He co-starred as himself with Rob Brydon in A Cock and Bull Story (2005) and The Trip (2010) and its sequels.Ĭoogan has also played dramatic roles, including Marie Antoinette (2006), What Maisie Knew (2012), and portrayed Paul Raymond in the biographical film The Look of Love (2013) and Stan Laurel in Stan & Ollie (2018). He continued to appear in films such as Around the World in 80 Days (2004), Tropic Thunder (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Ruby Sparks (2012), and the Night at the Museum films. Coogan grew in prominence in the film industry in 2002, after starring in The Parole Officer and 24 Hour Party People. Partridge has featured in several television series and the 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. While working with Armando Iannucci on On the Hour and The Day Today, Coogan developed the character of Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality. In 1999, he co-founded the production company Baby Cow Productions with Henry Normal. In the 1990s, he began creating original characters. He began his career in the 1980s as a voice actor on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image and providing voice-overs for television advertisements. Stephen John Coogan ( / ˈ k uː ɡ ən/ born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter.
From the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 11 October 2009
