Chris Barrie

Chris Barrie

Known for
Acting
Born
March 28, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Hannover, Germany

Biography

Christopher Jonathan Brown, known professionally as Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960), is a British actor and impressionist. He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, and as Gordon Brittas in the sitcom, The Brittas Empire. He's also known for his role as Hillary in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life.

Known For

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Filmography

2020
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land poster

Red Dwarf: The Promised Land

Movie · as Arnold Rimmer

2020
Red Dwarf: The Promised Doc poster

Red Dwarf: The Promised Doc

Movie · as Self

2020
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years poster

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years

TV · as Self · 3 eps

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

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

Movie · as Self

2016
Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI poster

Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI

Movie · as Self

2013
Saving Santa poster

Saving Santa

Movie · as Blitzen (voice)

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

Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X

Movie · as Self

2010
Whatever Happened to Spitting Image? poster

Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth poster

Red Dwarf: Back to Earth

Movie · as Rimmer

2009
Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth poster

Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth

Movie · as Self

2009
Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie poster

Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 8 eps

2007
Back in Business poster

Back in Business

Movie · as Tom Marks

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

2006
Best Ever Spitting Image poster

Best Ever Spitting Image

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII poster

Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII

Movie · as Himself

2006
When Evil Calls poster

When Evil Calls

Movie · as Headmaster / Samantha’s Father

2006
Petrolheads poster

Petrolheads

TV · 6 eps

2006
Chris Barrie's Massive Speed poster

Chris Barrie's Massive Speed

TV · as Self · 10 eps

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

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

2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life poster

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Movie · as Hillary

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 Director / Mr. Gordon Brittas (archive footage)

2002
Launching Red Dwarf

Launching Red Dwarf

Movie · as Self / Rimmer (archive footage)

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Fifth Gear poster

Fifth Gear

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider poster

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Movie · as Hillary

1998
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg poster

Can't Smeg Won't Smeg

Movie · as Rimmer

1997
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Movie · as Captain Smollett

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Lionel Poulter · 1 ep

1997
A Prince Among Men poster

A Prince Among Men

TV · as Gary Prince · 12 eps

1997
Get Fit with Brittas

Get Fit with Brittas

TV · 6 eps

1996
Surviving Christmas poster

Surviving Christmas

Movie · as Mr. Gordon Brittas

1995
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs poster

Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs

Movie · as Rimmer

1995
Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts poster

Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts

Movie · as Sir Marmaduke / Vic / Bertie / Roger / Spike / Bertie / more

1994
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups poster

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

Movie · as Rimmer

1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom poster

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

Movie

1994
White Goods poster

White Goods

Movie · as Mickie Scott

1993
The Legends of Treasure Island poster

The Legends of Treasure Island

Movie · as Ben Gunn (voice)

1993
The Old Man of Lochnagar poster

The Old Man of Lochnagar

Movie

1993
The Legends of Treasure Island poster

The Legends of Treasure Island

TV · as Captain Smollett (voice) · 26 eps

1992
Spitting Image: Election Special '92 poster

Spitting Image: Election Special '92

Movie · as Various Roles

1992
Grace & Favour poster

Grace & Favour

TV · as Commentator (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Amnesty International's Big 30 poster

Amnesty International's Big 30

Movie · as Arnold Rimmer

1991
Spitting Image: Best Of - Is Nothing Sacred? poster

Spitting Image: Best Of - Is Nothing Sacred?

Movie · as Various characters (Voice)

1991
The Brittas Empire poster

The Brittas Empire

TV · as Gordon Brittas · 50 eps

1990
8:15 from Manchester

8:15 from Manchester

TV · 1 ep

1989
Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie poster

Spitting Image: The Sound of Maggie

Movie · as Various Roles

1988
Testimony poster

Testimony

Movie · as Carnival Thin Man

1988
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show poster

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

Movie · as Various Roles

1988
Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan poster

Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan

Movie · as Various Roles

1988
Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf

TV · as Arnold Rimmer, Arnold Rimmer / Ace Rimmer · 68 eps

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 3 eps

1987
Spitting Image: A Non-Denominational Holiday Special poster

Spitting Image: A Non-Denominational Holiday Special

Movie · as Various Roles

1987
Spitting Image: Election Special '87 poster

Spitting Image: Election Special '87

Movie · as Various Characters

1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap poster

Filthy Rich & Catflap

TV · as The Director · 1 ep

1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live poster

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Movie · as Self

1985
Happy Families poster

Happy Families

TV · as Sammy · 1 ep

1984
Spitting Image poster

Spitting Image

TV · 132 eps

1984
Pushing Up Daisies

Pushing Up Daisies

TV · 7 eps

1983
Harty

Harty

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1983
Blackadder poster

Blackadder

TV · as Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary · 1 ep

1982
The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones

TV · as Rat (voice), Ship's Captain · 1 ep