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.
Matthew Cooper has 16 screen credits in a career dating back to 1985. Signature works include The Whitby Goth Weekend Horror, Sober, H.P. Lovecraft's the Shadow Over Innsmouth. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
