Kris Hitchen
English actor
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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.[1][2]
Kris Hitchen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1974[citation needed] Salford, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001, 2016–present |
| Spouse |
Sherry Hitchen (m. 1997) |
| Children | 1 |
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Navigators | Other Worker | Credited as Chris Hitchens | |
| 2019 | Sorry We Missed You | Ricky Turner | ||
| 2021 | The War Below | Harold Stockford | ||
| 2022 | Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures | Richard | ||
| 2023 | Unmoored | Mark | ||
| 2024 | Speak No Evil | Mike | ||
| 2025 | Gone Fishing | Pete | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 O'Clock Club | Sergeant | Episode: "Zombie" Credited as Kristian Hitchen | |
| 2017 | Coronation Street | Engineer | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Thick As Steves' | Steven | Television film | |
| 2020 | The Letter for the King | Ardoc | 6 episodes | |
| 2021 | Anne Boleyn | Duke of Norfolk | 3 episodes | |
| The North Water | Barraclough | Episode: "Behold the Man" | ||
| Crime | Robert Ellis | Episode #1.4 | ||
| 2022 | Four Lives | Tom | 3 episodes | |
| 2022, 2024 | Trigger Point | John Hudson | 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Reckoning | Hospital Priest | Episode #1.4 | |
| The Long Shadow | D.C. John Nunn | 7 episodes | ||
| 2024 | Protection | Jimmy McLennan | 2 episodes | |
| 2025 | Lynley | D.I. Derek Horwood | 2 episodes |