Chris Barrie Biography

Fast Facts

• Made appearances on the "David Essex Showcase" and the "Jasper Carrott Election Special․"
• Started out as one of the original performers of the Comedy Store's "Gong Show․"
• Was an impressionist on the series "Spitting Image" and performed the Ronald Reagan speech on the song "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• Is the host of the documentary series "Britain's Greatest Machines" and "Massive Engines․"
• Best known for his role as Arnold Rimmer in "Red Dwarf," as Gordon Brittas in "The Brittas Empire," and as Hillary in the "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" series
• Often appears as a team captain on the BBC quiz show "Petrolheads․"
• Writes for the classic car magazine Practical Classics and is a collector of cars and bikes