Paul Copley

Personal Info

Birthday

November 25, 1944

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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, 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.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Downton Abbey

Vera

Call the Midwife

Father Brown

Inside No. 9

Minder

Play for Today

Filmography

2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Albert Mason
2023
Ticker
as Howard
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
Ropeless
as Larry Windsor
2015
The Sound of Music Live!
as Franz
2012
First Encounter: King Lear
as King Lear
2007
The Shadow in the North
as Paton
2006
When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Marian, Again
as Phillip Walsh
2003
Hornblower: Duty
as Matthews
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Matthews
2002
The Many Lives of Albert Walker
as Danny Peck
2001
Hornblower: Retribution
as Matthews
Hornblower: Mutiny
as Mathews
Blow Dry
as Ken
1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Mathews
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Matthews
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Mathews
Hornblower: The Even Chance
as Matthews
Written in Blood
as Brian Chappel
1996
Jude
as Mr. Willis
1994
A Pinch of Snuff
as Charlie Heppelwhite
1993
The Remains of the Day
as Harry Smith
1991
How's Business
as Jack
1989
Testimony of a Child
as Gerry
1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
as Local Man
1985
Silas Marner
as William Dane
Which Side Are You On?
as Narrator (voice)
Bird Fancier
as Roy Pearson
1983
Doll’s Eye
as Social Worker
1982
Ghost in the Water
as Mr. Reed
1981
P.Q. 17
as PO Jordan
A Room for the Winter
as Robert
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
as Tom
1980
Happy
as Vernon
Death of a Princess
as Steve Jackson
1979
Cries from a Watchtower
as Andy
Black Jack
as Narrator
Zulu Dawn
as Cpl. Storey
1978
Travellers
as Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep
Mucking Out
as Brian Wilson
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
as Bill
Destiny
as Paul McShane
Some Enchanted Evening
as Peter
1977
A Christmas Carol
as Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)
A Bridge Too Far
as Pvt. Wicks
1976
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
as Finnegan
1975
Alfie Darling
as Bakey
Diane
as Jim
1973
Father Dear Father
as Dumbo
Speech Day
as Woodwork Master