
Paul Copley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 25, 1944 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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
Filmography

Dangerous Journey
Movie · as Narrator

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Movie · as Albert Mason

Big Winners
Movie · as Arthur Thistle

Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

Play for Today
TV · as Arthur Thistle · 1 ep

Ticker
Movie · as Howard

Downton Abbey: A New Era
Movie · as Mason

DI Ray
TV · as Terry Hunter · 1 ep

The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
Movie · as Great Uncle Geoffrey

Enola Holmes
Movie · as Station Master

Ropeless
Movie · as Larry Windsor

On the Edge
TV · as Ray · 1 ep

Broken
TV · as Joe Kerrigan · 6 eps

Trust Me
TV · as Arthur Hardacre · 3 eps

Reg
Movie · as Man 2

The Nest Egg
Movie

The Sound of Music Live!
Movie · as Franz

The 12 Days of Christine
Movie · as Ernie

Code of a Killer
TV · as Sidney Jeffreys · 2 eps

The Coroner
TV · as John Roxwell · 1 ep

Inside No. 9
TV · as Ernie · 1 ep

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
TV · as Narrator · 3 eps

Father Brown
TV · as Mr Feste · 1 ep

First Encounter: King Lear
Movie · as King Lear

Last Tango in Halifax
TV · as Harry · 5 eps

White Heat
TV · as Alan (present day) · 6 eps

Call the Midwife
TV · as Tommy Smith · 1 ep

Vera
TV · as Malcolm Kenrich · 1 ep

Downton Abbey
TV · as Mr. Mason · 11 eps

Moving On
TV · as Ronnie · 1 ep

Survivors
TV · as Ted · 1 ep

Inspector George Gently
TV · 1 ep

The Shadow in the North
Movie · as Paton

Kingdom
TV · as Vincent Straker · 1 ep

When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

Torchwood
TV · as Clement McDonald · 4 eps

Life on Mars
TV · as Reg Cole · 1 ep

The Street
TV · 1 ep

Johnny and the Bomb
TV · as Sgt. Bourke · 3 eps

Marian, Again
Movie · as Phillip Walsh

Dead Man Weds
TV · as Blind Man · 6 eps

Shameless
TV · as Norman Owens · 1 ep

New Tricks
TV · as Pat the Rat · 1 ep

Hornblower: Loyalty
Movie · as Matthews

The Key
Movie

Hornblower: Duty
Movie · as Matthews

How Clean Is Your House?
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Royal
TV · as Nesbitt · 1 ep

Burn It
TV · as Terry Grimshaw · 10 eps

The Afternoon Play
TV · as Dave · 1 ep

The Many Lives of Albert Walker
Movie · as Danny Peck
Nice Guy Eddie
TV · 1 ep

Born and Bred
TV · as Hubert Gough · 1 ep

Hornblower: Mutiny
Movie · as Mathews

Blow Dry
Movie · as Ken

Hornblower: Retribution
Movie · as Matthews

Waking the Dead
TV · as Clifford Day · 1 ep

Messiah
TV · as Ian Fleet · 2 eps

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Movie · as Matthews

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Movie · as Mathews

Queer as Folk
TV · as Roy Maloney · 2 eps

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Movie · as Mathews

Hornblower: The Even Chance
Movie · as Matthews

Written in Blood
Movie · as Brian Chappel

Hornblower
TV · as Matthews · 8 eps

The Worst Witch
TV · as Algernon Rowan-Webb, Algernon Rowan Webb · 2 eps

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Frank Dewar · 1 ep

The Lakes
TV · as Peter Quinlan · 14 eps

Jude
Movie · as Mr. Willis

Silent Witness
TV · 3 eps

This Life
TV · as Jerry Cook · 6 eps

Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Jack Henslowe · 1 ep

A Pinch of Snuff
Movie · as Charlie Heppelwhite

Roughnecks
TV · as Ian · 13 eps

The Remains of the Day
Movie · as Harry Smith

Cracker
TV · as Pathologist · 5 eps

Peak Practice
TV · as Tim Shardlow, DS Patrick Hopkins · 1 ep
Harry
TV · as Thomas Thomas · 1 ep

Heartbeat
TV · as Dick Radcliffe, Herbie Lloyd, Malcolm Stainsby · 1 ep
How's Business
Movie · as Jack

Testimony of a Child
Movie · as Gerry

Young Charlie Chaplin
TV · as Chimnery Sweep · 1 ep

Stay Lucky
TV · 1 ep

The Paradise Club
TV · as Mousey Pavitt · 1 ep
Gruey
TV · as Mr. Grucock · 12 eps

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Movie · as Local Man

Casualty
TV · as Frederick Chambers, Mick McCarthur, Arthur · 1 ep

Bird Fancier
Movie · as Roy Pearson

Silas Marner
Movie · as William Dane

Which Side Are You On?
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Bright Side
TV · 6 eps

The Bill
TV · 1 ep

Big Deal
TV · as Max · 1 ep
Ends and Means
Movie

Doll’s Eye
Movie · as Social Worker

The Gathering Seed
TV · as Bob Henshaw · 6 eps

Ghost in the Water
Movie · as Mr. Reed

A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Movie · as Tom
A Room for the Winter
Movie · as Robert

P.Q. 17
Movie · as PO Jordan

Tenko
TV · as POW · 1 ep
West End Tales
TV · as Herbert · 1 ep

Death of a Princess
Movie · as Steve Jackson

Happy
Movie · as Vernon

Black Jack
Movie · as Narrator

Zulu Dawn
Movie · as Cpl. Storey

Cries from a Watchtower
Movie · as Andy

Minder
TV · as Palmer · 1 ep
After Julius
TV · as Dan · 3 eps
Turning Year Tales
TV · as Tim · 1 ep

Mucking Out
Movie · as Brian Wilson

Destiny
Movie · as Paul McShane
Some Enchanted Evening
Movie · as Peter

On a Paving Stone Mounted
Movie

Travellers
Movie · as Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep

The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
Movie · as Bill

Strangers
TV · as Des White · 1 ep

A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)

A Bridge Too Far
Movie · as Pvt. Wicks

Treasure Island
TV · 4 eps

Secret Army
TV · as Eric Finch · 1 ep

BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Finnegan, Bill · 1 ep
Premiere
TV · as Young William · 1 ep

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Movie · as Finnegan

The Chester Mystery Plays
Movie
Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim
Movie · as Tony

Diane
Movie · as Jim

Alfie Darling
Movie · as Bakey

Days of Hope
TV · as Ben Matthews · 4 eps

Trinity Tales
TV · as Dave the Joiner · 6 eps

Playhouse
TV · as Jim, Vernon · 1 ep

Churchill's People
TV · as Viventius · 1 ep

Father Dear Father
Movie · as Dumbo

Speech Day
Movie · as Woodwork Master
Second City Firsts
TV · as Brian Wilson · 1 ep

Play for Today
TV · as Andy · 2 eps

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Peter · 1 ep

BBC Play of the Month
TV · 1 ep