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Place of Birth: Salford, Lancashire, England
Date of Birth: 16 February, 1964
Ethnicity: English, small amount of Irish
Christopher Eccleston is an English actor. He portrayed Doctor Who in 2005. His roles also include the films Let Him Have It , Death and the Compass , Anchoress , Shallow Grave , Jude , A Price Above Rubies , Elizabeth (1998), eXistenZ , Heart , With or Without You (1999), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), The Invisible Circus , The Others (2001), I Am Dina , 24 Hour Party People , Revengers Tragedy , 28 Days Later , The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising , G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , Amelia (2009), Song for Marion , Thor: The Dark World , Legend (2015), Dead in a Week or Your Money Back , Where Hands Touch , and Young Woman and the Sea ; the shows Cracker , Hearts and Minds , Our Friends in the North , Heroes , The Shadow Line , Blackout , Lucan , The Leftovers , Safe House , The A Word , Come Home , Close to Me , Dodger , and True Detective: Night Country ; the made-for-tv movies Hillsborough (1996), Strumpet , Othello (2001), Lennon Naked , and The Borrowers (2011); and many stage performances.
He is the son of Elsie and Ronnie Eccleston. He has two children with his former wife, copywriter Mischka.
Christopher’s paternal grandfather was Peter Eccleston (the son of Peter Eccleston and Catherine “Katie” Connor). Christopher’s grandfather Peter was born in Salford, Lancashire, England. Christopher’s great-grandfather Peter was the son of Peter Eccleston and Mary Elizabeth Dunn. Katie was born in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Christopher’s paternal grandmother was Mary Ann Chappell (the daughter of John Thomas Chappell and Ellen “Nellie” Stafford). John was the son of John Thomas Chappell and Ann Hill. Ellen was the daughter of William Stafford and Mary Ann Chambers.
Christopher’s maternal grandfather was named Joseph Shaw (the son of Joseph Shaw and Maria). Christopher’s grandfather Joseph was born in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Christopher’s maternal grandmother was named Elsie Elliott (the daughter of Henry Elliott and Livinia). Elsie was born in Hulme, Greater Manchester.
Sources: Genealogy of Christopher Eccleston – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Christopher’s paternal grandparents, Peter Eccleston and Mary Ann Chappell – https://www.familysearch.org