Christopher Eccleston is best known for his role as the Ninth Doctor (2005) in the BBC TV science fiction series "Doctor Who".

He played Matt Jamison on the HBO TV show "The Leftovers (2014-2017)".

Some other TV shows he appeared on are "Blood Rights", "Casualty", "Inspector Morse", "Chancer", "Boon", "Agatha Christie's Poirot", "Friday on My Mind", "Cuentos de Borges", "Performance", "Cracker", "Hearts and Minds", "Our Friends in the North", "Clocking Off", "Wilderness Men", "Linda Green", "The League of Gentlemen", "The Second Coming", "Heroes", "The Sarah Silverman Program", "Accused", "The Shadow Line", "Blackout", "Lucan", "Fortitude", "Safe House", "The Life of Rock with Brian Pern", "The A Word" and "Come Home".

He played Raymond Calitri in the movie "Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)", Charles Stewart in "The Others (2001)", Major Henry West in "28 Days Later... (2002)", he Rider in "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)", James McCullen (a.k.a. Destro) in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)" and Malekith in "Thor: The Dark World (2013)"

Some other movies he appeared in are "Let Him Have It (1991)", "Anchoress (1993)", "Shallow Grave (1994)", "Jude (1996)", "Hillsborough (1996)", "A Price Above Rubies (1998)", "Elizabeth (1998)", "eXistenZ (1999)", "Heart (1999)", "With or Without You (1999)", "The Invisible Circus (2001)", "Strumpet (2001)", "Othello (2001)", "Sunday (2002)", "I Am Dina (2002)", "The King and Us (2002)", "Revengers Tragedy (2002)", "Flesh and Blood (2002)", "Perfect Parents (2006)", "New Orleans, Mon Amour (2008)", "Amelia (2009)", "Lennon Naked (2010)", "The Borrowers (2011)", "Unfinished Song (2012)", "Legend (2015)", "Brian Pern: A Tribute (2017)", "RSC Live: Macbeth (2018)", "Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back (2018)" and "King Lear (2018)".

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