Actor profile

Christopher Biggins

16th December 1948 Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK Acting

He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of William and Pamela Biggins. He was brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, attended St Probus school where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups. His first lead stage role was at the age of 17 in a Stage '65 production of Molière's Le Médecin malgré lui, leading to work with a local repertory theatre company.

38 Movies 64 TV Shows 123 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sane Inside Insanity poster

Sane Inside Insanity 28th October 2025 as Self

Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years poster

Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years 27th December 2021 as Self

Our Cilla: The One and Only poster

Our Cilla: The One and Only 6th June 2021 as Self

Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments poster

Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments 10th November 2020 as Self

When Eurovision Goes Horribly Wrong poster

When Eurovision Goes Horribly Wrong 6th May 2018 as Self

Who Shot Simon Cowell? poster

Who Shot Simon Cowell? 30th December 2017 as Party Guest

The Paul O'Grady Story poster

The Paul O'Grady Story 23rd June 2017 as Self

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 1st July 2016 as Christopher Biggins

Our Cilla poster

Our Cilla 25th December 2015 as Self

Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2014 poster

Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2014 28th December 2014 as Self

Run For Your Wife poster

Run For Your Wife 16th May 2012 as Bobby Franklin

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 poster

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 1st November 2010 as Self (archive footage)

Late Night with the Loose Women poster

Late Night with the Loose Women 16th November 2009 as Self

What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us? poster

What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us? 23rd February 2009 as Self

Rocky Horror Tribute Show poster

Rocky Horror Tribute Show 14th October 2008 as Narrator

The Phoenix and the Carpet poster

The Phoenix and the Carpet 1st June 2004 as Mr. Tonks

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher poster

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher 29th December 2003 as Lukewarm

Blow Dry poster

Blow Dry 1st March 2001 as President of the British Hair Federation

Circus poster

Circus 5th May 2000 as Arnie

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 26th November 1999 as The Baker

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 31st October 1999 as Self

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh poster

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh 7th November 1998

Caught in the Act poster

Caught in the Act 13th June 1997 as Alfonso

An Evening with Lily Savage poster

An Evening with Lily Savage 11th November 1996 as Self - Audience Member

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout 6th November 1996 as Christopher Biggins

Decadence poster

Decadence 28th January 1994 as The Entourage

The Children's Royal Variety Performance poster

The Children's Royal Variety Performance 7th May 1990 as Self

The Best of the Adventures poster

The Best of the Adventures 1st January 1981 as Robin (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Tempest poster

The Tempest 13th September 1979 as Stephano, a drunken mariner

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate poster

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate 1st July 1978 as Robin

This Is Love poster

This Is Love 26th January 1978 as Father Christmas

A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol 24th December 1977 as Topper

It Could Happen to You poster

It Could Happen to You 11th November 1976 as Apothecary

Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet 26th September 1976 as Servant to Capulet

Porridge: No Way Out poster

Porridge: No Way Out 24th December 1975 as Lukewarm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 14th August 1975 as The Transylvanians

Eskimo Nell poster

Eskimo Nell 17th January 1975 as Jeremy Longhorn

The Sex Thief poster

The Sex Thief 1st January 1973 as Porky Prescott

Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour poster

Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour 4th August 2026 as Self

I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked poster

I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked 17th November 2024 as Self

Celebrity Escape to the Country poster

Celebrity Escape to the Country 18th December 2023 as Self

Remembers… poster

Remembers… 29th June 2022 as Self

The Weakest Link poster

The Weakest Link 18th December 2021 as Self - Participant

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 28th November 2020 as Self - Expert

The Savoy poster

The Savoy 30th September 2020 as Self

Gone to Pot poster

Gone to Pot 13th November 2017 as Self

Harry Hill's Tea Time poster

Harry Hill's Tea Time 16th October 2016 as Self

Through the Keyhole poster

Through the Keyhole 31st August 2013 as Self - Guest

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars poster

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 9th June 2013 as Self - Contestant

Catchphrase poster

Catchphrase 7th April 2013 as Self - Contestant

Plebs poster

Plebs 25th March 2013 as Zeno

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Big Brother's Bit on the Side 9th September 2011 as Self

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 18th August 2011 as Self

Mongrels poster

Mongrels 22nd June 2010 as God

Live from Studio Five poster

Live from Studio Five 14th September 2009 as Self

Psychoville poster

Psychoville 18th June 2009 as Christopher Biggins

Alan Carr: Chatty Man poster

Alan Carr: Chatty Man 14th June 2009 as Self

Let's Dance for Comic Relief poster

Let's Dance for Comic Relief 21st February 2009 as Self

Celebrity Juice poster

Celebrity Juice 24th September 2008 as Self

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong poster

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong 1st February 2008 as Self

Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old? poster

Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old? 7th October 2007

The Big Questions poster

The Big Questions 9th September 2007 as Self

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self - Guest

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats 3rd June 2005 as Self

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 23rd May 2004

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! poster

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 25th August 2002 as Self

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 8th June 2002 as Self

tv-ssfbm ehkl Surreal Film poster

tv-ssfbm ehkl Surreal Film 29th September 2001

Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother 8th March 2001 as Self

Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today poster

Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today 7th January 2001 as Queen Victoria

Bad Girls poster

Bad Girls 1st June 1999 as Christopher Biggins

Operation Good Guys poster

Operation Good Guys 29th December 1997

The Phoenix and the Carpet poster

The Phoenix and the Carpet 16th November 1997 as Mr Tonks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks 12th November 1996 as Self

Ready, Steady, Cook poster

Ready, Steady, Cook 24th October 1994 as Self - Guest

Sooty & Co. poster

Sooty & Co. 6th September 1993

Cluedo poster

Cluedo 25th July 1990 as Reverend Green

This Morning poster

This Morning 3rd October 1988 as Self

Going Live! poster

Going Live! 26th September 1987 as Self

Surprise, Surprise poster

Surprise, Surprise 6th May 1984 as Self - Presenter

Dramarama poster

Dramarama 12th September 1983 as Arnold

Brendon Chase poster

Brendon Chase 3rd January 1982 as Reverend Whiting

Dark Towers poster

Dark Towers 22nd September 1981

Masada poster

Masada 5th April 1981 as Albinus

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Harold

Shoestring poster

Shoestring 30th September 1979 as Mal Kenrick

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped 7th April 1979 as Prince Charlie

The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street 4th September 1976 as Nelson

Rentaghost poster

Rentaghost 6th January 1976 as Adam Painting

Poldark poster

Poldark 5th October 1975 as Reverend Osborne Whitworth

Porridge poster

Porridge 5th September 1974 as Lukewarm

Seven of One poster

Seven of One 25th March 1973 as Sir Laurence

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em poster

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 15th February 1973

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? poster

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 9th January 1973 as Podge

Upstairs, Downstairs poster

Upstairs, Downstairs 10th October 1971 as Mr. Donaldson

Paul Temple poster

Paul Temple 23rd November 1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Second Man

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Interpreter

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Lord of the Court