Portrait of Chris Barrie

Acting

Chris Barrie

Career

Active from 1984 to 2020, with a break from 2010 to 2019, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chris Barrie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • British Humor 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title Β· average score 72
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

as Arnold Rimmer

2010s

1 title Β· average score 33
Saving Santa
Saving Santa (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

as Blitzen (voice)

2000s

14 titles Β· average score 39
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth (2009)

as Rimmer

Back in Business
Back in Business (2007)
GoodWatch score 46

as Tom Marks

Petrolheads
Petrolheads (2006)

TV show

When Evil Calls
When Evil Calls (2006)
GoodWatch score 27

as Headmaster / Samantha’s Father

Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII (2005)

Thanks

Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI
Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI (2005)

Thanks

Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV
Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV (2004)

Thanks

Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V (2004)

Thanks

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

as Hillary

Red Dwarf A–Z
Red Dwarf A–Z (2003)

Thanks

Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III
Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III (2003)

Thanks

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

as Hillary

1990s

17 titles Β· average score 78
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Rimmer

A Prince Among Men
A Prince Among Men (1997)

TV show Β· as Gary Prince

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Lionel Poulter

Get Fit with Brittas
Get Fit with Brittas (1997)

TV show

Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas (1996)

as Mr. Gordon Brittas

Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

as Rimmer

Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts
Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts (1995)

as Sir Marmaduke / Vic / Bertie / Roger / Spike / Bertie / more

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

as Rimmer

White Goods
White Goods (1994)

as Mickie Scott

The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Captain Smollett (voice)

The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

as Ben Gunn (voice)

The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Gordon Brittas

1980s

13 titles Β· average score 75
Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie
Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie (1989)

as Various Roles

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show (1988)

as Various Roles

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan (1988)

as Various Roles

Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf (1988)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show Β· as Arnold Rimmer / Arnold Rimmer / Ace Rimmer

Testimony
Testimony (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Carnival Thin Man

Spitting Image: Election Special '87
Spitting Image: Election Special '87 (1987)

as Various Characters

Filthy Rich & Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as The Director

Happy Families
Happy Families (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Sammy

Spitting Image
Spitting Image (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Pushing Up Daisies
Pushing Up Daisies (1984)

TV show

Blackadder
Blackadder (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary

The Young Ones
The Young Ones (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Ship's Captain / Rat (voice)