Portrait of Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Acting

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

Born: June 3, 1945

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Filmography

2024
2024
A Bear Named Wojtek

as Zoo Director (voice)

2022
The Spirit of 1926

as Family Lawyer

2022
House of the Dragon

as Lord Lyman Beesbury

2022
The Sandman

as Dr. John Hathaway

2022
Halo

as Ackerson's Dad

2021
The Colour Room

as Gordon Forsythe

2020
Rebecca

as Dr. Baker

2020
Marionette

as Dr. Mandelbaum

2020
Love Sarah

as Felix

2019
Guilt

as Roy Lynch

2019
Brassic

as Tony Tillerton

2019
The Day Mountbatten Died

as Narrator (voice)

2019
Good Omens

as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch

2018
2018
Wonderdate

as Kolodon

2017
The Repair Shop

as Self - Narrator

2017
The Repair Shop

as Narrator (voice)

2017
Urban Myths

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

2016
Fleabag

as Dad

2016
The Rebel

as Charles

2016
Churchill's Secret

as Lord Moran

2016
Dad's Army

as Private Frazer

2015
High-Rise

as Mercer

2015
The Vote

as Simon Featherstone

2014
Scot Squad

as Sir Neville Archibald

2014
Outlander

as Ned Gowan

2014
37 Days

as Lord Morley

2014
Inside No. 9

as Mr. Green

2013
The List

as Reg Troughton

2013
Shetland

as James Perez

2012
2012
Dirk Gently

as Professor Jericho

2011
2009
Creation

as Dr. Gully

2009
Into the Storm

as Clement Attlee

2009
Law & Order: UK

as George Castle

2009
2008
Gone Fishing

as Old Bill

2008
Little Dorrit

as Mr. Meagles

2008
Criminal Justice

as Harry Box

2008
The Man Who Lives with Bears

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2007
Intervention

as Dr. Martin

2006
Miss Potter

as Rupert Potter

2006
Amazing Grace

as Lord Dundas

2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2006
A War on Science

as Narrator (voice)

2006
Fascism in Colour

as Narrator (voice)

2005
2005
Rag Tale

as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

2005
Doctor Who

as Edwin Bracewell

2004
Lie with Me

as DCI Collman

2004
Shoebox Zoo

as The Storyteller (voice)

2004
Sea of Souls

as Dr. Douglas Monaghan

2003
Bright Young Things

as Sir James Brown

2003
2003
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

as DI Nick Biddiss

2002
Doctor Zhivago

as Alexander Gromyko

2002
Foyle's War

as Patrick Jamieson

2002
Battle of the Atlantic

as Himself - Narrator

2002
Crush

as Gerald

2002
Born and Bred

as Harry Woolf

2001
Othello

as Sinclair Carver

2001
The Whistle-Blower

as D.I. Neil Sleightholme

2001
Behind Bars

as Narrator

2001
Rebel Heart

as James Connolly

2000
Complicity

as Wallace Byatt

1999
Wives and Daughters

as Mr. Gibson

1999
Sunshine

as Minister of Justice

1999
The Match

as Tommy

1999
Heart

as Mr. Kreitman

1998
Hilary and Jackie

as Cello Teacher

1998
1997
Spice World

as Brian

1997
Melissa

as DCI Cameron

1996
Victory

as Capt. Davidson

1996
The Crow Road

as Kenneth McHoan

1996
Chaplin's Goliath

as Narrator (voice)

1995
Richard III

as Sir Richard Ratcliffe

1995
1995
The Turnaround

as James Webb

1995
Sharman

as James Webb

1994
Hard Times

as Stephen Blackpool

1994
Hard Times

as Stephen Blackpool

1993
Wall of Silence

as Howard Mullen

1992
God on the Rocks

as Kenneth Marsh

1992
Chaplin

as Stage Manager

1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Chief Inspector

1991
1991
The Object of Beauty

as Victor Swayle

1990
Yellowbacks

as Alex McPherson

1990
The Witches

as Mr Jenkins

1989
A Wanted Man

as Det. Supt. Chase

1989
Traffik

as John Lithgow

1989
The Rachel Papers

as Gordon Highway

1988
Just Ask for Diamond

as Chief Inspector Snape

1988
Byrne About Byrne

as Father/F.S. McDade

1988
The Play on One

as Alex McPherson

1987
The Interrogation of John

as Det. Supt. Chase

1987
1987
Lily My Love

as Colin

1987
Hidden City

as Anthony

1987
Coming Up Roses

as Mr. Valentine

1986
1986
Defence of the Realm

as Jack Macleod

1985
Dutch Girls

as Mr Mole

1984
The Killing Fields

as Dr. MacEntire

1984
1984
1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Ally Fraser

1983
1982
Smiley's People

as Lauder Strickland

1981
1981
1979
One Fine Day

as Third Man in Lift

1978
1978
1978
The Odd Job

as Sergeant Mull

1978
Life of Shakespeare

as King James I

1978
Licking Hitler

as Archie MacLean

1977
1974
Clydescope

as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

1970