Richard Coles
Birthday
1962/03/26 (63 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Also know as
The Reverend Richard Coles, The Revd Richard Coles, Rev Richard Coles, Reverend Richard Coles, Rev. Richard Coles, The Communards
Biography
Richard Keith Robert Coles FRSA FKC (born 26 March 1962) is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest. He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards. They achieved three UK top-10 hits, including the No. 1 record and best-selling single of 1986, a dance version of "Don't Leave Me This Way". Coles frequently appears on radio and television as well as in newspapers and, from March 2011 until March 202...Read more
Acting
(1986) Days Like These
as Self
(2022) Good Grief?
as Self - Presenter
(1990) Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self - Performer
(1986) The Communards - Live at Full House Rock Show
as Self
(2017) Queer as Art
as Self
(2017) Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special
as The Pope
(1983) Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts
as Self
(2020) Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
as Self
(1986) JerUSAlem
as Narrator
(2025) Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop
as Self : Friend, Musician & Anglican priest
(2021) Stand Up & Deliver
as Self
(1979) Question Time
as Self - Panellist
(2023) George Michael: Outed
as Self
(1986) Ambitions
as Self - The Communards
(2003) QI
as Self
(2024) The Traitors: Uncloaked
as Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
(2017) The Big Painting Challenge
as Presenter
(2006) Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge
(2017) Walks with My Dog
as Self
(2017) Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
(2011) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
(2021) The Weakest Link
as Self - Participant
(2020) Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert
(2018) The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
(2021) Blankety Blank
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self - The Communards
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self - The Communards
(2021) Winter Walks
as Self
(1990) Have I Got News for You
as Self
(2002) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as Self
(2024) I'm a Celebrity... Unpacked
as Self
(2013) The Last Leg
as Self
(1999) Loose Women
as Self
(2011) The Chase: Celebrity Special
as Self - Contestant
(1987) Sacrée Soirée
as Self - The Communards
(2006) The One Show
as Self
(2014) The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
as Self
(2025) Sailing the Shipping Forecast with The Rev Richard Coles
as Self - Narrator