ACTOR

Christopher Eccleston

1964 - Today

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Christopher Eccleston (; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor whose work has encompassed Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films, television dramas, Shakespearean stage performances and science fiction, most notably the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2005). He starred as Matt Jamison in The Leftovers (2014–2017), and has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Danny Boyle and Michael Winterbottom. Eccleston first rose to prominence for his portrayal of Derek Bentley in the film Let Him Have It (1991). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Eccleston has received more than 8,323,905 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Christopher Eccleston is the 3,938th most popular actor (down from 3,677th in 2019), the 3,139th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,031st in 2019) and the 464th most popular British Actor.

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  • 8.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christopher Eccleston ranks 3,938 out of 13,578Before him are Jason Scott Lee, Ellen Corby, Virginie Efira, Joe Manganiello, Martin Ferrero, and Khandi Alexander. After him are Louise Dresser, Danièle Delorme, Yuri Lowenthal, Daniel Bernhardt, Kenjiro Tsuda, and Benoît Magimel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Christopher Eccleston ranks 199Before him are Hiroshi Abe, David Spade, Kad Merad, Kim Jee-woon, Bertrand Cantat, and Johnny Herbert. After him are Emmanuel Lubezki, Kim Ok, Christopher Judge, Marco Rossi, Staffan Olsson, and Michael Cudlitz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Eccleston ranks 3,139 out of 8,785Before him are Raphael Holinshed (1529), Anne Bradstreet (1612), Pete Ham (1947), Jamie Carragher (1978), Lady Arbella Stuart (1575), and Robert Chambers (1802). After him are Martin Birch (1948), John Steel (1941), Max Newman (1897), Graham Swift (1949), Alan Baddeley (1934), and Oliver Sykes (1986).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Christopher Eccleston ranks 464Before him are Alec McCowen (1925), Edith Evans (1888), Henry Travers (1874), Anton Lesser (1952), Ben Barnes (1981), and Rory McCann (1969). After him are Una Stubbs (1937), Michael Ball (1962), John Steiner (1941), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Robert Stephens (1931), and Emily Mortimer (1971).