Steve Coogan
Biography
Steve Coogan is a British comedian, actor, screenwriter and producer best known for creating and playing Alan Partridge, a socially inept media personality. Born in Middleton, Lancashire, he began in television as a voice performer on the puppet satire Spitting Image and later developed Partridge while working on the radio comedy On the Hour. The character moved to television in The Day Today and the sitcom I'm Alan Partridge, and later appeared in the film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013). His films include 24 Hour Party People (2002), The Parole Officer (2001), Tropic Thunder (2008), Around the World in 80 Days (2004), The Other Guys (2010), Greed (2019), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). He co-wrote, produced and starred in Philomena (2013), which won him a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Academy Award nominations, and he portrayed Stan Laurel in Stan & Ollie (2018). He co-founded Baby Cow Productions in 1999.
60years old
Turns 61 on October 14in 2 days
- Born Middleton
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Stephen John Coogan
Movie Career
- Films
- 58
- Career span
- 36 years1989 to 2025
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Behind the award
Coogan won the Perrier Award at the 1992 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a show he performed with long-time collaborator John Thomson.
Behind the camera
In 1999, Steve Coogan started Baby Cow Productions with Henry Normal, who was his writing partner. As executive producers, the pair worked on shows such as The Mighty Boosh, Gavin & Stacey and Moone Boy.
First role
Coogan started out as a comic and impressionist who performed regularly in Ipswich. He later did voice work for TV commercials and for the satirical puppet show Spitting Image.
About the name
In 1988, Coogan sang vocals on the acid house track 'Don't Believe the Hype', released under the name Mista E. That December it reached number 41, just missing the main chart rundown.
Steve Coogan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Winterbottom directed six of these films, Pierre Coffin three and Shawn Levy three. Ben Stiller appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ben Stiller's page
Steve Carell's page
Shirley Henderson's page
Pierre Coffin's page
Rob Brydon's page
Michael Beattie's page
Michael WinterbottomDirector, 6 films, 2002 to 2020
All films by Michael Winterbottom
All films by Shawn Levy
Also four films together1 more actor
- Claire KeelanThe Trip to Greece (2020), The Trip to Spain (2017), The Trip (2011) and A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Steve Coogan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$8.6 billion
36 of the 58 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 58 films: 36 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 10 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 36Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 10Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.2B13.5% of the total
- 2$1.0B12.0% of the total
- 3$972M11.3% of the total
- 4$971M11.3% of the total
- 5$940M10.9% of the total
- 6$875M10.2% of the total
- 7$574M6.7% of the total
- 8$413M4.8% of the total
$1.7 billionfrom the other 28 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| British Academy Television Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.