Craig Fairbrass

Acting

Craig Fairbrass

Born

1964-01-15 (62)

Place of birth

Stepney, London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

66 titles

Craig John Fairbrass (born January 15, 1964, in Mile End, London, England) is an English actor, producer, and screenwriter, 6′ 3″ (191 cm) tall, the son of seamstress Maureen and dock worker Jack Fairbrass. He grew up in Stepney, East London, was expelled from Eaglesfield Boys Comprehensive School at 15, and joined the National Youth Theatre. He made his film debut opposite Denzel Washington in For Queen & Country (1988), and his Hollywood breakthrough came as Delmar in Cliffhanger (1993, with Sylvester Stallone). He is married to Elke Kellick (since 1987) and has two sons. His most notable film credits include Pat Tate in the Rise of the Footsoldier series (2007–present, multiple installm…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution poster
6.0

Tate battles ruthless mercenaries throughout Ibiza as he avenges his friend's death. Get ready for the biggest and most action packed film in the successful independent crime saga.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution

2026

A Violent Man poster
6.5

Steve Mackleson is a dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum security prison. We follow, as he navigates his struggle against redemption the system and his inner turmoil, when a young black gang member becomes his unlikely new cell mate and a daughter he has never met, finally requests to meet her estranged father, face to face.

A Violent Man

2022

No artwork available
NR

Shot and left for dead shortly after his prison release, Eddie Franks is forced to battle back from near-fatal injuries while protecting his estranged daughter. As he navigates London’s resurgent criminal underworld, Franks must untangle a web of betrayal, family secrets and rival gang vendettas while uncovering the truth behind his ambush.

Villains

2027

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins poster
5.7

Soldier Tony Tucker returns from the Falklands War; a bitter and angry man, he soon makes a name for himself in the Essex underworld with his security business and drug dealing, after entering a partnership with gangster Bernard O'Mahoney, his life spirals out of control in a cycle of drugs and violence. Things get even worse when he meets notorious hard man Pat Tate and local drug dealer Craig Rolfe, culminating in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

2021

Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance poster
5.8

Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier's violent death, venturing beyond his comfort zone of Essex into the dark side of 1990s Soho to track down the villain responsible. Set to execute his revenge, Tate will stop at nothing even as the world around him starts to explode.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance

2023

Muscle poster
5.8

An unhappy office worker's life is gradually taken over by Terry, his new, very hands-on personal trainer.

Muscle

2020

Villain poster
5.6

After 10 years, Eddie Franks is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother, Sean has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers demand Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire, and he ends up using his life savings to calling in favours with mobster friends to try and help.

Villain

2020

2010s · 22 titles

Avengement poster
6.9

While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.

Avengement

2019

Saving Santa poster
5.2

A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa - twice.

Saving Santa

2013

The Outsider poster
4.4

Revolves around a British military contractor Lex Walker who is told his daughter has died. When he arrives in Los Angeles and discovers the body is not hers, he begins an investigation.

The Outsider

2015

Rise of the Footsoldier 3 poster
6.4

In the late 1980s, Pat Tate journeys from peddling pills in Marbella to his time in prison, where he solidifies his power before his release to reclaim his turf.

Rise of the Footsoldier 3

2017

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II poster
5.4

On 6 December 1995, three Essex gang members were brutally murdered in cold blood. In early 1997, the perpetrator has yet to be brought to justice. An associate of the men, still mourning the loss of his friends, is convinced that it’s only a matter of time before he’s next.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II

2015

House of the Rising Sun poster
4.4

Ray, an ex-cop, is starting a new life looking to stay out of trouble. One evening, on Ray's watch, the nightclub he works for is robbed and the owner's son is shot dead. As his criminal past is exposed Ray hunts for the person responsible for this crime in an effort to clear his own name. Ray must get to the bottom of this as both the mob and cops start to close in on him as their target suspect.

House of the Rising Sun

2011

Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella poster
5.5

Fresh out of prison, Pat Tate steps right back into his Essex nightclub business. But although the money is good, he can't stop brooding about the man who had him put away. It's not long before he's off to Marbella to find Frank Harris and seek his revenge.

Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella

2019

Get Lucky poster
5.0

Lucky is a small time criminal and he's happy just getting by until he agrees to look after some counterfeit money for a friend who is in a bit of trouble with the law Two months go by without a word from him so Lucky burns the 'funny money' to avoid problems for himself.

Get Lucky

2013

Dead Cert poster
4.3

A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than Vampires wanting their land back and turn viciously on the gangsters when their demands are not met.

Dead Cert

2010

London Heist poster
5.6

Armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan seeks to discover the truth behind his father's murder and his stolen heist money and in doing so puts his life in danger. The devastation that Jack soon discovers puts his very own existence into question.

