Kris Mochrie

Kristopher Ian Mochrie (born 24 October 1984) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the roles of Lee Posner in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Jez in the BBC drama series Ordinary Lies, and Ali Gordon in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside.

Kris Mochrie
Born	Kristopher Ian Mochrie (1984-10-24) 24 October 1984 (age 40) Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Education	Manchester School of Acting
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Partner(s)	Max Parker (2020–present; engaged)

Early life and education

Kristopher Ian Mochrie was born on 24 October 1984 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, to Lydia and Graham Mochrie. He studied Business at St Edward's College in Liverpool and trained at Manchester School of Acting.^[1][2][3] Mochrie has been acting since the age of seven.^[4]

Career

In 2002, Mochrie was cast as Ali Gordon in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, a member of the newly introduced Gordon family.^[5] His departure from the soap aired in July 2003.^[6] In 2004, he appeared in an episode of Heartbeat.^[3] Throughout 2005, he made appearances in Ideal, Doctors and Girls in Love.^[3] In 2006, he appeared in Life on Mars and Waterloo Road.^[3] In 2007, Mochrie appeared as Richard Brandon in an episode of The Bill. In 2008, he made an appearance in the medical soap opera The Royal Today.^[3]

Following Mochrie's release from prison, he rebooted his acting career in 2010, making an appearance as Niall in an episode of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, before appearing as D.C. Furber in an episode of Coronation Street the following year.^[7] In 2015, Mochrie appeared in the BBC drama series Ordinary Lies as Jez, the husband of Emma and an employee at JS Motors.^[8] He also made another appearance in Emmerdale as an instructor. In 2016, Mochrie appeared in the short film Rapscallions, before appearing as Captain Ross in the television film To Walk Invisible based on the Brontë family.^[9] In 2017, Mochrie played Scott in three episodes of The League of Gentlemen.^[10] In 2018, he appeared in the CBBC series' 4 O'Clock Club and Katy and in an episode of Bulletproof as Daley.^[3]

In 2019, Mochrie returned to Emmerdale for a third stint, this time on a regular basis as Lee Posner.^[11] He made his first appearance in April and departed in October of that year.^[12] In 2022, he appeared as Mr Webster in the BBC series Rebel Cheer Squad,^[13] followed by an appearance in an episode of the ITV drama Vera as Adam Michaels in 2023.^[14]

Personal life

Mochrie is gay and has been in a relationship with Emmerdale co-star Max Parker since 2020.^[15] They announced their engagement in January 2022.^[16][17]

In July 2009, Mochrie was sentenced to two years in prison for supplying gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and perverting the course of justice.^[18][19] His sentence was later reduced to 18 months on appeal and he was released in December of that year on an electronic tag.^[20][21]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002–2003	Brookside	Ali Gordon	Regular role	[5]
2004	Heartbeat	Matthew Clegg	Episode: "Hunter's Moon"	[3]
2005	Ideal	Matt	Episode: "The Rat"	[3]
2005	Doctors	Frankie Lewis	Episode: "Skinhead"	[3]
2005	Girls in Love	Robbie Jones	Episode: "Her Boy Friday"	[3]
2006	Life on Mars	Craig	1 episode	[3]
2006	Waterloo Road	Craig Harris	1 episode	[3]
2007	The Bill	Richard Brandon	Episode: "Within Striking Distance"	[3]
2008	The Royal Today	Rick	1 episode	[3]
2010	Emmerdale	Niall	Guest role	[12]
2011	Coronation Street	D.C. Furber	Guest role	[7]
2015	Ordinary Lies	Jez	Main role	[8]
2015	Emmerdale	Instructor	Guest role	[12]
2016	Rapscallions	Unknown	Short film	[3]
2016	To Walk Invisible	Captain Ross	Television film	[9]
2017	The League of Gentlemen	Scott	3 episodes	[10]
2018	4 O'Clock Club	Sean	Episode: "Prank"	[3]
2018	Katy	Dr. Pearson	Episode: "Wild"	[3]
2018	Bulletproof	Daley	1 episode	[3]
2019	Emmerdale	Lee Posner	Regular role	[12]
2022	Rebel Cheer Squad	Mr Webster	Episode: "Get Closer"	[13]
2023	Vera	Adam Michaels	Episode: "The Way the Wind Blows"	[14]