克里斯托弗·埃克莱斯顿

Christopher Eccleston trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and first came to public attention as Derek Bentley in 置若罔闻 (1991). However, it was a regular role in the television series Cracker (1993) that made him a recognizable figure in the United Kingdom. He appeared in the low-budget thriller Shallow Grave (1994), and in the same year, won the part of Nicky Hutchinson in the epic BBC drama serial 我们北方的朋友 (1996). It was the transmission of the latter series on BBC Two that really made him into a household name in the United Kingdom. In his film career, he has starred as a leading man alongside a number of major actresses, such as 蕾妮·齐薇格 in 自由的代价 (1998), 凯特·布兰切特 in 伊丽莎白 (1998), and 卡梅隆·迪亚兹 and 乔丹娜·布鲁斯特 in 心狂线索 (2001), and 妮可·基德曼 in 小岛惊魂 (2001).

In addition to his successful film career, he has continued to work in television, appearing in some of the most challenging and thought-provoking British dramas. These have included Clocking Off (2000) and Flesh and Blood (2002) for the BBC and 希斯堡惨案 (1996), the Iago character in a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello", and the religious epic The Second Coming (2003), playing Steve Baxter, the son of God. His stage career, while not as extensive as his screen credits, has nevertheless shown him to be a formidable actor. He has given intense, focused performances in such plays as "Hamlet", "Electricity" and "Miss Julie", for which he received excellent reviews.

A very highly regarded actor, Eccleston has twice been nominated in the Best Actor category at the BAFTA Television Awards, the British premiere television awards ceremony. His first nomination came in 1997 for 我们北方的朋友 (1996). Although he didn't win those awards, however, he did triumph in the Best Actor categories at the 1997 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards and the Royal Television Society Awards, winning for 我们北方的朋友 (1996). He won the RTS Best Actor award for a second time in 2003, this time for his performance in "Flesh and Blood". In 2005, he received the Most Popular Actor award in the National Television Awards for starring in 拉塞尔's re-imagining of Doctor Who (2005).

He is the youngest of three sons of Ronnie and Elsie Eccleston.

He was the first actor to play the title character in a Doctor Who (2005) story to be born after the show first commenced in November 1963.

He follows in a long line of well-known actors to have portrayed the character of the Doctor from Doctor Who on screen: 威廉·哈特奈尔, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, 汤姆·贝克, 彼得·戴维森, Colin Baker and 西尔维斯特·迈可伊 all played the role in the original television series, while 保罗·麦甘恩 played the role in the 1996 television movie and 彼得·库欣 played it in two films made in the 1960s.

He has retained his Lancashire accent.

Although he admitted in interviews that he was never a "fan" or even a keen viewer of Doctor Who (1963), he did see some episodes and his earliest memory of seeing it was Second Doctor Patrick Troughton in the black-and-white episodes of the late 1960s.

He was cast in 特瑞·吉列姆's The Man who Killed Don Quixote, but did not film any scenes before production closed down. In the documentary Lost in La Mancha (2002), his photograph appears on a pin-board featuring photos of the cast.

He emailed his old friend, the writer and producer 拉塞尔, and asked to be put on the list of possibles for the title role in the revival of Doctor Who (2005) series. He has claimed in interviews that he was not a fan of the original Doctor Who (1963) and was really attracted to take the part because of his admiration for Davies as a writer.

The BBC admitted that they announced his departure from Doctor Who (2005) too early. It was agreed in the January that he would only do one series and a Christmas special. The announcement of his departure should have be made about halfway through the new series run.

He turned down a role in 史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格's 拯救大兵瑞恩 (1998).

He is one of three "Doctor Who" actors who portrayed The Doctor on television to appear in an episode of Casualty (1986). The others are Colin Baker and 西尔维斯特·迈可伊.

Of the twelve actors to play the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), 神秘博士1996电影版 (1996) and Doctor Who (2005), he, 马特·史密斯 and 彼得·卡帕尔迪 are the only ones who never worked with the late 尼古拉斯·考特尼, who played Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the former from 1968 to 1989 as well as in numerous Big Finish audio dramas.

