Ken Loach

Career Overview

Ken Loach has 121 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Their work is anchored in the The Price of Coal universe with 2 titles. Signature works include I, Daniel Blake, The Old Oak, Sorry We Missed You. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

121

Birth Date

1936-06-17

Birth Place

Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  I, Daniel Blake
• 

  The Old Oak
• 

  Sorry We Missed You
• 

  The Angels' Share
• 

  The Wind That Shakes the Barley
• 

  Looking for Eric

Associated Universes

• The Price of Coal (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Dave Turner (3 collaborations)
• Micky McGregor (3 collaborations)
• Rob Kirtley (3 collaborations)
• Chris McGlade (2 collaborations)
• Gavin Webster (2 collaborations)
• Stephen Clegg (2 collaborations)
• Andy Kidd (2 collaborations)
• Mike Milligan (2 collaborations)
• Harriet Ghost (2 collaborations)
• Maxie Peters (2 collaborations)

Credits

• production (7 credits)

  • Forgotten Spaceman

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn

    producer

    production
    2016
  • It's a Free World...

    producer

    production
    2007
  • The View from the Woodpile

    producer

    production
    1989
  • Which Side Are You On?

    producer

    production
    1985
  • A Question of Leadership

    producer

    production
    1981
  • Auditions

    producer

    production
    1980

• crew (2 credits)

  • Palestine 36

    thanks

    crew
    2025
  • The Limey

    thanks

    crew
    1999

• actors (44 credits)

  • The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Censoring Palestine

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Loach vs Corbyn: The Bad Patriots

    HIMSELF

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The Bad Patriots

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Uomini in Marcia

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Cannes Uncut

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie

    (himself)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • I Get Knocked Down

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando

    Sé stesso

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Thatcher's Not Dead

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • A Bolsa ou a Vida

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today

    Self – Director

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Great NHS Heist

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Who Killed British Cinema?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • How to Make a Ken Loach Film

    self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

    Self - Film Director

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • About Cinema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Il était une fois... « Rosetta »

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • We Are Many

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • A Special Day

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Catastroika

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Making Kes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • What Do You Know About Me

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Vittorio D.

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Great Directors

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • 40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Making Reel History

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Carry On Ken

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Ken and Rosa

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Citizen Ken Loach

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Making of 'Hidden Agenda'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Right to Work March

    actor

    actors
    1972

• directing (59 credits)

  • The Old Oak

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Sorry We Missed You

    director

    directing
    2019
  • I, Daniel Blake

    director

    directing
    2016
  • In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Jimmy's Hall

    director

    directing
    2014
  • The Spirit of '45

    director

    directing
    2013
  • The Angels' Share

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Route Irish

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Looking for Eric

    director

    directing
    2009
  • To Each His Own Cinema

    director

    directing
    2007
  • It's a Free World...

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    director

    directing
    2006
  • McLibel

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Tickets

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Sweet Sixteen

    director

    directing
    2002
  • September 11

    director

    directing
    2002
  • The Navigators

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Bread and Roses

    director

    directing
    2000
  • My Name Is Joe

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Another City: A Week in the Life of Bath's Football Club

    director

    directing
    1998
  • The Flickering Flame

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Carla's Song

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Land and Freedom

    director

    directing
    1995
  • A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Ladybird Ladybird

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Raining Stones

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Riff-Raff

    director

    directing
    1991
  • The Arthur Legend

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Hidden Agenda

    director

    directing
    1990
  • The View from the Woodpile

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Time to Go

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Fatherland

    director

    directing
    1986
  • Which Side Are You On?

    director

    directing
    1985
  • End of the Battle... Not the End of the War

    director

    directing
    1985
  • The Red and the Blue

    director

    directing
    1983
  • Looks and Smiles

    director

    directing
    1981
  • A Question of Leadership

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Auditions

    director

    directing
    1980
  • The Gamekeeper

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Black Jack

    director

    directing
    1979
  • The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

    director

    directing
    1977
  • The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

    director

    directing
    1977
  • Talk About Work

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Family Life

    director

    directing
    1971
  • The Rank and File

    director

    directing
    1971
  • The Save the Children Fund Film

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Kes

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Play for Today

    - The Price of Coal: Back To Reality (1977) ... director directing

    - The Price of Coal: Meet The People (1977) ... director directing

    - The Rank and File (1971) ... director directing
    1970
  • The Big Flame

    director

    directing
    1969
  • The Golden Vision

    director

    directing
    1968
  • Poor Cow

    director

    directing
    1967
  • In Two Minds

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Cathy Come Home

    director

    directing
    1966
  • The Coming Out Party

    director

    directing
    1965
  • The End of Arthur's Marriage

    director

    directing
    1965
  • Up the Junction

    director

    directing
    1965
  • Three Clear Sundays

    director

    directing
    1965
  • Wear a Very Big Hat

    director

    directing
    1965
  • A Tap on the Shoulder

    director

    directing
    1965

• writing (9 credits)

  • In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn

    writer

    writing
    2016
  • Idyll

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • The Spirit of '45

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • September 11

    writer

    writing
    2002
  • The Flickering Flame

    screenplay

    writing
    1996
  • The Gamekeeper

    writer

    writing
    1980
  • Black Jack

    writer

    writing
    1979
  • Kes

    screenplay

    writing
    1970
  • Poor Cow

    screenplay

    writing
    1967