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Michael Culkin

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Michael Culkin
Born (1954-07-02) 2 July 1954 (age 70)
NationalityIrish
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present
Websitewww.michaelculkin.com

Michael Culkin (born 2 July 1954) is an Irish 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
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Candyman Phillip Purcell
1994 Immortal Beloved (1994 film) Jakob Hotscevar
1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Phillip Purcell
1996 Cold Lazarus Inspector Challender 1 episode
1997 Kavanagh QC Arnold Westrode Episode "Ancient History"
Highlander Bernie Crimmins Episode "The Stone of Scone"
Into the Blue Rex Cunningham TV film
Soloman Hiram of Naphtali TV film
1998 Our Mutual Friend Mr Veneering TV mini series
Killer Net Justin Holloway TV mini series
Supply and Demand Sir Phillip Saville TV mini series
Inspector Morse Mr Sergeant Williams Episode "The Wench is Dead"
1999 Queer as Folk Martin Brooks 1 episode
Candyman: Day of the Dead Phillip Purcell
2000 Don Quixote 1st monk TV film
2001 Perfect Strangers Sidney TV series
Queen of Swords Edward Wellesley Episode "The Emissary"
2002 Shackleton Jack Morgan TV film
Relic Hunter Winston Hubbard Episode "Arthur's Cross"
2003 In Deep Hazlitt Episode "Full Disclosure"
2004 La Femme Musketeer Claude TV film
Murder City Carl McCready Episode "Under the Skin"
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Raphael Episode "A Traitor to Memory"
2005 Empire Lucius TV mini series
Rome Presiding magistrate Episode "The Spoils"
2008 Trial & Retribution Judge Episode "Conviction
2009 Runaway Edward TV miniseries
Garrow's Law Judge Buller TV series
2010 M.I. High Mr Pronting Episode "Millionaire Flatley
Doctors Hugo Blandford 2 episodes
2012 Downton Abbey Archbishop of York 2 episodes
2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour Sebastian Voice
2014 Law & Order: UK Mr Justice Lockwood Episode: "Flaw"
2015 Father Brown Dr Barashi Episode 3.8: "The Lair of the Libertines"
Poldark Horace Treneglos TV series
2016 Jericho Mr Claybourn TV series
The Crown Rab Butler TV series
The Coroner Charles Gower Episode 2.2 "Perfectly Formed"