Det. Chris Skelton — Life on Mars Character Profile

About Det. Chris Skelton

A member of the 1973 police squad working alongside Sam. The series conclusion reveals he is part of the 2035 Mars mission crew, serving as the virtual reality counterpart to his actual spaceship colleague.

Character Facts

Played by

Jonathan Murphy

Appears in

Life on Mars (2008)

Role

Minor

Relationships (4)

• Det. Chris Skelton — Professional Colleague — Det. Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara)

  They work together as detectives in the same precinct

• Det. Chris Skelton — Professional Superior — Lt. Gene Hunt (Harvey Keitel)

  Hunt is Skelton's commanding officer

• Det. Chris Skelton — Professional Colleague — Policewoman Annie Norris (Gretchen Mol)

  They work together as detectives in the same precinct

• Det. Chris Skelton — Professional Colleague — Det. Ray Carling (Michael Imperioli)

  They work together as detectives in the same precinct

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More characters from Life on Mars

• Det. Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara)
• Lt. Gene Hunt (Harvey Keitel)
• Policewoman Annie Norris (Gretchen Mol)
• Det. Ray Carling (Michael Imperioli)
• Detective (Greg D'Agostino)