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Craig Fairbrass was born on 15 January, 1964 in London, England, is an English actor (born 1964
). Discover Craig Fairbrass's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
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Occupation |
Actor · producer · screenwriter |
Age |
60 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
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15 January, 1964 |
Birthday |
15 January |
Birthplace |
London, England |
Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 60 years old group.
Craig Fairbrass Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Craig Fairbrass height is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) .
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Height |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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Who Is Craig Fairbrass's Wife?
His wife is Elke Kellick (m. 1987)
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Wife |
Elke Kellick (m. 1987) |
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Children |
2 |
Craig Fairbrass Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Craig Fairbrass worth at the age of 60 years old? Craig Fairbrass’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Craig Fairbrass's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Craig Fairbrass Social Network
Timeline
Craig John Fairbrass was born at Mile End Hospital in London on 15 January 1963, the son of seamstress Maureen (nee Bryan) and dock worker Jack Fairbrass.
He grew up in Stepney and has a younger sister named Lindsey.
After being expelled from Eaglesfield Boys Comprehensive School in Woolwich at the age of 15, he successfully auditioned for the National Youth Theatre.
He then began searching for a talent agent to represent him, supporting himself financially by working as a roofer in the daytime, and working evenings as a doorman, at what he would later call some of the "less desirable nightspots" in southeast London.
From these jobs, he saved enough money to buy a small sandwich shop at Woolwich Market, for a while, until he began to secure more acting roles.
Craig John Fairbrass (born 15 January 1964) is an English actor, producer, and screenwriter.
After a few years of walk-on roles in Emmerdale, Three Up Two Down, and Shelley, Fairbrass made his first real TV appearance as an actor in the 1984 BBC television series Big Deal as Nev in the episode "Fighting chance" followed by another BBC role in Tucker's Luck.
Fairbrass married former Page Three glamour model Elke Kellick in 1987.
They have two sons together.
He made his feature film acting debut as D.I Challoner in the 1989 Working title thriller For Queen and Country opposite Academy Award winner Denzel Washington.
Film and television appearances quickly followed, including the Ray Winstone film Tank Malling, and the Channel 4 Film, The Final Frame playing Suggs's right-hand man, Franklin.
He also landed a regular role as Gary 'Technique' Pagnall in the ITV drama series London's Burning in 1990.
That same year Fairbrass was cast opposite Helen Mirren as Detective Inspector Frank Burkin in the Bafta/Emmy Award-winning original Prime Suspect 1 and 2.
In 1991, he travelled to Los Angeles and secured his first Hollywood acting role in the 1993 action blockbuster Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone.
This led to roles in independent films with lead roles in Beyond Bedlam (1994), with Elizabeth Hurley, Galaxis (1995), with Brigitte Nielsen, Proteus, Killing Time, and Darklands.
In 1999, Fairbrass landed the regular role of Dan Sullivan in EastEnders, leaving the show in August 2001.
He then took the lead role of Ray Betson in the Channel Five crime drama The Great Dome Robbery.
He is also the original voice of Gaz and Simon "Ghost" Riley in the Call of Duty video game series (2007–present).
In February 2007, he appeared as The Renegade Jaffa, Arkad, in the episode "Talion" in the final season of Stargate SG-1, as a guest lead in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, opposite Lena Headey, and as guest lead Devon Burke, a rogue MI5 agent in David Mamet's hit show The Unit.
In 2007, he starred in the feature film Rise of the Footsoldier, as real life gangster Pat Tate, and opposite Jason Statham in The Bank Job.
Fairbrass provided additional voices in the video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), then again as one of the most iconic characters in the game's history as Ghost in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and as various characters in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
The following year he joined Til Schweiger in the game-based action film Far Cry (2008).
In 2011, Fairbrass took the co-lead in the crime thriller St George's Day, other lead roles included Vikingdom 3D, House of the Rising Sun, opposite Dave Bautista, Hijacked, and Get Lucky and Let me Survive.
in the psychological thriller, Breakdown.
In 2015, he played the lead role of Jack Cregan in the revenge thriller London Heist alongside Steven Berkoff, which he also co-wrote.
The film was produced by his own son, Luke Fairbrass.
Craig Fairbrass went on to win the Best Actor Award at the 2016 Marbella International Film Festival for the role.
In 2017, Fairbrass reprised his role of Pat Tate in Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Years, a prequel to the 2007 original and proved to be Fairbrass's most powerful performance to date, winning him the best actor award at the 2018 National Film Awards in London.
Fairbrass also voiced a main role in the video game Battlefield V (2018) during the War Stories campaign mission, “Under No Flag” as George Mason.
He has made appearances in Muscle (2019), London's Burning (1990), Cliffhanger (1993), Killing Time (1998), EastEnders (1999–2001), The Great Dome Robbery (2002), The Long Weekend (2005), Rise of the Footsoldier film series (2007–present), The Bank Job (2008), House of the Rising Sun (2011), St George's Day (2012), Breakdown (2014), The Hooligan Factory (2014), Villain (2020),
In 2020, Fairbrass played Eddie Franks in the London crime thriller Villain.
He reprised his role of Pat Tate in the fifth installment of Rise of the Footsoldier Origins, directed by Nick Nevern.
In 2022, Fairbrass starred in Ross McCall's A Violent Man.
Fairbrass has been typecast as a hard British gangster and while he enjoys the roles in films revolving around knife crime, criminal gangs, and violence, Fairbrass stated in a 2020 interview: "I'm very wary of the violence that is in the films. It's like playing Call of Duty [...] people say to me, 'How do you feel that you're [...] voicing characters in games that could be the instigation for someone to go out and commit murder?' I am just an actor. At the end of the day, it's all make believe. Some people take it a step further."