Daniel Coll

Daniel Coll
Born	1961 (age 63–64)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupations	Actor Film director
Known for	Playing recurring character DI Frank Blackmore in ITV's Emmerdale
Awards	Best Director, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (2012)

Daniel Coll (born 1961)[1] is an English actor and film director best known for playing the recurring character DI Frank Blackmore in ITV's Emmerdale.[2]

Education

Coll trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[3]

Coll is a graduate of Sheffield Hallam University with an MA in filmmaking.[4]

Career

Coll is currently producing Falcon a detective thriller to star Peter Andre, Noah Huntley and Victoria Ekanoye set in Malta and Gozo - it is set distribution in 2025. Has previously made frequent appearances in Coronation Street and Heartbeat. He was in Mel Gibson's Braveheart.[5] Daniel Coll was one of the original dads in Billy Elliot the Musical in London's West End and played Tim in the movie Bullseye; he was also Enjolras in Les Misérables on the UK tour 1992/4.[6] He is also a director and producer and co wrote the musical Pinocchio starring Liam Mower.[7] Coll made his film directorial debut with The Tragedy of Macbeth released in 2012 starring Oliver Tobias[8] and which won for him Best Director in the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival 2012.[9] Coll appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 9 October 2012 to discuss The Tragedy of Macbeth, following a premiere of the film.[10]

As of 2022, Coll owns Picture Point Films, as a director.[11] The company is working on Gemini, Rural Cut, Gibraltar the Untold Story and The Rose.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Bullseye!	Tim	[12]
1995	Braveheart	Captain York Castle	[5]
2012	The Tragedy of Macbeth		Director[8]
2014	Northern Soul	Yarwood	[1][13]
2018	The More You Ignore Me	Jim	Post-production[14]

References

1. Waterston, Caroline (4 October 2018). "Emmerdale star Dan Coll to drive from Yorkshire to Gibraltar to raise money for the Samaritans". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
2. Glover, Chloe (6 August 2015). "Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and Big Brother star Paddy Doherty to star in fundraising gala for actor Emily Nicholls in Holmfirth on August 23". Examiner Live. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Retrieved 29 October 2018. The event has been organised by Daniel Coll, a local film director who played DI Frank Blackmore in Emmerdale.
3. The Pirates of Penzance (souvenir programme), The Opera House, Manchester (PDF). The Opera House, Manchester. March 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
   • See also:

   • "The Pirates of Penzance: Cast & Crew". theatricalia.com. Theatricalia. 6 March 1985. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

4. "LinkedIn: Log in or Sign Up". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
5. "York Captain". movieneon.com. Movie Neon. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
   • See also:

   • "Braveheart: Captain York Castle". mandy.com. Mandy. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

6. "Daniel Coll". londonlesmis.co.uk. London Musicals Online. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
7. Clayton, Emma (15 November 2007). "Daniel's pulling the strings". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford, West Yorkshire. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
8. Heath, Paul (6 March 2012). "Trailer for the Tragedy of Macbeth: Out on DVD Monday 12 March". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
9. "The Tragedy of Macbeth takes Best Film at LA Indie Film Festival". PR Newswire. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
10. Crystal, Ben. "Recent talks, 2012: October 9th". shakespeareontoast.com. Shakespeare on Toast. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
11. "People – Picture Point". Retrieved 12 June 2022.
12. "Bullseye (1990)". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
13. "Northern Soul Cast & Crew". blu-ray.com. Blu-ray. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
14. "The More You Ignore Me (2017)". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

External links

• Daniel Coll at IMDb