Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-03-28 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Hannover, Germany

Also Known As

Christopher Barrie

Chris Barrie

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

5.9%

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Jun 11, 2001

5.7%

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Jul 21, 2003

7.5%

Top Gear

Oct 20, 2002

8.0%

Blackadder

Jun 15, 1983

8.1%

Red Dwarf

Feb 15, 1988

8.1%

Red Dwarf

Feb 15, 1988

7.5%

Midsomer Murders

Mar 23, 1997

7.9%

The Young Ones

Nov 9, 1982

7.9%

The Young Ones

Nov 9, 1982

5.2%

Saving Santa

Nov 5, 2013

6.6%

The Brittas Empire

Jan 3, 1991

6.6%

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Jan 7, 1987

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Acting

2020		Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years as Self
2020		Red Dwarf: The Promised Land as Arnold Rimmer

2017

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

2016

Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI as Self

2013

Saving Santa as Blitzen (voice)

2009		Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie as Himself - Presenter
2009		Red Dwarf: Back to Earth as Rimmer
2009		Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth as Self

2007		Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I as Himself
2007		Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II as Himself
2007		Back in Business as Tom Marks

2006		Best Ever Spitting Image as Self (Archive Footage)
2006		Petrolheads

2005		Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII as Self
2005		Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI as Self

2004		Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V as Self
2004		Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV as Self

2003		Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III as Self
2003		Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as Hillary
2003		Red Dwarf A–Z as Self

2002		Launching Red Dwarf as Self / Rimmer (archive footage)
2002		Top Gear as Self
2002		Fifth Gear as Self

2001

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider as Hillary

1998

Can't Smeg Won't Smeg as Rimmer

1997		A Prince Among Men as Gary Prince
1997		Treasure Island as Captain Smollett
1997		Get Fit with Brittas
1997		Midsomer Murders as Lionel Poulter

1996

Surviving Christmas as Gordon

1995		Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts as Sir Marmaduke / Vic / Bertie / Roger / Spike / Bertie / more
1995		Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs as Rimmer

1994		Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups as Rimmer
1994		White Goods as Mickie Scott
1994		Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

1993		The Legends of Treasure Island as Captain Smollett (voice)
1993		The Legends of Treasure Island as Ben Gunn (voice)
1993		The Legend of Lochnagar

1991		Amnesty International's Big 30 as Arnold Rimmer
1991		The Brittas Empire as Gordon Brittas

1990

8:15 from Manchester

1988		Testimony as Carnival Thin Man
1988		Red Dwarf as Arnold Rimmer
1988		Red Dwarf as Arnold Rimmer / Ace Rimmer

1987

Filthy Rich & Catflap as The Director

1986		The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986		Zastrozzi: A Romance as Waiter

1985

Happy Families as Sammy

1984		Pushing Up Daisies
1984		Spitting Image

1983		Harty as Self
1983		Blackadder as Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary

1982		The Young Ones as Rat (voice)
1982		The Young Ones as Ship's Captain

Crew

2005		Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII as Thanks
2005		Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI as Thanks

2004		Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V as Thanks
2004		Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV as Thanks

2003		Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III as Thanks
2003		Red Dwarf A–Z as Thanks

2002

Launching Red Dwarf as Thanks