ACTOR
Craig Charles
Known for Red Dwarf · Lexx · Would I Lie to You?
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.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1964
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Business as UsualEddie
1987
Amnesty International's Big 30Dave Lister
1991
GhostwatchInterviewer
1992
Prince CindersZipper - Cat (voice)
1993
Red Dwarf: Smeg UpsLister
1994
Craig Charles: Live on Earth!
1995
Red Dwarf: Smeg OutsLister
1995
Swirly Thing AlertHimself
1997UB
Unseen Big Break
1997
Can't Smeg Won't SmegLister
1998
Don't WalkNarrator
2000LR
Launching Red DwarfSelf / Lister (archive footage)
2002LR
Launching Red DwarfThanks
2002
Red Dwarf A–ZSelf
2003Red Dwarf A–ZThanks
2003
Red Dwarf: All Change - Series IIISelf
2003Red Dwarf: All Change - Series IIIThanks
2003
Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IVSelf
2004Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IVThanks
2004
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series VSelf
2004Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series VThanks
2004
Collectormania 7Self
2005
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VIISelf
2005Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VIIThanks
2005
Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VISelf
2005Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VIThanks
2005
FatedPedro
2006
Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIIIHimself
2006
The DealerScott Flower
2006
Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series IISelf
2007
Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series ISelf
2007
Clubbing to DeathCarl Begsley
2008
Red Dwarf: Back to EarthLister
2009
Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to EarthSelf
2009
Evidently... John Cooper ClarkeHimself
2012
Ghostwatch: Behind the CurtainsSelf
2012
Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series XSelf
2012
Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XISelf
2016
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XIISelf
2017
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We WereNarrator (voice)
2018
Red Dwarf: The Promised DocSelf
2020
Red Dwarf: The Promised LandDavid Lister
2020
Sam and DougDoug
2023
Zombie ApacheLiverpool Joe
2025G
GhostwatchSelf
Tor! Total FootballNarrator (voice)
Television
Coronation StreetLloyd Mullaney · 1905 eps
1960
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978DL
Daytime Live1 eps
1987IW
It's Wicked1 eps
1987
The MarksmanMacFadden · 3 eps
1987The MarksmanPoem
1987
Comic Relief1 eps
1988
Red DwarfDave Lister · 73 eps
1988
This MorningSelf · 1 eps
1988
Screen OneInterviewer · 1 eps
1989
Have I Got News for YouSelf · 1 eps
1990
The Word2 eps
1990PM
Pebble MillSelf · 2 eps
1991TW
Terry Wogan's Friday NightSelf · 1 eps
1992C
CyberzoneZone Warden · 10 eps
1993TE
The Easter StoriesJudas · 1 eps
1994
The GovernorEugene Buffy · 6 eps
1995
Captain Butler6 eps
1997
LexxThe Warden · 1 eps
1997SC
Space CadetsSpace Captain · 10 eps
1997
Robot Wars113 eps
1998
Loose WomenSelf · 1 eps
1999RW
Robot Wars Extreme33 eps
2001
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self · 3 eps
2002
Ricky and BiancaVince · 2 eps
2002
Takeshi's Castle122 eps
2002TG
The GamesSelf · 27 eps
2003
The Gadget ShowSelf - Host · 133 eps
2004
Would I Lie to You?Self · 1 eps
2007
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant · 1 eps
2011
Through the KeyholeSelf - Panelist · 1 eps
2013
John Bishop: In Conversation with...Self · 1 eps
2016
We Have Been WatchingSelf · 5 eps
2017
Meet the RichardsonsCraig Charles · 3 eps
2020
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million YearsSelf · 3 eps
2020
MoneybagsSelf · 60 eps
2021
Best Year EverSelf - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
2022
Craig Charles: UFO ConspiraciesSelf · 10 eps
2022
I'm a Celebrity... South AfricaSelf - Contestant · 15 eps
2023
I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa)Self · 2 eps
2026Photos
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