Paul Copley
Actor
Born November 25, 1944 in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Dangerous Journey
Narrator
Big Winners
Arthur Thistle
Play for Today
Arthur Thistle
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Albert Mason
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
Narrator (voice)
Ticker
Howard
DI Ray
Terry Hunter
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Mason
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
Great Uncle Geoffrey
Enola Holmes
Station Master
Ropeless
Larry Windsor
On the Edge
Ray
Trust Me
Arthur Hardacre
Broken
Joe Kerrigan
Reg
Man 2
The Nest Egg
The Sound of Music Live!
Franz
The Coroner
John Roxwell
Code of a Killer
Sidney Jeffreys
The 12 Days of Christine
Ernie
Inside No. 9
Ernie
Father Brown
Mr Feste
Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
Narrator
Last Tango in Halifax
First Encounter: King Lear
King Lear
White Heat
Alan (present day)
Call the Midwife
Tommy Smith
Vera
Malcolm Kenrich
Downton Abbey
Mr. Mason
Moving On
Ronnie
Survivors
Ted
Inspector George Gently
The Shadow in the North
Paton
Kingdom
Vincent Straker
Torchwood
Clement McDonald
When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Street
Johnny and the Bomb
Sgt. Bourke
Life on Mars
Reg Cole
Marian, Again
Phillip Walsh
Dead Man Weds
Blind Man
Shameless
Norman Owens
New Tricks
Pat the Rat
The Key
How Clean Is Your House?
Burn It
Terry Grimshaw
The Afternoon Play
Dave
The Royal
Nesbitt
Hornblower: Duty
Matthews
Hornblower: Loyalty
Matthews
Born and Bred
Hubert Gough
The Many Lives of Albert Walker
Danny Peck
Waking the Dead
Messiah
Ian Fleet
Hornblower: Retribution
Matthews
Hornblower: Mutiny
Mathews
Blow Dry
Ken
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Mathews
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Matthews
Queer as Folk
Roy Maloney
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Mathews
The Worst Witch
Algernon Rowan-Webb
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Matthews
Hornblower
Matthews
Written in Blood
Brian Chappel
The Lakes
Peter Quinlan
Midsomer Murders
Frank Dewar
This Life
Jerry Cook
Silent Witness
Jude
Mr. Willis
Roughnecks
Ian
A Pinch of Snuff
Charlie Heppelwhite
The Remains of the Day
Harry Smith
Cracker
Pathologist
Peak Practice
Tim Shardlow
Heartbeat
Dick Radcliffe
Stay Lucky
The Paradise Club
Mousey Pavitt
Testimony of a Child
Gerry
Young Charlie Chaplin
Chimnery Sweep
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Local Man
Casualty
Frederick Chambers
Silas Marner
William Dane
Which Side Are You On?
Narrator (voice)
Bird Fancier
Roy Pearson
The Bill
Big Deal
Max
The Gathering Seed
Bob Henshaw
Doll’s Eye
Social Worker
Ghost in the Water
Mr. Reed
P.Q. 17
PO Jordan
Tenko
POW
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Tom
Happy
Vernon
Death of a Princess
Steve Jackson
Minder
Palmer
Cries from a Watchtower
Andy
Black Jack
Narrator
Zulu Dawn
Cpl. Storey
Pillion
On a Paving Stone Mounted
Travellers
Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep
Strangers
Des White
Mucking Out
Brian Wilson
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
Bill
Destiny
Paul McShane
A Christmas Carol
Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)
Treasure Island
BBC2 Play of the Week
Finnegan
Secret Army
Eric Finch
A Bridge Too Far
Pvt. Wicks
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Finnegan
The Chester Mystery Plays
Trinity Tales
Dave the Joiner
Days of Hope
Ben Matthews
Alfie Darling
Bakey
Diane
Jim
Churchill's People
Viventius
Playhouse
Jim
Father Dear Father
Dumbo
Speech Day
Woodwork Master
Play for Today
ITV Playhouse
Peter
BBC Play of the Month