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Oliver Cotton

Acting
Known For

81 Years Old

After training at the Drama Centre London, he has worked extensively at the Royal National Theatre playing in many productions including The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Oedipus, In His Own Write, Hamlet, Tamburlaine, No Man's Land, The Passion, Despatches, Half Life, The World Turned Upside Down, Julius Caesar, The Madras House, The Man With the Flower in His Mouth, Tales from the Vienna Woods, The Crucible, Piano, Troilus and Cressida, Money, Summerfolk, The Villain's Opera, Life x 3. At the Royal Court Theatre, he has appeared in The Local Stigmatic, The Duchess of Malfi, Man is Man, The Enoch Show, Erronenous Zones, The Tutor by Brecht, Lear and Bingo by Edward Bond and Piano/Forte by Terry Johnson. He was a founder member of Joint Stock appearing in their inaugural production The Speakers by Heathcote Williams. At The Royal Shakespeare Company he has played in The Marrying of Ann Leete, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, The Plain Dealer, Some Americans Abroad by Richard Nelson, Brand by Ibsen. His West End appearances include The Homecoming by Harold Pinter, Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff, Benefactors by Michael Frayn (in whose Liberty Hall he also appeared in at the Greenwich Theatre), An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza, and Brand by Ibsen. He has also played the title role in King Lear at the Southwark Playhouse and Malvolio in Shakespeare's Globe's all-male production of Twelfth Night. His many TV appearances have included The Borgias (Cesare Borgia), David Copperfield, The Year of the French, The Play on One, Redemption, Poirot, The Camomile Lawn, Westbeach, Zorro, Sharpe's Battle, Rhodes, All Quiet on the Preston Front, Innocents, Judge John Deed, Inspector Lynley, Waking the Dead, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, Beastly Games, Sensitive Skin, Midsomer Murders, Hotel Babylon. His films include Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, The Day Christ Died, Firefox, Oliver Twist, The Sicilian, Eleni, Hiding Out, Christopher Columbus, Son of the Pink Panther, The Innocent Sleep, Phoenix Blue, The Opium War, Beowulf, Baby Blue, The Dancer Upstairs, Shanghai Knights, The Bone Collector, Raindogs, Colour Me Kubrick.

Born

London, England, UK on 20th June 1944

All Credits

Thirty-Minute Theatre Image
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Spy
Midsomer Murders Image
Midsomer Murders
Michael Maybury
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Earl of Surrey
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
Turkish Captain
Callan Image
Callan
Killing Eve Image
Killing Eve
Maciek
Waking the Dead Image
Waking the Dead
Sir Charles Stewart
Space: 1999 Image
Space: 1999
Spearman
Bergerac Image
Bergerac
Jacques Laronde
Public Eye Image
Public Eye
Removal Man
The Musketeers Image
The Musketeers
Ripper Street Image
Ripper Street
Daniel Goldman
Lovejoy Image
Lovejoy
Frobel
Robin of Sherwood Image
Robin of Sherwood
Lord Owen of Clun
BBC2 Play of the Week Image
BBC2 Play of the Week
Istvan
Space Precinct Image
Space Precinct
Tylan Gershom
The Borgias Image
The Borgias
Cesare Borgia
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
Harry Adams
Wonder Woman 1984 Image
Wonder Woman 1984
Simon Stagg
The Dark Knight Rises Image
The Dark Knight Rises
2 Star Air Force General
New Tricks Image
New Tricks
Hugh Dryden
The Play on One Image
The Play on One
Andrew Ford
Dalziel & Pascoe Image
Dalziel & Pascoe
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front Image
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
Declan
The Camomile Lawn Image
The Camomile Lawn
Max
Strange Report Image
Strange Report
Young Man
The Last Duel Image
The Last Duel
Jean de Carrouges III
Hotel Babylon Image
Hotel Babylon
Joseph Image
Joseph
Architekt
Murder Investigation Team Image
Murder Investigation Team
Artyom Biartoulis
Shanghai Knights Image
Shanghai Knights
Jack the Ripper
Firefox Image
Firefox
Dmitri Priabin
Hannay Image
Hannay
The Sicilian Image
The Sicilian
Cmdr. Roccofino
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Harry
Paul Collier
Son of the Pink Panther Image
Son of the Pink Panther
King Haroak
Beowulf Image
Beowulf
Hrothgar
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Image
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Harana
Hiding Out Image
Hiding Out
Hit-Man
Money Image
Money
Lorne Guyland
Pope Joan Image
Pope Joan
Arsenius
Out of the Ashes Image
Out of the Ashes
Moshe Perl
Colour Me Kubrick Image
Colour Me Kubrick
PC Metcalf (uncredited)
The Opium War Image
The Opium War
Gordon Bremer
North v South Image
North v South
Brian Galloway
Sharpe's Battle Image
Sharpe's Battle
Loup
Eleni Image
Eleni
Katis
Margaret Image
Margaret
Michael Heseltine
The Day Christ Died Image
The Day Christ Died
John
Oliver Twist Image
Oliver Twist
Monks
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Image
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Curtis
Henry VIII Image
Henry VIII
Earl of Surrey
The Innocent Sleep Image
The Innocent Sleep
Lusano
The Dancer Upstairs Image
The Dancer Upstairs
Merino
Caesar and Claretta Image
Caesar and Claretta
Giacomo
Redemption Image
Redemption
Neville Nunn
Attila the Hun Image
Attila the Hun
Actius
Baby Blue Image
Baby Blue
Ron Wood
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Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
King Henry IV
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Gangs of Tooting Broadway
The Party Image
The Party
Andrew Ford
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Pylon
The Chairman
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Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
King Henry IV
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Sovereign's Company
Sender
Raindogs Image
Raindogs
Duke
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When the Actors Come
Istvan
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