Paul Young

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-03 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Paul Young

Biography

Scottish actor and presenter. Born in Edinburgh on 3rd July 1944 to an actor father, Paul made his debut as a child actor in the 1955 movie Geordie. In 1965, Paul became an off shore pirate radio DJ and and was the first voice heard when Radio Scotland launched, and presented the popular Ceilidh programme of traditional Scottish music. Returning to acting later in the decade, Paul has gone on to appear in numerous plays, films and television dramas. A keen angler, he has presented fishing programmes on Scottish television for many years. The first was Hooked on Scotland for the BBC. This was followed by Hooked on Scottish for ITV and more recently Hooked for the satellite and cable channel Discovery Home and Leisure.

Known For

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Still Game

    Still Game

  • Chato's Land

    Chato's Land

  • One Day in Irvine

    One Day in Irvine

  • Brigadista

    Brigadista

  • Still Game: The Story So Far

    Still Game: The Story So Far

  • Another Time, Another Place

    Another Time, Another Place

  • One Last Chance

    One Last Chance

  • Margaret's Museum

    Margaret's Museum

  • Geordie

    Geordie

  • A Knight in Tarnished Armour

    A Knight in Tarnished Armour

  • City Lights

    City Lights

  • Ashes

    Ashes

  • Leaving

    Leaving

  • Madame Sin

    Madame Sin

  • Death Watch

    Death Watch

  • The Regiment

    The Regiment

  • My Life So Far

    My Life So Far

  • Ploughman's Share

    Ploughman's Share

  • A Change of Seasons

    A Change of Seasons

  • Submarine X-1

    Submarine X-1

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Let's Be Happy

    Let's Be Happy

  • S.O.S. Titanic

    S.O.S. Titanic

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • No Job for a Lady

    No Job for a Lady

  • My Fragile Heart

    My Fragile Heart

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • The Tales of Para Handy

    The Tales of Para Handy

  • Still Game: Live in Glasgow

    Still Game: Live in Glasgow

  • Six Fifty-Five Special

    Six Fifty-Five Special

  • Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

    Clay, Smeddum and Greenden

  • The Last Salute

    The Last Salute

  • Charades

    Charades

  • Willie Rough

    Willie Rough

  • Sunset Song

    Sunset Song

  • The Girl in the Picture

    The Girl in the Picture

  • Facts of Life

    Facts of Life

  • Complicity

    Complicity

  • Something's Got to Give

    Something's Got to Give

  • Regeneration

    Regeneration

  • Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent

    Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent

  • The Bevellers

    The Bevellers

  • Wee Three

    Wee Three