Directing
William R. Coughlan
EN cinema · 35 credits
Also known as Bill Coughlan
William R. Coughlan is an award-winning screenwriter and director, and founder and CEO of independent video production company Tohubohu Productions, LLC. He worked for several years with The Advisory Board Company (and its offshoot companies, CEB and EAB) in Washington, D.C., where he began as a graphic designer before creating a full-service in-house video and multimedia department, and then eventually moving into the ranks of creative department management. In addition, he provides creative oversight for the Public & Government Affairs team at Edelman, is the Creative Director of Jabberwocky Audio Theater, and served for several years on the Board of Directors for TIVA, the Television, Internet, and Video Association of DC, Inc., filling the roles of Treasurer and Vice President before finishing his tenure as President. He also enjoys acting, voiceover performance, design and illustration, editing, animation, and writing autobiographical comments in the third person. He is the illustrator of the therapeutic workbook Stories for Children with Problems & Wishes, has provided schematic graphics for several HBS case studies, designed the acclaimed Protégé clay poker chip line, served as the Critic at Large for the online literary magazine Inkblots, has been a judge for both the TIVA Peer Awards and the Emmy Awards, founded and co-hosted the long-running Tohubohu Producer Podcast, and is an accomplished animator and ambigram artist. He currently resides at a secret compound in Northern Virginia.
Known for
Filmography
Unresolved
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Devil in the Details
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
offKILLtr
Associate Producer, Editor, Graphic Designer
Closure Corps
Editor, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Marry Me?
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Separation Smackdown
as Dillon Lessman, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Cinematography, Editor
The Golden Cage of Television
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Bombshell
as Restaurant Patron, Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Believe Me
as Office worker, Director, Executive Producer, Editor
The Rest of Your Life
as Funeral Guest, Director, Executive Producer, Editor
The Least Among Us
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Winston
Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor
The Greater Evil
as Interrogator, as Open-Carry Agitator, Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Writer
Tex: Wisdom of the Old West
as Grim Man, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
Codependence Day
as Master Dante, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
Uke & Trust Me
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
The Lake
as Detective, Director, Producer, Production Illustrator, Title Designer
The Writer’s Dilemma
Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
Remorseless
as Bystander, Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Touched by a Lawyer
as Gunman, Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Green House
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Number One With a Bullet
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor, Visual Effects
Liability
Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Visual Effects
Uncertainty Principle
Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Visual Effects
Please Forward
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
All Roads Lead Away
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
You Pay Your Dues
Director, Executive Producer, Editor
Machinations
Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Graphic Designer
Close Quarters
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Assistant Editor
Homemade Hero
as Office Worker, Producer, Editor, Construction Grip
The Big Lie (That Solves Everything)
Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Visual Effects, Construction Grip
Quite Contrary
Executive Producer
Screening Process
as Bartender, Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Visual Effects
Schlimmer
Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Sound Mixer
Loose Ends
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor