Director

Matthew Cooper

Directing

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Directed credits

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TMDB popularity

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 3235023

IMDb ID: nm1247639

Known for: Directing

Born: April 23, 1974

Age: 51

Place of birth: Leeds, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2025

Years active: 54

Average TMDB rating: 4.47

Also known as

Matt Cooper

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Director (4)Writer (5)

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Biography

Matthew had his first credit on TV as a scriptwriter in 1994 aged 19. He was the youngest ever scriptwriter on the Emmerdale writing team, and has written for nearly all the UK soap operas - including the iconic episode of Eastenders where 'Alfie' told 'Kat' he loved her for the first time. After leaving soap writing behind Matthew started a career as a director of innovative low budget genre films, shot digitally and released online. The first three films 'Markham (2020) -'At The Mountains of Madness (2021) and 'When the Earth Gives up The Dead (Due 2022)' where all based on stories by H.P. Lovecraft.

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