Christopher Fairbank

Christopher E. Fairbank (born 4 October 1953 ) is an English actor. He is best known in the UK for playing Moxey in the comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Fairbank has had roles in Coronation Street, Batman, Doctor Who and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. He has a recurring role in the Guardians of the Galaxy films as The Broker, and in two guest stints in 2024 and 2026, portrayed Eddie Knight in EastEnders.

Early life Fairbank was born in Hertfordshire on 4 October 1953. He was educated at a boarding school in Canterbury. His father was a freemason, who a week before he died was approached by Duke of Kent at Addenbrokes Hospital, the hospital he was staying in, to award him with his 33rd degree in freemasonry which according to Christopher someone could only achieve if they are the Duke of Kent.

Career

Early career When he was first starting out, Fairbank had problems with auditioners as they did not like his skin which had been affected by acne. and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. He has performed as a voice actor in the Aardman films Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away.

In 2010, he appeared as a detective in Five Daughters, and as Alfred "Freddie" Lennon, John Lennon's father in the biopic Lennon Naked. He has had a recurring role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as The Broker in the films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).

On 10 December 2023, it was announced that Fairbank had been cast as Eddie Knight in EastEnders. His character first appeared in episode 6,831, aired on 1 January 2024. He and Elizabeth Counsell, who played his character's wife Gloria, were only contracted for a few episodes, as producer Chris Clenshaw only introduced them to talk on the topic of baby farming.

Theatre His theatre debut came in 2013 when he was told by Susan Boyle that he was a good singer, which would lead to him auditiong for a production of A Christmas Carol at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, eventually landing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. In 2015, he played Azdak in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, which was held at the same venue. In 2025 he played the role of Kemp in the Joe Orton play Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Young Vic.

Personal life Although he is one of Britain's most prolific actors and known for his versatile work, little information is online about Fairbank, as according to him "I prefer the work to speak for me because that is what I do. I'm an actor and I prefer to be judged solely for my performances". Year Title Role Notes 1979 Agatha Luland As Chris Fairbank 1980 The Awakening Porter Cry Wolf Sergeant Short film 1985 Plenty Spencer 1988 Hanna's War Ruven 1989 Venus Peter Blind Man As Christopher Fairbanks Batman Nick 1990 White Hunter Black Heart Tom Harrison Also art director Hamlet Player Queen 1992 Alien 3 Thomas Murphy As Chris Fairbank 1997 The Fifth Element Mactilburgh 2001 The Bunker Sgt. Heydrich 2002 Anazapta Steward Below Pappy 2005 Valiant Additional Voices (voice) As Chris Fairbank Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Additional Voices (voice) Goal! Foghorn 2006 Cargo Ralph Almost Heaven Teapot Ted Flushed Away Thimblenose Ted, Cockroach, Passerby (voice) 2007 Five Days: Revised Final Episode DS Mal Curling 2008 MindFlesh Verdain 2009 Goal III: Taking on the World Foghorn Edward's Turmoil Grandpa Short film 2011 Little Deaths X Segment: "Mutant Tool" Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Ezekiel 2012 Orthodox Goldberg Short film 2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Uncle 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy The Broker Hercules Gryza As Chris Fairbank 2015 Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse Potter Writers Retreat Nigel Orthodox Joseph Goldberg 2016 Lady Macbeth Boris 2017 Papillon Jean Castili 2018 Walk like a Panther Lesley Beck The Fight Frank Dunn 2019 Tayna pechati drakona Grey 2020 The Show Patsy Bleaker Deus Otiosus: The Idle God Deus Short film 2021 All My Friends Hate Me Norman Śmierć Zygielbojma Woolf 2022 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind The Broker Short film Survive This John Short film 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 The Broker 2025 100 Nights of Hero Beaked Brother Charles

