
Acting
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 wo…

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Albert Mason

Big Winners
as Arthur Thistle

Ticker
as Howard

Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Mason

The Infectious Imagination of Henry Bramble
as Great Uncle Geoffrey

Enola Holmes
as Station Master

Ropeless
as Larry Windsor

Reg
as Man 2

The Nest Egg

The Sound of Music Live!
as Franz

Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks
as Narrator (voice) · 2 ep.

DI Ray
as Terry Hunter · 1 ep.

On the Edge
as Ray · 1 ep.

Broken
as Joe Kerrigan · 6 ep.

Trust Me
as Arthur Hardacre · 3 ep.

The Coroner
as John Roxwell · 1 ep.

Code of a Killer
as Sidney Jeffreys · 2 ep.

Inside No. 9
as Ernie · 1 ep.

Father Brown
as Mr Feste · 1 ep.

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork
as Narrator · 3 ep.
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022