Christian Coulson Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended Westminster School in London on an academic scholarship
• Quote: "Getting to work with Richard Harris was fantastic․ I mean, I've always thought he was amazing so that was great․"
• Known for his role of Tom Marvolo Riddle in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets․"
• Won the role of Tom Riddle in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" even though he was 23 at the time
• Wrote the rock musical "The Fallen," which was performed at Bedford Modern School in 1998
• Could not reprise his role as Tom Riddle in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" because, at 29, he was too old
• Former member of the United Kingdom's National Youth Music Theatre