Matthew Cooper
Directing1974 (52)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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10- 2026The Whitby Goth Weekend HorrorMovieScreenplay · Director
- 2025SoberMovieDirector · Writer · Producer · Cinematography
- 2024H.P. Lovecraft's the Shadow Over InnsmouthMovieDirector
- 2022When The Earth Gives Up The DeadMovieDirector · Writer
- 2021At the Mountains of MadnessMovieDirector · Writer
- 2020MarkhamMovieWriter · Director
- 1995HollyoaksTV showWriter · 258 episodes
- 1993Family StyleMovieWriter
- 1985EastEndersTV showWriter · 209 episodes
- 1972EmmerdaleTV showWriter · 297 episodes