Damon Rochefort

Damon is a TV creator and writer with a wealth of experience and credits to his name.

A core writer on the Corrie team, to date he has written over 140 episodes, including the funeral of the legendary Blanche Hunt, the Wedding of Carla Connor to serial killer Tony Gordon, and the double episode tracking the immediate, heart-breaking aftermath of the 50th anniversary’s tram crash.

In 2011 he was also commissioned to write a series of online standalone shorts, ‘Gary’s Army Diaries’, the first of their kind for the show, and contributed to the hit album ‘Coronation Street: Rogues, Heroes, Angels and Fools’. He is also writing the book for the ambitious forthcoming stage show ‘Coronation Street the Musical’.

Alongside this Damon originates material for TV and currently has a number of new projects in development. He also works as the Story Consultant for the BBC’s critically acclaimed Getting On with Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan and Vicki Pepperdine.

Damon also volunteers for the Kenyan charity S.A.F.E. (Sponsored Arts for Education) which promotes through drama social health issues like HIV, female circumcision and heroin use. Working with local acting troupes, Rochefort writes and rehearses plays for Kenyan actors.

In his previous life, Damon worked as a music journalist then went on to become a recording artist. He was behind the international No.1 smash ‘I Wanna Give You Devotion’ and has produced and written for many artists including Kim Wilde, LaToya Jackson, Dina Carroll, Kenny Thomas and Bad Boys Inc.