
Chris McHallem
Department: Acting
Biography
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

Breakfast on Pluto
2005

Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003

Becoming Jane
2007

Hardware
1990

Edward II
1991

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
2007

St. Ives
1998

When Brendan Met Trudy
2000

House of Boys
2009

The Cellar
2022

A Merry Scottish Christmas
2023

The Love Child
1988

Brave
1994

Black Velvet Band
1997

Forever in My Heart
2019

Frank
2014

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000

Sweetness in the Belly
2019

The Green Knight
2021

In for the Kill
2019

Loving Miss Hatto
2012

Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012

Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012

Vikings
2013

Vikings
2013

Vikings
2013

Vikings
2013

EastEnders
1985

Life of Crime
2013

Heartbeat
1992

Modern Love
2019

Resistance
2019

Normal People
2020

EastEnders
1985

The Scavengers
2024

Sherlock & Daughter
2025

The Hardacres
2024

Cooper & Fry
2025

Murphy's Law
2001