Paul is a long established and much respected British actor and voiceover artist. Born in Denby Dale, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 25th November 1944 he grew up beside a dairy farm. His father, Harold, was involved with local amateur dramatic productions, as were the rest of his family. He went to Penistone Grammar School, then the Northern Counties College of Education in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he received an Associate of the Drama Board (ADB) in Drama. He taught English and Drama in Walthamstow, before he joined the Leeds Playhouse Theatre-in-education Company in 1971. In 1976, Paul won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a New Play for his role in John Wilson's For King and Country. With many and varied roles to follow, Paul soon established himself as one of the UK's leading stage, film, television and radio actors. In 2011-2015 Paul gained worldwide recognition appearing in 16 episodes of the hugely popular television series Downton Abbey playing the popular role of farmer Mr Mason. Paul is married to the actress Natasha Pyne. They married in 1972, after both performing in a Leeds Playhouse production of Frank Wedekind's Lulu, adapted by Peter Barnes, directed by Bill Hays in 1971.
61 movies · 73 shows
Big Winners
2025·0.0
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025·7.0
Ticker
2023·0.0
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022·7.2
The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
2021·0.0
Enola Holmes
2020·7.2
Ropeless
2020·6.0
Reg
2016·5.0
The Nest Egg
2016·7.0
The Sound of Music Live!
2015·7.7
The 12 Days of Christine
2015·0.0
First Encounter: King Lear
2012·0.0
The Shadow in the North
2007·6.6
When Kim & Aggie Went To Hospital
2006·0.0
Marian, Again
2005·4.6
The Key
2003·8.0
Hornblower: Duty
2003·7.3
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003·7.2
The Many Lives of Albert Walker
2002·10.0
Hornblower: Retribution
2001·7.3
Hornblower: Mutiny
2001·7.4
Blow Dry
2001·5.9
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999·7.2
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999·7.2
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998·7.4
Hornblower: The Even Chance
1998·7.5
Written in Blood
1998·9.3
Jude
1996·6.3
A Pinch of Snuff
1994·0.0
The Remains of the Day
1993·7.4
How's Business
1991·9.0
Testimony of a Child
1989·9.0
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
1986·8.0
Silas Marner
1985·5.9
Which Side Are You On?
1985·6.6
Bird Fancier
1985·0.0
Doll’s Eye
1983·3.3
Ends and Means
1983·0.0
Ghost in the Water
1982·6.7
P.Q. 17
1981·0.0
A Room for the Winter
1981·3.3
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981·8.0
Happy
1980·0.0
Death of a Princess
1980·7.8
Cries from a Watchtower
1979·0.0
Black Jack
1979·7.0
Zulu Dawn
1979·6.1
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978·9.0
Travellers
1978·0.0
Mucking Out
1978·0.0
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
1978·0.0
Destiny
1978·8.0
Some Enchanted Evening
1978·0.0
A Christmas Carol
1977·6.7
A Bridge Too Far
1977·7.2
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
1976·6.5
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976·0.0
Alfie Darling
1975·4.5
Diane
1975·7.0
Father Dear Father
1973·5.3
Speech Day
1973·9.0