Christopher D. Fulton (born 27 November 1988) is a Scottish actor.

Chris Fulton
Born (1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 (age 35)
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
Years active2015–present

Early life

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Fulton grew up in Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway. His parents David and Pauline run the King's Arms Hotel.[1][2] Fulton trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, graduating in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[3][4]

Career

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Fulton began his career with roles as Ferg in the 2015 adaptation of Stonemouth[5] and Jay in the 2016 miniseries One of Us, both on BBC One. He then played banker Charlie Lamont-Smith, Phoebe's (Ella-Rae Smith) love interest, in the first series of the 2017 BBC Three thriller Clique. The following year, Fulton made his feature film debut as Euan Bruce in the Netflix medieval epic Outlaw King, starring Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce. He had his second film role as Danny in the 2019 comedy-drama Our Ladies.

In 2020, Fulton began playing Sir Phillip Crane in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton, an adaptation of the Regency romance novels by Julia Quinn. The following year, Fulton appeared in the second season of the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher as the villain Rience.[6][7] In August 2022, Fulton exited The Witcher ahead of its third season, and the role of Rience was taken over by Sam Woolf. Later in 2022, Fulton joined the cast of the Starz series Outlander for its seventh season as Rob Cameron, which aired in 2023.[8][9][10] He also had a small role as Karl in the Sky series The Lazarus Project.

Fulton has an upcoming role in the romance film Falling Into Place opposite Aylin Tezel.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Tamu Jeffrey Short film
The Big Return of Ray Lamere Bertie Short film
2018 Outlaw King Euan Bruce
2019 Our Ladies Danny
2023 Falling Into Place Ian

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Doctors Chas Nuttall Episode: "Idolatory"
Stonemouth Ferg 2-part miniseries
2016 One of Us Jay Miniseries
2017 Clique Charlie Lamont-Smith 6 episodes (series 1)
Endeavour Dr. Broderick Castle Episode: "Game"
2019 Succession Max Episode: "Return"
2020–2022 Bridgerton Sir Phillip Crane Guest role; 2 episodes
2021 The Witcher Rience 4 episodes (season 2)
2022 The Lazarus Project Karl 2 episodes
2023 Outlander Rob Cameron 3 episodes (season 7)

References

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  1. ^ "Our Story". Galloway Golf. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ McNair, Andrew (15 June 2015). "Young Castle Douglas actor stars in BBC Drama Stonemouth tonight". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Chris Fulton". Independent Talent. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Chris Fulton". BA Acting Showcase of 2012. p. 8. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Stonemouth: Chris Fulton talks about his character Ferg". BBC One. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ Selcke, Dan. "The Witcher casts Chris Fulton as the villain Rience, casts other characters". Winter is Coming. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ Lovejoy, Hannah (22 March 2021). "Bridgerton stars join cast of The Witcher season 2". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. ^ Molina-Whyte, Lidia (11 October 2022). "Outlander season 7 confirms returning and new cast - including a Bridgerton star". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. ^ Darwish, Meaghan (12 July 2023). "'Outlander' Introduces Rob Cameron & Claire Meets Denzell Hunter in Episode 5 (PHOTOS)". TV Insider. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ Harman, Laura (25 July 2023). "Where you've seen Outlander's Chris Fulton before - and the threat Rob Cameron poses for Bree and Roger". Woman & Home. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ Barraclough, Leo (1 May 2023). "Romantic Drama 'Falling Into Place,' Starring Aylin Tezel, 'Bridgerton's' Chris Fulton, Picked Up by Global Screen (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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