Christian Coulson
Coulson in 2009
Born
Christian Peter Coulson

Manchester, England
EducationClare College, Cambridge (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Christian Peter Coulson is an English actor known for playing young Tom Marvolo Riddle in the 2002 fantasy film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Early life

Coulson was born in Manchester.[citation needed] He attended Arnold House Preparatory School in London, before attending Westminster School on an academic scholarship. He was a member of the UK's National Youth Music Theatre from 1990 to 1997, and went on to the University of Cambridge, where he received a degree in English from Clare College in 2000.[1] While at university, he played the M.C. (Master of Ceremonies) in Cabaret, Arturo Ui in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Claire in The Maids, as well as appearing in film and television.[citation needed]

Career

Coulson gained worldwide attention and popularity for his role in 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in which he portrayed a 16-year-old Tom Riddle, even though Coulson was 23 years old at the time.[2] However, in 2007, director David Yates indicated on MTV that Coulson would not reprise his role in Half-Blood Prince, since, at 29, he was by then too old.[3]

He also wrote the lyrics and book for a rock musical called The Fallen which was performed at Bedford Modern School in 1998.[4]

As of 2010, Coulson resides and works in New York City[5] as an actor and director.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2002 The Four Feathers Drummer Boy Uncredited
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
The Hours Ralph Partridge Helper at Hogarth Press, run by Leonard Woolf
2005 Take Me Back Charlie
2007 Last Night Nick [citation needed]
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Tom Riddle Flashback; Cameo
2012 I Am Nasrine Tommy
Gayby Aaron
Leaving Circadia Colin
2013 Amateur Evan
2014 Love Is Strange Ian
2015 Peter and John Peter Roland
2019 Bite Me James Thayer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Love in a Cold Climate Matt Radlett Miniseries
Weirdsister College Ben Stemson Main role; 13 episodes
2002 The Forsyte Saga Jolly Forsyte Miniseries
2003 Hornblower:Loyalty Midshipman John 'Jack' Hammond TV Movie
Charles II: The Power and the Passion James, Duke of Monmouth TV Movie
Little Britain Joe Episode: Hard-Boiled Egg Eating
2005 Agatha Christie's Marple Edmund Swettenham Episode: A Murder Is Announced
Beethoven Archduke Rudolph Miniseries
Brief Encounters Adam Episode: Lost & Found
2009 The Battery's Down: Losing My Mind Raoul Episode: Losing My Mind
2010 Jeffery & Cole Casserole Episode: "The Becky"
Gossip Girl Ivan Episode: Touch of Eva
2011 Wiener & Wiener Garry 3 episodes
The Good Wife Andre Bergson Episode: Death Row Tip
2017 Nashville Damien George 5 episodes
2018 Mozart in the Jungle Sebastian 8 episodes
2019 Until the Wedding James TV pilot
2020 High Fidelity Benjamin 2 episodes
2020 Blue Bloods Brooks Hammond Episode: "Bones to Pick"

Audio drama

Year Title Role
2007 Doctor Who: The Bride of Peladon Pelleas
2008 Doctor Who: The Haunting of Thomas Brewster Robert McIntosh

Audiobooks

Year Title Author Notes Ref.
2011 The White Devil Justin Evans [6]
2014 Moth and Spark Anne Leonard [7]
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea Adam Roberts [8]
2015 The Dead House Dawn Kurtagich AudioFile Earphones Award [9]
2016 No Man's Land Simon Tolkien [10]
2017 The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue: Montague Siblings, Book 2 Mackenzi Lee AudioFile Earphones Award [11]
2018 Into? North Morgan [12]
2019 Fireborne Rosaria Munda AudioFile Earphones Award [13]
2021 The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks: Montague Siblings, Book 3 Mackenzi Lee
2021 Dark Rise C. S. Pacat
2023 Dark Heir C. S. Pacat

Theatre

References

  1. ^ "Special Centenary Edition". Arnold House School Magazine. Arnold House School. 2005. p. 88.
  2. ^ Suhas, Maitri (12 February 2016). "What Happened to Cute Voldemort?". Bustle. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (25 June 2007). "Harry Potter Casting Call Could Help Ron Weasley Find Perfect Shade of Lavender / Director David Yates also hopes to fill role of Tom Riddle at another open casting call". MTV. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  4. ^ Izbicki, John (26 November 1998). "Education: Rise of 'The Fallen'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Coulson Photography". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Audiobook Review: The White Devil (2011)". AudioFile. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Audiobook Review: Moth and Spark (2014)". AudioFile. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Audiobook Review: Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea (2014)". AudioFile. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Audiobook Review: The Dead House (2015)". AudioFile. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Audiobook Review: No Man's Land (2016)". AudioFile. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Audiobook Review: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (2017)". AudioFile. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Audiobook Review: Into? (2018)". AudioFile. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  13. ^ "FIREBORNE by Rosaria Munda Read by Christian Coulson Candice Moll Steve West | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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