Chris Lang is a British screenwriter, producer, and actor. Lang has written many British television series but is best known as the writer, creator, and executive producer of Unforgotten. Chris Lang was educated at Reigate Grammar School and then at RADA, where he won the Royal Academy award for "A Series of Outstanding Performances in the Vanbrugh Theatre". He graduated in 1983 In his youth, Lang formed a comedy revue called The Jockeys of Norfolk with Andy Taylor and Hugh Grant. He worked as an actor on such British television series as Shadow of the Noose, Drop the Dead Donkey, Outside Edge, A Dance to the Music of Time, and All Along the Watchtower. He stopped acting in the mid nineties in order to fully concentrate on his writing career Lang began his screenwriting career on The Bill, for which he wrote many episodes, and for which he won a Writer's Guild award. He went on to write episodes for shows including Casualty, Soldier Soldier, The Knock, POW, Primeval, Hustle, and The Tunnel for Sky Atlantic In 2001, he wrote and created his first original drama series The Glass, which starred John Thaw and Sarah Lancashire. Other original work has included Sirens, Unconditional Love, Amnesia (which was nominated for an Edgar Award), Lawless, and The Reckoning The first series of Unforgotten, starring Nicola Walker, Trevor Eve, Sir Tom Courtenay, and Sanjeev Bhaskar, was broadcast in autumn 2015. Courtenay later won the 2016 BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his role. The second series aired in January 2017 to an audience of 7.29 million, with the Daily Telegraph describing the series as "the detective drama of the decade". In November 2017 Mark Bonnar won the 2017 Best Actor BAFTA Scotland for his portrayal of Colin Osborne in the series. The third series aired in July 2018 and received universal critical acclaim. The last episode was watched by over 7.5 million viewers, making it the most watched episode of all three series.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 1, 1961 (64)
- Lambeth, London, England
- Writer, actor and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
What are Chris Lang's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
Roles they play
- Allyas Kipper's Friends in Kipper (1997)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Chris Lang's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Chris Lang's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
55 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
I, Jack Wright(2025)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Poikani Joel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Lockdown Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Hookup Plan(2018)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Dark Heart(2016)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Piégés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Innocent(2018)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Entre deux mères (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Unforgotten(2015)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Tu es mon fils(2015)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Undeniable(2014)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
The Tunnel(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
A Mother's Son(2012)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
The Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Little House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
HIT Favorites: Frosty Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
HIT Favorites: Winter Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Torn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Primeval(2007)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Robin Hood(2006)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Vital Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Amnesia(2004)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Hustle(2004)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
P.O.W. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Unconditional Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Kipper: Cuddly Critters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Kipper: Tiger Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
All Along the Watchtower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Wing and a Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Kipper(1997)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Kipper: Puppy Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Bullion Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Conjugal Rites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Paul Merton: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Drop the Dead Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
KYTV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Hale & Pace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Casualty(1986)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all showsYour Mother Wouldn't Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Late Starter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Alas Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Mavis Eccleston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 1984 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2023, Mini-Series.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Chris Lang work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chris Lang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeremy Gwilt shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Hermione NorrisShared titles: Innocent (2018), A Mother's Son (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Hermione Norris
- Martin ClunesShared titles: A Mother's Son (2012), Kipper (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Clunes
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ian MossShared titles: Innocent (2018), Undeniable (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Moss
- Michael HarrowesShared titles: Innocent (2018), Undeniable (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Harrowes
- Paul EnglishbyShared titles: Undeniable (2014), A Mother's Son (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Englishby
Producers
- Jeremy GwiltShared titles: Innocent (2018), Undeniable (2014), Amnesia (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Jeremy Gwilt
- François FlorentinyShared titles: The Hookup Plan (2018), Tu es mon fils (2015)See all 2 shared titles with François Florentiny
- Matthew ArlidgeShared titles: Innocent (2018), Undeniable (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Arlidge
- Suzanne McAuleyShared titles: Innocent (2018), Undeniable (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Suzanne McAuley