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Paul Copley

Bio: 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

Born: Sat, Nov 25 1944

Birthplace: Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Paul Copley is 79 years old

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Downton Abbey 3

Paul Copley will be

80 in Downton Abbey 3

as 'Albert Mason'.

Wed, Sep 10 2025

Ticker

Paul Copley was

78 in Ticker

as 'Howard'.

Fri, Aug 11 2023

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Paul Copley was

77 in Downton Abbey: A New Era

as 'Mason'.

Wed, Apr 27 2022

The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

Paul Copley was

76 in The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

as 'Great Uncle Geoffrey'.

Thu, Oct 07 2021

Enola Holmes

Paul Copley was

75 in Enola Holmes

as 'Station Master'.

Wed, Sep 23 2020

Ropeless

Paul Copley was

75 in Ropeless

as 'Larry Windsor'.

Sat, Aug 22 2020

Reg

Paul Copley was

71 in Reg

Mon, Jun 06 2016

The Nest Egg

Paul Copley was

71 in The Nest Egg

Fri, Jan 01 2016

The Sound of Music Live!

Paul Copley was

71 in The Sound of Music Live!

as 'Franz'.

Sun, Dec 20 2015

First Encounter: King Lear

Paul Copley was

67 in First Encounter: King Lear

as 'King Lear'.

Fri, Jun 01 2012

The Shadow in the North

Paul Copley was

62 in The Shadow in the North

as 'Paton'.

Sat, Sep 15 2007

Marian, Again

Paul Copley was

60 in Marian, Again

as 'Phillip Walsh'.

Mon, Sep 05 2005

The Key

Paul Copley was

58 in The Key

Tue, Sep 16 2003

Hornblower: Duty

Paul Copley was

58 in Hornblower: Duty

as 'Matthews'.

Mon, Jan 06 2003

Hornblower: Loyalty

Paul Copley was

58 in Hornblower: Loyalty

as 'Matthews'.

Sun, Jan 05 2003

The Many Lives of Albert Walker

Paul Copley was

57 in The Many Lives of Albert Walker

as 'Danny Peck'.

Sun, Mar 24 2002

Hornblower: Retribution

Paul Copley was

56 in Hornblower: Retribution

as 'Matthews'.

Sun, Apr 15 2001

Hornblower: Mutiny

Paul Copley was

56 in Hornblower: Mutiny

as 'Mathews'.

Sun, Apr 08 2001

Blow Dry

Paul Copley was

56 in Blow Dry

as 'Ken'.

Thu, Mar 01 2001

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Paul Copley was

54 in Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

as 'Mathews'.

Fri, Apr 02 1999

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Paul Copley was

54 in Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

as 'Matthews'.

Wed, Feb 24 1999

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Paul Copley was

53 in Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

as 'Mathews'.

Wed, Nov 18 1998

Hornblower: The Even Chance

Paul Copley was

53 in Hornblower: The Even Chance

as 'Matthews'.

Wed, Oct 07 1998

Written in Blood

Paul Copley was

53 in Written in Blood

as 'Brian Chappel'.

Tue, Jun 02 1998

Jude

Paul Copley was

51 in Jude

as 'Mr. Willis'.

Tue, Feb 06 1996

A Pinch of Snuff

Paul Copley was

49 in A Pinch of Snuff

as 'Charlie Heppelwhite'.

Sat, Apr 09 1994

The Remains of the Day

Paul Copley was

48 in The Remains of the Day

as 'Harry Smith'.

Fri, Nov 05 1993

How's Business

Paul Copley was

46 in How's Business

as 'Jack'.

Sat, Jan 12 1991

Testimony of a Child

Paul Copley was

44 in Testimony of a Child

as 'Gerry'.

Wed, Jul 05 1989

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

Paul Copley was

41 in Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

as 'Local Man'.

Wed, Sep 17 1986

Silas Marner

Paul Copley was

41 in Silas Marner

as 'William Dane'.

Mon, Dec 30 1985

Which Side Are You On?

Paul Copley was

40 in Which Side Are You On?

as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Mon, Apr 08 1985

Bird Fancier

Paul Copley was

40 in Bird Fancier

as 'Roy Pearson'.

Tue, Jan 15 1985

Doll’s Eye

Paul Copley was

38 in Doll’s Eye

as 'Social Worker'.

Wed, Feb 23 1983

Ends and Means

Paul Copley was

38 in Ends and Means

Sat, Jan 01 1983

Ghost in the Water

Paul Copley was

38 in Ghost in the Water

as 'Mr. Reed'.

