Christopher Fulford
{{short description|British actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Christopher Fulford
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}}
| birth_place = London, England
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1981–present
| spouse = {{married|Camille Coduri|1992}}
| children = 2}}
Christopher Fulford (born 1955) is a British actor who is best known for his supporting roles in many British TV shows, one of the earliest being punk Alex in the short lived sitcom Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1981–82).
Career
Fulford was born in London. In his early career he often appeared in British crime dramas, appearing in both the ITV crime series Inspector Morse episode "Driven to Distraction" (1990){{Cite web | url=http://epguides.com/inspectormorse/guide.shtml |title = Inspector Morse (An Episode Guide)}} and as a killer in the early A Touch of Frost episode "Widows and Orphans" (1994). He played the role of Kaspar Van Beethoven in the movie Immortal Beloved (1994).{{cite web |url=http://epguides.com/touchoffrost/guide.shtml |title=A Touch of Frost (An Episode Guide) |accessdate=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325085430/http://epguides.com/TouchofFrost/guide.shtml |archivedate=2012-03-25 }} In 1993, Fulford starred in the BBC adaptation of Scarlet and Black alongside the virtually unknown Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. He appeared as a vigilante in Dalziel & Pascoe, a corrupt ex-footballer in The Fix and Mr. Hunter in the TV series Hornblower.Cast details
Fulford was featured as the murderer in the Hollywood film D-Tox (2002, with Sylvester Stallone) and starred as the sadistic schoolmaster Metcalf in the 2002 TV adaptation of Goodbye Mr Chips. He appeared in Millions (2004) and Pierrepoint (2005) and the television dramas The Last Train and Deceit. He has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in many episodes of series such as Inspector Morse, Cracker, Prime Suspect, Midsomer Murders, Dalziel and Pascoe, Murphy's Law (fifth series), Wire in the Blood (episode "Right to Silence"), Spooks, Judge John Deed, Waking the Dead and The Brief. Fulford appeared in the ITV1 dramas Whitechapel and Collision, both alongside Phil Davis. He played a suicidal Prime Minister in the British TV-series The Last Enemy and in Crave for the 'Sarah Kane Season' in Sheffield.
Personal life
Christopher married actress Camille Coduri in 1992. They have two children, Rosa (born 1993) and Santino (born 1996).{{cite news
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Partial filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ ! colspan="4" |Film |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |1983
|P.C. Anson |TV movie |
| The Ploughman's Lunch
|Young Journalist | |
| rowspan="2" |1985
|We'll Support You Evermore |David Hollins |TV movie |
| Wetherby
|Arthur | |
| rowspan="2" |1987
|Billy Meehan | |
| Body Contact
|Peter | |
| 1989
|Slaven | |
| 1990
|Herne | |
| 1994
|Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven | |
| 1997
|Jimmy Gould |TV movie |
| 1998
|Adam | |
| 2000
|Riffkind | |
| 2001
|Steve Hawk | |
| rowspan="2" |2002
|Slater | |
| Goodbye Mr Chips
|Metcalf |TV movie |
| rowspan="2" |2004
|Edelheim | |
| Millions
|The Man | |
| 2005
|Sykes | |
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Le Major Ecossais | |
| Scoop
|Strombel's Co-Workers | |
| rowspan="2" |2010
|You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger |Ray's Friend | |
| Pelican Blood
|DC Thomas | |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Police Commissioner | |
| Tower Block
|Kevin | |
| 2014
|Paxton | |
| 2015
| |
| 2018
|The Guardian Angel |Thuesen | |
| 2019
|Lenny | |
| 2025
|Sam | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ ! colspan="4" |Television |
| Year
!Title !Role !Note |
|---|
| 1981–82
|Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself |Alex |13 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |1983
|A Married Man |Terry Pike |3 episodes |
