Michael Culkin

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Michael Culkin
Born (1954-07-02) 2 July 1954 (age 69)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present
Website www.michaelculkin.com

Michael Culkin (born 2 July 1954) is an English theatre, film, and television actor probably best known for his role as Judge Buller in the BBC drama Garrow's Law . He appeared as Rab Butler in the first two seasons of The Crown , in The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep, opposite Johnny Depp in Mortdecai and with Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal playing the Conservative politician Reginald Maudling. He appeared in two seasons of Poldark as Horace Treneglos and will return in the fourth season. He has extensive BBC and ITV Television credits as well as work at the National Theatre and in the West End where he starred with Maggie Smith in Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van . He is unmarried and lives in Thaxted, Essex, London and Norfolk with several dogs and a llama. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Selected filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Candyman Phillip Purcell
1994 Immortal Beloved Jakob Hotscevar
1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Phillip Purcell
1996 Cold Lazarus Inspector Challender1 episode
1997 Kavanagh QC Arnold WestrodeEpisode "Ancient History"
Highlander Bernie CrimminsEpisode "The Stone of Scone"
Into the BlueRex CunninghamTV film
SolomanHiram of NaphtaliTV film
1998 Our Mutual Friend Mr VeneeringTV mini series
Killer Net Justin HollowayTV mini series
Supply and DemandSir Phillip SavilleTV mini series
Inspector Morse Mr Sergeant WilliamsEpisode "The Wench is Dead"
1999 Queer as Folk Martin Brooks1 episode
Candyman: Day of the Dead Phillip Purcell
2000 Don Quixote 1st monkTV film
2001 Perfect Strangers SidneyTV series
Queen of Swords Edward WellesleyEpisode "The Emissary"
2002 Shackleton Jack MorganTV film
Relic Hunter Winston HubbardEpisode "Arthur's Cross"
2003In DeepHazlittEpisode "Full Disclosure"
2004 La Femme Musketeer ClaudeTV film
Murder City Carl McCreadyEpisode "Under the Skin"
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries RaphaelEpisode "A Traitor to Memory"
2005 Empire LuciusTV mini series
Rome Presiding magistrateEpisode "The Spoils"
2008 Trial & Retribution JudgeEpisode "Conviction
2009 Runaway EdwardTV miniseries
Garrow's Law Judge Buller TV series
2010 M.I. High Mr ProntingEpisode "Millionaire Flatley
Doctors Hugo Blandford2 episodes
2012 Downton Abbey Archbishop of York 2 episodes
2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour SebastianVoice
2014 Law & Order: UK Mr Justice LockwoodEpisode: "Flaw"
2015 Father Brown Dr BarashiEpisode 3.8: "The Lair of the Libertines"
Poldark Horace TreneglosTV series
2016 Jericho Mr ClaybournTV series
The Crown Rab Butler TV series
The Coroner Charles GowerEpisode 2.2 "Perfectly Formed"
2018 Holmes & Watson The Judge

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