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Paul Copley(I)

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Paul Copley
Alfie Elkins returns, up to his old womanizing ways--until he meets his match in sophisticated magazine editor Abby Summers.
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Paul Copley was born on 25 November 1944 in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Downton Abbey (2010), Queer as Folk (1999) and Zulu Dawn (1979). He has been married to Natasha Pyne since 6 July 1972.
BornNovember 25, 1944
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BornNovember 25, 1944
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    Known for

    Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
    Downton Abbey
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Mason
    Queer as Folk (1999)
    Queer as Folk
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Roy Maloney
    Zulu Dawn (1979)
    Zulu Dawn
    6.7
    • Cpl. Storey
    • 1979
    A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    A Bridge Too Far
    7.4
    • Pvt. Wicks
    • 1977

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Archers
      • Leonard Berry
      • Released
      • Podcast Series
      • 2026
    • The Archers (2007)
      The Archers
      8.6
      Podcast Series
      • Leonard Berry
      • 2019–2026
    • Poppy Day
      Short
      • David
      • 2025
    • Play for Today (2025)
      Play for Today
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Arthur Thistle
      • 2025
    • Aimee Lou Wood and Nabhaan Rizwan in Film Club (2025)
      Film Club
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Des
      • 2025
    • Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Douglas Reith, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
      Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
      7.3
      • Mr. Mason
      • 2025
    • Grantchester (2014)
      Grantchester
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Stuart Potts
      • 2025
    • Owen Phillips, Florrie Wilkinson, Josh Sangha, Stacy Liu, Halle Cassell, Massimo Cull, Kayleen Nguema, Lara Mehmet, William Wyn Davies, Freddy Smith, Hugo Nash, Zanele Nyoni, Little Hug, Kia Pegg, Sarah Rayson, Andrea Hall, Ruben Reuter, Cole Wealleans-Watts, Carma Hylton, Jasmine Uson, and Leo James in The Dumping Ground (2013)
      The Dumping Ground
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Jack
      • 2023–2024
    • Chanel Cresswell in On the Edge (2018)
      On the Edge
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Ray
      • 2023
    • Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023)
      Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Monty (voice)
      • 2023
    • Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, and Callum Woodhouse in All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
      All Creatures Great & Small
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Ned Clough
      • 2023
    • Susan Wokoma in Nights (2023)
      Nights
      9.1
      Short
      • Alfred
      • 2023
    • Ticker (2023)
      Ticker
      7.3
      Short
      • Howard
      • 2023
    • Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures (2015)
      Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures
      7.9
      Podcast Series
      • Wendell (voice)
      • 2023
    • Parminder Nagra and Maya Sondhi in DI Ray (2022)
      DI Ray
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Terry Hunter
      • 2022
    • Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures (2017)
      Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • Mick Huff (voice)
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Play for Today (1970)
      Play for Today
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1979

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Paul Copely
    • Born
      • November 25, 1944
      • Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Natasha PyneJuly 6, 1972 - present
    • Other works
      He acted in JB Priestley's play, "When We Are Married," in a 1996 Chichester Festival Production at the Savoy Theatre in London, England with Leo McKern, Dawn French, Alison Steadman, Annette Badland, Shirley Anne Field, and Roger Lloyd Pack in the cast. Jude Kelly was director.

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    • Trivia
      He appeared in two depictions of Operation Market Garden in September 1944 in which he played a member of the 1st Airborne Division: Arnhem: The Story of an Escape (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977).

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