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Michael Culkin

Michael Culkin

Birthday: 1954-07-02 | Place of Birth: 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...

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Savage House

as    Lord Ashbury

2026
Pretty Lethal

as    Lothar Marcovic

2023
Surprised by Oxford

as    Professor McTeague

2020
The Nest

as    Arthur Davis

2018
55 Steps

as    Judge Farelly

2016
Chicken

as    McClint

2015
Mortdecai

as    Sir Graham Archer

2012
The Door

as    King

2010
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

as    Charles Lawton

2009
Star Runners

as    Bishop

2009
Garrow's Law

as    Judge Buller

2006
Crusade in Jeans

as    Anselmus

2005
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

as    Willie De Salis

2004
Strings

as    Agra

2004
Being Julia

as    Rupert

2002
The Hours

as    Doctor

2002
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

as    Liggins Conspirator