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 Wilsons For King and Country.With many and varied roles to follow, Paul soon established himself as one of the UKs 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 Wedekinds Lulu, adapted by Peter Barnes, directed by Bill Hays in 1971.

Movies unavailable from Paul Copley

The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble

Great Uncle Geoffrey

Movie 2021

Mucking Out

Brian Wilson

Movie 1978

Ticker

Howard

Movie 2023

Marian, Again

Phillip Walsh

Movie 2005

Ghost in the Water

Mr. Reed

Movie 1982

Black Jack

Narrator

Movie 1979

Father Dear Father

Dumbo

Movie 1973

Death of a Princess

Steve Jackson

Movie 1980

Ends and Means

Movie 1983

Destiny

Paul McShane

Movie 1978

First Encounter: King Lear

King Lear

Movie 2012

Dangerous Journey

Narrator

Movie

Some Enchanted Evening

Peter

Movie 1978

Testimony of a Child

Gerry

Movie 1989

Written in Blood

Brian Chappel

Movie 1998

On a Paving Stone Mounted

Movie 1978

Diane

Jim

Movie 1975

The Key

Movie 2003

Reg

Movie 2016

Downton Abbey 3

Albert Mason

Movie 2025

The Sound of Music Live!

Franz

Movie 2015

Speech Day

Woodwork Master

Movie 1973

The Many Lives of Albert Walker

Danny Peck

Movie 2002

How's Business

Jack

Movie 1991

A Pinch of Snuff

Charlie Heppelwhite

Movie 1994

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

Local Man

Movie 1986

Which Side Are You On?

Narrator (voice)

Movie 1985

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

Finnegan

Movie 1976

Cries from a Watchtower

Andy

Movie 1979

Doll’s Eye

Social Worker

Movie 1983

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

Tom

Movie 1981

A Room for the Winter

Robert

Movie 1981

P.Q. 17

PO Jordan

Movie 1981

Ropeless

Larry Windsor

Movie 2020

The Nest Egg

Movie 2016

Travellers

Young William/Middle William/Sales Rep

Movie 1978

Happy

Vernon

Movie 1980

The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill

Bill

Movie 1978

Tv series unavailable from Paul Copley

The Bill

Tv 1984

Silent Witness

Tv 1996

Dalziel & Pascoe

Tv 1996

No Angels

Tv 2004

Inspector George Gently

Tv 2008

New Tricks

Tv 2004

How Clean Is Your House?

Tv 2003

Treasure Island

Tv 1977

BBC Play of the Month

Tv 1965

The Street

Tv 2006

The Bright Side

Tv 1985

Nice Guy Eddie

Tv 2002

Young Charlie Chaplin

Chimnery Sweep

Tv 1989

Cracker

Pathologist

Tv 1993

Johnny and the Bomb

Sgt. Bourke

Tv 2006

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

Narrator

Tv 2013

Harry

Thomas Thomas

Tv 1993

Clocking Off

Tv 2000

Stay Lucky

Tv 1989

Code of a Killer

Sidney Jeffreys

Tv 2015

Moving On

Ronnie

Tv 2009

Dead Man Weds

Blind Man

Tv 2005

Broken

Joe Kerrigan

Tv 2017

How Clean Is Your House?

Self - Narrator (voice)

Tv 2003