Kris Hitchen

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Kris Hitchen
Born (1974-04-28) 28 April 1974 (age 50)[ citation needed ]
Salford, England
OccupationActor
Years active2001, 2016–present
Spouse
Sherry Hitchen
(m. 1997)
Children1

Kristian Bartholomew Hitchen is an English actor, best known for his role in the Ken Loach directed feature Sorry We Missed You for which he received a nomination for best actor at the British Independent Film Awards. [1] [2]

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Career

Born in Salford on 28 April 1974, Hitchen studied dancing as a child and tried to break into acting after leaving school but, after meeting his wife, he left the industry and started a plumbing business. [3]

He returned to acting after visiting a retreat just before his 40th birthday [4] and had small roles in 4 O'Clock Club and Coronation Street before landing the part of Ricky in Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You . [5] He has since appeared in Anne Boleyn as the Duke of Norfolk, [6] The Long Shadow , [7] Trigger Point [8] and the film Speak No Evil alongside James McAvoy. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2001 The Navigators Other WorkerCredited as Chris Hitchens
2019 Sorry We Missed You Ricky Turner
[5]
2021 The War Below Harold Stockford
2022 Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures Richard
2023UnmooredMark
2024 Speak No Evil Mike
[9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016 4 O'Clock Club SergeantEpisode: "Zombie"
Credited as Kristian Hitchen
2017 Coronation Street Engineer1 episode
2018Thick As Steves'StevenTelevision film
2020 The Letter for the King Ardoc6 episodes
2021 Anne Boleyn Duke of Norfolk 3 episodes
[6]
The North Water BarracloughEpisode: "Behold the Man"
Crime Robert EllisEpisode #1.4
[7]
2022 Four Lives Tom3 episodes
2022, 2024 Trigger Point John Hudson6 episodes
[8]
2023 The Reckoning Hospital PriestEpisode #1.4
The Long Shadow D.C. John Nunn7 episodes
[7]
2024 Protection Jimmy McLennan2 episodes

References

  1. Sharf, Zack (30 October 2019). "2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. Ritman, Alex (1 December 2019). "British Independent Film Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. Griffin, Susan (1 November 2019). "Meet Kris Hitchen the Manchester actor who's the star of Ken Loach's latest film". I Love Manchester. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. Williams, Oliver (9 March 2019). "Men Shouldn't Miss 'Sorry We Missed You'". Mental Movement. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Sorry We Missed You". BBC Film. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 Ravindran, Manori (13 November 2020). "Jodie Turner-Smith's Anne Boleyn Drama Sets 'Game of Thrones' Star Mark Stanley as Henry VIII (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Hibbs, James (25 September 2023). "The Long Shadow cast: Full list of actors in ITV true crime drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 Craig, David (6 February 2022). "Is John Hudson the bomber in Trigger Point?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. 1 2 Gearen, Hannah (24 July 2024). "Speak No Evil Remake Trailer Teases More Changes To Critically Acclaimed Original". Screen Rant. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  10. "Navigators, The (2001)". BFI Screen Online. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  11. "The War Below". Screen Rant. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  12. Romney, Jonathan (21 September 2021). "'Great Yarmouth - Provisional Figures': San Sebastian Review" . Screen Daily. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. Baughan, Nikki (5 October 2023). "'Unmoored': London Review" . Screen Daily. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  14. Valentini, Valentina I. (12 March 2020). "Casting Director Breaks Down How She Assembles Unique Casts for Ken Loach Films". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  15. 1 2 Jeffery, Morgan (4 January 2022). "Meet the cast of BBC One's true crime drama Four Lives". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  16. Horspool, Arabella (28 January 2025). "Happy Valley stars join forces for brand new ITV drama Protection: Check out the first-look images". Yours Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2025.