Happy Birthday Christopher Eccleston!

Many Happy Returns to the 9th Doctor himself, Christopher Eccleston who is 50 today!.

He is best known to us for playing the 9th Doctor for the 1st Series of Doctor Who's return, before leaving at the end of the series to persue other acting roles.

Since leaving Doctor Who he as starred in numerous roles including:

Portraying John Lennon is Lennon Naked alongside Torchwood's Naoko Mori in 2010.

He guest starred in the U.S. TV Show Heroes playing Claude in 2008.

He played Pod Clock in a remake of the film The Borrowers in 2011.

and most recently he starred in Thor: The Dark World playing the movies villain Malekith the Accursed.

Other acting Credits include: Accused in 2010, G.I. Joe: Rise Of  The Cobra in 2009 and Lucan in 2013.