Fri, Dec 31 1982

P.Q. 17

Paul Copley was

37 in P.Q. 17

as 'PO Jordan'.

Tue, Dec 15 1981

A Room for the Winter

Paul Copley was

36 in A Room for the Winter

as 'Robert'.

Tue, Nov 03 1981

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

Paul Copley was

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

as 'Tom'.

Tue, Jan 20 1981

Happy

Paul Copley was

35 in Happy

as 'Vernon'.

Fri, Apr 25 1980

Death of a Princess

Paul Copley was

35 in Death of a Princess

as 'Steve Jackson'.

Wed, Apr 09 1980

Cries from a Watchtower

Paul Copley was

34 in Cries from a Watchtower

as 'Andy'.

Thu, Oct 18 1979

Black Jack

Paul Copley was

34 in Black Jack

as 'Narrator'.

Sun, Sep 09 1979

Zulu Dawn

Paul Copley was

34 in Zulu Dawn

as 'Cpl. Storey'.

Mon, May 14 1979

On a Paving Stone Mounted

Paul Copley was

34 in On a Paving Stone Mounted

Tue, Dec 12 1978

Travellers

Paul Copley was

33 in Travellers

as 'Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep'.

Mon, Oct 09 1978

Mucking Out

Paul Copley was

33 in Mucking Out

as 'Brian Wilson'.

Sat, May 06 1978

The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

Paul Copley was

33 in The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

as 'Bill'.

Wed, Feb 15 1978

Destiny

Paul Copley was

33 in Destiny

as 'Paul McShane'.

Tue, Jan 31 1978

Some Enchanted Evening

Paul Copley was

33 in Some Enchanted Evening

as 'Peter'.

Thu, Jan 05 1978

A Christmas Carol

Paul Copley was

33 in A Christmas Carol

as 'Fred (Scrooge's Nephew)'.

Sat, Dec 24 1977

A Bridge Too Far

Paul Copley was

32 in A Bridge Too Far

as 'Pvt. Wicks'.

Wed, Jun 15 1977

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

Paul Copley was

31 in Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

as 'Finnegan'.

Wed, Nov 17 1976

Alfie Darling

Paul Copley was

30 in Alfie Darling

as 'Bakey'.

Thu, Jul 17 1975

Diane

Paul Copley was

30 in Diane

as 'Jim'.

Wed, Jul 09 1975

Father Dear Father

Paul Copley was

28 in Father Dear Father

as 'Dumbo'.

Fri, May 25 1973

Speech Day

Paul Copley was

28 in Speech Day

as 'Woodwork Master'.

Mon, Mar 26 1973

Dangerous Journey

Paul Copley will be

79+ in Dangerous Journey

as 'Narrator'.

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TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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DI Ray

Paul Copley was

77+ in DI Ray

as 'Terry'.

First Air Date
Mon, May 02 2022

On the Edge

Paul Copley was

73+ in On the Edge

as 'Ray'.

First Air Date
Tue, Aug 14 2018

Broken

Paul Copley was

72+ in Broken

as 'Joe Kerrigan'.

First Air Date
Tue, May 30 2017

The Coroner

Paul Copley was

70+ in The Coroner

as 'John Roxwell'.

First Air Date
Mon, Nov 16 2015

Code of a Killer

Paul Copley was

70+ in Code of a Killer

as 'Sidney Jeffreys'.

First Air Date
Mon, Apr 06 2015

Inside No. 9

Paul Copley was

69+ in Inside No. 9

as 'Ernie'.

First Air Date
Wed, Feb 05 2014

Father Brown

Paul Copley was

68+ in Father Brown

as 'Mr Feste'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 14 2013

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

Paul Copley was

68+ in Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

as 'Narrator'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 10 2013

Last Tango in Halifax

Paul Copley was

67+ in Last Tango in Halifax

as ', Harry'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 20 2012

White Heat

Paul Copley was

67+ in White Heat

as 'Alan (present day)'.

First Air Date
Thu, Mar 08 2012

Call the Midwife

Paul Copley was

67+ in Call the Midwife

as 'Tommy Smith'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 15 2012

Vera

Paul Copley was

66+ in Vera

as 'Malcolm Kenrich'.

First Air Date
Sun, May 01 2011

Downton Abbey

Paul Copley was

65+ in Downton Abbey

as 'Mr. Mason'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 2010

Moving On

Paul Copley was

64+ in Moving On

as 'Ronnie'.

