Kristian Bartholomew Hitchen (born 1974) is an English actor, best known for his role in the Ken Loach directed feature Sorry We Missed You for which he received a nomination for best actor at the British Independent Film Awards.
Career Born in Salford on 28 April 1974, Hitchen studied dancing as a child and tried to break into acting after leaving school but, after meeting his wife, he left the industry and started a plumbing business.
He returned to acting after visiting a retreat just before his 40th birthday and had small roles in 4 O'Clock Club and Coronation Street before landing the part of Ricky in Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You. He has since appeared in Anne Boleyn as the Duke of Norfolk, The Long Shadow, Trigger Point and the film Speak No Evil alongside James McAvoy.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 The Navigators Other Worker Credited as Chris Hitchens 2019 Sorry We Missed You Ricky Turner 2021 The War Below Harold Stockford 2022 Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures Richard 2023 Unmoored Mark 2024 Speak No Evil Mike 2025 Gone Fishing Pete Short
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 4 O'Clock Club Sergeant Episode: "Zombie"Credited as Kristian Hitchen 2017 Coronation Street Engineer 1 episode 2018 Thick As Steves''' || Steven || Television film || |- | 2020 || The Letter for the King || Ardoc || 6 episodes || |- | rowspan="3"|2021 || Anne Boleyn || Duke of Norfolk || 3 episodes || |- | The North Water || Barraclough || Episode: "Behold the Man" || |- | Crime || Robert Ellis || Episode #1.4 || |- | 2022 || Four Lives || Tom || 3 episodes || |- | 2022, 2024 || Trigger Point || John Hudson || 6 episodes || |- | rowspan="2"|2023 || The Reckoning || Hospital Priest || Episode #1.4 || |- | The Long Shadow || D.C. John Nunn || 7 episodes || |- | 2024 || Protection || Jimmy McLennan || 2 episodes || |- | 2025 || Lynley'' D.I. Derek Horwood 2 episodes
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