Christopher Coghill (born 11 April 1975http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=816979&c=uk) is a British actor from

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, having had roles in '' Shameless'', ''

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'', '' Hotel Babylon'', ''

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'', ''

New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC On ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''

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'', and as Tony King in ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

''.

Career

Coghill has appeared in many television programmes such as ''

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'', '' Shameless'', ''

'', '' Hotel Babylon'', ''

'', ''

'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''

''. He has also appeared in films such as '' Someone Else'', ''The Banker'', ''Molly's Idle Ways'', ''Slide'' and ''

24 Hour Party People ''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British biographical comedy drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Wint ...

''. In 2008, Coghill was cast in ''

'' in the controversial role of Tony King,

Bianca Jackson Bianca Jackson (also Butcher) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders,'' played by Patsy Palmer. The character was introduced by executive producer Leonard Lewis and appeared initially from 1993 to 1999, when Palmer opt ...

's boyfriend. Over the course of three months, it emerged that the character had been having a relationship with Bianca's stepdaughter

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for three years, starting when Whitney was just 12-years old, and was also seen 'grooming'

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. The storyline ended in December 2008 when Whitney told Bianca, who then told the police, and Tony was arrested, thus ending Coghill's three-month stint in the show. Coghill reprised the role for the character's trial, which was screened in December 2009. After leaving ''EastEnders'', Coghill noted that his storyline in the show had affected his career and was finding it more difficult to find roles. Coghill next appeared as ambulance driver

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in the medical drama series ''

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'', in 2008. In 2016, Coghill appeared in

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drama series '' Moving On''. He appeared in series 4 of ''

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'' on

in 2017.

Personal life

Coghill married actress

Lisa Faulkner Lisa Tamsin Faulkner (born 19 February 1972) is an English actress, presenter and television chef. She has had roles in '' The Lover'' (1992), '' Dangerfield'' (1995), '' Brookside'' (1997–1998), '' Holby City'' (1999–2001), '' Spooks'' (2 ...

in April 2005, having met her on the set of ''Burn It''. Their wedding was held at Pembroke Lodge, in

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, London, and they honeymooned in

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. The couple have an adopted daughter. They separated in 2011.

Awards and nominations

*2003 Royal Television Society North West Awards, Best Performance in a Network Drama, for ''Burn It'' *2003

British Academy Television Award The BAFTA TV Awards, or British Academy Television Awards, are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. They have been awarded annually since 1955. Background The first-ever Awards, given in 1 ...

for Best New Writer, for ''Clocking Off'' *2009

British Soap Awards The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV (TV network), ITV. The trophies given to the winners are made from metal a ...

for Villain of the Year, for Tony King (''EastEnders'')

Filmography

Films

TV

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coghill, Chris 1975 births Living people 20th-century English actors 21st-century English actors Actors from Prestwich British male film actors British male television actors British male soap opera actors Male actors from Greater Manchester