Bill Paterson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

171

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-06-03 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Bill Paterson

Biography

William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. Paterson has appeared in films and television series including Comfort and Joy (1984), Traffik (1989), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), The Witches (1990), Wives and Daughters (1999), Sea of Souls (2004–2007), Amazing Grace (2006), Miss Potter (2006), Little Dorrit (2008), Doctor Who (2010), Outlander (2014), Fleabag (2016–2019), Inside No. 9 (2018), Good Omens (2019), Brassic (2020) and House of the Dragon (2022). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs. William Tulloch Paterson was born in Glasgow on 3 June 1945. Paterson was raised in Dennistoun by his father, a plumber, and his mother, a hairdresser. He states that his interest in acting began with a school trip to the Citizens Theatre in the Gorbals in 1961. However, after school he chose to initially pursue a career based on an interest in architecture and spent three years as a quantity surveyor's apprentice before deciding to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

Known For

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • House of the Dragon

    House of the Dragon

  • Outlander

    Outlander

  • Shetland

    Shetland

  • Halo

    Halo

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Horizon

    Horizon

  • The Sandman

    The Sandman

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Brassic

    Brassic

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Fleabag

    Fleabag

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • The Repair Shop

    The Repair Shop

  • The Repair Shop

    The Repair Shop

  • Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

  • The Witches

    The Witches

  • The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

  • Rebecca

    Rebecca

  • Crush

    Crush

  • A Bear Named Wojtek

    A Bear Named Wojtek

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Amazing Grace

    Amazing Grace

  • Creation

    Creation

  • Urban Myths

    Urban Myths

  • Victory

    Victory

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Complicity

    Complicity

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Clydescope

    Clydescope

  • Scot Squad

    Scot Squad

  • Gone Fishing

    Gone Fishing

  • Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

  • The Killing Fields

    The Killing Fields

  • Guilt

    Guilt

  • The Pen

    The Pen

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • United Kingdom

    United Kingdom

  • Heart

    Heart

  • Hidden City

    Hidden City

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • The Object of Beauty

    The Object of Beauty

  • Miss Potter

    Miss Potter

  • Chrono-Perambulator

    Chrono-Perambulator

  • Doctor Zhivago

    Doctor Zhivago

  • Othello

    Othello

  • The Michael Ball Show

    The Michael Ball Show

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

    Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

  • Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story

    Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story

  • Arthur's Whisky

    Arthur's Whisky

  • Shoebox Zoo

    Shoebox Zoo

  • Wives and Daughters

    Wives and Daughters

  • The Return of the Musketeers

    The Return of the Musketeers

  • Criminal Justice

    Criminal Justice

  • Junior Masterchef

    Junior Masterchef

  • A Private Function

    A Private Function

  • Dad's Army

    Dad's Army

  • Intervention

    Intervention

  • Sea of Souls

    Sea of Souls

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • Dutch Girls

    Dutch Girls

  • The Thin End of the Wedge

    The Thin End of the Wedge

  • The Play on One

    The Play on One

  • ShakespeaRe-Told

    ShakespeaRe-Told

  • The Ploughman's Lunch

    The Ploughman's Lunch

  • The Spirit of 1926

    The Spirit of 1926

  • Rag Tale

    Rag Tale

  • Truly Madly Deeply

    Truly Madly Deeply

  • The Colour Room

    The Colour Room

  • The Match

    The Match

  • Wonderdate

    Wonderdate

  • Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

  • Into the Storm

    Into the Storm

  • Melissa

    Melissa

  • The List

    The List

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

  • Between the Covers

    Between the Covers

  • Lie with Me

    Lie with Me

  • Children of the Wicker Man

    Children of the Wicker Man

  • Hilary and Jackie

    Hilary and Jackie

  • Defence of the Realm

    Defence of the Realm

  • Marionette

    Marionette

  • Fascism in Colour

    Fascism in Colour

  • Dirk Gently

    Dirk Gently

  • Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

    Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

    Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

  • High-Rise

    High-Rise

  • The Rachel Papers

    The Rachel Papers

  • The Man who Crossed Hitler

    The Man who Crossed Hitler

  • The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

    The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

  • Canterbury Tales

    Canterbury Tales

  • Coming Up Roses

    Coming Up Roses

  • The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

    The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

  • Wall of Silence

    Wall of Silence

  • God's Chosen Car Park

    God's Chosen Car Park

  • Traffik

    Traffik

  • Arthouse

    Arthouse

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Just Ask for Diamond

    Just Ask for Diamond

  • The Whistle-Blower

    The Whistle-Blower

  • Spice World

    Spice World

  • The House Was Not Hungry Then

    The House Was Not Hungry Then

  • Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

  • Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

  • Byrne About Byrne

    Byrne About Byrne

  • Sharman

    Sharman

  • One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

  • The Interrogation of John

    The Interrogation of John

  • The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

    The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

  • Mr White Goes To Westminster

    Mr White Goes To Westminster

  • Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

  • Rebel Heart

    Rebel Heart

  • 37 Days

    37 Days

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Chaplin's Goliath

    Chaplin's Goliath

  • God on the Rocks

    God on the Rocks

  • Life of Shakespeare

    Life of Shakespeare

  • Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

    Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • Friendship's Death

    Friendship's Death

  • Them From That Thing

    Them From That Thing

  • The Garden Beyond

    The Garden Beyond

  • Oliver's Travels

    Oliver's Travels

  • Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

    Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

  • Will Shakespeare

    Will Shakespeare

  • Love Sarah

    Love Sarah

  • The Man Who Lives with Bears

    The Man Who Lives with Bears

  • Ghostbusters of East Finchley

    Ghostbusters of East Finchley

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • The White Room

    The White Room

  • Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

    Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

  • The Writing on the Wall

    The Writing on the Wall

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • Ghosts in the Machine

    Ghosts in the Machine

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • The Odd Job

    The Odd Job

  • The Turnaround

    The Turnaround

  • The Vanishing Army

    The Vanishing Army

  • Yellowbacks

    Yellowbacks

  • Jackie McCafferty's Romance

    Jackie McCafferty's Romance

  • Licking Hitler

    Licking Hitler

  • A Wanted Man

    A Wanted Man

  • The Entity

    The Entity

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic

  • A Passion for Churches

    A Passion for Churches

  • Birds Britannia

    Birds Britannia

  • 1929: The Great Crash

    1929: The Great Crash

  • Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

    Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

  • Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

    Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

  • Britain’s Scenic Railways

    Britain’s Scenic Railways

  • Lily My Love

    Lily My Love

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • Behind Bars

    Behind Bars

  • A War on Science

    A War on Science

  • The Day Mountbatten Died

    The Day Mountbatten Died

  • The Riddle of the Sands

    The Riddle of the Sands

  • The Animal Train

    The Animal Train

  • Suilven Spring

    Suilven Spring

  • Tell Tale Hearts

    Tell Tale Hearts

  • Home Road Movies

    Home Road Movies

  • Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games

    Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games