Craig Charles

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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

Red Dwarf

Dave Lister

Ghostwatch

Interviewer

Lexx

The Warden

Would I Lie to You?

Self

Coronation Street

Lloyd Mullaney

Have I Got News for You

Self

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

Self

Takeshi's Castle

Self

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa) TV	Self
2025	Zombie Apache MOVIE	Liverpool Joe
2023	Sam and Doug MOVIE	Doug
2023	I'm a Celebrity... South Africa TV	Self - Contestant
2022	Best Year Ever TV	Self - Narrator (voice)
2022	Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies TV	Self
2021	Moneybags TV	Self
2020	Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years TV	Self
2020	Red Dwarf: The Promised Land MOVIE	David Lister
2020	Meet the Richardsons TV	Craig Charles
2018	Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2017	Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII MOVIE	Self
2017	We Have Been Watching TV	Self
2016	Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI MOVIE	Self
2016	John Bishop: In Conversation with... TV	Self
2013	Through the Keyhole TV	Self - Panelist
2012	Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X MOVIE	Self
2012	Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains MOVIE	Self
2012	Evidently... John Cooper Clarke MOVIE	Himself
2011	Celebrity Antiques Road Trip TV	Self - Participant
2009	Red Dwarf: Back to Earth MOVIE	Lister
2009	Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth MOVIE	Self
2008	Clubbing to Death MOVIE	Carl Begsley
2007	Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I MOVIE	Self
2007	Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II MOVIE	Self
2007	Would I Lie to You? TV	Self
2006	Fated MOVIE	Pedro
2006	Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII MOVIE	Himself
2006	The Dealer MOVIE	Scott Flower
2005	Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII MOVIE	Self
2005	Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI MOVIE	Self
2004	Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V MOVIE	Self
2004	The Gadget Show TV	Self - Host
2004	Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV MOVIE	Self
2003	Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III MOVIE	Self
2003	The Games TV	Self
2003	Red Dwarf A–Z MOVIE	Self
2002	Launching Red Dwarf MOVIE	Self / Lister (archive footage)
2002	Takeshi's Castle TV	Self
2002	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! TV	Self
2001	Robot Wars Extreme TV	Self
2000	Don't Walk MOVIE	Narrator
1999	Loose Women TV	Self
1998	Can't Smeg Won't Smeg MOVIE	Lister
1998	Robot Wars TV	Self
1997	Unseen Big Break MOVIE	Self
1997	Swirly Thing Alert MOVIE	Himself
1997	Space Cadets TV	Space Captain
1997	Lexx TV	The Warden
1997	Captain Butler TV	Self
1995	Craig Charles: Live on Earth! MOVIE	Self
1995	Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs MOVIE	Lister
1994	Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups MOVIE	Lister
1993	Prince Cinders MOVIE	Zipper - Cat (voice)
1993	Cyberzone TV	Zone Warden
1992	Ghostwatch MOVIE	Interviewer
1992	Terry Wogan's Friday Night TV	Self
1991	Amnesty International's Big 30 MOVIE	Dave Lister
1991	Pebble Mill TV	Self
1990	Have I Got News for You TV	Self
1988	This Morning TV	Self
1988	Red Dwarf TV	Dave Lister
1987	The Marksman TV	MacFadden
1987	Daytime Live TV	Self
1987	It's Wicked TV	Self
1987	Business as Usual MOVIE	Eddie
1978	An Audience with... TV	Self
1960	Coronation Street TV	Lloyd Mullaney
	Tor! Total Football MOVIE	Narrator (voice)

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