Christopher Neame is a screen veteran of the old school with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Work has kept arriving for 56 years, which is its own kind of achievement. For much of the audience, Christopher Neame is Defender from 'The Prestige', whatever else the credits say. 'Ghostbusters II' is close behind in visibility. More of the credits fall under action than under anything else.
Christopher Neame
79 years (Sep 12, 1947)London, England
26 Movies37 Series
Christopher Neame is a screen veteran of the old school with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Work has kept arriving for 56 years, which is its own kind of achievement. For much of the audience, Christopher Neame is Defender from 'The Prestige', whatever else the credits say. 'Ghostbusters II' is close behind in visibility. More of the credits fall under action than under anything else.
Christopher Neame (born 12 September 1947, London) is an English actor. His film credits include appearances in the Hammer Horror film Dracula AD 1972 (1972), the James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989), Ghostbusters II (also 1989), Hellbound (1994) and The Prestige (2006). He is known to television viewers in the UK for his roles in two BBC dramas dealing with the Second World War - Lieutenant Dick Player in Colditz (1972–74) and Flight Lieutenant John Curtis in the first series of Secret Army (1977). He also made a guest appearance in another BBC period drama When the Boat Comes In, in 1981 portraying Robin Cunningham. He played a psycho killer in an episode of MacGyver in 1985. He is also known to have played the Dark Jedi Jerec in the Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II computer game. Neame played the villain Skagra in the unfinished Doctor Who serial Shada in 1979. Neame now resides in the United States, where he has made frequent appearances in American television including a two-part story of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2004. In 1994 he portrayed "Knight Two" in the Babylon 5 episode "And the Sky Full of Stars". Neame is one of the few actors to have appeared in Doctor Who, Star Trek and Babylon 5.Christopher Neame, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.