Person

Matthew Cooper

Directing · Born 1974-04-23 · Leeds, England, UK

Matthew had his first credit on TV as a scriptwriter in 1994 aged 19. He was the youngest ever scriptwriter on the Emmerdale writing team, and has written for nearly all the UK soap operas - including the iconic episode of Eastenders where 'Alfie' told 'Kat' he loved her for the first time. After leaving soap writing behind Matthew started a career as a director of innovative low budget genre films, shot digitally and released online. The first three films 'Markham (2020) -'At The Mountains of Madness (2021) and 'When the Earth Gives up The Dead (Due 2022)' where all based on stories by H.P. Lovecraft.

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  EastEnders

  Writer

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  Emmerdale

  Writer

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  Hollyoaks

  Writer

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  Sober

  Director

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  At the Mountains of Madness

  Director

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  Family Style

  Writer

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  H.P. Lovecraft's the Shadow Over Innsmouth

  Director

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  The Whitby Goth Weekend Horror

  Screenplay

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  Markham

  Writer

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  When The Earth Gives Up The Dead

  Director

• 2026The Whitby Goth Weekend HorrorScreenplay
• 2025SoberDirector
• 2024H.P. Lovecraft's the Shadow Over InnsmouthDirector
• 2022When The Earth Gives Up The DeadDirector
• 2021At the Mountains of MadnessDirector
• 2020MarkhamWriter
• 1995HollyoaksWriter
• 1993Family StyleWriter
• 1985EastEndersWriter
• 1972EmmerdaleWriter