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