Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1944-11-25 (80 years)
- Place of BirthDenby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Also Known As-
Paul Copley
Biography
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,...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
As: Albert Mason
- 2025
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2023
Ticker
As: Howard
- 2022
DI Ray
As: Terry Hunter
- 2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
As: Mason
- 2021
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
As: Great Uncle Geoffrey
- 2020
Enola Holmes
As: Station Master
- 2020
Ropeless
As: Larry Windsor
2018On the Edge
As: Ray
2017Broken
As: Joe Kerrigan
2015The Sound of Music Live!
As: Franz
2015The Coroner
As: John Roxwell
2015Code of a Killer
As: Sidney Jeffreys
2015The 12 Days of Christine
As: Ernie
2014Inside No. 9
As: Ernie
2013Father Brown
As: Mr Feste
2013Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
As: Narrator
2012Last Tango in Halifax
As: Harry
2012First Encounter: King Lear
As: King Lear
2012White Heat
As: Alan (present day)
2012Call the Midwife
As: Tommy Smith
2011Vera
As: Malcolm Kenrich
2010Downton Abbey
As: Mr. Mason
2009Moving On
As: Ronnie
2008Survivors
As: Ted
2007The Shadow in the North
As: Paton
2007Kingdom
As: Vincent Straker
2006Torchwood
As: Clement McDonald
2006Johnny and the Bomb
As: Sgt. Bourke
2006Life on Mars
As: Reg Cole
2005Marian, Again
As: Phillip Walsh
2005Dead Man Weds
As: Blind Man
2003Burn It
As: Terry Grimshaw
2003The Royal
As: Nesbitt
2003Hornblower: Duty
As: Matthews
2003Hornblower: Loyalty
As: Matthews
2002The Many Lives of Albert Walker
As: Danny Peck
2001Waking the Dead
As: Clifford Day
2001Messiah
As: Ian Fleet
2001Hornblower: Retribution
As: Matthews
2001Hornblower: Mutiny
As: Mathews
2001Blow Dry
As: Ken
1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
As: Mathews
1999Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
As: Matthews
1999Queer as Folk
As: Roy Maloney
1998Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
As: Mathews
1998The Worst Witch
As: Algernon Rowan-Webb
- 1998
The Worst Witch
As: Algernon Rowan Webb
1998Hornblower: The Even Chance
As: Matthews
1998Hornblower
As: Matthews
1998Written in Blood
As: Brian Chappel
1997The Lakes
As: Peter Quinlan
1997Midsomer Murders
As: Frank Dewar
1996This Life
As: Jerry Cook
- 1996
Jude
As: Mr. Willis
1994Roughnecks
As: Ian
1994A Pinch of Snuff
As: Charlie Heppelwhite
- 1993
The Remains of the Day
As: Harry Smith
1993Cracker
As: Pathologist
1993Peak Practice
As: Tim Shardlow
- 1993
Peak Practice
As: DS Patrick Hopkins
1992Heartbeat
As: Dick Radcliffe
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Herbie Lloyd
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Malcolm Stainsby
1989The Paradise Club
As: Mousey Pavitt
1989Testimony of a Child
As: Gerry
1989Young Charlie Chaplin
As: Chimnery Sweep
1986Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
As: Local Man
1986Casualty
As: Frederick Chambers
- 1986
Casualty
As: Mick McCarthur
- 1986
Casualty
As: Arthur
1985Silas Marner
As: William Dane
1985Which Side Are You On?
As: Narrator (voice)
1985Bird Fancier
As: Roy Pearson
1983Doll’s Eye
As: Social Worker
1982Ghost in the Water
As: Mr. Reed
1981P.Q. 17
As: PO Jordan
1981Tenko
As: POW
1981A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
As: Tom
1980Happy
As: Vernon
1980Death of a Princess
As: Steve Jackson
1979Minder
As: Palmer
1979Cries from a Watchtower
As: Andy
1979Black Jack
As: Narrator
1979Zulu Dawn
As: Cpl. Storey
1978Travellers
As: Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep
1978Mucking Out
As: Brian Wilson
1978The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
As: Bill
1978Destiny
As: Paul McShane
1977A Christmas Carol
As: Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)
1977Secret Army
As: Eric Finch
- 1977
A Bridge Too Far
As: Pvt. Wicks
1976Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
As: Finnegan
1975Days of Hope
As: Ben Matthews
1975Alfie Darling
As: Bakey
1975Diane
As: Jim
1973Father Dear Father
As: Dumbo
1973Speech Day
As: Woodwork Master
1970Play for Today
As: Andy