Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Known for: Acting

Born: November 25, 1944

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 Walth…

Known for

Mucking Out
Mucking Out
1978
Ticker
Ticker
2023
Ends and Means
1983
First Encounter: King Lear
First Encounter: King Lear
2012
Dangerous Journey
Dangerous Journey
 
Some Enchanted Evening
1978
How's Business
1991
Cries from a Watchtower
Cries from a Watchtower
1979
Ropeless
Ropeless
2020
The Nest Egg
The Nest Egg
2016
Travellers
Travellers
1978
Happy
Happy
1980
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
2021
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On?
1985
Doll’s Eye
Doll’s Eye
1983
P.Q. 17
P.Q. 17
1981
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
1978
Big Winners
Big Winners
2025
Diane
Diane
1975
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
1986
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981
Alfie Darling
Alfie Darling
1975
A Room for the Winter
1981
When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
2006
Marian, Again
Marian, Again
2005
Destiny
Destiny
1978
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976
Bird Fancier
Bird Fancier
1985
Testimony of a Child
Testimony of a Child
1989
Written in Blood
Written in Blood
1998
On a Paving Stone Mounted
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1977
Hornblower: Loyalty
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998
Death of a Princess
Death of a Princess
1980
The Many Lives of Albert Walker
The Many Lives of Albert Walker
2002
The Chester Mystery Plays
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
The 12 Days of Christine
The 12 Days of Christine
2015
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
Hornblower: Mutiny
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
Ghost in the Water
Ghost in the Water
1982
Jude
Jude
1996
Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty
2003
Hornblower: Retribution
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
1979
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
1993
The Shadow in the North
The Shadow in the North
2007
Speech Day
Speech Day
1973
Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes
2020
A Pinch of Snuff
A Pinch of Snuff
1994
Blow Dry
Blow Dry
2001
Silas Marner
Silas Marner
1985
The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live!
2015
Father Dear Father
Father Dear Father
1973
Reg
Reg
2016
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
The Key
The Key
2003
Black Jack
Black Jack
1979
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
Hornblower
Hornblower
1998
Torchwood
Torchwood
2006
The Bill
The Bill
1984
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992
Life on Mars
Life on Mars
2006
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
2001
Survivors
Survivors
2008
Messiah
Messiah
2001
Inspector George Gently
Inspector George Gently
2008
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970
How Clean Is Your House?
How Clean Is Your House?
2003
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1977
Roughnecks
Roughnecks
1994
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Street
The Street
2006
The Bright Side
1985
Nice Guy Eddie
2002
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2010
Young Charlie Chaplin
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
Cracker
Cracker
1993
Johnny and the Bomb
Johnny and the Bomb
2006
This Life
This Life
1996
Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
2013
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
1993
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax
2012
Minder
Minder
1979
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
2014
Father Brown
Father Brown
2013
Tenko
Tenko
1981
Secret Army
Secret Army
1977
Kingdom
Kingdom
2007
Stay Lucky
Stay Lucky
1989
Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer
2015
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch
1998
The Royal
The Royal
2003
Vera
Vera
2011
Casualty
Casualty
1986
Moving On
Moving On
2009
Dead Man Weds
Dead Man Weds
2005
Days of Hope
Days of Hope
1975
White Heat
White Heat
2012
Broken
Broken
2017
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
2012
The Paradise Club
The Paradise Club
1989
Burn It
Burn It
2003
The Coroner
The Coroner
2015
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
On the Edge
On the Edge
2018
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
2025
DI Ray
DI Ray
2022
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Born and Bred
Born and Bred
2002
West End Tales
1981
The Lakes
The Lakes
1997
The Gathering Seed
The Gathering Seed
1983
The Afternoon Play
The Afternoon Play
2003
Harry
1993
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
1974
Shameless
Shameless
2004
New Tricks
New Tricks
2004
Strangers
Strangers
1978
Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk
1999
Big Deal
Big Deal
1984
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967
Trinity Tales
Trinity Tales
1975
Trust Me
Trust Me
2017
Second City Firsts
1973
After Julius
1979
Play for Today
Play for Today
2025