Christopher Chittell

Christopher John Chittell (born 19th May 1948 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English actor who has portrayed Eric Pollard in Emmerdale since September 1986 and as of 2023 he is the longest-serving actor on the show since the deaths of Clive Hornby in 2008 and Richard Thorp in 2013.
His father served in the Indian Army, and on leaving school Chittell intended to join the Royal Navy, but instead, he became a model. His first acting stint was at age 19, appearing as Potter in the 1967 film To Sir, with Love. In 1968, he appeared as a Trooper in The Charge of the Light Brigade and made an uncredited appearance in If..... This was followed by a starring role as one of the Freewheelers, made as an action/adventure children's serial by Southern Television between 1968 and 1973.
Chittal acted for two seasons in the 1970s science fiction TV drama The Tomorrow People. His film appearances include roles in The Beast in the Cellar (1970), The Weekend Murders (1971), The Raging Moon (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Erotic Inferno (1975), Golden Rendezvous (1977), Zulu Dawn (1979), and Game for Vultures (1979). Also in the 1970s, he appeared in a number of Swedish pornographic films, including Swedish Sex Games (aka The Intruders and Let Us Play Sex) in 1975. Chittell says he made these films in order to clear a number of large debts caused by failed business ventures.
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