Back home

Chris McHallem

Date of birth:

Place of birth: London, England

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Christopher McHallem

Chris McHallem

Biography

Born in 1960, Christopher McHallem is a British actor, writer, musician and director who began his career in 1977 with the punk rock/post-punk band the Transmitters under the pseudonym "Dexter O'Brian". He left the band shortly after its formation to pursue a career in acting and his best known role is arguably that of roadie Rod Norman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1987 to 1990.

Movie Credits

Breakfast on Pluto
3.6

Breakfast on Pluto

2005-11-16

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in se

Girl with a Pearl Earring
3.3

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003-12-12

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events

Becoming Jane
3.7

Becoming Jane

2007-03-02

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy La

Hardware
3

Hardware

1990-09-14

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repai

Edward II
3

Edward II

1991-09-11

England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origi

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
3.4

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

2007-03-25

A gang of sharp witted street kids save Sherlock Holmes from an accusation of murder and to help foi

St. Ives
2.7

St. Ives

1998-01-01

In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scot

When Brendan Met Trudy
2

When Brendan Met Trudy

2000-12-14

Brendan is an earnest, introverted schoolteacher who, aside from his participation in the local choi

House of Boys
3

House of Boys

2009-11-20

It is 1984. Frank is a determined English teenager who runs away from high school to find an alterna

The Cellar
3.3

The Cellar

2022-03-25

When Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, sh

A Merry Scottish Christmas
3.1

A Merry Scottish Christmas

2023-11-18

When estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mothe

The Love Child
3.5

The Love Child

1988-09-22

When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident

Brave
3.4

Brave

1994-01-01

Cult director Richard Stanley brings Marillion's music to the screen in the 50-minute BRAVE. A teena

Black Velvet Band
3.3

Black Velvet Band

1997-12-24

Period drama Black Velvet Band takes us back to Victorian times when a gang of petty crooks find the

Forever in My Heart
3.3

Forever in My Heart

2019-09-14

Jenna and Charlie found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they re

Frank
3.4

Frank

2014-05-09

A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentri

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2.6

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend

2000-03-12

A young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken capti

Sweetness in the Belly
3.1

Sweetness in the Belly

2019-09-06

Orphaned in Africa as a child, Lilly escapes to England as a refugee, fleeing civil war in Ethiopia.

The Green Knight
3.3

The Green Knight

2021-07-29

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story o

In for the Kill
4

In for the Kill

2019-01-01

Loving Miss Hatto
3.6

Loving Miss Hatto

2012-12-23

The story of one of Britain's most famous pianists, Joyce Hatto, and her husband William, from their