Craig Fairbrass

Born

1964-01-15

Birthplace

Stepney, London, England, UK

Biography

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 installments, for which he won Best Actor at the National Film Awards UK), Nick Barton in The Bank Job (2008, with Jason Statham), Henry Caine in White Noise 2: The Light (2007, with Nathan Fillion), Ray Collishaw in St George's Day (2012, with Danny Dyer), Charlie Blackstone in House of the Rising Sun (2011, with Dave Bautista), Lincoln Burgess in Avengement (2019, with Scott Adkins), Steve Mackelson in A Violent Man (2022), and Eddie Franks in Villain (2020). On television he is best known as Dan Sullivan in EastEnders (1999–2001), with additional credits in London's Burning (1990), Prime Suspect, The Great Dome Robbery (2002), The Unit (2007), Stargate SG-1 (2007), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), Boat Story (2023), and One Piece (Netflix). He has also done voice work for Call of Duty: Ghost, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and Battlefield V.