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

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. In his early career he often appeared in British crime dramas, appearing in both the ITV crime series ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' (1994). In 1993, Fulford starred in the BBC adaptation of '' Scarlet and Black'' alongside the virtually unknown

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and

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. He appeared as a vigilante in '' Dalziel & Pascoe,'' a corrupt ex-footballer in '' The Fix'' and Mr. Hunter in the TV series '' Hornblower''. Fulford was featured as the murderer in the

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'' D-Tox'' (2002, with

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) 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

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, appearing in guest roles in many episodes of series such as ''Inspector Morse'', '' Cracker'', '' Prime Suspect'', ''

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'', '' 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

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dramas ''

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'' and ''

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'', 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

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Personal life

Christopher married actress Camille Coduri in 1992. They have two children, Rosa (born 1993) and Santino (born 1996).

Partial filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fulford, Christopher 1955 births English male television actors Living people Male actors from London 21st-century English male actors 20th-century English male actors English male film actors