Bill Paterson
Known for Acting · 177 credits
- Born
- 1945-06-03 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Biography
William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. Paterson has appeared in films and television series including Comfort and Joy (1984), Traffik (1989), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), The Witches (1990), Wives and Daughters (1999), Sea of Souls (2004–2007), Amazing Grace (2006), Miss Potter (2006), Little Dorrit (2008), Doctor Who (2010), Outlander (2014), Fleabag (2016–2019), Inside No. 9 (2018), Good Omens (2019), Brassic (2020) and House of the Dragon (2022). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs.
William Tulloch Paterson was born in Glasgow on 3 June 1945. Paterson was raised in Dennistoun by his father, a plumber, and his mother, a hairdresser. He states that his interest in acting began with a school trip to the Citizens Theatre in the Gorbals in 1961. However, after school he chose to initially pursue a career based on an interest in architecture and spent three years as a quantity surveyor's apprentice before deciding to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Known For
TV Shows (64)
Doctor Who
2005
as Edwin Bracewell
Outlander
2014
as Ned Gowan
House of the Dragon
2022
as Lord Lyman Beesbury
Horizon
1964
Play for Today
1970
as Luke / Archie MacLean
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Shetland
2013
as James Perez
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Bradley
The Sandman
2022
as Dr. John Hathaway
Halo
2022
as Ackerson's Dad
Good Omens
2019
as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
Foyle's War
2002
as Patrick Jamieson
Omnibus
1967
Inside No. 9
2014
as Mr. Green
Brassic
2019
as Tony Tillerton
Law & Order: UK
2009
as George Castle
Fleabag
2016
as Dad
The Repair Shop
2017
as Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice)
ScreenPlay
1986
as Colin / Det. Supt. Chase
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Girling
Urban Myths
2017
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Chief Inspector
Screen One
1989
as PC Howard Mullen
Shoebox Zoo
2004
as The Storyteller (voice)
Born and Bred
2002
as Harry Woolf
Little Dorrit
2008
as Mr. Meagles
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
Criminal Justice
2008
as Harry Box
Guilt
2019
as Roy Lynch
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Titorelli
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Ally Fraser
Smiley's People
1982
as Lauder Strickland
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Mr Gibson
Scot Squad
2014
as Sir Neville Archibald
Canterbury Tales
2003
as Theo
Arthouse
1997
as Self
Sea of Souls
2004
as Dr. Douglas Monaghan
Doctor Zhivago
2002
as Alexander Maximovich Gromeko
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
Sharman
1995
as James Webb
The Singing Detective
1986
as Dr Gibbon
Melissa
1997
as DCI Cameron
Junior Masterchef
1994
Dirk Gently
2012
as Professor Jericho
Rebel Heart
2001
as James Connolly
Life of Shakespeare
1978
as King James I
Trust
2003
as John Tilson
The Crow Road
1996
as Kenneth McHoan
Hard Times
1994
as Stephen Blackpool
Oliver's Travels
1995
as Baxter
37 Days
2014
as Lord Morley
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Traffik
1989
as John Lithgow
Them From That Thing
2012
as Various
The Rebel
2016
as Charles
Tomb Raider
as Winston
Kill Jackie
as Owain
Ghostbusters of East Finchley
1995
as Joe Small
The Repair Shop on the Road
2025
as Self - Narrator
Movies (113)
Ladies First
2026
as Louis
Rebecca
2020
as Dr. Baker
Spice World
1997
as Brian
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Henry Salt
Sunshine
1999
as Minister of Justice
The Killing Fields
1984
as Dr. MacEntire
The Witches
1990
as Mr Jenkins
Amazing Grace
2006
as Lord Dundas
Miss Potter
2006
as Rupert Potter
Chaplin
1992
as Stage Manager
High-Rise
2015
as Mercer
Dad's Army
2016
as Private Frazer
The Match
1999
as Tommy
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Richard Young
Crush
2002
as Gerald
Bright Young Things
2003
as Sir James Brown
Heart
1999
as Mr. Kreitman
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Mr. Grimsby
Hard Times
1994
as Stephen Blackpool
Creation
2009
as Dr. Gully
Hilary and Jackie
1998
as Cello Teacher
Richard III
1995
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Charles I
The Object of Beauty
1991
as Victor Swayle
Hidden City
1987
as Anthony
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
as Sandy
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
