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Christopher Eccleston Biography

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston (/ˈɛkəlstən/; born 16 February 1964) is an English actor. He portrayed the Ninth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who and Matt Jamison in the American drama series The Leftovers on HBO. He has also appeared on stage and in films such as Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Jude, Elizabeth, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, 28 Days Later, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, and Thor: The Dark World.

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I've never been up with the times, always been slightly out of step.

Slightly, Step, Steps, Times

I heard the various terms of abuse at school and probably indulged them in the way you do as a kid.

Abuse, Heard, Kids, School

I had bags of energy as a kid.

Bags, Energy, Kid, Kids

It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents.

Birth, Birth Parents, Difficult, Parent, Parents, Trace

My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that I was backed all the way. I came to it late and only because I thought there'd be loads of women and drinking!

Came, Drinking, Fortunate, Parent, Way

I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because the standard villain is upper class or Cockney. My Northern accent would be an odd clash opposite Nic Cage.

Accent, Class, Opposites, Seconds, Upper, Would Be

I used my instincts. It's very easy to imagine how you'd feel, actually. I just had to tell the narrative.

Easy, Imagine, Narrative, Used

I know exactly where I've come from, I know exactly who my mum and dad are.

Come, Dad, Exactly, Know, Knows, Mum

Theatre is expensive to go to. I certainly felt when I was growing up that theatre wasn't for us. Theatre still has that stigma to it. A lot of people feel intimidated and underrepresented in theatre.

Expensive, Growing Up, Intimidated, People, Theatre, Underrepresented

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

Gives, Giving, Important, Industry, Jobs, Person

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out.

Certain, Choosy, Film, See, Stick, Sticks

I got a tiny part in a play, auditioned for another one and got that as well. Not only that, the first finished on the Saturday and the other started on the Monday which is like an actor's dream!

Auditioned, Dream, Monday, Play, Saturday

Jacobean plays, before Shakespeare, were particularly visceral.

Particularly, Play, Plays, Shakespeare, Visceral

When you seek revenge, be sure to dig two graves.

Graves, Revenge, Seek, Two

The film is about Joe discovering who his mother and father are and his relationship with them, and the identity crisis he goes through once he finds out who his parents are.

Discovering, Father, Identity, Mother, Parent, Relationship

We all need a firm sense of identity.

Firm, Identity, Needs, Sense

I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium.

Directors, Film, Medium, Theatre, Think, Thinking

I want to direct but I think I'd be bloody awful and I don't want to produce but I think I'd be a very good producer because if I believed in something I'd be able to protect it.

Able, Bloody, Direct, Producer, Thinking, Want

Television, although It's in steep decline, still occasionally gives voices to people who don't have voices.

Aggravation, Gives, People, Steep, Television, Voice

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it.

Down, Fan, Fans, Mind, School, Shakespeare

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