
Chris McHallem
Known for: Acting
Born in 1960, Christopher McHallem is a British actor, writer, musician and director who began his career in 1977 with the punk rock/post-punk band the Transmitters under the pseudonym "Dexter O'Brian". He left the band shortly after its formation to pursue a career in acting and his best known role is arguably that of roadie Rod Norman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1987 to 1990.
Known for

In for the Kill
2019

St. Ives
1998

Black Velvet Band
1997

House of Boys
2009

Sweetness in the Belly
2019

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000

Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
2007

Hardware
1990

When Brendan Met Trudy
2000

A Merry Scottish Christmas
2023

Forever in My Heart
2019

The Cellar
2022

Becoming Jane
2007

The Green Knight
2021

Frank
2014

The Love Child
1988

Brave
1994

Loving Miss Hatto
2012

Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012

Vikings
2013

EastEnders
1985

Life of Crime
2013

Heartbeat
1992

Modern Love
2019

Edward II
1991

Resistance
2019

Normal People
2020

The Scavengers
2024

Sherlock & Daughter
2025

The Hardacres
2024

Cooper & Fry
2025

Murphy's Law
2001

Coogan's Run
1995

Breakfast on Pluto
2005