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Harlan Coben

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben was born on 4 January 1962 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Tell No One (2006), Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023) and The Stranger (2020).
BornJanuary 4, 1962
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BornJanuary 4, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
    Tell No One
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023)
    Harlan Coben's Shelter
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Hannah John-Kamen in The Stranger (2020)
    The Stranger
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Amanda Abbington, Michael C. Hall, and Audrey Fleurot in Safe (2018)
    Safe
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Myron Bolitar
      • based on the book by
      • Writer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Sam Worthington and Britt Lower in I Will Find You (2026)
      I Will Find You
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the novel by
      • 2026
    • Harlan Coben's Final Twist (2026)
      Harlan Coben's Final Twist
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2026
    • Minnie Driver, Alfred Enoch, Ruth Jones, and James Nesbitt in Run Away (2026)
      Run Away
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the novel by
      • 2026
    • Bill Nighy and Sam Claflin in Lazarus (2025)
      Lazarus
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2025
    • Soledad Villamil, Juan Minujín, and Alberto Ammann in Caught (2025)
      Caught
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • based on a novel by
      • based on the novel by
      • 2025
    • Maria Dębska in Just One Look (2025)
      Just One Look
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • novel
      • 2025
    • Richard Armitage, Ashley Walters, Jessica Plummer, and Rosalind Eleazar in Missing You (2025)
      Missing You
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the novel by
      • 2025
    • Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Adeel Akhtar, and Michelle Keegan in Fool Me Once (2024)
      Fool Me Once
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the novel by
      • 2024
    • Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023)
      Harlan Coben's Shelter
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • based on the novel by ...
      • 2023
    • Magdalena Boczarska in Hold Tight (2022)
      Hold Tight
      6.2
      TV Series
      • based on the novel by
      • 2022
    • Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish, and Cush Jumbo in Stay Close (2021)
      Stay Close
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the novel by
      • 2021
    • Pawel Malaszynski in Mów mi Win (Audioplay) (2021)
      Mów mi Win (Audioplay)
      Video
      • based on a novel by
      • 2021
    • Finnegan Oldfield and Nailia Harzoune in Gone for Good (2021)
      Gone for Good
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the novel by
      • 2021
    • Mario Casas in The Innocent (2021)
      The Innocent
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • novel
      • 2021
    • Grzegorz Damiecki, Agnieszka Grochowska, Wiktoria Filus, and Hubert Milkowski in The Woods (2020)
      The Woods
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • based on novel by
      • book
      • 2020

    Producer

    • Myron Bolitar
      • executive producer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • The Woods
      • executive producer
      • Filming
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2027
    • All We Ever Wanted
      • executive producer
      • Production Unknown
    • Sam Worthington and Britt Lower in I Will Find You (2026)
      I Will Find You
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Harlan Coben's Final Twist (2026)
      Harlan Coben's Final Twist
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Minnie Driver, Alfred Enoch, Ruth Jones, and James Nesbitt in Run Away (2026)
      Run Away
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Bill Nighy and Sam Claflin in Lazarus (2025)
      Lazarus
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Maria Dębska in Just One Look (2025)
      Just One Look
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Richard Armitage, Ashley Walters, Jessica Plummer, and Rosalind Eleazar in Missing You (2025)
      Missing You
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Richard Armitage, Joanna Lumley, Adeel Akhtar, and Michelle Keegan in Fool Me Once (2024)
      Fool Me Once
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023)
      Harlan Coben's Shelter
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2023
    • Magdalena Boczarska in Hold Tight (2022)
      Hold Tight
      6.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish, and Cush Jumbo in Stay Close (2021)
      Stay Close
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Finnegan Oldfield and Nailia Harzoune in Gone for Good (2021)
      Gone for Good
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Mario Casas in The Innocent (2021)
      The Innocent
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Grzegorz Damiecki, Agnieszka Grochowska, Wiktoria Filus, and Hubert Milkowski in The Woods (2020)
      The Woods
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Hannah John-Kamen in The Stranger (2020)
      The Stranger
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Amanda Abbington, Michael C. Hall, and Audrey Fleurot in Safe (2018)
      Safe
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018

    Actor

    • All We Ever Wanted
      • Production Unknown
    • Hannah John-Kamen in The Stranger (2020)
      The Stranger
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Police Computer Analyst (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Lionel Abelanski, Pascal Elbé, Hippolyte Girardot, and Alexandra Lamy in No Second Chance (2015)
      No Second Chance
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Abe Tansmore
      • 2015
    • François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
      Tell No One
      7.5
      • Un inconnu à la gare (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Instagram
      • Official Site
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • January 4, 1962
      • Newark, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouse
      • Anne Armstrong-Coben
    • Children
        Charlotte Coben
    • Parents
        Carl Gerald Coben
    • Relatives
        Craig Coben(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Novel: "No Second Chance," 2003.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 4 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      His Amherst College (Massachusetts) fraternity brother was author and friend Dan Brown, and Coben was one of the very first people to read Brown's 2003 bestseller "The Da Vinci Code".

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