{{Short description|English actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1974|4|28}}{{cn|date=February 2025}} | birth_place = Salford, England | education = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2001, 2016–present | works = | spouse = {{marriage|Sherry Hitchen|1997}} | children = 1 }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/10/2019-british-independent-film-awards-nominations-1202186060/|title=2019 British Indie Film Awards Nominations: 'David Copperfield,' Zellweger, and More|website=IndieWire|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=30 October 2019|access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/british-independent-film-awards-2019-winners-list-1258575/|title=British Independent Film Awards: 'For Sama' Wins Top Prize|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Alex|last=Ritman|date=1 December 2019|access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ilovemanchester.com/kris-hitchen-ken-loach-sorry-we-missed-you|title=Meet Kris Hitchen the Manchester actor who's the star of Ken Loach's latest film|website=I Love Manchester|first=Susan|last=Griffin|date=1 November 2019|access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref>
He returned to acting after visiting a retreat just before his 40th birthday<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mentalmovement.co.uk/sorry-we-missed-you/|title=Men Shouldn't Miss 'Sorry We Missed You'|website=Mental Movement|first=Oliver|last=Williams|date=9 March 2019|access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="BBCFilm">{{cite web |date=1 November 2019 |title=Sorry We Missed You |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilm/films/sorry-we-missed-you |website=BBC Film |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref> He has since appeared in ''Anne Boleyn'' as the Duke of Norfolk,<ref name="Ravindran">{{cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=13 November 2020 |title=Jodie Turner-Smith's Anne Boleyn Drama Sets 'Game of Thrones' Star Mark Stanley as Henry VIII (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/jodie-turner-smith-anne-boleyn-henry-viii-mark-stanley-game-of-thrones-1234831101/ |website=Variety |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref> ''The Long Shadow'',<ref name="Hibbs">{{cite web |last=Hibbs |first=James |date=25 September 2023 |title=The Long Shadow cast: Full list of actors in ITV true crime drama |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/long-shadow-itv-cast/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref> ''Trigger Point''<ref name="Craig">{{cite web |last=Craig |first=David |date=6 February 2022 |title=Is John Hudson the bomber in Trigger Point? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/john-hudson-bomber-trigger-point-recap/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref> and the film ''Speak No Evil'' alongside James McAvoy.<ref name="Gearen">{{cite web |last=Gearen |first=Hannah |date=24 July 2024 |title=Speak No Evil Remake Trailer Teases More Changes To Critically Acclaimed Original |url=https://screenrant.com/speak-no-evil-movie-remake-trailer-2-changes/ |website=Screen Rant |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2001 || ''The Navigators'' || Other Worker || Credited as Chris Hitchens ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Navigators, The (2001) |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/556980/credits.html |website=BFI Screen Online |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>}} |- | 2019 || ''Sorry We Missed You'' || Ricky Turner || ||{{Center|<ref name="BBCFilm"/>}} |- | 2021 || ''The War Below'' || Harold Stockford || ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |date=10 September 2021 |title=The War Below |url=https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-war-below/ |website=Screen Rant |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>}} |- | 2022 || ''Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures'' || Richard || ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |last=Romney |first=Jonathan |date=21 September 2021 |title='Great Yarmouth - Provisional Figures': San Sebastian Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/great-yarmouth-provisional-figures-san-sebastian-review/5174545.article |website=Screen Daily |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>}} |- | 2023 || ''Unmoored'' || Mark || ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |last=Baughan |first=Nikki |date=5 October 2023 |title='Unmoored': London Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/unmoored-london-review/5186425.article |website=Screen Daily |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>}} |- | 2024 || ''Speak No Evil'' || Mike || ||{{Center|<ref name="Gearen"/>}} |- | 2025 || ''Gone Fishing'' || Pete || Short ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |last=Ludden |first=Paul |date=17 January 2026 |title='Kris Hitchen Wins Best Actor Award For Gone Fishing|url=https://mancmade.productions/kris-hitchen-wins-best-actor-award-for-gone-fishing/ |website=MancMade |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref>}} |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2016 || ''4 O'Clock Club'' || Sergeant || Episode: "Zombie"<br>Credited as Kristian Hitchen || |- | 2017 || ''Coronation Street'' || Engineer || 1 episode || |- | 2018 || ''Thick As Steves''' || Steven || Television film ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |last=Valentini |first=Valentina I. |date=12 March 2020 |title=Casting Director Breaks Down How She Assembles Unique Casts for Ken Loach Films |url=https://variety.com/2020/artisans/production/casting-ken-loach-sorry-we-missed-you-1203530527/ |website=Variety |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>}} |- | 2020 || ''The Letter for the King'' || Ardoc || 6 episodes ||{{Center|<ref name="Jeffery"/>}} |- | rowspan="3"|2021 || ''Anne Boleyn'' || Duke of Norfolk || 3 episodes ||{{Center|<ref name="Ravindran"/>}} |- | ''The North Water'' || Barraclough || Episode: "Behold the Man" || |- | ''Crime'' || Robert Ellis || Episode #1.4 ||{{Center|<ref name="Hibbs"/>}} |- | 2022 || ''Four Lives'' || Tom || 3 episodes ||{{Center|<ref name="Jeffery">{{cite web |last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |date=4 January 2022 |title=Meet the cast of BBC One's true crime drama Four Lives |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/four-lives-cast-bbc/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>}} |- | 2022, 2024 || ''Trigger Point'' || John Hudson || 6 episodes ||{{Center|<ref name="Craig"/>}} |- | rowspan="2"|2023 || ''The Reckoning'' || Hospital Priest || Episode #1.4 || |- | ''The Long Shadow'' || D.C. John Nunn || 7 episodes ||{{Center|<ref name="Hibbs"/>}} |- | 2024 || ''Protection'' || Jimmy McLennan || 2 episodes ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |last=Horspool |first=Arabella |date=28 January 2025 |title=Happy Valley stars join forces for brand new ITV drama Protection: Check out the first-look images |url=https://www.yours.co.uk/leisure/celebrity-tv/protection-itv/ |website=Yours Magazine |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>}} |- | 2025 || ''Lynley'' || D.I. Derek Horwood || 2 episodes ||{{Center|<ref>{{cite web |title=With No-One as a Witness |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002pgyj |website=BBC |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref>}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1106944}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|kris_hitchen}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hitchen, Kris}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century English male actors Category:21st-century English male actors Category:Male actors from Salford Category:English male film actors Category:English male television actors