Charlie McDonnell
Charlie McDonnell (born 1 October 1990) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, musician, former vlogger, author and Twitch streamer from Bath, Somerset. On 15 June 2011, her YouTube channel charlieissocoollike became the first in the United Kingdom to reach one million subscribers.
Charlie McDonnell | ||||||||||
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| Born | 1 October 1990 Bath, Somerset, England | |||||||||
| Known for | Vlogging, filmmaking, music, screenwriting, streaming | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2007–2018; 2023–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.12 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 301 million; 1.2 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: 27 August 2021 | ||||||||||
| Website | charliemcdonnell | |||||||||
As a musician, McDonnell was a member of Doctor Who–themed rock band Chameleon Circuit and was also a member of the short-lived project Sons of Admirals until it was disbanded in May 2011. In 2010, McDonnell released a solo album titled This Is Me. She also directed a series of short films from 2013 to 2014, and co-hosted the weekday morning YouTube breakfast show Cereal Time with Capital FM presenter and fellow YouTube vlogger Jimmy Hill from 2015 to 2016. In 2016, she published a book, Fun Science.
After over a decade of regular uploads, McDonnell ended her YouTube career in December 2018 and moved on to screenwriting and television production duties. Her first series, the science fiction drama Don't Look Deeper, was released on the streaming platform Quibi in July 2020.
McDonnell creates content on Twitch, where she plays different games while interacting with her chat.