Chris Coghill

Chris Coghill is a British actor, famous for roles in the films 24 Hour Party People and Nowhere Boy, and TV series such as Burn It, EastEnders, Home Fires and Line of Duty. He is also a screenwriter, penning the films Weekender and Spike Island. He met his first wife, Lisa Faulkner, on the set of the BBC3 drama series Burn It and the pair married in 2005 before splitting in 2011. He married his second wife, Rosalind Halstead, in 2014.

24 Hour Party People (2002)

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  John Thomson  •  Lennie James  •  Shirley Henderson

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winterbottom
CAST:  Steve Coogan  •  John Thomson  •  Lennie James  •  Shirley Henderson

Spike Island (2012)

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mat Whitecross
CAST:  Nico Mirallegro  •  Elliott Tittensor  •  Matthew McNulty  •  Lesley Manville

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mat Whitecross
CAST:  Nico Mirallegro  •  Elliott Tittensor  •  Matthew McNulty  •  Lesley Manville

Junkhearts (2011)

Frank is an ex-soldier, haunted by a violent past. He lives alone, drowning his nightmares with alcohol. Christine - smart and successful... on the surface, tackles life as a single working mother by immersing herself in drugs, parties and sex. Lynette, a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinge Krishnan
CAST:  Eddie Marsan  •  Tom Sturridge  •  Romola Garai  •  Candese Reid

Frank is an ex-soldier, haunted by a violent past. He lives alone, drowning his nightmares with alcohol. Christine - smart and successful... on the surface, tackles life as a single working mother by immersing herself in drugs, parties and sex. Lynette, a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tinge Krishnan
CAST:  Eddie Marsan  •  Tom Sturridge  •  Romola Garai  •  Candese Reid

Ashes (2012)

One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's, but when his estranged son Jamie visits him in hospital he realises the extra stress Frank is put under and decides to break him out in the hope of returning him to his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mat Whitecross
CAST:  Jim Sturgess  •  Ray Winstone  •  Lesley Manville  •  Luke Evans

One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's, but when his estranged son Jamie visits him in hospital he realises the extra stress Frank is put under and decides to break him out in the hope of returning him to his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mat Whitecross
CAST:  Jim Sturgess  •  Ray Winstone  •  Lesley Manville  •  Luke Evans

Honeymooner (2010)

Yearning to be married Fran Goldman is forced to reassess his strategy of love after being dumped by his fiancée four weeks before the wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Col Spector
CAST:  Gerard Kearns  •  Daisy Haggard  •  Chris Coghill  •  Al Weaver

Yearning to be married Fran Goldman is forced to reassess his strategy of love after being dumped by his fiancée four weeks before the wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Col Spector
CAST:  Gerard Kearns  •  Daisy Haggard  •  Chris Coghill  •  Al Weaver

Nowhere Boy (2009)

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The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Taylor-Johnson
CAST:  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  David Morrissey  •  Anne-Marie Duff

The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Taylor-Johnson
CAST:  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  David Morrissey  •  Anne-Marie Duff

Murdered for Being Different (2017)

Drama telling the true story of the murder of 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster in 2007, who was kicked to death in a park by a gang. Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was also severely beaten and put into a coma. The two of them were attacked because they were dressed as goths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Andrew Williams
CAST:  Abigail Lawrie  •  Nico Mirallegro  •  Chanel Cresswell  •  Sally Lindsay

Drama telling the true story of the murder of 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster in 2007, who was kicked to death in a park by a gang. Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was also severely beaten and put into a coma. The two of them were attacked because they were dressed as goths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Andrew Williams
CAST:  Abigail Lawrie  •  Nico Mirallegro  •  Chanel Cresswell  •  Sally Lindsay

Surge (2020)

A man goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation through London. After he robs a bank he releases a wilder version of himself, ultimately experiencing what it feels like to be alive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aneil Karia
CAST:  Ben Whishaw  •  Ellie Haddington  •  Ian Gelder  •  Jasmine Jobson

A man goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation through London. After he robs a bank he releases a wilder version of himself, ultimately experiencing what it feels like to be alive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aneil Karia
CAST:  Ben Whishaw  •  Ellie Haddington  •  Ian Gelder  •  Jasmine Jobson

Someone Else (2006)

When thirty-something David isn't working as a photographer at a high-street photo studio he is stressing over his love-life. Torn between his rather-too-agreeable girlfriend Lisa and the exciting but tricky Nina, he has serious decision to make. When he gets it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Col Spector
CAST:  Stephen Mangan  •  Chris Coghill  •  Shaun Dingwall  •  Susan Lynch

When thirty-something David isn't working as a photographer at a high-street photo studio he is stressing over his love-life. Torn between his rather-too-agreeable girlfriend Lisa and the exciting but tricky Nina, he has serious decision to make. When he gets it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Col Spector
CAST:  Stephen Mangan  •  Chris Coghill  •  Shaun Dingwall  •  Susan Lynch

Lawless (2013)

From the cells in the basement to the judge's chambers, Lawless offers a backstage pass to the inner workings of a modern court. Suranne Jones stars as a brand new judge battling to keep her head above the water in the murky depths of the justice system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Suranne Jones  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Malachi Kirby  •  Chris Coghill

From the cells in the basement to the judge's chambers, Lawless offers a backstage pass to the inner workings of a modern court. Suranne Jones stars as a brand new judge battling to keep her head above the water in the murky depths of the justice system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Suranne Jones  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Malachi Kirby  •  Chris Coghill

Bull (2021)

Ten years after he was last seen, a vicious mob enforcer returns home to find his son and methodically track down the gang that double-crossed him. His quest for revenge soon leads to a savage showdown between his wife and her mob boss father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Andrew Williams
CAST:  Neil Maskell  •  David Hayman  •  Tamzin Outhwaite  •  Kellie Shirley

Ten years after he was last seen, a vicious mob enforcer returns home to find his son and methodically track down the gang that double-crossed him. His quest for revenge soon leads to a savage showdown between his wife and her mob boss father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Andrew Williams
CAST:  Neil Maskell  •  David Hayman  •  Tamzin Outhwaite  •  Kellie Shirley