9.0
9.0
Written in Blood
1998
as Brian Chappel
Paul Copley
Also known as: Paul Mackriell Copley
Acting
Born:November 25, 1944(age 81)
Birthplace:Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Penistone Grammar School, Northumbria University
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CommunityBiography
Paul is a long established and much respected British actor and voiceover artist. Born in Denby Dale, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 25th November 1944 he grew up beside a dairy farm. His father, Harold, was involved with local amateur dramatic productions, as were the rest of his family. He went to Penistone Grammar School, then the Northern Counties College of Education in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he received an Associate of the Drama Board (ADB) in Drama. He taught English and Drama in Walthamstow, before he joined the Leeds Playhouse Theatre-in-education Company in 1971. In 1976, Paul won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play for his role in John Wilson's For King and Country. With many and varied roles to follow, Paul soon established himself as one of the UK's leading stage, film, television and radio actors. In 2011-2015 Paul gained worldwide recognition appearing in 16 episodes of the hugely popular television series Downton Abbey playing the popular role of farmer Mr Mason. Paul is married to the actress Natasha Pyne. They married in 1972, after both performing in a Leeds Playhouse production of Frank Wedekind's Lulu, adapted by Peter Barnes, directed by Bill Hays in 1971.
Filmography (57 movies)
7.8
7.8
Death of a Princess
1980
as Steve Jackson
7.8
7.8
The Sound of Music Live!
2015
as Franz
7.5
7.5
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998
as Matthews
7.4
7.4
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Mathews
7.4
7.4
The Remains of the Day
1993
as Harry Smith
7.3
7.3
Hornblower: Duty
2003
as Matthews
7.3
7.3
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
as Matthews
7.2
7.2
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Mathews
7.2
7.2
Enola Holmes
2020
as Station Master
7.2
7.2
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001
as Mathews
7.2
7.2
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Matthews
7.2
7.2
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
as Matthews
7.0
7.0
The Nest Egg
2016
6.5
6.5
Ghost in the Water
1982
as Mr. Reed
6.5
6.5
Which Side Are You On?
1985
as Narrator (voice)
6.5
6.5
The Shadow in the North
2007
as Paton
6.5
6.5
A Christmas Carol
1977
as Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)
6.3
6.3
Jude
1996
as Mr. Willis
6.0
6.0
Ropeless
2020
as Larry Windsor
6.0
6.0
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Cpl. Storey
5.9
5.9
Blow Dry
2001
as Ken
5.6
5.6
Silas Marner
1985
as William Dane
5.0
5.0
Reg
2016
as Man 2
4.8
4.8
Father Dear Father
1973
as Dumbo
4.2
4.2
Alfie Darling
1975
as Bakey
4.2
4.2
Marian, Again
2005
as Phillip Walsh
4.0
4.0
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976
as Finnegan
4.0
4.0
Diane
1975
as Jim
1.0
1.0
Doll’s Eye
1983
as Social Worker
1.0
1.0
A Room for the Winter
1981
as Robert
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
1986
as Local Man
How's Business
1991
as Jack
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
Cries from a Watchtower
1979
as Andy
Speech Day
1973
as Woodwork Master
First Encounter: King Lear
2012
as King Lear
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981
as Tom
The Many Lives of Albert Walker
2002
as Danny Peck
P.Q. 17
1981
as PO Jordan
Destiny
1978
as Paul McShane
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
2021
as Great Uncle Geoffrey
Mucking Out
1978
as Brian Wilson
Ends and Means
1983
Testimony of a Child
1989
as Gerry
Ticker
2023
as Howard
Bird Fancier
1985
as Roy Pearson
Dangerous Journey
TBA
as Narrator
Some Enchanted Evening
1978
as Peter
Travellers
1978
as Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep
Happy
1980
as Vernon
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
1978
as Bill
When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Big Winners
2025
as Arthur Thistle
Torchwood: Children of Earth
2009
as Clement McDonald
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
as Charlie Heppelwhite
Pillion
1979
Writer
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