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Bill Paterson (born June 3, 1945 in Glasgow ) is a British actor .
Life
Paterson studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama . He made his debut in a play at the Glasgow Citizens Theater in 1967 . From 1970 to 1972 he worked at Citizen's Theater for Youth as an actor and assistant director. He then worked for the 7:84 Theater Company . He played his first film role in the 1978 comedy The Odd Job .
The lead role in the play Schwekyk in the Second World War on display at the National Theater earned Paterson a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award in 1982 . In the comedy Comfort and Joy (1984) he took the lead role. The lead role in the miniseries The Crow Road (1996) earned him the BAFTA Scotland Award in 1997 . In the comedy Rag Tale (2005) he appeared alongside Rupert Graves , Malcolm McDowell and Jennifer Jason Leigh . In the biopic Miss Potter (2006) he was seen in a larger role on the side of Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor .
From 2009 to 2010, Paterson was one of the main characters in Law & Order: UK . From the 5th season he only appears in a supporting role.
Paterson is married to the German set designer Hildegard Bechtler and has two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: The Odd Job
- 1983: The Plowman's Lunch
- 1984: Comfort and Joy
- 1984: The Killing Fields - Crying country (The Killing Fields)
- 1984: Lean Times - The Movie With the Pig (A Private Function)
- 1985: Button - In the swamp of the atomic mafia (Defense of the Realm)
- 1986: Coming up Roses
- 1986: Goodbye, Pet (TV series)
- 1987: Friendship's Death
- 1988: The Falcon's Maltese (Just Ask for Diamond)
- 1988: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- 1989: Played Out - Bearskin (Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale)
- 1989: he? Want! You not? (The Rachel Papers)
- 1989: The Return of the Musketeers (The Return of the Musketeers)
- 1990: Witches (The Witches)
- 1990: Truly Madly Deeply
- 1991: Object of Beauty (The Object of Beauty)
- 1992: Chaplin
- 1995: Victory
- 1995: The Turnaround
- 1995: Richard III
- 1996: The Crow Road
- 1997: Spiceworld - The Movie (Spice World)
- 1998: Hilary & Jackie (Hilary and Jackie)
- 1999: Chrono-Perambulator
- 1999: Heart - Anyone Can Lose Their Heart (Heart)
- 1999: Wives and Daughters (TV miniseries, 4 episodes)
- 2000: Complicity
- 2001: Advanced Marriage (Crush)
- 2002: Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- 2003: Bright Young Things
- 2004–2007: Sea of Souls (TV series)
- 2005: Kingdom of Heaven (Kingdom of Heaven)
- 2005: Rag Tale
- 2006: Amazing Grace
- 2006: Miss Potter
- 2007: intervention
- 2009–2010: Law & Order: UK
- 2010: Doctor Who (2 episodes)
- 2014–2015: Outlander (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2016-2019: Fleabag (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2020: Love Sarah - Love is the most important ingredient (Love Sarah)
Web links
- Bill Paterson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b biography in the IMDb , accessed on April 18, 2008
- ↑ www.billpaterson.co.uk/about ( Memento of the original dated May 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 18, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paterson, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |