Matthew Cottle

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Matthew Cottle
Born (1967-02-16) 16 February 1967 (age 57)
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationActor
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Matthew Cottle (born 16 February 1967) is an English film, stage, radio and television actor.

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Early life

Cottle was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, [1] and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990 with an Acting (RADA Diploma). [2]

Film

Cottle appeared in Richard Attenborough's 1992 Chaplin (as Stan Laurel), [3] and in David Jones' 1999 adaptation of A Christmas Carol . [3] Cottle also appeared in The Personal History of David Copperfield in 2019. [1]

Theatre

Cottle's recent theatre work includes The Deep Blue Sea and The Chalk Garden at Chichester Festival Theatre, Wonderland at the Nottingham Playhouse, How the Other Half Loves at the Haymarket Theatre and the Duke of York's, [4] Our Country's Good , A Small Family Business [5] The Habit of Art [3] at the National Theatre and Quartermaine's Terms , [3] directed by Richard Eyre, at Wyndham's Theatre. Cottle also appeared in A Chorus Of Disapproval, [3] directed by Trevor Nunn (Harold Pinter Theatre), and Comic Potential , [3] directed by Alan Ayckbourn (Lyric Theatre). [3]

Other theatre roles include Communicating Doors Menier Chocolate Factory, [3] Neighbourhood Watch (in Scarborough and New York), [6] Racing Demon (Sheffield Crucible), [7] Taking Steps [8] (Orange Tree, Richmond), What the Women Did at the Southwark Playhouse and several tours and seasons at repertory theatres up and down the country. [3]

Television

Cottle has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, including Murder on the Blackpool Express, two series of The Windsors for Channel 4, [1] three series as Martin in BBC Two's flat-share sitcom Game On , [1] and four series of Citizen Khan . [3] He has also appeared as a regular in several other series, including Fried , Get Well Soon , A Perfect State and Life Begins . [3]

Cottle has also appeared in many other TV shows, including Endeavour for ITV, [3] Defending the Guilty for BBC2, [3] Outlander for Amazon Prime, [1] Pure for Channel 4, [3] Plebs for ITV 2, [3] Unforgotten for ITV, [3] The Dresser , [1] Channel 4's Man Down , Dave's comedy series Hoff the Record , [3] The Job Lot , Holby City , [3] Doctors , 'Pramface . [3] and The Responder.

Personal life

He is an Arsenal supporter and has two children, a daughter, Hannah, born in 1997 and a son, Harry, born in 2000. [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Chaplin Stan Laurel
2008 Blessed Policeman #2
2014National Theatre Live: A Small Family BusinessBenedict Hough
2015Two DownThe Banker
2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Mr Spenlow

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Matthew Cottle credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "RADA Student & graduate profiles - Matthew Cottle". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Matthew Cottle". Unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "How the Other Half Loves at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Charles (8 April 2014). "A Small Family Business, National Theatre, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Billington, Michael (13 September 2011). "Neighbourhood Watch – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Spencer, Charles (17 February 2011). "Racing Demon, Sheffield Crucible, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website". Takingsteps.alanayckbourn.net. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Good game Matthew (From The Northern Echo)". Thenorthernecho.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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