Chris’ extensive body of work across film, TV, commercials, music videos and documentaries exemplifies his multi-faceted skills as a director. With an emphasis on humor driven narrative, he frequently collaborates with Celebrity talent.
Cottam directed the Quibi series “Nikki Fresh,” starring Nicole Richie, as well as a comedic travel series for BBC, “The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan.” Romesh is a British stand-up comic and actor, and the series has taken them on epic adventures, to some of the most remote places in the world – such as camping in the Artic & Mongolia. He also directed the Netflix series “Perfectly Legal,” another travel documentary series starring former “The Great British Baking Show” host Sue Perkins.
Chris has shot commercial campaigns for Hisense, Samsung, T-Mobile, Ford, Baileys, Rimmel, Umbro, Dove, and many others. Additionally, he has directed music videos for various award-winning artists: Ellie Goulding, Robyn, Nelly Furtado, Logic, and Timberland. He also happens to be a music composer and has been known to create the music for some of his work!