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Chris Difford

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Chris Difford was born on 4 November 1954 in Greenwich, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Reality Bites (1994), Hackers (1995) and The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996). He has been married to Louise Difford since 27 April 2013. He was previously married to Cindy Difford.
BornNovember 4, 1954
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)
    Reality Bites
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1994
    Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller in Hackers (1995)
    Hackers
    6.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 1995
    Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, and Ben Chaplin in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
    The Truth About Cats & Dogs
    6.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 1996
    Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis in Air (2023)
    Air
    7.4
    • Soundtrack
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Squeeze: Nirvana
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 2016
    • Squeeze: Cradle to the Grave
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 2015
    • Squeeze: Happy Days
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 2015
    • Squeeze: Heaven Knows
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1996
    • Squeeze: Electric Trains
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1995
    • Squeeze: This Summer
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1995
    • Squeeze: Everything in the World
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1993
    • Squeeze: Loving You Tonight (1993)
      Squeeze: Loving You Tonight
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1993
    • Squeeze: Some Fantastic Place
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1993
    • Squeeze: Third Rail
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1993
    • Squeeze: Satisfied
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1991
    • Squeeze: Sunday Street
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1991
    • Squeeze: Annie Get Your Gun (Live)
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1990
    • Squeeze: If It's Love
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1989
    • Squeeze: 853-5937
      Music Video
      • Chris Difford
      • 1988

    Composer

    • Europe: The Siege (2018)
      Europe: The Siege
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Cradle to Grave (2015)
      Cradle to Grave
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Lisa Stansfield: If I Hadn't Got You
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Squeeze in Squeeze: Hourglass (1987)
      Squeeze: Hourglass
      7.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1987
    • Tracey Ullman, Dawn French, Joan Greenwood, Jennifer Saunders, and Ruby Wax in Girls on Top (1985)
      Girls on Top
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Composer (as Difford)
      • 1985–1986
    • Difford & Tilbrook: Love's Crashing Waves
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1984
    • Squeeze: I've Returned
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982

    Soundtrack

    • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
      Morning Joe
      4.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)"
      • writer: "Black Coffee In Bed"
      • writer: "Black Coffee In Bed (Full Version)" ...
      • 2021–2025
    • Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine (2025)
      The Smashing Machine
      6.3
      • writer: "Tempted"
      • 2025
    • Pierce Brosnan, Cate Blanchett, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, and Marisa Abela in Black Bag (2025)
      Black Bag
      6.7
      • writer: "Up the Junction"
      • 2025
    • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)
      The Bear
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Goodbye Girl" (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
      The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "There at the Top"
      • 2023
    • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis in Air (2023)
      Air
      7.4
      • writer: "Tempted"
      • 2023
    • Jeremy Thomas in The Storms of Jeremy Thomas (2021)
      The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
      6.4
      • writer: "Up the Junction"
      • 2021
    • LaKeith Stanfield and Issa Rae in The Photograph (2020)
      The Photograph
      6.1
      • writer: "Tempted"
      • 2020
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Tempted"
      • writer: "Up the Junction"
      • writer: "Cool For Cats" (uncredited, uncredited) ...
      • 1996–2018
    • Love in the Countryside (2018)
      Love in the Countryside
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Ask Me to Stay" (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Benedict Cumberbatch in Patrick Melrose (2018)
      Patrick Melrose
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Cool for Cats"
      • 2018
    • Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne, and Chris O'Dowd in Juliet, Naked (2018)
      Juliet, Naked
      6.6
      • writer: "Goodbye Girl"
      • 2018
    • Glastonbury 2017 (2017)
      Glastonbury 2017
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Up the Junction"
      • writer: "Up the Junction"
      • 2017
    • The Footy Show (1994)
      The Footy Show
      5.8
      TV Series
      • lyrics: "Cool for Cats" (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Toni Collette, Molly Shannon, Katie Aselton, and Bridget Everett in Fun Mom Dinner (2017)
      Fun Mom Dinner
      5.3
      • writer: "Black Coffee in Bed"
      • 2017

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Squeeze - official site
    • Alternative names
      • Difford
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • November 4, 1954
      • Greenwich, London, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Louise DiffordApril 27, 2013 - present
    • Children
        Natalie Difford
    • Other works
      Appeared as a guest on Jonathan Ross's show on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday 16 April 2005.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In 1972 he was a member of David Bowie's road crew on the UK tour of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust UK tour.
    • Quotes
      I met David Bowie while I was a roadie for him, although I use the word roadie loosely. A friend of mine was his tour manager, and I tagged along and helped paint things for the set and fetched wood from the yard. I was more of a gofer. David was wonderful to be around, like someone from Mars.
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