London Heist

2017

Vikingdom poster
4.2

A warrior fleeing the violence of his past must take up the sword and risk everything to face a god of incalculable power.

Vikingdom

2013

Breakdown poster
5.0

A professional contract killer, haunted by visions of his violent past, spirals out of control. His work compromised as he reaches breaking point, he is forced to defend his family from his ruthless employers.

Breakdown

2016

Devil's Playground poster
5.2

As the world succumbs to a zombie apocalypse, Cole - a hardened mercenary - is chasing the one person who can provide a cure. Not only to the plague but to Cole's own incumbent destiny.

Devil's Playground

2010

St George's Day poster
4.7

Infamous London gangster cousins, Micky Mannock and Ray Collishaw, are at the top of the food chain, when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine in rough seas. Set in London, Amsterdam and Berlin, the story races across Europe at breakneck speed as Micky and Ray attempt to stay one step ahead of the Police. Can they pull off a daring diamond heist in time to put things right and retire to a "legitimate" way of life.

St George's Day

2012

Bula Quo! poster
4.1

Status Quo play a series of shows in Fiji and become embroiled in a secret Russian Roulette ring lorded over by Jon Lovitz.

Bula Quo!

2013

The Hooligan Factory poster
5.4

Danny wants something more. Expelled from school and living in his grandfathers flat, he longs to live up to the image of his estranged father Danny Senior

The Hooligan Factory

2014

Hijacked poster
4.0

A special agent's plans to reconcile with his ex-fiancé are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord that he is chasing.

Hijacked

2012

Deranged poster
3.6

Deranged’ follows four girls who go on a bachelorette party weekend to a country house, in rural Spain. Little do they know what someone had planned for them. The real party begins when the host is mysteriously attacked and one by one, the guests find themselves in mortal danger. The race is on to uncover the killer’s identity and they must fight back or be brutally murdered.

Deranged

2012

Freight poster
3.6

A Russian gang operating in Leeds with no respect for the laws of England, traffic Eastern Europeans in containers then enslave them, the women to sex, the men to illegal fights. They cross local businessman Gabe Taylor and a war escalates, but when his daughter is taken to be sold into the sex trade, Gabe fights back.

Freight

2010

That Guy... Who Was in That Thing poster
6.2

Documentary about sixteen actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in Hollywood. They've played cops, lawyers, bosses, best friends, psychopaths, politicians and everything in between. Now you'll know who they are.

That Guy... Who Was in That Thing

2012

The Shouting Men poster
6.0

Lowly Gillingham Football Club are drawn against Premiership giants Newcastle United in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. A small group of 'Gills' fans decide to make the most of their 'game of a lifetime' by turning the journey north into a weekend away. On the eve of departure one of the group receives a visit from Terry, a man with no legs in a wheelchair, claiming he can get them a free minibus and free diesel. In return, all they have to do is take him with them!

The Shouting Men

2010

Let me survive poster
2.0

A mother and young daughter are coerced into joining her ex-husband on a stolen yacht bound for the west coast of Africa. Five days into the journey a raging storm engulfs them, forcing the family to abandon the yacht. Trapped in a tiny life raft with little food or water they find themselves pitted not only against the elements but also against each other. Based on a true story.

Let me survive

2013

2000s · 8 titles

The Bank Job poster
6.9

Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Bank Job

2008

White Noise 2: The Light poster
5.5

A man's family brought back from the verge of death, he then discovers he can identify people who are about to die.

White Noise 2: The Light

2007

Far Cry poster
3.7

Jack Carver, a former member of the Special Forces takes the journalist Valerie Cardinal to an Island to visit her uncle Max who is working in a Military complex on the Island. As they arrive Valerie gets captured by the minions of Doctor Krüger. After the destruction of his boat Jack finds out about the true purpose of the Facilities on the Island, which is the creation of genetic soldiers.

Far Cry

2008

The Long Weekend poster
5.8

Cooper is an actor who sees life as one big party, while Ed is in advertising and takes life too seriously. When Ed gets stressed over a deadline he has to meet, his brother Cooper works hard in trying to get his brother hooked up with a girl, thus a long weekend of stress and beautiful women, culminating in Ed meeting, and making love to, the woman of his dreams.

The Long Weekend

2005

Rise of the Footsoldier poster
6.3

Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

Rise of the Footsoldier

2007

31 North 62 East poster
4.8

A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election.

31 North 62 East

2009

Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia poster
NR

The film is the result of a planned trilogy about the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades first announced by director Grimaldi in 2003: shot in the UK on a low budget, the project was never completed because of lack of funding and other issues, and the existing footage from the first two planned installments was condensed into a single movie and released on DVD in 2009.

