Paul Copley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

137

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-11-25 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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. 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.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • Vera

    Vera

  • Call the Midwife

    Call the Midwife

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Shameless

    Shameless

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Enola Holmes

    Enola Holmes

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Hornblower

    Hornblower

  • Inspector George Gently

    Inspector George Gently

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Black Jack

    Black Jack

  • The Worst Witch

    The Worst Witch

  • The Worst Witch

    The Worst Witch

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • The Key

    The Key

  • Kingdom

    Kingdom

  • Bird Fancier

    Bird Fancier

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

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

  • The Many Lives of Albert Walker

    The Many Lives of Albert Walker

  • The Coroner

    The Coroner

  • Destiny

    Destiny

  • Hornblower: Mutiny

    Hornblower: Mutiny

  • Tenko

    Tenko

  • Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

  • The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

  • Ropeless

    Ropeless

  • The Street

    The Street

  • Last Tango in Halifax

    Last Tango in Halifax

  • Last Tango in Halifax

    Last Tango in Halifax

  • Alfie Darling

    Alfie Darling

  • Happy

    Happy

  • Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

    Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

  • DI Ray

    DI Ray

  • Queer as Folk

    Queer as Folk

  • Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

  • This Life

    This Life

  • Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

    Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • Hornblower: Duty

    Hornblower: Duty

  • Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

    Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

  • Reg

    Reg

  • The Paradise Club

    The Paradise Club

  • Hornblower: Loyalty

    Hornblower: Loyalty

  • How's Business

    How's Business

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • Jude

    Jude

  • White Heat

    White Heat

  • Survivors

    Survivors

  • No Angels

    No Angels

  • The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

  • Harry

    Harry

  • The Lakes

    The Lakes

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • Code of a Killer

    Code of a Killer

  • Big Winners

    Big Winners

  • Roughnecks

    Roughnecks

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • A Pinch of Snuff

    A Pinch of Snuff

  • Ghost in the Water

    Ghost in the Water

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • Broken

    Broken

  • The Shadow in the North

    The Shadow in the North

  • Written in Blood

    Written in Blood

  • The Sound of Music Live!

    The Sound of Music Live!

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Death of a Princess

    Death of a Princess

  • Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

    Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

  • On a Paving Stone Mounted

    On a Paving Stone Mounted

  • Mucking Out

    Mucking Out

  • Hornblower: The Even Chance

    Hornblower: The Even Chance

  • The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

    The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

  • Burn It

    Burn It

  • Father Dear Father

    Father Dear Father

  • Cries from a Watchtower

    Cries from a Watchtower

  • Testimony of a Child

    Testimony of a Child

  • Days of Hope

    Days of Hope

  • Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

  • Blow Dry

    Blow Dry

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

    Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

  • The Gathering Seed

    The Gathering Seed

  • A Room for the Winter

    A Room for the Winter

  • The Nest Egg

    The Nest Egg

  • Young Charlie Chaplin

    Young Charlie Chaplin

  • P.Q. 17

    P.Q. 17

  • Travellers

    Travellers

  • Johnny and the Bomb

    Johnny and the Bomb

  • Some Enchanted Evening

    Some Enchanted Evening

  • Dead Man Weds

    Dead Man Weds

  • How Clean Is Your House?

    How Clean Is Your House?

  • How Clean Is Your House?

    How Clean Is Your House?

  • West End Tales

    West End Tales

  • Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks

    Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks

  • Nice Guy Eddie

    Nice Guy Eddie

  • Dangerous Journey

    Dangerous Journey

  • Hornblower: Retribution

    Hornblower: Retribution

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • Marian, Again

    Marian, Again

  • The Bright Side

    The Bright Side

  • Speech Day

    Speech Day

  • The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

    The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

  • Doll’s Eye

    Doll’s Eye

  • Diane

    Diane

  • Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

    Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

  • First Encounter: King Lear

    First Encounter: King Lear

  • Ticker

    Ticker

  • Ends and Means

    Ends and Means

  • When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital

    When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital