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Paul Bown | |
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 Bown in "Mr. Bean" (1990) | |
| Born | 11 October 1957 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Jane Jamieson |
| Children | 4 |
Paul Bown (born 11 October 1957) is an English actor.
Bown is best known for playing a leading role in the Granada Television sitcom Watching (1987–1993) and Casualty in 2000 more recently[ when? ] as Philip Reid in BBC's Holby City .
He starred as an AA Patrolman in the television series by the BBC, The Last Salute at the end of the 1990s. Bown also appeared in November 2007, in acclaimed British drama Britz . He appeared in the first episode of Mr. Bean as "The Student". He was in an episode of New Tricks on 25 August 2008.
In 2009, he appeared briefly as Mike Bamber, chairman of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club, in the Brian Clough bio pic The Damned United . In the 2010 Christmas Special of My Family , he played the grandfather of a young girl who Ben meets whilst filling in for Father Christmas. Bown appeared in an advert for Toffee Crisp in the 1980s. Paul played Vladimir Ivanov in Heartbeat in 1994 and John Boaden in 2005.
In 2016, he appeared in the television series by the BBC, Father Brown as Mordaunt Jackson in "The Sins of the Father" episode. In 2017, he appeared in the television series by ITV, Endeavour as Rev Mervyn Golightly.
In 2019, Bown appeared in episode 4 of the ITV drama A Confession, alongside Martin Freeman and Joe Absolom. Bown played the ex-cellmate of serial killer Christopher Halliwell.
In 2019 he appeared in Coronation Street as the brother of Roy Cropper, while in 2020 he appeared as Michael Connors in series 2 of the ITV drama Bancroft.
In 2022 he appeared in Death in Paradise as UK chess champion Maurice Holburne.
Bown is married and has four children.
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Julian Tope | |
| Underworld | Nygaad | ||
| The Assam Garden | Water Board Man | ||
| 1995 | Butterfly Kiss | Gary | |
| 1996 | Jude | Uncle Jim | |
| 2001 | Young Blades | Bassous | |
| 2009 | The Damned United | Mike Bamber | |
| 2013 | The Arbiter | 2013 | |
| 2016 | The Carer | Head Examiner | |
| 2017 | The Hippopotamus | Roddy | Credited as Paul Brown |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Mill Owner | |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Still Life | Orderly | TV movie |
| 1987 | Up Line | Victor Technology | Miniseries |
| 1987–1988 | Screen Two | Prynne - The Journalists / Police Constable | 2 episodes |
| 1987–1993 | Watching | Malcolm Stoneway | 56 episodes |
| 1990 | Mr. Bean | The Exam Student | Episode 1: "Mr. Bean" |
| 1991 | Time Riders | Captain | Miniseries 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Last of the Summer Wine | Space Watcher | Christmas special: "Welcome to Earth" |
| 1994–1997 | Pirates | Roger Bones | 3 episodes |
| 1994–2005 | Heartbeat | John Boaden / Vladimir Ivanov | 2 episodes |
| 1997–2006 | The Bill | Trevor Wright / Tony Dean | Credited as Paul Brown 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Peak Practice | James "Mac" Macarty | Credited as Paul Brown Series 6, episode 9: "Glass Houses" |
| 1998–1999 | The Last Salute | Harry Thorpe | 12 episodes |
| 2000 | Badger | First Investigator | Series 2, episode 1: "Troubled Waters" |
| 2000–2015 | Casualty | Col Morrison / Ed Connors | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2017 | Doctors | Christian Glover / Paul Chandley / Graeme Goodson / William Ribble / Neil Langley / Frank James | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Out of the Ashes | Ben | TV movie |
| My Uncle Silas | Charlie White | Credited as Paul Brown Series 1, episode 1: "The Wedding/Queenie White" | |
| 2001–2002 | Merseybeat | Dr. Al Blake | 18 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Born and Bred | Don McClure | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Murder Investigation Team | Gary Sutcliffe | Credited as Paul Brown Series 1, episode 6: "Models and Millionaires" |
| 2003–2011 | Holby City | Julian Wells / Philip Reid / Karl Massey | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | The Courtroom | George Bowes | Episode 37: "The Postman" |
| 2005 | Planespotting | Ralph | TV movie |
| Rough Diamond | Guv'nor | Episode 1: Pilot | |
| 2006–2007 | The Green Green Grass | Colin Cakeworthy | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The History of Mr. Polly | Teacher | TV movie |
| Britz | Phipps | TV movie | |
| 2008 | New Tricks | Rod Erskine | Series 5, episode 8: "Mad Dogs" |
| Caught in a Trap | Mr. Thornton | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Missing | Tom Laird | Series 1, episode 3: "Repeat Offender" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: UK | John Stirman | Series 2, episode 5: "Survivor" |
| My Family | Frank | Christmas special: "Mary Christmas" | |
| 2011 | Gates | Mr. Fielding | Episode 1: "The First Day" |
| Rosamunde Pilcher | Episode: "In der Mitte eines Lebens" | ||
| 2014 | Harriet's Army | Harbourmaster | Miniseries Episode 3: "Casualties of War" |
| 2016 | Father Brown | Mordaunt Jackson | Series 4, episode 9: "The Sins of the Father" |
| Hetty Feather | Collins | 2 episodes | |
| Exodus: Our Journey to Europe | Narrator | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Endeavour | Rev. Mervyn Golightly | Series 4, episode 2: "Canticle" |
| Hollyoaks | Judge Francis Hume | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | A Confession | Roy Sandlake | Miniseries Episode 4 |
| Coronation Street | Richard Lucas | 13 episodes | |
| 2020 | Bancroft | Michael Connors | 2 episodes |
| Belgravia | Jacob Astley | Miniseries 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Death in Paradise | Maurice Holburne | Episode #11.8 |
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