Paul Copley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-11-25 (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. 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

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

  • Vera

    Vera

  • Call the Midwife

    Call the Midwife

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • Torchwood

    Torchwood

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Enola Holmes

    Enola Holmes

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Cracker

    Cracker

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

  • Hornblower

    Hornblower

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • This Life

    This Life

  • Kingdom

    Kingdom

  • The Paradise Club

    The Paradise Club

  • The Worst Witch

    The Worst Witch

  • The Worst Witch

    The Worst Witch

  • Blow Dry

    Blow Dry

  • Last Tango in Halifax

    Last Tango in Halifax

  • Last Tango in Halifax

    Last Tango in Halifax

  • Inspector George Gently

    Inspector George Gently

  • Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

  • The Coroner

    The Coroner

  • The Many Lives of Albert Walker

    The Many Lives of Albert Walker

  • The Afternoon Play

    The Afternoon Play

  • Testimony of a Child

    Testimony of a Child

  • Hornblower: Retribution

    Hornblower: Retribution

  • Queer as Folk

    Queer as Folk

  • Tenko

    Tenko

  • The Street

    The Street

  • On a Paving Stone Mounted

    On a Paving Stone Mounted

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • Harry

    Harry

  • DI Ray

    DI Ray

  • Hornblower: Mutiny

    Hornblower: Mutiny

  • How's Business

    How's Business

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

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

  • Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

    Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

  • Cries from a Watchtower

    Cries from a Watchtower

  • The Lakes

    The Lakes

  • Survivors

    Survivors

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • The Shadow in the North

    The Shadow in the North

  • The Key

    The Key

  • Jude

    Jude

  • A Room for the Winter

    A Room for the Winter

  • Hornblower: Duty

    Hornblower: Duty

  • Bird Fancier

    Bird Fancier

  • White Heat

    White Heat

  • No Angels

    No Angels

  • Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

    Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

  • Roughnecks

    Roughnecks

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Code of a Killer

    Code of a Killer

  • Broken

    Broken

  • Silas Marner

    Silas Marner

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • A Pinch of Snuff

    A Pinch of Snuff

  • Alfie Darling

    Alfie Darling

  • Burn It

    Burn It

  • The Sound of Music Live!

    The Sound of Music Live!

  • Ropeless

    Ropeless

  • Death of a Princess

    Death of a Princess

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • Johnny and the Bomb

    Johnny and the Bomb

  • Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

    Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

  • P.Q. 17

    P.Q. 17

  • Happy

    Happy

  • How Clean Is Your House?

    How Clean Is Your House?

  • How Clean Is Your House?

    How Clean Is Your House?

  • Some Enchanted Evening

    Some Enchanted Evening

  • Young Charlie Chaplin

    Young Charlie Chaplin

  • Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

    Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

  • Reg

    Reg

  • Days of Hope

    Days of Hope

  • Black Jack

    Black Jack

  • Destiny

    Destiny

  • The Gathering Seed

    The Gathering Seed

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • Hornblower: Loyalty

    Hornblower: Loyalty

  • Ghost in the Water

    Ghost in the Water

  • The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

    The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

  • Which Side Are You On?

    Which Side Are You On?

  • Dead Man Weds

    Dead Man Weds

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

    Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

  • Nice Guy Eddie

    Nice Guy Eddie

  • Dangerous Journey

    Dangerous Journey

  • The Bright Side

    The Bright Side

  • Hornblower: The Even Chance

    Hornblower: The Even Chance

  • West End Tales

    West End Tales

  • Mucking Out

    Mucking Out

  • The Nest Egg

    The Nest Egg

  • Written in Blood

    Written in Blood

  • First Encounter: King Lear

    First Encounter: King Lear

  • Marian, Again

    Marian, Again

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks

    Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks

  • Father Dear Father

    Father Dear Father

  • Travellers

    Travellers

  • Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

    Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

  • Ends and Means

    Ends and Means

  • The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

    The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

  • Diane

    Diane

  • Ticker

    Ticker

  • Doll’s Eye

    Doll’s Eye

  • Speech Day

    Speech Day

  • When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital

    When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital