titles Β· average score 68
Come Home
Come Home (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Greg Farrell

Where Hands Touch
Where Hands Touch (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

as Heinz

Legend
Legend (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

as Leonard 'Nipper' Read

Safe House
Safe House (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as Robert

The Leftovers
The Leftovers (2014)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show Β· as Matt Jamison

True Detective
True Detective (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Captain Ted Connelly

Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Malekith

Lucan
Lucan (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as John Aspinall

Blackout
Blackout (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show Β· as Daniel Demoys

The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Joseph Bede

The Borrowers
The Borrowers (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Pod Clock

Lennon Naked
Lennon Naked (2010)
GoodWatch score 51

as John Lennon

2000s

31 titles Β· average score 61
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
GoodWatch score 42

as McCullen / Destro

Amelia
Amelia (2009)
GoodWatch score 38

as Fred Noonan

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
GoodWatch score 36

as The Rider

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Doctor Who

The Second Coming
The Second Coming (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show Β· as Stephen Baxter

The Second Coming
The Second Coming (2003)
GoodWatch score 82

as Stephen Baxter

28 Days Later
28 Days Later (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

as Major Henry West

I Am Dina
I Am Dina (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

as Leo Zhukovsky

Revengers Tragedy
Revengers Tragedy (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Vindici

The Others
The Others (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

as Charles Stewart

Othello
Othello (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ben Jago

The Invisible Circus
The Invisible Circus (2001)
GoodWatch score 39

as Wolf

1990s

22 titles Β· average score 68
eXistenZ
eXistenZ (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Seminar Leader

With or Without You
With or Without You (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

as Vincent Boyd

Heart
Heart (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gary Ellis

Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Duke of Norfolk

A Price Above Rubies
A Price Above Rubies (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sender Horowitz

Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North (1996)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as Nicky Hutchinson

Jude
Jude (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jude Fawley

Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds (1995)

TV show Β· as Drew Mackenzie

Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

as David Stephens

Death and the Compass
Death and the Compass (1992)
GoodWatch score 34

as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius

Friday on My Mind
Friday on My Mind (1992)

TV show Β· as Sean

Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

as Derek Bentley

1980s

5 titles Β· average score 71
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as Frank Carter

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Terrence Mitchell

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show Β· as Stephen Hills

Boon
Boon (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Mark

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show Β· as Schartach / Zunz / Gryphius