Paul Thornley | |
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 Thornley in London Road (2015) | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Paul Thornley is a British actor.
Paul Thornley | |
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| Thornley in London Road (2015) | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Paul Thornley is a British actor.
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He has appeared on stage in productions of A Chorus of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter Theatre, The Three Musketeers at the Rose Theatre, Kingston and It's a Wonderful Life at the Wolsey Theatre. [1]
Thornley played Dodge in the original cast of the musical London Road at the Royal National Theatre, a role which he later reprised in the film version in 2015. [2]
In 2016 he played Ron Weasley in the original London cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in the West End. [3] He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Play at the 2017 Whatsonstage.com Awards. [4] Thornley reprised his role as Weasley on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre in 2018 [5] and again in 2020. [3]
For video games, Thornley provided the voice for Olgierd von Everec in the Hearts of Stone expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in 2015. In 2018 he voiced a major protagonist named Addam Origo in Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country .
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2011 | The Somnambulists | Man 7 | |
| 2012 | Broken | Policeman 1 | |
| Metamorphosis | The Second Lodger | ||
| Les Misérables | Constable 1 | ||
| 2014 | Camera Trap | Nicholas | |
| 2015 | Man Up | Adam | |
| Minions | News Reporter (voice) | ||
| London Road | Dodge | ||
| 2016 | Grimsby | Clive Graves | |
| 2017 | The Mercy | Portishead Operator | |
| 2023 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Rich the T-Shirt Pilgrim |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Alibi | P.C. Blake | Television film | |
| 2003–2004 | Midsomer Murders | Sergeant Gill | 2 episodes | |
| 2004 | The Brief | Liam Walsh | Episode: "The Road to Hell" | |
| 2004–2006 | Life Begins | Jeff | 15 episodes | |
| 2005 | The Bill | Gordon McGowen | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Viva Blackpool | Buttons | Television film | |
| Doctors | Stephen Richmond | Episode: "Last Laugh" | ||
| 2007 | The Afternoon Play | Howard Harris | Episode: "Death Becomes Him" | |
| Recovery | Estate Agent | Television film | ||
| 2008 | Fairy Tales | Goran Pepic | Episode: "Rapunzel" | |
| Ashes to Ashes | Ian Kay | Episode #1.4 | ||
| Foyle's War | Edward Hylton | Episode: "All Clear" | ||
| Love Soup | Gary | Episode: "Ragged Claws" | ||
| Mutual Friends | Darren | 2 episodes | ||
| The Bill | Glen Thomas | Episode: "Trial and Error: Part 2" | ||
| 2009 | Murderland | Connor Mackie | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Inspector Raglan | Episode: "Hallowe'en Party" | |
| Just William | Gamekeeper | Episode: "The Sweet Little Girl in White" | ||
| 2011 | Silk | Alex Turley | Episode: "All Plain Sailing" | |
| 2012 | Above Suspicion | Mike Reynolds | Episode: "Silent Scream: Part 1" | |
| Holby City | Daniel 'Daz' Piper | Episode: "Ribbons" | ||
| 2013 | Doctors | Tim Mannall | Episode: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | |
| Big Bad World | Nigel | Episode #1.4 | ||
| By Any Means | D.I. Matthew Dixon | Episode #1.1 | ||
| 2013, 2014 | Trollied | Mike | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Holby City | Tom Blaine | Episode: "The Beat Goes On" | |
| Doc Martin | Gerry | Episode: "Rescue Me" | ||
| 2016 | Father Brown | Joseph Sinclair | Episode: "The Wrath of Baron Samdi" | |
| The Crown | Bill Matheson | Episodes: "Gelignite" and "Gloriana" | ||
| 2018 | Trauma | Matthew Holloway | Episode #1.2 | |
| Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Rex Olsen | Episode: "The Chameleon's Dish" | ||
| The Good Karma Hospital | Gavin | Episode #2.2 | ||
| 2019 | Treadstone | Leo Biller | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | Superworm | Papa Beetle / Papa Toad | Television film; voice | |
| 2022 | Agatha Raisin | D.I. Barret | Episode: "Love, Lies and Liquor" | |
| Sister Boniface Mysteries | Clifford Winner | Episode: "Crimes and Miss Demeanours" | ||
| Silent Witness | Hugh Caulfield | Episode: "History - Part Three" | ||
| 2023 | Lockwood & Co | Cutter | Episode: "Mesmerised" | |
| Vera | Steve Wilson | Episode: "For the Grace of God" | ||
| The Gold | Max Goodman | 5 episodes | ||
| The Nevers | New Superintendent | 2 episodes | ||
| A Small Light | Scheublein | Episode: "Boiling Point" | ||
| 2024 | Sexy Beast | Jeff Leighton | Episode: "Trouble Is Real" | |
| Criminal Record | Stefan Ash | 3 episodes | ||
| Piglets | Ch. Supt. Timothy Legland (Pimp) | Episode: "Triggers" | ||
| Tiddler | Lobster / Additional voices | Television film | ||
| 2025 | Call the Midwife | Philip Cunningham | Episode #14.1 | |
| Miss Scarlet and The Duke | Bertie Campbell / Dr. Timpson | Episode: "The Deal" |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Battalion Wars 2 | Commander Pierce | |
| 2013 | Total War: Rome II | Voice | |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Olgierd von Everec | English version [31] |
| 2016 | Total War: Warhammer | Voice | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Voice | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Addam | English version | |
| 2018 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country | ||
| 2020 | Solasta: Crown of the Magister | Orenetis / Sitenero | |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Additional voices |
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