Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is a British actor, television presenter and disc jockey. He is best known for his role as Dave Lister in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, as well as his work on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio.

Filmography

• 2025Zombie Apache — Liverpool Joe
• 2023Sam and Doug — Doug
• Meet the Richardsons — Craig Charles
• 2020Red Dwarf: The Promised Land — David Lister
• 2018Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were — Narrator (voice)
• 2009Red Dwarf: Back to Earth — Lister
• 2008Clubbing to Death — Carl Begsley
• 2006Fated — Pedro
• 2006The Dealer — Scott Flower
• 2005Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII — Self, Thanks
• 2005Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI — Self, Thanks
• 2004Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV — Self, Thanks
• 2004Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V — Self, Thanks
• 2003Red Dwarf A–Z — Self, Thanks
• 2003Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III — Self, Thanks
• 2002Launching Red Dwarf — Self / Lister (archive footage), Thanks
• Ricky and Bianca — Vince
• Takeshi's Castle
• Robot Wars Extreme
• 2000Don't Walk — Narrator
• 1998Can't Smeg Won't Smeg — Lister
• Robot Wars
• Captain Butler
• Lexx — The Warden
• Space Cadets — Space Captain
• 1997Unseen Big Break
• 1995Craig Charles: Live on Earth!
• 1995Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs — Lister
• The Governor — Eugene Buffy
• 1994Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups — Lister
• The Easter Stories — Judas
• Cyberzone — Zone Warden
• 1993Prince Cinders — Zipper - Cat (voice)
• 1992Ghostwatch — Interviewer
• 1991Amnesty International's Big 30 — Dave Lister
• The Word
• Screen One — Interviewer
• Red Dwarf — Dave Lister
• 1987Business as Usual — Eddie
• Daytime Live
• It's Wicked
• The Marksman — MacFadden, Poem
• Coronation Street — Lloyd Mullaney
• Tor! Total Football — Narrator (voice)

Appearances as themselves (33)

• I'm A Celebrity... Unpacked (South Africa) — Self
• I'm a Celebrity... South Africa — Self - Contestant
• Best Year Ever — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies — Self
• Moneybags — Self
• Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years — Self
• 2020Red Dwarf: The Promised Doc — Self
• 2017Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII — Self
• We Have Been Watching — Self
• John Bishop: In Conversation with... — Self
• 2016Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI — Self
• Through the Keyhole — Self - Panelist
• 2012Evidently... John Cooper Clarke — Himself
• 2012Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains — Self
• 2012Red Dwarf: We're Smegged - Series X — Self
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant
• 2009Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth — Self
• 2007Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II — Self
• 2007Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• 2006Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII — Himself
• 2005Collectormania 7 — Self
• The Gadget Show — Self - Host
• The Games — Self
• I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! — Self
• Loose Women — Self
• 1997Swirly Thing Alert — Himself
• Terry Wogan's Friday Night — Self
• Pebble Mill — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self
• This Morning — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• Ghostwatch — Self