Se sarà luce sarà bellissimo - Moro: Un'altra storia

2008

No artwork available
4.8

Colin (Bill Thomas) flies remote-controlled model aeroplanes and plods away as a bureaucrat in a local benefit office. A confirmed failure in all romantic matters, woefully under the thumb of his elderly mother, Colin's latent sexual passions are suddenly set ablaze when the gorgeous Denise (Chrissie Cotterill) appears on the scene. Except that Denise and her boyfriend Roy (Craig Fairbrass) have evil plans for the naive Colin which draw him into a web of sexual intrigue, bizarre life-threatening experiences and a very incompetent murder plot. An off-beat comedy.

Weak at Denise

2001

1990s · 7 titles

Cliffhanger poster
6.5

A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

Cliffhanger

1993

Beyond Bedlam poster
5.1

An experiment gone awry places a neurologist and a homicide detective in a psychopath's nightmarish world.

Beyond Bedlam

1994

Galaxis poster
4.4

Legend says that the sacred crystal is the source for all life and was created at the beginning of time. Kyla has sought the crystal to use its powers for himself and he takes the crystal after smashing the defenders on the Planet Sintaria. But there is another identical crystal on Earth and Ladera heads there to get it before the evil Kyla. She finds that Jed has taken the crystal from is hiding place, but Victor and his inexhaustible hit men want it for money they gave to Jed. Ladera easily handles the weak earthlings and saves Jed, but Kyla is also after the crystal. Jed and Ladera must find the crystal before Kyla, the clueless cops or the dimwitted villains.

Galaxis

1995

Darklands poster
4.8

A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.

Darklands

1996

Proteus poster
4.7

Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is Charlie - shape-shifting monster with ability to absorb the memory of its victims. However, even such creatures have their own bad habits.

Proteus

1995

Killing Time poster
5.4

After the mobster who murdered his partner is acquitted, semicorrupt detective Robert Bryant hires a beautiful female assassin, Maria, to kill him. When he discovers that he cannot afford Maria's services, Bryant is forced to hire another assassin, Madison, to kill her. Maria survives the doublecross and sets out to collect what's owed to her, one way or another.

Killing Time

1998

The Final Frame poster
7.0

When the notorious rock star, East, is murdered on stage at an Animal Rights benefit gig, young filmmaker Hadi captures vital evidence on videotape. He finds he has possession of the most sought-after footage in the TV industry - and the most lethal.

The Final Frame

1990

1980s · 4 titles

Series credits

Stargate SG-1 poster
8.3

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.

Stargate SG-1

1997

EastEnders poster
4.3

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

EastEnders

1985

Loose Women poster
3.4

A panel of four women discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs to celebrity gossip.

Loose Women

1999

ONE PIECE poster
8.1

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.

ONE PIECE

2023

The Bill poster
6.8

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

The Bill

1984

The Unit poster
7.4

A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.

The Unit

2006

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles poster
7.5

The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

2008

Dream Team poster
7.5

On and off pitch battles of of the fictional Harchester United Football Club.

Dream Team

1997

LEGO ONE PIECE poster
7.8

The Straw Hats hit the high seas in a two-part LEGO special! Join Luffy, Nami, Usopp and the crew on their epic journey, fully reimagined brick by brick.

LEGO ONE PIECE

2026

Prime Suspect poster
7.8

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

Prime Suspect

1991

Prime Suspect poster
7.8

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

Prime Suspect

1991

Metal Hurlant Chronicles poster
5.8

Metal Hurlant Chronicles is inspired by the popular comics anthology Métal Hurlant, which in turn inspired the well known fantasy magazine Heavy Metal. Each episode takes place on a different planet - fantastical in its own way - with the common thread between stories being a traveling asteroid that impacts the lives of all it encounters.

Metal Hurlant Chronicles

2012

Boat Story poster
7.3

Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they become entangled with police, masked hitmen, and a sharp-suited gangster known as 'The Tailor'.

Boat Story

2023

Three Up, Two Down poster
6.2

Comedy series about Nick and Angie, a young married couple, Angie's snobbish mother Daphne, and Nick's cockney father Sam. Much of the humour arises from the fact that the mismatched Daphne and Sam are forced by circumstances to share the flat below that occupied by their children.

Three Up, Two Down

1985

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman poster
7.5

Cordelia Gray inherits a struggling detective agency after her boss's suicide. Her assistant Edith Sparshott aids her as she navigates the dark underbelly of crime, uncovering clues in complex cases.

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1997

Duck Patrol poster
6.0

Duck Patrol is a British television comedy series that originally aired in 1998. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centered around a river police station by the River Thames. The script for the pilot episode 'Of Ducks and Men' was re-filmed with some changes to supporting cast and main cast uniforms, and retitled as 'Flying Colours' which then became the first episode of the following series.

Duck Patrol

1998

Behind the camera