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Harlan Coben

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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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 Safe (2018).
BornJanuary 4, 1962
BornJanuary 4, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
    Tell No One
    7.5
    Movie
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023)
    Harlan Coben's Shelter
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Amanda Abbington, Michael C. Hall, and Audrey Fleurot in Safe (2018)
    Safe
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Virginie Ledoyen in Juste un regard (2017)
    Juste un regard
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(2017)

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Lazarus
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • Run Away
      • adaptaion
      • In Production
      • TV Mini Series
    • I Will Find You
      • based on the book by
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • 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
    • Just One Look (2025)
      Just One Look
      6.1
      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
      • based on the novel by
      • developed for television by
      • written by (creator) ...
      • 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
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • based on novel by
      • book
      • 2020
    • Hannah John-Kamen in The Stranger (2020)
      The Stranger
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Amanda Abbington, Michael C. Hall, and Audrey Fleurot in Safe (2018)
      Safe
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2018
    • Virginie Ledoyen in Juste un regard (2017)
      Juste un regard
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • creator
      • novel: Just One Look
      • 2017
    • The Five (2016)
      The Five
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • creator
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Lazarus
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • Run Away
      • executive producer
      • In Production
      • TV Mini Series
    • I Will Find You
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Just One Look (2025)
      Just One Look
      6.1
      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
      6.6
      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
    • Virginie Ledoyen in Juste un regard (2017)
      Juste un regard
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (2017)
      • 2017
    • The Five (2016)
      The Five
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Lionel Abelanski, Pascal Elbé, Hippolyte Girardot, and Alexandra Lamy in Une chance de trop (2015)
      Une chance de trop
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015

    Actor

    • 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 Une chance de trop (2015)
      Une chance de trop
      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

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      • 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
      • 3 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      Longtime close friend of Chris Christie, both having attended the same New Jersey school and graduating in the same class.

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