Michael Culkin
Acting
Born July 2, 1954, Ireland
Michael Culkin is an Irish actor who grew up in Newfoundland. Here he appeared in myriad stage productions for the Arts Centre St Johns, including: The Lion in Winter, A Scent of Flowers, The Hostage, Carousel, among others. Having studied in Paris he moved to Bristol to attend The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and after graduating went into bi-weekly rep with the Yorkshire Theatre Company. While living in Los Angeles he worked with Bernard Rose on the seminal "Candyman' and subsequently worked on 'Candyman 2' directed by the Oscar Winner, Bill Condon. He returned to London where he worked in the West End, 'Lady In The Van'. At the National Theatre, and the Donmar, as well as appearing in many British Television classics: Our Mutual Friend, Perfect Strangers, Poldark 1,2,3, Holby City, Garrow's Law 1,2,3,, Father Brown, Poirot, Morse, Kavanagh QC, alongside feature film work with Meryl Streep, "Iron Lady", Hugh Grant, Johnny Depp "Mortdecai", Judi Dench, Rufus Sewell among others. He is a longstanding member of BAFTA, the Society of Artists Potters & Poets, and Chair of a Community Land Trust in Essex. He has a remaining fondness for France having made several films in French, including Place Vendome, and Monsieur N, and also for Llamas having been left two by an uncle. The Llamas and Culkin enjoy a quiet rural life when he's not busy away working...
Filmography
- 2026Flavia — Dr. Darby
- 2026Pretty Lethal — Lothar Marcovic
- 2026Savage House — Lord Ashbury
- Reunion — Monroe
- Towards Zero — Judge
- Culprits — Crime Head
- 2023Surprised by Oxford — Professor McTeague
- The Witchfinder — Puppeteer, Lord Salisbury
- Dalgliesh — Hubert Langton
- Bridgerton — Lord Rutledge
- 2020The Nest — Arthur Davis
- 2019The Good Liar — Dr. Livesey
- 201855 Steps — Judge Farelly
- A Discovery of Witches — Professor Marsh
- A Very English Scandal — Reginald Maudling
- 2018Holmes & Watson — Judge
- 2018Peterloo — A Lord
- Genius — Professor Pernet
- 2016Chicken — McClint
- Dark Angel — Sunderland vicar
- The Crown — Rab Butler
- 2015Mortdecai — Sir Graham Archer
- 2015Mr. Holmes — Bank Manager
- Poldark — Horace Treneglos
- The Coroner — Charles Gower
- 2014Mr. Turner — Gentleman Critic
- Father Brown — Dr Barashi
- 2013The Fifth Estate — Ralph Zilke
- 2012The Door — King
- 2011The Iron Lady — Host 1949
- 2010Boogie Woogie — Beth's Father
- Downton Abbey — Archbishop of York
- 2010Shanghai — Billy
- Spirit Warriors — Mr. Austin
- 2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister — Charles Lawton
- 2009Dorian Gray — Lord Radley
- Garrow's Law — Judge Buller
- 2009Star Runners — Bishop
- 2008Trent 2 Rent — Broken Arm Trick
- 2007Forgiven — Judge
- M.I. High — Mr Pronting
- 2007Nightwatching — Herman Wormskerck
- 2007Outlaw — Barrister (uncredited)
- 2007Treasure Island — Captain Smolett
- 2006Crusade in Jeans — Anselmus
- 2005A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper — Luper Authority
- 2005Cold & Dark — Landeson Dahl
- 2005Dot.Kill — Happy Bob's Clerk
- 2005Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont — Willie De Salis
- 2005Mrs. Henderson Presents — Lord Cromer's Secretary
- 2005The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish — Luper Authority
- 2004Being Julia — Rupert
- 2004Strings — Agra
- 2003Monsieur N. — Adm. Cockburn
- 2003The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story — Luper Authority
- 2002George Eliot: A Scandalous Life — Liggins Conspirator
- Shackleton — Jack Morgan
- 2002The Hours — Doctor
- Perfect Strangers — Sidney
- 2000Don Quixote — 1st Monk
- 1999An Ideal Husband — Oscar Wilde
- 1999Plunkett & Macleane — Judge Beresteade
- Queer as Folk — Martin Brooks
- Relic Hunter — Winston Hubbard
- 1998Dangerous Beauty — Bishop De la Torre
- Killer Net — Justin Holloway
- Our Mutual Friend — Mr Veneering
- 1998Place Vendôme — De Beers Man
- 1998The Woodlanders — Percombe
- 1997Into the Blue — Rex Cunningham
- 1997Photographing Fairies — Cole
- 1997Solomon — Hiram of Naphtali
- 1997The Fifth Element — Hefty Man
- 1995Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh — Phillip Purcell
- 1994Immortal Beloved — Jakob Hotscevar
- 1993L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing — The Investor
- 1992Candyman — Purcell
- Highlander: The Series — Bernie Crimmins
- Agatha Christie's Poirot — Savaranoff