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  • BIRTH 25/11/1944
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 32
  • MOVIES 18

Paul Copley

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.

Paul Copley

Shows (32)

Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Mr. Mason
Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer
Sidney Jeffreys
Torchwood
Torchwood
Clement McDonald
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
Tommy Smith
DI Ray
DI Ray
Terry
Life on Mars
Life on Mars
Reg Cole
Vera
Vera
Malcolm Kenrich
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Frank Dewar
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
Ernie
Casualty
Casualty
Arthur / Frederick Chambers / Mick McCarthur
Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk
Roy Maloney
Survivors (2008)
Survivors (2008)
Ted
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch
Algernon Rowan Webb / Algernon Rowan-Webb
Cracker
Cracker
Pathologist
Father Brown (2013)
Father Brown (2013)
Mr Feste
Broken (2017)
Broken (2017)
Joe Kerrigan
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
Clifford Day
Hornblower
Hornblower
Matthews
Messiah
Messiah
Ian Fleet
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax
Harry
Minder
Minder
Palmer
The Coroner
The Coroner
John Roxwell
Jimmy McGovern's Moving On
Jimmy McGovern's Moving On
Ronnie
White Heat
White Heat
Alan (present day)
This Life
This Life
Jerry Cook
Kingdom
Kingdom
Vincent Straker
The Lakes
The Lakes
Peter Quinlan
Secret Army
Secret Army
Eric Finch
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
DS Patrick Hopkins / Tim Shardlow
Heartbeat (1992)
Heartbeat (1992)
Dick Radcliffe / Herbie Lloyd / Malcolm Stainsby
Play for Today
Play for Today
Andy
Johnny and the Bomb
Johnny and the Bomb
Sgt. Bourke

Movies (18)

Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes
Station Master
Downton Abbey 3
Downton Abbey 3
Albert Mason
Downton Abbey: Christmas at Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey: Christmas at Downton Abbey
Mr. Mason
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
Harry Smith
Blow Dry
Blow Dry
Ken
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
Cpl. Storey
Jude
Jude
Mr. Willis
The Shadow in the North
The Shadow in the North
Paton
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Mathews
Reg
Reg
Silas Marner
Silas Marner
William Dane
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On?
Narrator (voice)
Hornblower: Loyalty
Hornblower: Loyalty
Matthews
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)
Marian, Again
Marian, Again
Phillip Walsh
Hornblower: Mutiny
Hornblower: Mutiny
Mathews
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Matthews
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Matthews