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[[caption-width-right:220:''[[Series/RobotWars "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Master Of Mayhem... Craig Charles!"]]'']]
->''"My life has been, I suppose, the most incredible series of highs and lows."''

Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Liverpool}}, England) is a British actor most famous for his portrayal of Dave Lister in ''Series/RedDwarf''. Charles was also the UK host of ''Series/RobotWars'' (apart from the first series, which featured [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]], and the 2016-on reboot, which is hosted by Creator/DaraOBriain) and the narrator of the GagDub-like commentary for ''Series/TakeshisCastle'' in the UK. Also appeared in a [[BritishBrevity short]] Channel 4 SitCom about pirates as the title character ''Captain Butler''. Between 2005 and 2015, he played Lloyd Mullaney in the [[LongRunners long running]] SoapOpera ''Series/CoronationStreet'' before leaving it to return to ''Red Dwarf'' again for Series X.

In addition to acting and presenting, Charles is involved with other entertainment pursuits. Before establishing his acting career with ''Red Dwarf'', he was best known in the UK for his punk-style performance poetry, and regularly made appearances on British television and radio during the 1980s. He has also been the host of Creator/{{BBC}} Radio 6's ''Craig Charles {{Funk}} and {{Soul}} Show'' since 2002, and has hosted various other BBC Radio programmes alongside that.

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!!Filmography
* ''Series/RedDwarf'' (1988-89, 1991-93, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2016-17, 2020) as Dave Lister
* ''[[Recap/ScreenOneS4E9Ghostwatch Ghostwatch]]'' (1992) as Interviewer
* ''Literature/PrinceCinders'' (1993) as Cat, Zipper (voice)
* ''Series/CaptainButler'' (1997) as Captain Butler
* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'' (2001) as The Warden
* ''Series/EastEnders'' (2002) as Vincent
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'' (2003) as DCI Mercer
* ''Series/HolbyCity'' (2003) as Adrian Summers
* ''Series/DreamTeam'' (2004-05) as Joel Brooks
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' (2005-15) as Lloyd Mullaney