First Air Date
Mon, May 18 2009

Survivors

Paul Copley was

63+ in Survivors

as 'Ted'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 23 2008

Inspector George Gently

Paul Copley was

63+ in Inspector George Gently

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 08 2008

Kingdom

Paul Copley was

62+ in Kingdom

as 'Vincent Straker'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 22 2007

Torchwood

Paul Copley was

61+ in Torchwood

as 'Clement McDonald'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 22 2006

The Street

Paul Copley was

61+ in The Street

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 13 2006

Johnny and the Bomb

Paul Copley was

61+ in Johnny and the Bomb

as 'Sgt. Bourke'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 15 2006

Life on Mars

Paul Copley was

61+ in Life on Mars

as 'Reg Cole'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 09 2006

Dead Man Weds

Paul Copley was

60+ in Dead Man Weds

as 'Blind Man'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 05 2005

No Angels

Paul Copley was

59+ in No Angels

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 02 2004

New Tricks

Paul Copley was

59+ in New Tricks

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 01 2004

How Clean Is Your House?

Paul Copley was

58+ in How Clean Is Your House?

as ', Self - Narrator (voice)'.

First Air Date
Wed, May 21 2003

Burn It

Paul Copley was

58+ in Burn It

as 'Terry Grimshaw'.

First Air Date
Sat, Feb 08 2003

The Royal

Paul Copley was

58+ in The Royal

as 'Nesbitt'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 19 2003

Nice Guy Eddie

Paul Copley was

57+ in Nice Guy Eddie

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 16 2002

Waking the Dead

Paul Copley was

56+ in Waking the Dead

as ', Clifford Day'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jun 18 2001

Messiah

Paul Copley was

56+ in Messiah

as 'Ian Fleet'.

First Air Date
Sat, May 26 2001

Clocking Off

Paul Copley was

55+ in Clocking Off

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 23 2000

Queer as Folk

Paul Copley was

54+ in Queer as Folk

as 'Roy Maloney'.

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 23 1999

The Worst Witch

Paul Copley was

53+ in The Worst Witch

as 'Algernon Rowan-Webb, Algernon Rowan Webb'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 22 1998

Hornblower

Paul Copley was

53+ in Hornblower

as 'Matthews'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 07 1998

The Lakes

Paul Copley was

52+ in The Lakes

as 'Peter Quinlan'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 14 1997

Midsomer Murders

Paul Copley was

52+ in Midsomer Murders

as 'Frank Dewar'.

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 23 1997

This Life

Paul Copley was

51+ in This Life

as 'Jerry Cook'.

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 18 1996

Dalziel & Pascoe

Paul Copley was

51+ in Dalziel & Pascoe

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 16 1996

Silent Witness

Paul Copley was

51+ in Silent Witness

First Air Date
Wed, Feb 21 1996

Roughnecks

Paul Copley was

49+ in Roughnecks

as 'Ian'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jun 16 1994

Cracker

Paul Copley was

48+ in Cracker

as 'Pathologist'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 27 1993

Harry

Paul Copley was

48+ in Harry

as 'Thomas Thomas'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1993

Peak Practice

Paul Copley was

48+ in Peak Practice

as 'Tim Shardlow, DS Patrick Hopkins'.

First Air Date
Mon, May 10 1993

Heartbeat

Paul Copley was

47+ in Heartbeat

as 'Dick Radcliffe, Herbie Lloyd, Malcolm Stainsby'.

First Air Date
Fri, Apr 10 1992

Stay Lucky

Paul Copley was

45+ in Stay Lucky

First Air Date
Fri, Dec 08 1989

The Paradise Club

Paul Copley was

44+ in The Paradise Club

as 'Mousey Pavitt'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 19 1989

Young Charlie Chaplin

Paul Copley was

44+ in Young Charlie Chaplin

as 'Chimnery Sweep'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 25 1989

Casualty

Paul Copley was

41+ in Casualty

as 'Frederick Chambers, Mick McCarthur, Arthur'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 06 1986

The Bright Side

Paul Copley was

40+ in The Bright Side

First Air Date
Thu, May 09 1985

The Bill

Paul Copley was

39+ in The Bill

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 16 1984

Tenko

Paul Copley was

36+ in Tenko

as 'POW'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 22 1981

Minder

Paul Copley was

34+ in Minder

as 'Palmer'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 29 1979

Treasure Island

Paul Copley was

32+ in Treasure Island

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 16 1977

Secret Army

Paul Copley was

32+ in Secret Army

as 'Eric Finch'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 07 1977

Days of Hope

Paul Copley was

30+ in Days of Hope

as 'Ben Matthews'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 11 1975

Play for Today

Paul Copley was

25+ in Play for Today

as ', Andy'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1970

BBC Play of the Month

Paul Copley was

20+ in BBC Play of the Month

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 19 1965