Michael Culkin
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...
Acting
Movie
The Fifth Element
as Hefty Man
1997
TV
Bridgerton
as Lord Rutledge
2020
Movie
Mortdecai
as Sir Graham Archer
2015
TV
The Crown
as Rab Butler
2016
Movie
Dorian Gray
as Lord Radley
2009
Movie
Mr. Holmes
as Bank Manager
2015
Movie
The Iron Lady
as Host 1949
2011
Movie
The Hours
as Doctor
2002
Movie
Candyman
as Purcell
1992
Movie
The Good Liar
as Dr. Livesey
2019
TV
Downton Abbey
as Archbishop of York
2010
Movie
The Fifth Estate
as Ralph Zilke
2013
Movie
Holmes & Watson
as The Judge
2018
TV
A Discovery of Witches
as Professor Marsh
2018
Movie
Mr. Turner
as Gentleman Critic
2014
TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Savaranoff
1989
TV
Highlander: The Series
as Bernie Crimmins
1992
Movie
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
as Phillip Purcell
1995
Movie
Pretty Lethal
as Lothar Marcovic
2026
Movie
The Nest
as Arthur Davis
2020
Movie
Immortal Beloved
as Jakob Hotscevar
1994
TV
Poldark
as Horace Treneglos
2015
TV
Genius
as Professor Pernet
2017
Movie
Dangerous Beauty
as Bishop De la Torre
1998