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| birthplace= Salford, Lancashire, | | birthplace= Salford, Lancashire, England | ||
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'''Christopher Eccleston''' is the British film and television actor who portrays [[Claude]]. | '''Christopher Eccleston''' is the British film and television actor who portrays [[Claude Rains]]. | ||
==About== | ==About== | ||
Born in 1964, Eccleston reached international stardom as the Ninth Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' in March 2005, even though he only played the role for a single season. He has appeared in numerous other films, including ''28 Days Later'', ''Elizabeth'', and ''Shallow Grave''; other notable television work includes ''The Second Coming'' and '' | Born in 1964, Eccleston reached international stardom as the "Ninth Doctor" in ''Doctor Who'' in March 2005, even though he only played the role for a single season. He has appeared in numerous other films, including ''Amelia'', ''28 Days Later'', ''Elizabeth'', ''[[Marvel|Thor: The Dark World]]'', ''G.I. Joe'', and ''Shallow Grave''; other notable television work includes ''The Second Coming'', ''Cracker'', and ''The Leftovers''. | ||
Christopher appeared with [[Malcolm McDowell]] in ''Our Friends in the North'' and with [[Jesse Corti]] in ''Gone in Sixty Seconds''. [[Eric Roberts]] played the Doctor's arch nemesis, The Master, in the 1996 ''Doctor Who'' television movie. | Christopher appeared with [[Malcolm McDowell]] in ''Our Friends in the North'', with [[Zachary Levi]] and [[Stan Lee]] in ''Thor: The Dark World'', and with [[Jesse Corti]] in ''Gone in Sixty Seconds''. [[Eric Roberts]] played the Doctor's arch nemesis, "The Master", in the 1996 ''Doctor Who'' television movie. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The producers of ''Heroes'' offered Christopher Eccleston two different roles | * The producers of ''Heroes'' offered Christopher Eccleston two different roles: [[Sylar]] and [[Claude]]. Christopher declined the role of Sylar because he thought it was a cliché for European actors to play villains in American culture. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.christophereccleston.info/ Chris Eccleston Info (Fansite)] | *[http://www.christophereccleston.info/ Chris Eccleston Info (Fansite)] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Eccleston Christopher Eccleston on Wikipedia] | |||
*[http://www.herosite.net/eccleston.htm Interview with Christopher Eccleston] at HeroSite.net | *[http://www.herosite.net/eccleston.htm Interview with Christopher Eccleston] at HeroSite.net | ||
*[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a77689/eccleston-bombarded-with-tea-on-heroes.html Interview with {{PAGENAME}}] at Digital Spy, 10/15/07 | *[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a77689/eccleston-bombarded-with-tea-on-heroes.html Interview with {{PAGENAME}}] at Digital Spy, 10/15/07 | ||
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Character | Claude Rains |
Date of birth | 16 February 1964 |
Origin | Salford, Lancashire, England |
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Christopher Eccleston is the British film and television actor who portrays Claude Rains.
About
Born in 1964, Eccleston reached international stardom as the "Ninth Doctor" in Doctor Who in March 2005, even though he only played the role for a single season. He has appeared in numerous other films, including Amelia, 28 Days Later, Elizabeth, Thor: The Dark World, G.I. Joe, and Shallow Grave; other notable television work includes The Second Coming, Cracker, and The Leftovers.
Christopher appeared with Malcolm McDowell in Our Friends in the North, with Zachary Levi and Stan Lee in Thor: The Dark World, and with Jesse Corti in Gone in Sixty Seconds. Eric Roberts played the Doctor's arch nemesis, "The Master", in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie.
Trivia
- The producers of Heroes offered Christopher Eccleston two different roles: Sylar and Claude. Christopher declined the role of Sylar because he thought it was a cliché for European actors to play villains in American culture.
External Links
- Chris Eccleston Info (Fansite)
- Christopher Eccleston on Wikipedia
- Interview with Christopher Eccleston at HeroSite.net
- Interview with Christopher Eccleston at Digital Spy, 10/15/07