Christopher Eccleston is running this year’s London Marathon to raise money for the Big Issue. The actor has just celebrated a big birthday – and wants to use the occasion to raise vital funds for our work, as well as raising awareness for our mission. You can sponsor him here.
“I’ve just turned 60 and my plan is to run the London Marathon for the Big Issue,” Eccleston said.
“The last one I ran was when I was 50. So my plan is to run at 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100. And then I’ll retire!”
Eccleston, who recently starred opposite Jodie Foster in True Detective, has been a fixture on screen and stage for more than three decades, with major roles in Our Friends in the North, Hillsborough, Lennon Naked, The Leftovers and The A Word.
The actor has been a Big Issue brand ambassador since 2020. When he joined, he said: “I’m the Big Issue generation, aren’t I? I remember when it was launched. And to see something like Big Issue born makes you proud. Because you feel like the social conscience of the nation is active.”
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Now, he’s putting his best foot forward to support the Big Issue and our ongoing mission to eradicate homelessness and help people to work their way out of poverty.