OC
Oliver Cotton
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn June 20, 1944 (80 years)
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.
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Filmography
| 2021 | The Last Duel · as Jean De Carrouges Iii |
| 2021 | The Park Bench Plays · as Cast |
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 · as Simon Stagg |
| 2019 | Us Among the Stones · as Richard |
| 2018 | Killing Eve (TV Series) · as Maciek |
| 2018 | Krypton (TV Series) · as Hooded Figure |
| 2017 | Pylon · as The Chairman |
| 2015 | North v South · as Brian Galloway |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful (TV Series) · as Father Matthews |
| 2014 | The Musketeers (TV Series) |
| 2014 | The Assets (TV Series) · as Vladimir Krychkov |
| 2013 | Fifty Years on Stage · as Fredrik Egerman (segment "a Little Night Music") |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Ripper Street (TV Series) · as Daniel Goldman |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises · as 2 Star Air Force General |
| 2010 | Money (TV Series) · as Lorne Guyland |
| 2009 | Pope Joan · as Arsenius |
| 2009 | Margaret · as Michael Heseltine |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains (TV Series) · as Actius |
| 2007 | The Commander: The Fraudster · as Donald Griffith |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Sensitive Skin (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 2005 | Color Me Kubrick · as Pc Metcalf (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Steamboy · as Robert Stephenson |
| 2004 | Raindogs · as Duke |
| 2003 | Murder Investigation Team (TV Series) · as Artyom Biartoulis |
| 2003 | Out of the Ashes · as Moshe Perl |
| 2003 | Shanghai Knights · as Jack The Ripper |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Hugh Dryden |
| 2003 | The Bone Hunter · as Regulus |
| 2002 | The Dancer Upstairs · as Merino |
| 2001 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV Series) · as Dermot Finnegan |
| 2001 | Baby Blue · as Ron Wood |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed (TV Series) · as Maurice Phillips Qc |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead (TV Series) · as Sir Charles Stewart |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Dennis Mobley |
| 1999 | Beowulf · as Hrothgar |
| 1997 | The Opium War · as Gordon Bremer |
| 1997 | Queen: Made in Heaven · as Man |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Michael Maybury |
| 1996 | Rhodes (TV Series) · as Joseph Chamberlain |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Innocent Sleep · as Lusano |
| 1995 | Joseph · as Architekt |
| 1995 | Joseph (TV Series) · as Architect |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Battle · as Loup |
| 1994 | Space Precinct (TV Series) |
| 1994 | All Quiet on the Preston Front (TV Series) · as Declan |
| 1993 | Harry (1993) (TV Series) · as Paul Collier |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther · as King Haroak |
| 1993 | Sharpe (TV Series) · as Loup |
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery · as Harana |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | The Camomile Lawn (TV Series) · as Max |
| 1991 | Secret History (TV Series) · as Petronius |
| 1990 | Zorro (TV Series) · as El Conejo |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Gregorie Rolf |
| 1988 | The Play on One (TV Series) · as Andrew Ford |
| 1988 | Hannay (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Hiding Out · as Hit-Man |
| 1987 | The Sicilian · as Cmdr. Roccofino |
| 1987 | The Bretts (TV Series) · as Eduardo De Freitas-Curtis |
| 1986 | David Copperfield (1986) (TV Series) · as Mr. Murdstone |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Dr. Chris Cassidy |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Neville Nunn |
| 1986 | Return to Treasure Island (TV Series) · as Corbeau |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Frobel |
| 1985 | Eleni · as Katis |
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV Series) · as Stefan Johns |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Di Hubbard |
| 1984 | Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) · as Lord Owen Of Clun |
| 1982 | Firefox · as Dmitri Priabin |
| 1982 | Oliver Twist · as Monks |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Jacques Laronde |
| 1981 | The Borgias (1981) (TV Series) · as Cesare Borgia |
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died · as John |
| 1979 | Henry VIII · as Earl Of Surrey |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Istvan |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 (TV Series) · as Spearman |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Cyril |
| 1970 | The Adventures of Don Quick (TV Series) · as Beltane |
| 1970 | Sovereign's Company · as Sender |
| 1969 | Strange Report (TV Series) · as Young Man |
| 1968 | Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush · as Curtis |
| 1967 | Callan (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Turkish Captain |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Spy |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Removal Man |
| 1964 | Crossroads (1964) (TV Series) · as Joe Barnabos |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Sender |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Chick Randall |