Background
Coonan was born 15 December 1981 in London.
Coonan was born 15 December 1981 in London.
He attended Alleyn"s School in Dulwich, South London, before reading Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. From 2007 to 2008, Coonan attended Philippe Gaulier"s L"École Philippe Gaulier in Paris.
While at Oxford, Coonan performed in both the Oxford Revue and Not the Oxford Revue, and took part in the 2004 OUDS tour of Julius Caesar to Japan. In December 2005, Coonan became one of four presenters of Channel 4"s web show thisisaknife, and when the show went weekly in May 2006, he became the sole presenter of the show. He continued in this role until thisisaknife ended in September 2007.
In 2008, Coonan presented pods on Current television such as Am I An Alcoholic? and This Will Help You Pull, and, as of June 2009, is currently taking part, along with Fraser Byrne, in Current television"s Blag a Million project
Taboo advert
In December 2006, Coonan starred in an advert for the board game Taboo as part of Taboo"s Europe-wide relaunch. He played a man in a sauna.
Learn to Play the Ukulele in Under an Hour (How George Formby Saved My Life)
Coonan starred as Beryl Formby in the show Learn to Play the Ukulele in Under an Hour (How George Formby Saved My Life) at the Gilded Balloon as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2008. Chortle described it as "a straight-down-the-line, gentle, sweet, completely enchanting show, tinged with melancholy".
A Moment Twice
lieutenant concerns a trip to Robin Hood"s Bay on the North Yorkshire coast he and his family took when he was a child and his nostalgic feelings about this event upon finding an old roll of cine film and some photographs taken on the trip.
Like Año Uña, it consists entirely of still photographs. Funny or Die
In December 2009, Coonan wrote and appeared in the sketch Meat Feast with adult performer Alexis Silver for Funny or Die. Dave
Coonan is currently one of three finalists in a competition run by Dave.
Vote Donal on Dave television
The competition finished on 10 May 2010.
His blog for the channel is.