Craig Charles (born July 11, 1964) is a British actor and television presenter. Charles started his career as a performance poet on the British cabaret circuit and later as a presenter of children's television programmes, before acquiring cult status as the Liverpudlian slob, Lister, in the series Red Dwarf. As of 2002, he has been presenting the BBC2 game show Robot Wars for several years. He is also a DJ on the radio station BBC 6 Music.