Television Year Title Role Notes 1978 Z-Cars Z-Cars Episode: "A Woman's Place" Plain Murder Oldroyd TV movie 1979 The Professionals Billy Episode: "The Purging of CI5"; as Chris Fairbank 1979–1980 The Old Curiosity Shop Kit Nubbles 7 episodes 1980 Noah's Castle Cliff 6 episodes Little Lord Fauntleroy Man filling in ditch TV movies; uncredited Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn Tom Corder 3 episodes; as Chris Fairbank 1980–1982 BBC2 Playhouse Billy, Jerry 2 episodes 1981 Coronation Street Ginger 8 episodes 1982 Sapphire & Steel Johnny Jack 4 episodes 1983–2004 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Albert Moxey 39 episodes 1985 Murder with Mirrors Sergeant Lake TV movie 1987 Bergerac Sydney Sterrat Episode: "Root and Branch" The Two Mrs. Grenvilles Horst Berger Episodes: "#1.1", "#1.2" Casualty Gerald Bryant Episode: "A Drop of the Hard Stuff" 1988 Rockliffe's Babies Dover Episode: "Easy Meat" South of the Border Dennis Episode: "#1.1" 1989 The Bill Charles Episode: "Grace of God" 1990 Hands of a Murderer Jeremy Stubb TV movie 1992 Spender Joe Phelan Episode: "Fly by Night" Framed Sydney Jefferson Episode: "#1.1" 1993 Stay Lucky Leech Episode: "Down to Earth" Sweating Bullets Patrick Episode: "Deal of a Lifetime" Prime Suspect Chief Insp. David Lyall Episode: "Keeper of Souls: Part 2"; as Chris Fairbank 1994 Royce Kupchak TV movie A Pinch of Snuff Det Sgt Edgar Wield 3 episodes Lovejoy Foxy Norris Episode: "Day of Reckoning" Finney Bobo Jnr. 6 episodes 1994–1995 Space Precinct Breon, Burl Flak Episodes: "Welcome to Demeter City", "Hate Street" 1994–1996 Crocodile Shoes Alan Clarke Season 1: 3 episodes; season 2: 5 episodes 1995 Inspector Morse George Daley Episodes: "The Way Through the Woods"; as Chris Fairbank 1996 Into the Fire Joyce 3 episodes 1997 True Tilda Gavel Silent Witness Chris Palmer Episodes: "Friends Like These: Part 1", "Friends Like These: Part 2" Wokenwell Stew Saunter Episode: "#1.5" Underworld Haynesie 5 episodes 1998 Invasion: Earth Wg. Cdr. Friday 4 episodes; as Chris Fairbank 1999 The Scarlet Pimpernel Fumier 3 episodes 2000 London's Burning Tony Episode: "#12.5" City Central Mark Dixon Episode: "History" In the Beginning Idol Worshipper Episodes: "Part I", "Part II" 2001 In a Land of Plenty Bob Episode: "#1.10" 2002 Paradise Heights John Askins 1 episode 2003 In Deep Harbinson Episodes: "Character Assassins: Part 1", "Character Assassins: Part 2" Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do Albert Arthur Moxey TV special Spooks Gordon Blaney 1 episode; uncredited 2005 The Rotters' Club Roll-up Reg 1 episode A Waste of Shame Physician TV movie 2006 New Tricks Tommy Gerrard Episode: "Diamond Geezers" The Line of Beauty Barry Groom 3 episodes 2007 Five Days DS Mal Curling Episodes: "Day Twenty Eight", "Day Seventy Nine" Diamond Geezer Barry Episode: "Old School Lies" Midsomer Murders Ronnie Tyler Episode: "Death in a Chocolate Box" 2008 Ashes to Ashes David Bonds 1 episode Never Better Doug 6 episodes Tess of the d'Urbervilles Groby 4 episodes Merlin Voice of the Black Knight (voice) Episode: "Excalibur" 2009 Law & Order: UK Jeff McFadden 1 episode 2010 This is Jinsy Letley Orridge Episode: "Bandy Dog Red" Five Daughters DCI John Quinton 3 episodes Lennon Naked Freddie Lennon TV movie 2011 Hidden George Venn 3 episodes 2012 Kidnap and Ransom Chris Taylor 3 episodes Inspector George Gently Billy Mallam 1 episode 2013 Borgen Vassily Andrejev Episode: "Fortidens sønner" Family Tree Neville St. Aubrey Episode: "The Box" Doc Martin Malcolm Raynor Episode: "Hazardous Exposure" 2014 Jamaica Inn Harry 3 episodes Doctor Who Fenton Episode: "Flatline" 2015 Wolf Hall Walter Cromwell Episodes: "Three Card Trick", "Crows" Wallander Sten Norlander Episode: "The Troubled Man" 2015–2016 Dickensian Silas Wegg 15 episodes 2016 The Secret Agent Yundt Episode: "#1.1" 2017 Taboo Ibboston 3 episodes 2018 Vera Robert Naresby 1 episode The Woman in White Mr. Brown Episodes: "#1.4", "#1.5" 2019 Grantchester Eli Roper Episode: "#4.5" Hatton Garden Billy Lincoln Episodes: "#1.3", "#1.4" 2020 Outlander Aaron Beardsley Episode: "Free Will" 2022 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Don Bergius Episode: "Die We Must" The Essex Serpent Cracknell Episodes: "Matters of the Heart", "Everything Is Blue" Sherwood Bill Raggett Andor Ulaf 3 episodes 2024, 2026 EastEnders Eddie Knight 31 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Prisoner of War Colonel Roger Harding 2003 I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike David Jone 2004 The Getaway: Black Monday Additional Voices As Chris Fairbank 2006 Rule of Rose Gregory M. Wilson As Chris Fairbank Killzone: Liberation General Armin Metrac As Chris Fairbank Medieval II: Total War As Chris Fairbank 2007 Heavenly Sword Additional Voices Hellgate: London As Chris Fairbank 2008 Conflict: Denied Ops Viking: Battle for Asgard As Chris Fairbank Age of Conan Fable II 2009 Demon's Souls Old King Doran, Yurt the Silent Chief Killzone 2 Additional Helghast Voices As Chris Fairbank Wheelman As Chris Fairbanks 2011 The Last Story Narrator (voice) As Chris Fairbank Killzone 3 Helghast Soldiers (voice) Renegade Ops Inferno (English version, voice) 2012 The Secret World Khalid El-Sayad (voice) 2013 Divinity: Dragon Commander Falstaff (voice) Puppeteer General Tiger (voice) 2017 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Inquisitor Holt, Space Marines (voice) As Chris Fairbanks 2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Brother Purifier Ectar (voice)

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