Christopher Biggins

Actor Dec 16 (age 77) Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK 1965–2025 (60 year career)

5.9 avg rating

Biography

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.

Known For

Film

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Transylvanians

Film

I, Claudius

Nero

Film

Psychoville

6.9 2009

Film

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Christopher Biggins

Film

Blow Dry

President of the British Hair Federation

Film

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Baker

Film

A Christmas Carol

Topper

Film

The Tempest

Stephano, a drunken mariner

Filmography

Acting (120)

Movies (45)

Sane Inside Insanity

2025

as Self

The Greatest TV Of The '80s

2023

as Self

Our Cilla: The One and Only

2021

as Self

Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

2021

as Self

Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments

2020

as Self

When Eurovision Goes Horribly Wrong

2018

as Self

6.5

Who Shot Simon Cowell?

2017

as Party Guest

The Paul O'Grady Story

2017

as Self

8.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

as Christopher Biggins

5.3

Our Cilla

2015

as Self

6.5

Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2015

2015

as Self

5.0

Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2014

as Self

Run For Your Wife

as Bobby Franklin

Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3

2010

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Late Night with the Loose Women

2009

as Self

What Has 'The Romans' Ever Done For Us?

2009

as Self

Rocky Horror Tribute Show

2008

as Narrator

6.2

The Phoenix and the Carpet

2004

as Mr. Tonks

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher

2003

as Lukewarm

6.0

Blow Dry

2001

as President of the British Hair Federation

Cold Fish

as Roland

tvSSFBM EHKL

as Quiz Master / Lop Ears/ Various

5.0

Circus

2000

as Arnie

4.9

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1999

as The Baker

6.1

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1999

as Self

10.0

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

1998

2.0

Caught in the Act

1997

as Alfonso

An Evening with Lily Savage

1996

as Self - Audience Member

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

as Christopher Biggins

7.3

Decadence

1994

as The Entourage

2.0

The Children's Royal Variety Performance

1990

as Self

The Critic

1982

as Interpreter

The Best of the Adventures

1981

as Robin (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.5

High Rise Donkey

1980

as Uncredited

The Tempest

1979

as Stephano, a drunken mariner

5.7

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

as Robin

This Is Love

as Father Christmas

A Christmas Carol

as Topper

Romeo and Juliet

as Servant to Capulet

5.0

It Could Happen to You

1976

as Apothecary

1.0

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975

as The Transylvanians

Eskimo Nell

as Jeremy Longhorn

Porridge: No Way Out

as Lukewarm

The Sex Thief

1973

as Porky Prescott

5.2

Ben Spray

1972

as Man #2

Television (75)

I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked

as Self

Laughter Class

The Finish Line

as Self - Participant

Celebrity Escape to the Country

2023

as Self

Remembers…

2022

as Self

The Weakest Link

2021

as Self - Participant

6.0

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

as Self - Expert

The Savoy

as Self

I'm A Celebrity... The Daily Drop

2020

as Self - Guest

Gone to Pot

2017

as Self

Harry Hill's Tea Time

2016

as Self

Through the Keyhole

as Self - Guest

Plebs

as Zeno

Catchphrase

as Self - Contestant

Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011

as Self

4.9

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

as Self - Participant

5.0

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011

as Self

6.5

The Michael Ball Show

2010

as Self

Mongrels

2010

as God

7.7

Celebrity Pressure Cooker

2010

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

as Self

Psychoville

Live from Studio Five

2009

as Self

3.7

Celebrity Shock List 2009

2009

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

as Self

As Seen on TV

Heads or Tails

as Self - Celebrity Supporter

5.0

Celebrity Juice

2008

as Self

6.6

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

2008

as Self

4.0

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Big Questions

as Self

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007

as Self

3.7

Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old?

The One Show

as Self - Guest

8 Out of 10 Cats

as Self

The Friday Night Project

as Self

Hell's Kitchen

I'm Famous and Frightened!

2004

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

as Self

6.1

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

2002

as Self

6.1

Celebrity Big Brother

2001

as Self

4.9

tv-ssfbm ehkl Surreal Film

2001

Victoria Died in 1901 and is Still Alive Today

2001

as Queen Victoria

Where Are They Now?

1999

as Self

7.5

Bad Girls

1999

as Christopher Biggins

7.5

Operation Good Guys

1997

6.5

The Phoenix and the Carpet

1997

as Mr Tonks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

as Self

7.0

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994

as Self - Guest

Sooty & Co.

Absolutely Fabulous

as Self

Cluedo

as Reverend Green

This Morning

as Self

Going Live!

as Self

Surprise, Surprise

as Self - Presenter

Dramarama

On Safari

Brendon Chase

as Reverend Whiting

Masada

as Albinus

Dark Towers

Watch this Space

Minder

as Harold

Shoestring

Kidnapped

as Prince Charlie

I, Claudius

as Nero

Rentaghost

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976

as Nelson

8.0

Poldark

1975

as Reverend Osborne Whitworth

6.8

Porridge

1974

as Lukewarm

8.1

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

1973

as Podge

7.7

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

as Prewett

Seven of One

as Sir Laurence

Upstairs, Downstairs

as Mr. Donaldson

Paul Temple

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Interpreter

5.0