Daniel Coll (born 1961)
is an English actor and film director best known for playing the recurring character
DI Frank Blackmore in
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's ''
Emmerdale''.
Education
Coll trained at
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
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Coll is a graduate of Sheffield Hallam University with an MA in Filmmaking.
Career
Coll has previously made frequent appearances in ''
Coronation Street
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'' and ''
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''. He was in
Mel Gibson
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's ''
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''.
[
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Billy Elliot the Musical'' in London's West End and played Tim in the movie Bullseye; he was also Enjolras in ''
Les Misérables
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'' on the
UK tour 1992/4.
He is also a director and producer and co wrote the musical ''Pinocchio'' starring
Liam Mower
Liam Mower (born 30 May 1992 in Kingston upon Hull, England) is an English actor and dancer. Best known for his talent for ballet, he was one of the three boys who shared the lead role in the original London cast of ''Billy Elliot the Musica ...
. Coll made his film directorial debut with ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' released in 2012 starring Oliver Tobias
and which won for him Best Director in the
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
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2012. Coll appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 9 October 2012 to discuss ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', following a premiere of the film.
As of 2022, Coll owns Picture Point Films, as a director.
The company is working on Gemini, Rural Cut, Gibraltar the Untold Story and The Rose.
Filmography
References
External links
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1961 births
Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Living people
English male soap opera actors
English male musical theatre actors