Versatility is John’s brand
MEET JOHN ALBAN COUGHLAN
John Alban Coughlan is a storyteller for stage and screen, known for work that feels both intimate and alive. He’s the recipient of the Kevin Kline Award, the Genesius Award, Edward Albee’s Last Frontier Playwright Conference’s Panelists Choice Award, and the Culver City Film Festival’s Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short for his film Dollars and Sense. A playwright, screenwriter, and the founding director of three NYC production companies—IncoacT (In The Company Of Actors), C&H Works, and Char-Len; A Cottage Industry—he happily wears many creative hats.
John grew up in a small suburb outside Boston, where the freedom to experiment—and the steady support of family and friends—helped him find his voice. At seventeen, he was cast as Claire in Jean Genet’s The Maids, a formative experience that sparked a lifelong, near-transcendent love of the theater. That production led to memorable performances in and around Boston—plus more than a few colorful stories.
His plays include The Side Show Soul, Timberlake, American Pulp, and Of Lives And Leaves. On the audio side, his narrations include The Unsymmetrical, How To Speak Southern for Bantam Talking Books, and I Am A Man As I Should Be for Audible. His audio serial The Unsymmetrical is also available in paperback on Amazon.
On the film front, Dollars and Sense won the Culver City Film Festival’s 2020 Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short. In the summer of 2020, he directed Life Reflecting for Stella Productions, which earned two Awards of Merit at La Jolla’s Best Shorts Festival, an Honorable Mention at The New York Women in Film and Television Festival (NYWFT), and the Bronze Award at The Spotlight Short Film Festival.
John is currently the Creative Director of Char-Len; A Cottage Industry, a process-oriented production company where he continues to develop new work and collaborate with artists.
He’s grateful for the guidance of two extraordinary teachers, Mr. Kevin Kynock and Ms. Maxine Klein, and for the wisdom shared by Joseph Chaikin, Edward Albee, Lloyd Richards, Ed Bullins, Arnold Wesker, William Young, and Gabrielle Roth.
Be well. Stay engaged and informed.
A.E.A. | SAG-AFTRA | The Dramatists Guild
CONTACT
(718) 930-3268
info@johnalbancoughlan.com
PHYSICAL DETAILS
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 165 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Salt And Pepper
EDUCATION | TRAINING
Edward Albee, Lloyd Richards, Maxine Kline,
William Young, John Wilson, Marcel Marceau,
Joe Gifford, Gabrielle Roth, Joseph Chaikin,
William Lacey, Daisette McKelvie
ACCOLADES
Kevin Kline Award Winner
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Underling | The Drowsy Chaperone
Stages St. Louis
Edward Albee’s National Playwrights Conference Panelist Choice Award
The Side Show Soul
Grand Prize | Best Narrative Short Film
Culver City Film Festival
Dollars And Sense
JOHN ALBAN COUGHLAN
THEATRE
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | COGSWORTH
BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR | ROBERT JESS ROTH, DIRECTOR
PALM BEACH, THE SCREWBALL MUSICAL | BIXBY
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE | DES MCANUFF, DIRECTOR
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE | UNDERLING
STAGES ST. LOUIS | MICHAEL HAMILTON, DIRECTOR
CLONED | DR. MARSHALL
NYMF AT SIGNATURE THEATRE | TOM WOJTUNIK, DIRECTOR
CABARET | HERR SHULTZ
STAGES ST. LOUIS | MICHAEL HAMILTON, DIRECTOR
CABARET | HERR SHULTZ
ARKANSAS REP | BRAD MOOY, DIRECTOR
GOODNIGHT DESDEMONA, GOOD MORNING JULIET | OTHELLO, PROF. NIGHT
N.J. SHAKESPEARE, JULIETTE CARILLO, DIRECTOR
BRECHT AT H.U.A.C. | BAUMGARTEN
HERE | JASON LEOWITH, DIRECTOR
THE FOREIGNER | FROGGY
NEW LONDON BARN | SHARON KALLER, DIRECTOR
DEATH OF A SALESMAN | STANLEY
SHARON PLAYHOUSE | STEVE ZUCKERMAN, DIRECTOR
HOLIDAY | SETON CRAM
SHARON PLAYHOUSE | WILLIAM LUDEL, DIRECTOR
KENNEDY’S CHILDREN | SPARGER
COLLECTIVE ARTISTS THEATRE | ROBERT PATRICK, DIRECTOR
MARIE AND BRUCE | BRUCE
INCOACT | CHUCK BLASIUS, DIRECTOR
BOSOMS AND NEGLECT | SCOOPER
INCOACT | CHUCK BLASIUS, DIRECTOR
THE MAIDS | CLAIRE
BRATTLE STREET THEATRE | KEVIN KYNOCK, DIRECTOR
FIRST IN FLIGHT | MILTON WRIGHT
THEATREWORKS | WILL POMERANTZ, DIRECTOR
CHEKHOV IN YALTA | ANTON CHEKHOV
SYNCHRONICITY SPACE | BRUCE KATZMAN, DIRECTOR
VISUAL | AUDIO
DOLLARS AND SENSE | PAPA
CHAR-LEN, PRODUCER | NICK BRADSHAW, DIRECTOR
2020 GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR BEST NARRATIVE SHORT | CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL
THE UNSYMMETRICAL | REX TIMBERLAKE, MILTON RANDOLPH
AUDIBLE | JOHN ALBAN COUGHLAN, DIRECTOR
HOW TO SPEAK SOUTHERN | PROFESSOR
BANTAM TALKING BOOKS
BIRD IN HAND | DAD
WILLIAM SELF PRODUCTIONS | JANET MCINTYRE, DIRECTOR
THROUGH THE WIDE GATE | REV. GARY
PATRICK CLEMENT, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR