Bill Paterson
Acting
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
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tvThe Repair Shop on the Road
2025
Self - Narrator
movieA Bear Named Wojtek
2023
Zoo Director (voice)
movieThe Spirit of 1926
2022
Family Lawyer
tvHouse of the Dragon
2022
Lord Lyman Beesbury
tvThe Sandman
2022
Dr. John Hathaway
tvHalo
2022
Ackerson's Dad
movieThe Colour Room
2021
Gordon Forsythe
tvBritain’s Scenic Railways
2021
Narrator
movieRebecca
2020
Dr. Baker
movieMarionette
2020
Dr. Mandelbaum
movieLove Sarah
2020
Felix
tvGuilt
2019
Roy Lynch
tvBrassic
2019
Tony Tillerton
movieThe Day Mountbatten Died
2019
Narrator (voice)
tvGood Omens
2019
Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
movieHappy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018
Gordon Burstead
movieWonderdate
2018
Kolodon
movieZanzibar
2018
Mr Green
movieThe Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
Mr. Grimsby
tvThe Repair Shop
2017
Narrator (voice)
tvUrban Myths
2017
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
tvThe Rebel
2016
Charles
movieChurchill's Secret
2016
Lord Moran
movieDad's Army
2016
Private Frazer
movieHigh-Rise
2015
Mercer
movieThe Vote
2015
Simon Featherstone
tvScot Squad
2014
Sir Neville Archibald
tvOutlander
2014
Ned Gowan
tv37 Days
2014
Lord Morley
tvInside No. 9
2014
Mr. Green
movieThe List
2013
Reg Troughton
tvShetland
2013
James Perez
tvThem From That Thing
2012
Various
tvDirk Gently
2012
Professor Jericho
movieFast Freddie, the Widow and Me
2011
Judge Underwood
movieThe Man who Crossed Hitler
2011
Kurt Ohnesorge
movieCreation
2009
Dr. Gully
movieSpanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
Dr James Niven
movieInto the Storm
2009
Clement Attlee
tvLaw & Order: UK
2009
George Castle
movie1929: The Great Crash
2009
Narrator
movieGone Fishing
2008
Old Bill
tvLittle Dorrit
2008
Mr. Meagles
movieHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Richard Young
tvCriminal Justice
2008
Harry Box
movieThe Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
Self - 'Henry Salt'
movieThe Man Who Lives with Bears
2008
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieIntervention
2007
Dr. Martin
movieMiss Potter
2006
Rupert Potter
movieAmazing Grace
2006
Lord Dundas
tvThe One Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieA War on Science
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieFascism in Colour
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieRag Tale
2005
Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
tvDoctor Who
2005
Edwin Bracewell
movieLie with Me
2004
DCI Collman
tvLie with Me
2004
DCI Collman
tvShoebox Zoo
2004
The Storyteller (voice)
tvSea of Souls
2004
Dr. Douglas Monaghan
movieBright Young Things
2003
Sir James Brown
movieDanielle Cable: Eyewitness
2003
DI Nick Biddiss
tvTrust
2003
John Tilson
tvDoctor Zhivago
2002
Alexander Maximovich Gromeko
tvFoyle's War
2002
Patrick Jamieson
tvBattle of the Atlantic
2002
Himself - Narrator
movieCrush
2002
Gerald
tvBorn and Bred
2002
Harry Woolf
movieOthello
2001
Sinclair Carver
movieThe Whistle-Blower
2001
D.I. Neil Sleightholme
movieBehind Bars
2001
Narrator
tvRebel Heart
2001
James Connolly
movieComplicity
2000
Wallace Byatt
Chrono-Perambulator
1999
Professor Teddy Knox
tvWives and Daughters
1999
Mr Gibson
movieSunshine
1999
Minister of Justice
movieThe Match
1999
Tommy
movieHeart
1999
Mr. Kreitman
movieHilary and Jackie
1998
Cello Teacher
movieSpice World
1997
Brian
tvMelissa
1997
DCI Cameron
movieVictory
1996
Capt. Davidson
tvThe Crow Road
1996
Kenneth McHoan
movieChaplin's Goliath
1996
Narrator (voice)
movieRichard III
1995
Sir Richard Ratcliffe
tvOliver's Travels
1995
Baxter
movieThe Turnaround
1995
James Webb
tvSharman
1995
James Webb
movieThe Riddle of the Sands
1995
Narrator
movieHard Times
1994
Stephen Blackpool
tvHard Times
1994
Stephen Blackpool
movieWall of Silence
1993
Howard Mullen
movieGod on the Rocks
1992
Kenneth Marsh
In Dreams
1992
Dr Gold
movieChaplin
1992
Stage Manager
Tell Tale Hearts
1992
Anthony Steadman
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991
Chief Inspector
movieThe Object of Beauty
1991
Victor Swayle
tvShrinks
1991
Matt Hennessey
movieYellowbacks
1990
Alex McPherson
movieThe Witches
1990
Mr Jenkins
tvScreen One
1989
PC Howard Mullen
tvTraffik
1989
John Lithgow
movieThe Rachel Papers
1989
Gordon Highway
movieFranz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
Titorelli
movieJust Ask for Diamond
1988
Chief Inspector Snape
movieByrne About Byrne
1988
Father/F.S. McDade
tvThe Play on One
1988
Alex McPherson
movieThe Story of a Recluse
1987
The Producer
movieThe Interrogation of John
1987
Det. Supt. Chase
movieFriendship's Death
1987
Sullivan
movieHidden City
1987
Anthony
movieComing Up Roses
1987
Mr. Valentine
tvThe Singing Detective
1986
Dr Gibbon
tvScreenPlay
1986
Colin / Det. Supt. Chase
movieDefence of the Realm
1986
Jack Macleod
movieDutch Girls
1985
Mr Mole
movieThe Killing Fields
1984
Dr. MacEntire
movieA Private Function
1984
Wormold
tvAuf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
Ally Fraser
movieThe Ploughman's Lunch
1983
Lecturer
tvSmiley's People
1982
Lauder Strickland
movieThe Cherry Orchard
1981
Lopakhin
movieOne Fine Day
1979
Third Man in Lift
movieThe Vanishing Army
1978
Girling
movieJackie McCafferty's Romance
1978
Bus Conductor
movieThe Odd Job
1978
Sergeant Mull
tvLife of Shakespeare
1978
King James I
movieLicking Hitler
1978
Archie MacLean
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Girling
The Garden Beyond
1977
Jim Finlayson
movieClydescope
1974
Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
tvPlay for Today
1970
Luke / Archie MacLean
The White Room
Jackie Jordan
tvTomb Raider
Winston