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Paul Copley

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1944-11-25

Birth Place

Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Movies and TV shows :

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977

7.2

Movie
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado

1981

0.0

Movie
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1977

6.6

Movie
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

1994

0.0

Movie
A Room for the Winter

A Room for the Winter

1981

1.0

Movie
Alfie Darling

Alfie Darling

1975

4.4

Movie
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

1976

4.0

Movie
poster

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

TV
Bird Fancier

Bird Fancier

1985

0.0

Movie
Black Jack

Black Jack

1979

7.0

Movie
Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

6.0

Movie
poster

Broken

2017

7.0

TV
poster

Burn It

2003

6.3

TV
poster

Call the Midwife

2012

7.5

TV
poster

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

2013

0.0

TV
poster

Casualty

1986

6.0

TV
poster

Clocking Off

2000

7.4

TV
poster

Code of a Killer

2015

7.3

TV
poster

Cracker

1993

6.5

TV
Cries from a Watchtower

Cries from a Watchtower

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996

6.3

TV
Dangerous Journey

Dangerous Journey

0.0

Movie
poster

Days of Hope

1975

6.2

TV
poster

Dead Man Weds

2005

7.0

TV
Death of a Princess

Death of a Princess

1980

7.8

Movie
Destiny

Destiny

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

DI Ray

2022

7.1

TV
Diane

Diane

1975

4.0

Movie
Doll’s Eye

Doll’s Eye

1983

1.0

Movie
poster

Downton Abbey

2010

8.1

TV
Downton Abbey 3

Downton Abbey 3

2025

0.0

Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

7.2

Movie
Ends and Means

Ends and Means

1983

0.0

Movie
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020

7.3

Movie
poster

Father Brown

2013

7.5

TV
Father Dear Father

Father Dear Father

1973

4.8

Movie
First Encounter: King Lear

First Encounter: King Lear

2012

0.0

Movie
Ghost in the Water

Ghost in the Water

1982

6.5

Movie
Happy

Happy

1980

0.0

Movie
poster

Harry

1993

3.5

TV
poster

Heartbeat

1992

7.0

TV
poster

Hornblower

1998

7.5

TV
Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty

2003

7.2

Movie
Hornblower: Loyalty

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003

7.0

Movie
Hornblower: Mutiny

Hornblower: Mutiny

2001

7.3

Movie
Hornblower: Retribution

Hornblower: Retribution

2001

7.3

Movie
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

1999

7.2

Movie
Hornblower: The Even Chance

Hornblower: The Even Chance

1998

7.5

Movie
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

1998

7.3

Movie
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

1999

7.1

Movie
poster

How Clean Is Your House?

2003

5.3

TV
How's Business

How's Business

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Inside No. 9

2014

8.0

TV
poster

Inspector George Gently

2008

7.9

TV
poster

Johnny and the Bomb

2006

6.8

TV
Jude

Jude

1996

6.3

Movie
poster

Kingdom

2007

7.2

TV
poster

Last Tango in Halifax

2012

7.2

TV
poster

Life on Mars

2006

7.8

TV
Marian, Again

Marian, Again

2005

4.8

Movie
poster

Messiah

2001

7.2

TV
poster

Midsomer Murders

1997

7.5

TV
poster

Minder

1979

6.8

TV
poster

Moving On

2009

7.1

TV
Mucking Out

Mucking Out

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

New Tricks

2004

7.3

TV
poster

Nice Guy Eddie

2002

0.0

TV
poster

No Angels

2004

5.7

TV
On a Paving Stone Mounted

On a Paving Stone Mounted

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

On the Edge

2018

0.0

TV
P.Q. 17

P.Q. 17

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

Peak Practice

1993

5.9

TV
poster

Play for Today

1970

6.1

TV
poster

Queer as Folk

1999

8.0

TV
Reg

Reg

2016

5.0

Movie
Ropeless

Ropeless

2020

6.0

Movie
poster

Roughnecks

1994

6.5

TV
poster

Secret Army

1977

7.6

TV
Silas Marner

Silas Marner

1985

5.4

Movie
poster

Silent Witness

1996

7.5

TV
Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening

1978

0.0

Movie
Speech Day

Speech Day

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

Stay Lucky

1989

6.0

TV
poster

Survivors

2008

7.2

TV
poster

Tenko

1981

8.0

TV
Testimony of a Child

Testimony of a Child

1989

0.0

Movie
poster

The Bill

1984

6.6

TV
poster

The Bright Side

1985

5.0

TV
poster

The Coroner

2015

6.2

TV
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

2021

0.0

Movie
The Key

The Key

2003

0.0

Movie
poster

The Lakes

1997

7.3

TV
The Many Lives of Albert Walker

The Many Lives of Albert Walker

2002

0.0

Movie
The Nest Egg

The Nest Egg

2016

7.0

Movie
poster

The Paradise Club

1989

5.8

TV
The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

1993

7.4

Movie
poster

The Royal

2003

7.6

TV
The Shadow in the North

The Shadow in the North

2007

6.5

Movie
The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

2015

7.7

Movie
poster

The Street

2006

7.6

TV
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

The Worst Witch

1998

6.7

TV
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

This Life

1996

7.8

TV
Ticker

Ticker

2023

0.0

Movie
poster

Torchwood

2006

7.3

TV
Travellers

Travellers

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Treasure Island

1977

6.0

TV
poster

Vera

2011

7.4

TV
poster

Waking the Dead

2001

7.2

TV
Which Side Are You On?

Which Side Are You On?

1985

6.5

Movie
poster

White Heat

2012

5.6

TV
Written in Blood

Written in Blood

1998

9.0

Movie
poster

Young Charlie Chaplin

1989

0.0

TV
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

6.0

Movie