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The off-beat, yet oddly handsome, Christopher Eccleston first came to prominence as the mentally-challenged... (Learn more)

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Notes on Christopher Eccleston

"A producer once seriously suggested to me that I should have my ears pinned back 'cause they make me look trailer-trash as they are, y'know? It's a real operation, getting your ears pinned back. I love 'em. Helps me recognize myself in the morning." - Eccleston in Movieline magazine, October 1996

"Christopher Eccleston is Eeyore with sex appeal." - Simon Fanshawe writing in The Guardian, Jan. 15, 2000

"I like the money, but I like the acting more. And as for the lifestyle of attending the right parties, kissing the right arses, brown-nosing the right person - I'm not interested." - Eccleston to London's Evening Standard, Feb. 15, 2000

"What he's got in bucket-loads is a ferocious intensity, which is his working method. His performances are absolutely, ruthlessly researched, thought through, and lived through." - director Danny Boyle in Detour magazine, April 1998

"What my dad taught me was whatever job you do, do the best that you can, and for me that means giving a character their dignity, even if it's undignified. Give them their truth. It all comes from my parents. My inability to keep my mouth shut and take the money all comes from my parents." - Eccleston to The Guardian, Jan. 15, 2000

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Quick Facts

Born

February, 16 1964 in Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Education

  • Salford Technical College, Salford, England: Completed a two-year Performance Foundation Course
  • Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England:

Professions

actor, laborer, leaflet distributor, life model