Christopher Villiers

For the 17th century courtier, see Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey.

Christopher Villiers
Born	7 September 1960 (1960-09-07) (age 51) London

Christopher Francis Villiers (born 7 September 1960) is an English actor.

He is known for his part in the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Emmerdale in which he plays the role of the solicitor Grayson Sinclair. He also played the part of Captain Nigel Croker in Mile High from 2004 to 2005. He appeared in films such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Top Secret!, Bloody Sunday, Kidulthood and First Knight. In 2003 he co-wrote (with actor/playwright/producer Richard Everett) and co-produced (again, with Everett) the critically well-received British feature film Two Men went to War. In 1983, he starred in Sweet Sixteen with Penelope Keith and in 1998 he had a minor part in Sliding Doors. In 1996 he had a significant role in Sharpes Siege. He has also appeared in an episode of Adventure Inc. when filming transferred to the UK for four episodes. He is also a script writer. In 2009 he was seen in the five part drama series Collision for ITV.

Villiers was born in London and educated at Stowe School. His siblings are Cat Villiers, a film producer, and Jay Villiers, an actor. He is also related to the Earl of Clarendon.

In 1995, Villiers co-founded 2020 Casting Ltd.,^[1] one of the largest film background (extras) agencies in the country. Company credits include: Gladiator, Bridget Jones's Diary, Shakespeare in Love, Star Wars, United 93.^[2] Villiers also appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders, The Killings at Badger's Drift and Death's Shadow, in the latter his character burned to death in a caravan.

In 2007, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio drama Absolution (having previously appeared in the TV two-part serial The King's Demons, back in 1983).

Release from Emmerdale

On March, 29th 2008, ITV released a statement saying Christopher would be written out of Emmerdale as Grayson Sinclair in a summer storyline. On the termination of his contract, Christopher said, "“Grayson has been a great character to play but we’ve agreed that the current storyline is going to provide an exciting exit for him.

"I’ve got several projects that I’m looking at but you never know, this might not be the last we see of Gray.”

References

1. ^ http://www.2020casting.com
2. ^ 2020 Casting [gb]

External links

• Christopher Villiers at the Internet Movie Database
• ITV - Soaps - Emmerdale

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Name	Villiers, Christopher
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Date of birth	7 September 1960
Place of birth	London
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