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Michael Culkin
Ireland
Michael Culkin is an Irish actor who grew up in Newfoundland. Here he appeared in myriad stage productions for the Arts Centre St Johns, including: The Lion in Winter, A Scent of…
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Michael Culkin is an Irish actor who grew up in Newfoundland. Here he appeared in myriad stage productions for the Arts Centre St Johns, including: The Lion in Winter, A Scent of Flowers, The Hostage, Carousel, among others. Having studied in Paris he moved to Bristol to attend The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and after graduating went into bi-weekly rep with the Yorkshire Theatre Company. While living in Los Angeles he worked with Bernard Rose on the seminal "Candyman' and subsequently worked on 'Candyman 2' directed by the Oscar Winner, Bill Condon. He returned to London where he worked in the West End, 'Lady In The Van'. At the National Theatre, and the Donmar, as well as appearing in many British Television classics: Our Mutual Friend, Perfect Strangers, Poldark 1,2,3, Holby City, Garrow's Law 1,2,3,, Father Brown, Poirot, Morse, Kavanagh QC, alongside feature film work with Meryl Streep, "Iron Lady", Hugh Grant, Johnny Depp "Mortdecai", Judi Dench, Rufus Sewell among others. He is a longstanding member of BAFTA, the Society of Artists Potters & Poets, and Chair of a Community Land Trust in Essex. He has a remaining fondness for France having made several films in French, including Place Vendome, and Monsieur N, and also for Llamas having been left two by an uncle. The Llamas and Culkin enjoy a quiet rural life when he's not busy away working...
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2026
Savage House
Movie Lord Ashbury
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2026
Flavia
Movie Dr. Darby
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2026
Pretty Lethal
Movie Lothar Marcovic
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2025
Reunion
TV show Monroe
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2025
Towards Zero
TV show Judge
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2023
Culprits
TV show Crime Head
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2023
Surprised by Oxford
Movie Professor McTeague
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2022
The Witchfinder
TV show Puppeteer
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2021
Dalgliesh
TV show Hubert Langton
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2020
Bridgerton
TV show Lord Rutledge
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2020
The Nest
Movie Arthur Davis
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2019
The Good Liar
Movie Dr. Livesey
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2018
Holmes & Watson
Movie Judge
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2018
Peterloo
Movie A Lord
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2018
A Discovery of Witches
TV show Professor Marsh
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2018
A Very English Scandal
TV show Reginald Maudling
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2018
55 Steps
Movie Judge Farelly
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2017
Genius
TV show Professor Pernet
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2016
The Crown
TV show Rab Butler
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2016
Dark Angel
TV show Sunderland vicar
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2016
Chicken
Movie McClint
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2015
The Coroner
TV show Charles Gower
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2015
Mr. Holmes
Movie Bank Manager
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2015
Poldark
TV show Horace Treneglos
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2015
Mortdecai
Movie Sir Graham Archer
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2014
Mr. Turner
Movie Gentleman Critic
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2013
The Fifth Estate
Movie Ralph Zilke
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2013
Father Brown
TV show Dr Barashi
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2012
The Door
Movie King
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2011
The Iron Lady
Movie Host 1949
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2010
Downton Abbey
TV show Archbishop of York
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2010
Shanghai
Movie Billy
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2010
Boogie Woogie
Movie Beth's Father
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2010
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Movie Charles Lawton
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2010
Spirit Warriors
TV show Mr. Austin
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2009
Garrow's Law
TV show Judge Buller
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2009
Dorian Gray
Movie Lord Radley
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2009
Star Runners
Movie Bishop
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2008
Trent 2 Rent
Movie Broken Arm Trick
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2007
Nightwatching
Movie Herman Wormskerck
