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Christopher McHallem (born 1960) is a British
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,
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, musician and
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. McHallem began his career in 1977 with the punk rock/
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band the Transmitters under the pseudonym "Dexter O'Brian", but left the band shortly after its formation to pursue a career in acting. He is well remembered for playing the role of
Rod Norman Roderick "Rod" Norman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Christopher McHallem from July 28, 1987, to February 27, 1990. Rod the roadie, is a modern-day hobo. He dosses in squats and never settles anywhe ...
, the kind-hearted
roadie The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians or support personnel who travel with a band on tour, usually in sleeper buses, and handle every part of the concert productions except actually performing the music with the musicians. This ca ...
with a soft spot for hopeless causes, in the popular
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, '' EastEnders''. A role that he played from 1987 to 1990. Since quitting ''EastEnders'' McHallem has appeared in the 1991 film '' Edward II''; the
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drama '' Heartbeat'' (1993); in the Steve Coogan comedy sketch show ''
Coogan's Run ''Coogan's Run'' is a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle. It was written by various people including Coogan, Patrick Marber, David Tyler, Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, ...
'' (1995); the 1998 film '' St. Ives''; the 2003 film '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'' - a screenplay adapted from the
Tracy Chevalier Tracy Rose Chevalier (born 19 October 1962) is an American-British novelist. She is best known for her second novel, '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'', which was adapted as a 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. Personal backgr ...
novel of the same name; and the 2005 film ''
Breakfast on Pluto ''Breakfast on Pluto'' is a 1998 novel by Patrick McCabe. The book was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker Prize, and was adapted for the screen by McCabe and Neil Jordan; Jordan directed the 2005 film. The author derived the novel's title from t ...
'' among others. His most recent projects were roles in the films ''
Becoming Jane ''Becoming Jane'' is a 2007 biographical romantic drama film directed by Julian Jarrold. It depicts the early life of the British author Jane Austen and her lasting love for Thomas Langlois Lefroy. American actress Anne Hathaway stars as the ...
'' (2007) and ''House of Boys'' (2009). As well as acting McHallem is also a script writer. In 2001 he wrote and directed the short film ''This Little Piggy'' about two cops in
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, who try to find a missing finger at a cab rank. He was also one of the writers on the Liza Tarbuck comedy ''
Linda Green ''Linda Green'' is a British comedy-drama television series that aired on BBC One from 30 October 2001 to 17 December 2002. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company. The series was created by Paul Abbott, and other ...
'' (2001) and was the writer of the television comedy ''Big Dippers'' in 2005, which starred
James Nesbitt William James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is an actor from Northern Ireland. From 1987, Nesbitt spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical '' Up on the Roof'' (1987, 1989) to the political drama ''Paddywack'' (1994) ...
. Recently Chris has returned to music as singer and songwriter with the mysterious, Five Mile Family. His radio play, Farkham Hall at Christmas, was broadcast in December 2015 on Ireland's RTE Radio 1.


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