Actor
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 Walth ...

Known For
Acting
2025 -- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Albert Mason
2023 -- Ticker | Howard
2022 -- Downton Abbey: A New Era | Mason
2021 -- The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble | Great Uncle Geoffrey
2020 -- Enola Holmes | Station Master
2020 -- Ropeless | Larry Windsor
2016 -- Reg |
2016 -- The Nest Egg |
2015 -- The Sound of Music Live! | Franz
2015 -- The 12 Days of Christine | Ernie
2012 -- First Encounter: King Lear | King Lear
2007 -- The Shadow in the North | Paton
2005 -- Marian, Again | Phillip Walsh
2003 -- The Key |
2003 -- Hornblower: Duty | Matthews
2003 -- Hornblower: Loyalty | Matthews
2002 -- The Many Lives of Albert Walker | Danny Peck
2001 -- Hornblower: Retribution | Matthews
2001 -- Hornblower: Mutiny | Mathews
2001 -- Blow Dry | Ken
1999 -- Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters | Mathews
1999 -- Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil | Matthews
1998 -- Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant | Mathews
1998 -- Hornblower: The Even Chance | Matthews
1998 -- Written in Blood | Brian Chappel
1996 -- Jude | Mr. Willis
1994 -- A Pinch of Snuff | Charlie Heppelwhite
1993 -- The Remains of the Day | Harry Smith
1991 -- How's Business | Jack
1989 -- Testimony of a Child | Gerry
1986 -- Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus | Local Man
1985 -- Silas Marner | William Dane
1985 -- Which Side Are You On? | Narrator (voice)
1985 -- Bird Fancier | Roy Pearson
1983 -- Doll’s Eye | Social Worker
1983 -- Ends and Means |
1982 -- Ghost in the Water | Mr. Reed
1981 -- P.Q. 17 | PO Jordan
1981 -- A Room for the Winter | Robert
1981 -- A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado | Tom
1980 -- Happy | Vernon
1980 -- Death of a Princess | Steve Jackson
1979 -- Cries from a Watchtower | Andy
1979 -- Black Jack | Narrator
1979 -- Zulu Dawn | Cpl. Storey
1978 -- On a Paving Stone Mounted |
1978 -- Travellers | Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep
1978 -- Mucking Out | Brian Wilson
1978 -- The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill | Bill
1978 -- Destiny | Paul McShane
1978 -- Some Enchanted Evening | Peter
1977 -- A Christmas Carol | Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)
1977 -- A Bridge Too Far | Pvt. Wicks
1976 -- Arnhem: The Story of an Escape | Finnegan
1975 -- Alfie Darling | Bakey
1975 -- Diane | Jim
1973 -- Father Dear Father | Dumbo
1973 -- Speech Day | Woodwork Master
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