Craig Charles

Craig Charles

Known for
Acting
Born
July 11, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is a British actor, television presenter and disc jockey. He is best known for his role as Dave Lister in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, as well as his work on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio.

Known For

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Filmography

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Tor! Total Football poster

Tor! Total Football

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2026
Ghostwatch: The Night That Terrified Britain poster

Ghostwatch: The Night That Terrified Britain

Movie · as Self

2026
I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa) poster

I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa)

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2025
Zombie Apache poster

Zombie Apache

Movie · as Liverpool Joe

2023
Sam and Doug poster

Sam and Doug

Movie · as Doug

2023
I'm a Celebrity... South Africa poster

I'm a Celebrity... South Africa

TV · as Self - Contestant · 15 eps

2022
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies poster

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2022
Best Year Ever poster

Best Year Ever

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps

2021
Moneybags poster

Moneybags

TV · as Self · 60 eps

2020
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land poster

Red Dwarf: The Promised Land

Movie · as David Lister

2020
Red Dwarf: The Promised Doc poster

Red Dwarf: The Promised Doc

Movie · as Self

2020
Meet the Richardsons poster

Meet the Richardsons

TV · as Craig Charles · 3 eps

2020
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years poster

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2018
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were poster

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2017
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII poster

Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII

Movie · as Self

2017
We Have Been Watching poster

We Have Been Watching

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2016
Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI poster

Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI

Movie · as Self

2016
John Bishop: In Conversation with... poster

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Through the Keyhole poster

Through the Keyhole

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2012
Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains poster

Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains

Movie · as Self

2012
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke poster

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

Movie · as Self

2012
Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X poster

Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X

Movie · as Self

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

2009
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth poster

Red Dwarf: Back to Earth

Movie · as Lister

2009
Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth poster

Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth

Movie · as Self

2008
Clubbing to Death poster

Clubbing to Death

Movie · as Carl Begsley

2007
Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I poster

Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I

Movie · as Self

2007
Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II poster

Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II

Movie · as Self

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The Dealer poster

The Dealer

Movie · as Scott Flower

2006
Fated poster

Fated

Movie · as Pedro

2006
Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII poster

Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII

Movie · as Himself

2005
Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI poster

Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI

Movie · as Self

2005
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII poster

Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII

Movie · as Self

2005
Collectormania 7 poster

Collectormania 7

Movie · as Self

2004
Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV poster

Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV

Movie · as Self

2004
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V poster

Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V

Movie · as Self

2004
The Gadget Show poster

The Gadget Show

TV · as Self - Host · 133 eps

2003
Red Dwarf A–Z poster

Red Dwarf A–Z

Movie · as Self

2003
Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III poster

Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III

Movie · as Self

2003
More Great Comedy Moments poster

More Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Dave Lister (archive footage)

2003
The Games

The Games

TV · as Self · 27 eps

2002
Launching Red Dwarf

Launching Red Dwarf

Movie · as Self / Lister (archive footage)

2002
Takeshi's Castle poster

Takeshi's Castle

TV · 122 eps

2002
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! poster

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

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2002
Ricky and Bianca poster

Ricky and Bianca

TV · as Vince · 2 eps

2001
Robot Wars Extreme

Robot Wars Extreme

TV · 33 eps

2000
Don't Walk poster

Don't Walk

Movie · as Narrator

1999
Loose Women poster

Loose Women

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg poster

Can't Smeg Won't Smeg

Movie · as Lister

1998
Robot Wars poster

Robot Wars

TV · 113 eps

1997
Swirly Thing Alert poster

Swirly Thing Alert

Movie · as Himself

1997
Unseen Big Break

Unseen Big Break

Movie

1997
Space Cadets

Space Cadets

TV · as Space Captain · 10 eps

1997
Captain Butler poster

Captain Butler

TV · 6 eps

1997
Lexx poster

Lexx

TV · as The Warden · 1 ep

1995
Craig Charles: Live on Earth! poster

Craig Charles: Live on Earth!

Movie

1995
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs poster

Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs

Movie · as Lister

1995
The Governor poster

The Governor

TV · as Eugene Buffy · 6 eps

1994
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups poster

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

Movie · as Lister

1994
The Easter Stories

The Easter Stories

TV · as Judas · 1 ep

1993
Prince Cinders poster

Prince Cinders

Movie · as Zipper - Cat (voice)

1993
Cyberzone

Cyberzone

TV · as Zone Warden · 10 eps

1992
Ghostwatch poster

Ghostwatch

Movie · as Interviewer

1992
Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Amnesty International's Big 30 poster

Amnesty International's Big 30

Movie · as Dave Lister

1991
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
The Word poster

The Word

TV · 2 eps

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Interviewer · 1 ep

1988
This Morning poster

This Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf

TV · as Dave Lister · 73 eps

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 1 ep

1987
Business as Usual poster

Business as Usual

Movie · as Eddie

1987
It's Wicked

It's Wicked

TV · 1 ep

1987
Daytime Live

Daytime Live

TV · 1 ep

1987
The Marksman poster

The Marksman

TV · as MacFadden · 3 eps

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1960
Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street

TV · as Lloyd Mullaney · 1905 eps