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Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Actor · Born 1944-11-25 · Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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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, 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, directe…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Enola Holmes (2020) — Station Master
  2. The Remains of the Day (1993) — Harry Smith
  3. Downton Abbey (2010) — Mr. Mason
  4. A Bridge Too Far (1977) — Pvt. Wicks
  5. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) — Mason
  6. Torchwood (2006) — Clement McDonald
  7. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Frank Dewar
  8. Life on Mars (2006) — Reg Cole
  9. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) — Albert Mason
  10. Inside No. 9 (2014) — Ernie
  11. Call the Midwife (2012) — Tommy Smith
  12. Vera (2011) — Malcolm Kenrich
  13. Blow Dry (2001) — Ken
  14. Shameless (2004) — Norman Owens
  15. Queer as Folk (1999) — Roy Maloney
  16. Jude (1996) — Mr. Willis
  17. Father Brown (2013) — Mr Feste
  18. Cracker (1993) — Pathologist
  19. Zulu Dawn (1979) — Cpl. Storey
  20. Silent Witness (1996)
  21. Survivors (2008) — Ted
  22. Casualty (1986) — Frederick Chambers
  23. Inspector George Gently (2008)
  24. New Tricks (2004) — Pat the Rat
  25. Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) — Matthews
  26. Last Tango in Halifax (2012)
  27. Code of a Killer (2015) — Sidney Jeffreys
  28. Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) — Mathews
  29. Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) — Mathews
  30. Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) — Matthews
  31. Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) — Mathews
  32. The Bill (1984)
  33. Waking the Dead (2001)
  34. The Worst Witch (1998) — Algernon Rowan-Webb
  35. The Coroner (2015) — John Roxwell
  36. Hornblower: Retribution (2001) — Matthews
  37. Hornblower: Loyalty (2003) — Matthews
  38. Broken (2017) — Joe Kerrigan
  39. DI Ray (2022) — Terry Hunter
  40. Hornblower: Duty (2003) — Matthews