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.
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Organization | Category | Movie |
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Last Tango in Halifax
as Harry
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Nov 20, 2012
The Lakes
as Peter Quinlan
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Sep 14, 1997
Roughnecks
as Ian
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jun 16, 1994
Downton Abbey
as Mr. Mason
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Sep 26, 2010
Burn It
as Terry Grimshaw
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Feb 08, 2003
Hornblower
as Matthews
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 07, 1998
This Life
as Jerry Cook
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 18, 1996
Dead Man Weds
as Blind Man
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 05, 2005
White Heat
as Alan (present day)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 08, 2012
Broken
as Joe Kerrigan
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 30, 2017
Cracker
as Pathologist
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 27, 1993
Torchwood
as Clement McDonald
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 22, 2006
Casualty
as Arthur
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Days of Hope
as Ben Matthews
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 11, 1975
Johnny and the Bomb
as Sgt. Bourke
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 15, 2006
Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
as Narrator
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 10, 2013
The Worst Witch
as Algernon Rowan Webb
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 22, 1998
Messiah
as Ian Fleet
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 26, 2001
Queer as Folk
as Roy Maloney
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 23, 1999
Code of a Killer
as Sidney Jeffreys
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 06, 2015
Peak Practice
as DS Patrick Hopkins
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 10, 1993
The Worst Witch
as Algernon Rowan-Webb
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 22, 1998
Heartbeat
as Dick Radcliffe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
Life on Mars
as Reg Cole
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2006
Survivors
as Ted
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 23, 2008
Young Charlie Chaplin
as Chimnery Sweep
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 1989
Waking the Dead
as Clifford Day
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 18, 2001
Peak Practice
as Tim Shardlow
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 10, 1993
Minder
as Palmer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1979
Inside No. 9
as Ernie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 05, 2014
Father Brown
as Mr Feste
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 14, 2013
Tenko
as POW
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 22, 1981
Secret Army
as Eric Finch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 07, 1977
Harry
as Thomas Thomas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1993
Kingdom
as Vincent Straker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 22, 2007
DI Ray
as Terry
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 02, 2022
The Royal
as Nesbitt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 19, 2003
Vera
as Malcolm Kenrich
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 01, 2011
Casualty
as Frederick Chambers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Casualty
as Mick McCarthur
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Moving On
as Ronnie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 18, 2009
Call the Midwife
as Tommy Smith
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 2012
The Paradise Club
as Mousey Pavitt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1989
The Coroner
as John Roxwell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 16, 2015
Heartbeat
as Herbie Lloyd
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
Heartbeat
as Malcolm Stainsby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 1992
Midsomer Murders
as Frank Dewar
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 1997
Play for Today
as Andy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1970
On the Edge
as Ray
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 2018
How Clean Is Your House?
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 73
First Aired: May 21, 2003
Last Tango in Halifax
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Nov 20, 2012
The Bright Side
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 09, 1985
Treasure Island
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 16, 1977
Silent Witness
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 21, 1996
Play for Today
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 15, 1970
The Bill
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 1984
Dalziel & Pascoe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 16, 1996
No Angels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 02, 2004
Waking the Dead
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 18, 2001
Inspector George Gently
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 2008
New Tricks
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 2004
BBC Play of the Month
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 19, 1965
The Street
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 13, 2006
Nice Guy Eddie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 2002
Clocking Off
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 2000
Stay Lucky
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 08, 1989
How Clean Is Your House?
Episodes: 0
First Aired: May 21, 2003
Popularity History
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2024 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
2024 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 5 |
2024 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 6 |
2024 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
2024 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
2024 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
2024 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
2025 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
2025 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |