Daniel Coll | |
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Born | 1961 (age 63–64) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
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Known for | Playing recurring character DI Frank Blackmore in ITV's Emmerdale |
Awards | Best Director, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (2012) |
Daniel Coll (born 1961) [1] is an English actor and film director best known for playing the recurring character DI Frank Blackmore in ITV's Emmerdale . [2]
Coll trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. [3]
Coll is a graduate of Sheffield Hallam University with an MA in filmmaking. [4]
Coll is currently producing Falcon a detective thriller to star Peter Andre, Noah Huntley and Victoria Ekanoye set in Malta and Gozo - it is set distribution in 2025. Has previously made frequent appearances in Coronation Street and Heartbeat . He was in Mel Gibson's Braveheart . [5] Daniel Coll was one of the original dads in Billy Elliot the Musical in London's West End and played Tim in the movie Bullseye; he was also Enjolras in Les Misérables on the UK tour 1992/4. [6] He is also a director and producer and co wrote the musical Pinocchio starring Liam Mower. [7]
Coll made his film directorial debut with The Tragedy of Macbeth released in 2012 starring Oliver Tobias [8] and which won for him Best Director in the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival 2012. [9] Coll appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 9 October 2012 to discuss The Tragedy of Macbeth, following a premiere of the film. [10]
From 2020 he appeared in Dan and Paddy’s Bucket list-Kyushu Japan with co-host, Irish Traveller and TV reality star, Paddy Doherty exploring Kyushu in which they partook in challenges along the way.
As of 2022, Coll owns Picture Point Films, as a director. [11] The company is working on Gemini, Rural Cut, Gibraltar the Untold Story and The Rose.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Bullseye! | Tim | [12] |
1995 | Braveheart | Captain York Castle | [5] |
2012 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Director [8] | |
2014 | Northern Soul | Yarwood | [1] [13] |
2018 | The More You Ignore Me | Jim | Post-production [14] |
The event has been organised by Daniel Coll, a local film director who played DI Frank Blackmore in Emmerdale.