William R. Coughlan

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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.

Film	Credit
Unresolved2024 · Director	Director
Devil in the Details2023 · Director	Director
Closure Corps2022 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Marry Me?2021 · Director	Director
Separation Smackdown2020 · Dillon Lessman, Director, Writer	Dillon Lessman, Director, Writer
The Golden Cage of Television2019 · Director	Director
Bombshell2018 · Restaurant Patron, Director	Restaurant Patron, Director
The Least Among Us2017 · Director	Director
Believe Me2017 · Office worker, Director	Office worker, Director
The Rest of Your Life2017 · Funeral Guest, Director	Funeral Guest, Director
Winston2016 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Greater Evil2015 · Interrogator, Open-Carry Agitator, Director, Writer	Interrogator, Open-Carry Agitator, Director, Writer
Tex: Wisdom of the Old West2015 · Grim Man, Director, Writer	Grim Man, Director, Writer
Codependence Day2015 · Master Dante, Director, Writer	Master Dante, Director, Writer
Uke & Trust Me2014 · Director	Director
The Lake2013 · Detective, Director, Producer	Detective, Director, Producer
Remorseless2012 · Bystander, Director	Bystander, Director
Touched by a Lawyer2011 · Gunman, Director	Gunman, Director
Green House2011 · Director	Director
Number One With a Bullet2010 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Liability2010 · Director	Director
Uncertainty Principle2009 · Director	Director
Please Forward2009 · Director	Director
All Roads Lead Away2008 · Director	Director
You Pay Your Dues2007 · Director	Director
Machinations2006 · Director	Director
Close Quarters2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Big Lie (That Solves Everything)2005 · Director	Director
Screening Process2004 · Bartender, Director	Bartender, Director
Schlimmer2004 · Director	Director
Loose Ends2004 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer