Kris Hitchen
{{Short description|English actor}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1974|4|28}}{{cn|date=February 2025}}
| birth_place = Salford, England
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2001, 2016–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Sherry Hitchen|1997}}
| children = 1
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Kristian Bartholomew Hitchen (born 1974) 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/2019-british-independent-film-awards-nominations-1202186060/|title=2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More|website=IndieWire|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=30 October 2019|access-date=4 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/british-independent-film-awards-2019-winners-list-1258575/|title=British Independent Film Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Top Prize|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Alex|last=Ritman|date=1 December 2019|access-date=4 October 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://ilovemanchester.com/kris-hitchen-ken-loach-sorry-we-missed-you|title=Meet Kris Hitchen the Manchester actor who's the star of Ken Loach's latest film|website=I Love Manchester|first=Susan|last=Griffin|date=1 November 2019|access-date=22 October 2024}}
He returned to acting after visiting a retreat just before his 40th birthday{{cite web|url=https://www.mentalmovement.co.uk/sorry-we-missed-you/|title=Men Shouldn't Miss 'Sorry We Missed You'|website=Mental Movement|first=Oliver|last=Williams|date=9 March 2019|access-date=22 October 2024}} 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.{{cite web |date=1 November 2019 |title=Sorry We Missed You |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilm/films/sorry-we-missed-you |website=BBC Film |access-date=9 February 2025}} He has since appeared in Anne Boleyn as the Duke of Norfolk,{{cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=13 November 2020 |title=Jodie Turner-Smith's Anne Boleyn Drama Sets 'Game of Thrones' Star Mark Stanley as Henry VIII (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/jodie-turner-smith-anne-boleyn-henry-viii-mark-stanley-game-of-thrones-1234831101/ |website=Variety |access-date=9 February 2025}} The Long Shadow,{{cite web |last=Hibbs |first=James |date=25 September 2023 |title=The Long Shadow cast: Full list of actors in ITV true crime drama |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/long-shadow-itv-cast/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=9 February 2025}} Trigger Point{{cite web |last=Craig |first=David |date=6 February 2022 |title=Is John Hudson the bomber in Trigger Point? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/john-hudson-bomber-trigger-point-recap/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=9 February 2025}} and the film Speak No Evil alongside James McAvoy.{{cite web |last=Gearen |first=Hannah |date=24 July 2024 |title=Speak No Evil Remake Trailer Teases More Changes To Critically Acclaimed Original |url=https://screenrant.com/speak-no-evil-movie-remake-trailer-2-changes/ |website=Screen Rant |access-date=9 February 2025}}
Filmography
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1106944}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes person|kris_hitchen}}
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Male actors from Salford