| Tales of the Unexpected
|Bill |Down Among the Sheltering Palms |
| rowspan="2" |1984
|Billy |Episode: "A Well Fashioned Fit-Up" |
| Play for Today
|Billy |Under the Hammer |
| 1985
|Cpl. Tom Warren |Episode: "Turbulence" |
| rowspan="2" |1986
|Boon |Andy |Episode: "Answers to the Name of Watson" |
| The Fourth Floor
|Det. John Miller |3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |1988
|Beggar/ Sergeant Brent |2 episodes (mini series) |
| King and Castle
|Det Sgt. Ryder |Episode: "Kicks" |
| rowspan="3" |1990
|Tim Ablett |Episode: "Driven to Distraction" |
| Mistress of Suspense
|Dusenberry |Episode: "A Bird Poised to Fly" |
| Screen One
|Tony Lash |News Hounds |
| rowspan="2" |1991
|4 Play |Alan Trent |Itch |
| The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
|Dudley Drury |2 episodes |
| 1992
|Derek Rudge |Episode: "Smoke Your Nose" |
| rowspan="4" |1993
|Comics |Nigel Perfect |1 episode |
| Cracker
|Nigel Cassidy |2 episodes |
| Scarlet and Black
|Napoleon |3 episodes |
| ScreenPlay
|First Surveillance Man |The Vision Thing |
| rowspan="2" |1994
|99-1 |Tate |2 episodes |
| A Touch of Frost
|Ronald Gould |Episode: "Widows and Orphans" |
| rowspan="2" |1995
|The Ghostbusters of East Finchley |Frankie Pullen |6 episodes |
| Prime Suspect
|DCI Tom Mitchell |Episode: The Scent of Darkness" |
| rowspan="3" |1996
|The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders |Daniel Dawkins |1 episode |
| Screen Two
|George |Bad Bou Blues |
| The Sculptress
|Hal Hawksley |4 episodes (mini series0 |
| rowspan="2" |1999
|M'Man Hunter |Episode: "The Duchess and the Devil" |
| The Last Train
|Ian Hart |6 episodes (mini series) |
| 2000
|Jack Crawford |2 episodes (mini series) |
| 2001
|Lot |2 episodes (mini series) |
| rowspan="2" |2002
|Jonny Marks |Episode: "One Last Dance" |
| Silent Witness
|Nick Connors |Episode: "Fallout" 2 parts |
| rowspan="3" |2003
|Rory |1 episode |
| Servants
|Jarvis |6 episodes |
| Wire in the Blood
|Gary Cochran |Episode: "Right to Silence" |
| 2004–05
|Ray Scanlon |8 episodes |
| 2005
|Jack Dean |1 episode |
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Terry Parker |2 episodes |
| Hotel Babylon
|John Boyack |1 episode |
| rowspan="2" |2007
|Denny Wade |Episode: "Windows of the Soul" |
| Murphy's Law
|Mark Baker |3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2008
|George Gibbon |4 episodes (mini series) |
| Waking the Dead
|Josh Findlay |2 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |2009
|DCI Stephen Maitland |4 episodes |
| Midsomer Murders
|Alan Best |Episode: "The Black Book" |
| New Tricks
|Barry Lestade |Episode: "Meat is Murder" |
| 2009–2010
|DC Leo Fitzgerald |5 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2010
|Mason |2 episodes |
| Survivors
|Henry Smithson |2 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Pete |1 episode |
| Twenty Twelve
|Commander Bob Burford |Episode: "Castrophisation" |
| rowspan="5" |2013
|Keith Brooks |1 episode (mini series) |
| Foyle's War
|Det Supt. Cranborne |Episode: "The Enternity Ring" |
| The Guilty
|Tom Rose |2 episodes |
| Life of Crime
|Furlong |Episode: "2013" |
| Jo
|Michel Melvillee |Episode: "Place de la Concorde" |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Micky Belker |Episode: "Flaw" |
| Pramface
|Dave |Episode: "Tinker, Tailor, Lobster" |
| 2015
|Gus |Episode: "An Ordinary Man" |
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Eric Garston |1 episode |
| Elvis Jones
|Danny Fisher |Episode: "Suspicious Minds" |
| 2018
|Bob Jessop |Episode: Suffer the Children, Part 2 |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|John Godden |4 episodes |
| Manhunt
|DI Matthew Marjoram |2 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2022
|Dolby |1 episode |
| Top Boy
|Wilson Lee |4 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0298089|name=Christopher Fulford}}
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Category:English male television actors
Category:Male actors from London
Category:21st-century English male actors