---
name: "Christian Coulson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christian-coulson"
fi1m_id: "christian-coulson"
imdb_id: "nm0183469"
tmdb_id: 8444
wikidata_id: "Q360046"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 October 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T13:49:48.887500+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Christian Coulson

## Identity

Christian Coulson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christian-coulson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christian-coulson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0183469
- **TMDB ID:** 8444
- **Wikidata ID:** Q360046
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Coulson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360046, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183469/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8444

Actor. Born 3 October 1978 in Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 October 1978, Manchester, England, UK
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** کریستین کولسن
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 71 (3), 2020s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $986m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Coulson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360046, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183469/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8444

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Charles II: The Power and The Passion*](https://film.one/tv/charles-ii-the-power-and-the-passion.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Christian Coulson is an English actor. He is known for portraying the young Tom Marvolo Riddle in the 2002 film *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

Born in Manchester, he attended Westminster School on an academic scholarship and graduated from Clare College, Cambridge, with a degree in English in 2000. He was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre from 1990 to 1997.

His television credits include James, Duke of Monmouth in the 2003 series *Charles II: The Power and the Passion* and roles in *Gossip Girl*, *The Good Wife*, *Mozart in the Jungle* and *Nashville*. Film roles include *The Hours* (2002), *Love Is Strange* (2014) and *I Am Nasrine* (2012).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *High Fidelity* (2020), Fi1m 70, as Benjamin Young — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-fidelity-2020.md)
- *Charles II: The Power and The Passion* (2003), Fi1m 77, as James, Duke of Monmouth — [page](https://film.one/tv/charles-ii-the-power-and-the-passion.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), Fi1m 65, as Tom Riddle — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *The Hours* (2002), Fi1m 72, as Ralph Partridge — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Beauty* (2026), series, as Schuyler — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md)
- *Burrow* (2023), as John F. Harbord
- *A Picture of Autumn* (2021), as Frank
- *Blood Brothers* (2021), as Peter
- *The Equalizer* (2021), series, as Dorian Endicott
- *High Fidelity* (2020), series, as Benjamin Young — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-fidelity-2020.md)
- *Bite Me* (2019), as James
- *The Rainbow Experiment* (2018), as Adam
- *Peter and John* (2015), as Peter Roland
- *Those Who Wander* (2015), as Spencer
- *Eye Candy* (2015), series, as Mark
- *The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him* (2014), as Dine & Ditch Guy
- *Love Is Strange* (2014), as Ian
- *Leaving Circadia* (2014), as Colin
- *Know Thyself* (2014), as Young Man
- *Mozart in the Jungle* (2014), series, as Sebastian
- *Amateurs* (2013), as Evan
- *Gayby* (2012), as Aaron
- *I Am Nasrine* (2012), as Tommy
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Andre Bergson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Mr. Farrell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, as Ivan
- *Beethoven* (2005), series, as Archduke Rudolph
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Edmund Swettenham
- *Charles II: The Power and The Passion* (2003), series, as James, Duke of Monmouth — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/charles-ii-the-power-and-the-passion.md)
- *Hornblower: Loyalty* (2003), as Midshipman John 'Jack' Hammond
- *The Hours* (2002), as Ralph Partridge — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hours.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), as Tom Riddle — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *The Four Feathers* (2002), as Drummer Boy (uncredited)
- *The Forsyte Saga* (2002), series, as Jolly Forsyte, Jolly Dartie
- *Weirdsister College* (2001), series, as Ben Stemson
- *Love in a Cold Climate* (2001), series, as Matt
- *Hornblower* (1998), series, as Midshipman Jack Hammond

## Gallery

- ![Ensaio fotografico por Samuel Pickart (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/1084147/gallery-b9ee43af165b.jpg) Ensaio fotografico por Samuel Pickart (2024) — Bele Granger Riddle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Christian_Coulson2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![ensaio Samuel (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/1084147/gallery-a8726a358907.jpg) ensaio Samuel (2024) — Bele Granger Riddle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Christian_Coulson_agosto_24.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Christian Coulson](https://film.one/media/person/1084147/gallery-d82ac6c0732e.jpg) Christian Coulson — I Am Nasrine, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Christian_Coulson_in_2009.jpg/1280px-Christian_Coulson_in_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Christian Coulson](https://film.one/media/person/1084147/gallery-e1dfc8b5a51d.jpg) Christian Coulson — Image via TMDB

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