The Rachel Papers
1989
as Gordon Highway
Marionette
2020
as Dr. Mandelbaum
Love Sarah
2020
as Felix
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
2007
as Dr Watson
Complicity
2000
as Wallace Byatt
Into the Storm
2009
as Clement Attlee
The Vote
2015
as Simon Featherstone
Churchill's Secret
2016
as Lord Moran
A Private Function
1984
as Wormold
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018
as Gordon Burstead
Othello
2001
as Sinclair Carver
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Being Stanley Baxter
2025
as Self
Mr White Goes To Westminster
1997
as Ben White
The Colour Room
2021
as Gordon Forsythe
Intervention
2007
as Dr. Martin
Defence of the Realm
1986
as Jack Macleod
Comfort and Joy
1984
as Alan
Arthur's Whisky
2024
as Henry
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983
as Lecturer
Yellowbacks
1990
as Alex McPherson
Victory
1996
as Capt. Davidson
Friendship's Death
1987
as Sullivan
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
as Dr James Niven
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
as Various
The Interrogation of John
1987
as Det. Supt. Chase
The White Room
as Jackie Jordan
Byrne About Byrne
1988
as Father/F.S. McDade
Fascism in Colour
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Cherry Orchard
1981
as Lopakhin
Just Ask for Diamond
1988
as Chief Inspector Snape
Rag Tale
2005
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
as Titorelli
The Odd Job
1978
as Sergeant Mull
Ghosts in the Machine
2009
as Himself
The Man who Crossed Hitler
2011
as Kurt Ohnesorge
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989
as Jordan
A Bear Named Wojtek
2023
as Zoo Director (voice)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
The List
2013
as Reg Troughton
God's Chosen Car Park
1986
as Victor Rosen
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
2003
as DI Nick Biddiss
Lie with Me
2004
as DCI Collman
Dutch Girls
1985
as Mr Mole
One Fine Day
1979
as Third Man in Lift
The Vanishing Army
1978
as Girling
Wall of Silence
1993
as Howard Mullen
The House Was Not Hungry Then
2025
as Father
God on the Rocks
1992
as Kenneth Marsh
Children of the Wicker Man
2024
as Self
The Writing on the Wall
1996
as Bull
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
2011
as Judge Underwood
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
1985
as Self
Licking Hitler
1978
as Archie MacLean
The Spirit of 1926
2022
as Family Lawyer
1929: The Great Crash
2009
as Narrator
Gone Fishing
2008
as Old Bill
Wonderdate
2018
as Kolodon
The Turnaround
1995
as James Webb
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977
as Luke
The Story of a Recluse
1987
as The Producer
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
as Narrator (voice)
In Dreams
1992
as Dr Gold
Coming Up Roses
1987
as Mr. Valentine
United Kingdom
1981
as Tony
The Animal Train
1998
as Walrus
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
2011
as Narrator (Voice)
Tell Tale Hearts
1992
as Anthony Steadman
A War on Science
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Behind Bars
2001
as Narrator
Lily My Love
1987
as Colin
Chrono-Perambulator
1999
as Professor Teddy Knox
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
1978
as Bus Conductor
Documenting John Grierson
2014
as Narrator
Clydescope
1974
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
2012
as Narrator
Passing Places
1973
The Pen
1995
The Man Who Lives with Bears
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
2015
Home Road Movies
2002
as Father
The Day Mountbatten Died
2019
as Narrator (voice)
The Entity
2002
The Riddle of the Sands
1995
as Narrator
The Garden Beyond
1977
as Jim Finlayson
Suilven Spring
1974
About Bill Paterson
William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. Paterson has appeared in films and television series including Comfort and Joy (1984), Traffik (1989), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), The Witches (1990), Wives and Daughters (1999), Sea of Souls (2004–2007), Amazing Grace (2006), Miss Potter (2006), Little Dorrit (2008), Doctor Who (2010), Outlander (2014), Fleabag (2016–2019),… With 177 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Bill Paterson has appeared in 113 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Paterson Movies
- Ladies First (2026) — as Louis
- Rebecca (2020) — as Dr. Baker
- Spice World (1997) — as Brian
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — as Henry Salt
- Sunshine (1999) — as Minister of Justice
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