He is the younger brother of twins Alan Eccleston and Keith Eccleston.

He is the uncle of Peter Eccleston and Rebecca Eccleston, who acted with him in 置若罔闻 (1991).

He often collaborates with 菲利达·劳埃德 on stage.

One of his co-stars in 置若罔闻 (1991) was 马克·麦克盖恩, who is the younger brother of 保罗·麦甘恩, his immediate predecessor as the Doctor.

According to an interview with Eccleston in the August 2010 issue of Mojo magazine, his favorite album is "What's Going On" by 马文·盖.

Eccleston married in 2010, and became a father to his first child, Albert, in February 2012. His wife's name has never been made public, but Eccleston spoke movingly about her and his son at a talk at the National Theatre in July 2012, comparing her to his own beloved mother.

He is a supporter of Manchester United Football Club.

He is a supporter of the British Red Cross Society.

He has two children, a son Albert born 2012, and a daughter Esme born 2014.

Eccleston is an avid charity worker, becoming a Mencap charity ambassador on 28 April 2005, and is also a supporter of the British Red Cross. He also supports research for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia; his father, Ronnie, suffered from vascular dementia in his later years, until his death in 2012.

Prior to being cast as The Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who (2005), he was offered the role of The Eighth Doctor in 神秘博士1996电影版 (1996).

As an actor, he was influenced in his early years by 小孩与鹰 (1969) and 阿尔伯特·芬尼's performance in 浪子春潮 (1960).

The reasons as to why he left Doctor Who (2005) after one season are vague. He implied that he didn't enjoy the environment that the cast and crew had to work in and didn't get along with some of the higher-ups. He also objected to the mistreatment of some of the non-actor personnel by one of the directors. 拉塞尔 stated that Eccleston was only given a one-series contract, because the BBC had no idea if the new series would be successful.

He auditioned for the role of Stuart in Queer as Folk (1999). He would later collaborate with creator 拉塞尔 in The Second Coming (2003) and Doctor Who (2005).

In 2015, he reprised his role as The Ninth Doctor to record special message for a 14 year old fan in hospital and another for a newly engaged couple.

He didn't take his driving test until January 2004. He said on 巅峰拍档 (2002) that his licence restricts him to vehicles with automatic transmission.

He was considered for the role of Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow in 蝙蝠侠：侠影之谜 (2005).

He was considered for the role of Silas in 达·芬奇密码 (2006).

In July 2004, a poll of industry experts, conducted by Radio Times magazine, voted Eccleston the "19th Most Powerful Person in Television Drama.".

He was inspired to enter the acting profession at age 19 by such television dramas as Boys from the Blackstuff (1982).

In September 2007, as part of a £9.5m building scheme, Salford's Pendleton College named its new 260-seat auditorium the Eccleston Theatre.

During phases of unemployment as an actor for some years after graduating from drama school, Eccleston took a variety of odd jobs at a supermarket, on building sites and as an artist's model.

Eccleston made his professional stage debut at age 25 in the Bristol Old Vic's production of 欲望号街车 (1951).

He was going to reprise his role as The Ninth Doctor in the 50th Anniversary Special Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013). After meeting with 史蒂文·莫法特, he politely declined the opportunity. Reasons vary from him being unavailable, to him not being interested, to his request that 乔·阿希恩 direct be declined. His role was given to 约翰·赫特's War Doctor and, along with the previous eight Doctors, he appears via stock footage and body doubles.

He was the second actor to play the Doctor who had studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. The first had been 彼得·戴维森.

Many years before playing the Ninth Doctor, one of his earliest television roles was in Friday on My Mind (1992), which was produced by Philip Hinchcliffe, who had coincidentally been the producer of Doctor Who (1963) in its most popular period from 1975 to 1977.

He was considered for 马修·莫迪恩's role in If... Dog... Rabbit (1999).

His strong voice

His distinctive Lancashire accent

He often plays intense, edgy and dangerous characters