From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christopher James Jones
Christopher James Jones
Christopher James Jones (born 25 March 1977) is an actor, Course at Aberystwyth University, where he helped with
singer, director, and writer, working in Britain. Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, The Cau-
As an actor Christopher first used his mother’s maid- casian Chalk Circle and Alarm Call.
en name of Coughlin, but since 2006, when his name be- Jones also co-devised and directed the UK No. 1 & 2
came free with the actors union, Equity, he has used his venue tour of Night Fever Party for Premier Shows Night
birth name of Christopher James Jones. Fever Parties.
In 2005 he was seen in the role of Barnum in Paul
Tate’s[1] production of Barnum at the Union Theatre in
London.[2]
References
[1] Paul Tate Productions Homepage
[2] Arratoon The Stage - Whats on Review (Barnum)
Personal life [3] - Maggie Dog Films - Beanz Meanz War BBC South
Jones was born on 25 March 1977 in Swansea, to Carol East Wales
Coughlin, a personal secretary, and Peter Jones, a labour-
er. He grew up with his elder twin sisters and younger
sister in his parent’s public house businesses in and
External links
around South Wales. • Official home page
He attended Bishop Vaughan Catholic Comprehen- • Night Fever Parties
sive School in Swansea, and went on to read Theatre, Persondata
Film & Television at Aberystwyth University. He com- Name Jones, Christopher James
pleted his theatrical training in London, at Mountview
Academy of Theatre Arts. Alternative names Coughlin, Christopher
Short description Actor
Career Date of birth 25 March 1977
Place of birth Swansea, UK
TV/film Date of death
Jones once appeared on the BBC programme Crimewatch. Place of death
His film work includes the horror Dead Dad, for indepen-
dent film company Maggie Dog Films[3] and Home a short
film for Insight Films Ltd.
Theatre
Christopher’s stage roles include those of the Wolf and
Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods by Stephen Sond-
heim, Baal in Baal by Bertolt Brecht, Demetrius in A Mid-
summer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, Barnum
in the musical Barnum by Cy Coleman, and even that of
Elvis.
Directing
Jones’s directing work began at the Swansea Grand
Theatre’s Youth Summer School, where he directed Willy
Russell’s Blood Brothers.
It continued at Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s Youth
Theatre, with productions of Alice in Wonderland, A Mid-
summer Night’s Dream and The Jungle Book. Afterwards he
was invited to help with the Theatre Performance Degree
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christopher James Jones
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• British stage actors
• British musical theatre actors
• 1977 births
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• People from Swansea
• Welsh stage actors
• Welsh musical theatre actors
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