Acting credits
116
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Paul Copley
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 56Series: 61Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 116975
IMDb ID: nm0178674
Known for: Acting
Born: November 25, 1944
Age: 81
Place of birth: Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2025
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 7.15
Wikidata: Q15463457
Other jobs
Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Copley.
Big Winners
as Arthur Thistle
2025 Movie
7.2
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Albert Mason
2025 Movie
Ticker
as Howard
2023 Movie
7.2
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Mason
2022 Movie
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
as Great Uncle Geoffrey
2021 Movie
7.2
Enola Holmes
as Station Master
2020 Movie
6.0
Ropeless
as Larry Windsor
2020 Movie
5.0
Reg
as Man 2
2016 Movie
7.0
The Nest Egg
2016 Movie
7.8
The Sound of Music Live!
as Franz
2015 Movie
First Encounter: King Lear
as King Lear
2012 Movie
6.5
The Shadow in the North
as Paton
2007 Movie
When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006 Movie
4.2
Marian, Again
as Phillip Walsh
2005 Movie
The Key
2003 Movie
7.3
Hornblower: Duty
as Matthews
2003 Movie
7.1
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Matthews
2003 Movie
The Many Lives of Albert Walker
as Danny Peck
2002 Movie
7.3
Hornblower: Retribution
as Matthews
2001 Movie
7.3
Hornblower: Mutiny
as Mathews
2001 Movie
5.9
Blow Dry
as Ken
2001 Movie
7.2
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Mathews
1999 Movie
7.2
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
as Matthews
1999 Movie
7.4
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Mathews
1998 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Copley.
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
as Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
2025 Series
6.9
DI Ray
as Terry Hunter • 1 eps
2022 Series
3.0
On the Edge
as Ray • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Broken
as Joe Kerrigan • 6 eps
2017 Series
6.1
The Coroner
as John Roxwell • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.3
Code of a Killer
as Sidney Jeffreys • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.1
Inside No. 9
as Ernie • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Father Brown
as Mr Feste • 1 eps
2013 Series
Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
as Narrator • 3 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Last Tango in Halifax
5 eps
2012 Series
5.7
White Heat
as Alan (present day) • 6 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Call the Midwife
as Tommy Smith • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.4
Vera
as Malcolm Kenrich • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.1
Downton Abbey
as Mr. Mason • 11 eps
2010 Series
7.1
Moving On
as Ronnie • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.1
Survivors
as Ted • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.9
Inspector George Gently
1 eps
2008 Series
7.1
Kingdom
as Vincent Straker • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.3
Torchwood
as Clement McDonald • 4 eps
2006 Series
7.7
The Street
1 eps
2006 Series
6.5
Johnny and the Bomb
as Sgt. Bourke • 3 eps
2006 Series
7.8
Life on Mars
as Reg Cole • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.0
Dead Man Weds
as Blind Man • 6 eps
2005 Series
5.5
No Angels
1 eps
2004 Series