Chris Coghill

Christopher Coghill (born 11 April 1975 ) is an English actor from Prestwich, having had roles in Shameless, Burn It, Hotel Babylon, The Bill, New Tricks, Doctors, Holby City, Heartbeat, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Waterloo Road and Cold Feet, and as Tony King in EastEnders. He most recently portrayed Kev Townsend in Emmerdale.

Career Coghill has appeared in many television programmes such as HolbyBlue, Shameless,

In 2008, Coghill was cast in EastEnders in the controversial role of Tony King, Bianca Jackson's boyfriend. Over the course of three months, it emerged that the character had been having a relationship with Bianca's stepdaughter Whitney Dean for three years, starting when Whitney was just 12-years old, and was also seen 'grooming' Lauren Branning.

Personal life Coghill married actress Lisa Faulkner in April 2005, having met her on the set of Burn It. Their wedding was held at Pembroke Lodge, in Richmond Park, London, and they honeymooned in Malaysia. 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 for Best New Writer, for Clocking Off 2009 British Soap Awards for Villain of the Year, for Tony King (EastEnders)

Filmography

Films Year Film Role Notes 2002 24 Hour Party People Bez 2004 The Banker Smiling Man Short film 2006 Someone Else Matt 2009 Nowhere Boy Record Dealer 2010 Freedom Day Vince Short film Honeymooner Ben 2011 Weekender Writer Junkhearts Banker 2013 Spike Island Uncle Hairy Writer

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