Matthew Cooper
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.
Crew
TV
EastEnders
Writer
1985
TV
Emmerdale
Writer
1972
TV
Hollyoaks
Writer
1995
Movie
At the Mountains of Madness
Director
2021
Movie
Markham
Writer
2020
Movie
Family Style
Writer
1993
Movie
When The Earth Gives Up The Dead
Director
2022
Movie
H.P. Lovecraft's the Shadow Over Innsmouth
Director
2024
Movie
Sober
Director
2025
Movie
The Whitby Goth Weekend Horror
Screenplay
2026