Name
Michael Culkin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-07-02 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Ireland
Biography
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...
Known For
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In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is par...
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A troupe of ballerinas find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape fro...
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Against the backdrop of 18th century England, a massive pox outbreak, and Jacobite uprisin...
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In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unrel...
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Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth milli...
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A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, ...
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Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murd...
- 2002 The Hours as Doctor
- 2006 Crusade in Jeans as Anselmus
- 2007 Nightwatching as Herman Wormskerck
- 2009 Star Runners as Bishop
- 1994 Immortal Beloved as Jakob Hotscevar
- 2005 Dot.Kill as Happy Bob's Clerk
- 2005 Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont as Willie De Salis
- 1998 The Woodlanders as Percombe
- 2004 Being Julia as Rupert
- 2007 Treasure Island as Captain Smolett
- 2008 Trent 2 Rent as Broken Arm Trick
- 2010 Boogie Woogie as Beth's Father
- 2003 Monsieur N. as Adm. Cockburn
- 2004 Strings as Agra
- 1999 An Ideal Husband as Oscar Wilde
- 2023 Surprised by Oxford as Professor McTeague
- 1993 L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing as The Investor
- 1992 Candyman as Purcell
- 2002 George Eliot: A Scandalous Life as Liggins Conspirator
- 1998 Place Vendôme as De Beers Man
- 2015 Mortdecai as Sir Graham Archer
- 2007 Outlaw as Barrister (uncredited)
- 2010 The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister as Charles Lawton
- 2009 Dorian Gray as Lord Radley
- 2010 Shanghai as Billy
- 2011 The Iron Lady as Host 1949
- 2026 Savage House as Lord Ashbury
- 1997 The Fifth Element as Hefty Man
- 2005 Mrs. Henderson Presents as Lord Cromer's Secretary
- 2015 Mr. Holmes as Bank Manager
- 1997 Into the Blue as Rex Cunningham
- 2013 The Fifth Estate as Ralph Zilke
- 2014 Mr. Turner as Gentleman Critic
- 2016 Chicken as McClint
- 2018 55 Steps as Judge Farelly
- 1997 Photographing Fairies as Cole
- 2018 Peterloo as A Lord
- 2012 The Door as King
- 2018 Holmes & Watson as Judge
- 2020 The Nest as Arthur Davis
- 2019 The Good Liar as Dr. Livesey
- 1998 Dangerous Beauty as Bishop De la Torre
- 1997 Solomon as Hiram of Naphtali
- 1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Phillip Purcell
- 2000 Don Quixote as 1st Monk
- 2026 Pretty Lethal as Lothar Marcovic
- 2007 Forgiven as Judge
- 1999 Plunkett & Macleane as Judge Beresteade
- 2003 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story as Luper Authority
- 2005 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish as Luper Authority
- 2005 A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper as Luper Authority
- 2005 Cold & Dark as Landeson Dahl
- 2026 Flavia as Dr. Darby
- 2018 A Discovery of Witches ( 1 episode ) as Professor Marsh
- 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 1 episode ) as Savaranoff
- 2013 Father Brown ( 1 episode ) as Dr Barashi
- 2009 Garrow's Law ( 12 episodes ) as Judge Buller
- 2016 Dark Angel ( 2 episodes ) as Sunderland vicar
- 2010 Downton Abbey ( 2 episodes ) as Archbishop of York
- 2022 The Witchfinder ( 1 episode ) as Puppeteer
- 2022 The Witchfinder ( 1 episode ) as Lord Salisbury
- 2020 Bridgerton ( 1 episode ) as Lord Rutledge
- 2016 The Crown ( 6 episodes ) as Rab Butler
- 2001 Perfect Strangers ( 3 episodes ) as Sidney
- 2018 A Very English Scandal ( 1 episode ) as Reginald Maudling
- 2015 The Coroner ( 1 episode ) as Charles Gower
- 1992 Highlander: The Series ( 1 episode ) as Bernie Crimmins
- 2017 Genius ( 1 episode ) as Professor Pernet
- 2015 Poldark ( 7 episodes ) as Horace Treneglos
- 1999 Relic Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Winston Hubbard
- 2025 Towards Zero ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 2010 Spirit Warriors ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Austin
- 2025 Reunion ( 1 episode ) as Monroe
- 2002 Shackleton ( 1 episode ) as Jack Morgan
- 2021 Dalgliesh ( 2 episodes ) as Hubert Langton
- 1998 Our Mutual Friend ( 4 episodes ) as Mr Veneering
- 2023 Culprits ( 1 episode ) as Crime Head
- 1998 Killer Net ( 1 episode ) as Justin Holloway
- 2007 M.I. High ( 1 episode ) as Mr Pronting
- 1999 Queer as Folk ( 1 episode ) as Martin Brooks
