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) 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). 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 appeared 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).
Partial filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1983The Ploughman's Lunch Young Journalist1985Wetherby Arthur1987A Prayer for the DyingBilly MeehanBody Contact Peter1989Resurrected Slaven1990Mountains of the MoonHerne1994Immortal Beloved Kaspar Anton Carl van Beethoven1998Bedrooms and Hallways Adam2000One of the Hollywood TenRiffkind2001Hotel Steve Hawk2002D-Tox Slater2004The Aryan CoupleEdelheimMillions The Man2005Pierrepoint Sykes2006Joyeux Noël Le Major EcossaisScoop Strombel's Co-Workers2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerRay's Friend Pelican BloodDC Thomas2012Bel AmiPolice Commissioner Tower BlockKevin2014Stonehearst AsylumPaxton2015Queen of the Desert Winston Churchill2018The Guardian AngelThuesen2019Burning MenLenny202528 Years LaterSam2026InkFrank
Television YearTitleRoleNote1981–1982Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here MyselfAlex13 episodes1983A Married ManTerry Pike3 episodesTales of the Unexpected BillEpisode: "Down Among the Sheltering Palms"Made in BritainP.C. AnsonTV movie1984MinderBillyEpisode: "A Well Fashioned Fit-Up"Play for TodayBillyEpisode: "Under the Hammer"1985Juliet BravoCpl. Tom WarrenEpisode: "Turbulence"We'll Support You EvermoreDavid HollinsTV movie1986BoonAndyEpisode: "Answers to the Name of Watson"The Fourth FloorDet. John Miller3 episodes1988Jack the RipperBeggar / Sergeant Brent2 episodes (mini series)King and CastleDet Sgt. RyderEpisode: "Kicks"1990Inspector MorseTim AblettEpisode: "Driven to Distraction"Mistress of SuspenseDusenberryEpisode: "A Bird Poised to Fly"Screen OneTony LashEpisode: "News Hounds"19914 Play Alan TrentEpisode: "Itch"The Ruth Rendell MysteriesDudley Drury2 episodes1992LovejoyDerek RudgeEpisode: "Smoke Your Nose"1993ComicsNigel Perfect1 episodeCrackerNigel Cassidy2 episodesScarlet and BlackNapoleon3 episodesScreenPlayFirst Surveillance ManEpisode: "The Vision Thing"199499-1Tate2 episodesA Touch of FrostRonald GouldEpisode: "Widows and Orphans"1995The Ghostbusters of East FinchleyFrankie Pullen6 episodesPrime SuspectDCI Tom MitchellEpisode: "The Scent of Darkness"1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersDaniel Dawkins1 episodeScreen TwoGeorgeEpisode: "Bad Boy Blues"The SculptressHal Hawksley4 episodes (mini series)1997The Fix Jimmy GouldTV movie1999HornblowerM'Man HunterEpisode: "The Duchess and the Devil"The Last TrainIan Hart6 episodes (mini series)2000DeceitJack Crawford2 episodes (mini series)2001The Mists of AvalonLot2 episodes (mini series)2002SpooksJonny MarksEpisode: "One Last Dance"Goodbye Mr ChipsMetcalfTV movie2002–2013Silent WitnessNick Connors / DCC Tony Warren4 episodes2003Burn ItRory1 episodeServantsJarvis6 episodesWire in the BloodGary CochranEpisode: "Right to Silence"2004–2005The BriefRay Scanlon8 episodes2005The Golden HourJack Dean1 episode2006Dalziel and PascoeTerry Parker2 episodesHotel BabylonJohn Boyack1 episode2007The CommanderDenny WadeEpisode: "Windows of the Soul"Murphy's LawMark Baker3 episodes2008The Last EnemyGeorge Gibbon4 episodes (mini series)Waking the DeadJosh Findlay2 episodes2009CollisonDCI Stephen Maitland4 episodesMidsomer MurdersAlan BestEpisode: "The Black Book"New TricksBarry LestadeEpisode: "Meat is Murder"2009–2010WhitechapelDC Leo Fitzgerald5 episodes2010Jack TaylorMason2 episodesSurvivors Henry Smithson2 episodes2012Him & HerPete1 episodeTwenty TwelveCommander Bob BurfordEpisode: "Castrophisation"2013By Any MeansKeith Brooks1 episode (mini series)Foyle's WarDet Supt. CranborneEpisode: "The Enternity Ring"The Guilty Tom Rose2 episodesLife of CrimeFurlongEpisode: "2013"JoMichel MelvilleeEpisode: "Place de la Concorde"2014Law and Order: UKMicky BelkerEpisode: "Flaw"PramfaceDaveEpisode: "Tinker, Tailor, Lobster"2015The MusketeersGusEpisode: "An Ordinary Man"2017GrantchesterEric Garston1 episodeElvis Jones Danny FisherEpisode: "Suspicious Minds"2018Dark HeartBob JessopEpisode: "Suffer the Children, Part 2"2019A ConfessionJohn Godden4 episodesManhuntDI Matthew Marjoram2 episodes2022ScrewDolby1 episode2022–2023Top Boy Wilson Lee8 episodes2025LynleyDave ParsonsEpisode: "Careless in Red"
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