Michael Culkin

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Biography

Michael Culkin is an English theatre, film, and television actor probably best known for his role as Judge Buller in the BBC drama Garrow's Law. Among his other credits include a role in the children's drama M. I. High as a solicitor, and Hugo Blandford in Doctors. He also had a role in the 2009 film Dorian Gray.

Known For

The Fifth Element

Hefty Man

Bridgerton

Lord Rutledge

Mortdecai

Sir Graham Archer

The Crown

Rab Butler

Dorian Gray

Lord Radley

Mr. Holmes

Bank Manager

The Iron Lady

Host 1949

The Hours

Doctor

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Year	Title	Role
2026	Savage House MOVIE	Lord Ashbury
2026	Pretty Lethal MOVIE	Lothar Marcovic
2025	Reunion TV	Monroe
2025	Towards Zero TV	Judge
2023	Culprits TV	Crime Head
2023	Surprised by Oxford MOVIE	Professor McTeague
2022	The Witchfinder TV	Puppeteer
2022	The Witchfinder TV	Lord Salisbury
2021	Dalgliesh TV	Hubert Langton
2020	Bridgerton TV	Lord Rutledge
2020	The Nest MOVIE	Arthur Davis
2019	The Good Liar MOVIE	Dr. Livesey
2018	Holmes & Watson MOVIE	The Judge
2018	Peterloo MOVIE	A Lord
2018	A Discovery of Witches TV	Professor Marsh
2018	A Very English Scandal TV	Reginald Maudling
2018	55 Steps MOVIE	Judge Farelly
2017	Genius TV	Professor Pernet
2016	The Crown TV	Rab Butler
2016	Dark Angel TV	Sunderland vicar
2016	Chicken MOVIE	McClint
2015	The Coroner TV	Charles Gower
2015	Mr. Holmes MOVIE	Bank Manager
2015	Poldark TV	Horace Treneglos
2015	Mortdecai MOVIE	Sir Graham Archer
2014	Mr. Turner MOVIE	Gentleman Critic
2013	The Fifth Estate MOVIE	Ralph Zilke
2013	Father Brown TV	Dr Barashi
2012	The Door MOVIE	King
2011	The Iron Lady MOVIE	Host 1949
2010	Downton Abbey TV	Archbishop of York
2010	Shanghai MOVIE	Billy
2010	Boogie Woogie MOVIE	Beth's Father
2010	The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister MOVIE	Charles Lawton
2010	Spirit Warriors TV	Mr. Austin
2009	Garrow's Law TV	Judge Buller
2009	Dorian Gray MOVIE	Lord Radley
2009	Star Runners MOVIE	Bishop
2008	Trent 2 Rent MOVIE	Broken Arm Trick
2007	Nightwatching MOVIE	Herman Wormskerck
2007	Forgiven MOVIE	Judge
2007	Treasure Island MOVIE	Captain Smolett
2007	Outlaw MOVIE	Barrister (uncredited)
2007	M.I. High TV	Mr Pronting
2006	Crusade in Jeans MOVIE	Anselmus
2005	Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont MOVIE	Willie De Salis
2005	Mrs. Henderson Presents MOVIE	Lord Cromer's Secretary
2005	A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper MOVIE	Luper Authority
2005	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish MOVIE	Luper Authority
2005	Dot.Kill MOVIE	Happy Bob's Clerk
2004	Strings MOVIE	Agra
2004	Being Julia MOVIE	Rupert
2003	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story MOVIE	Luper Authority
2003	Monsieur N. MOVIE	Adm. Cockburn
2002	The Hours MOVIE	Doctor
2002	George Eliot: A Scandalous Life MOVIE	Liggins Conspirator
2002	Shackleton TV	Jack Morgan
2001	Perfect Strangers TV	Sidney
2000	Don Quixote MOVIE	1st Monk
1999	Relic Hunter TV	Winston Hubbard
1999	Queer as Folk TV	Martin Brooks
1999	Plunkett & Macleane MOVIE	Judge Beresteade
1999	An Ideal Husband MOVIE	Oscar Wilde
1998	Place Vendôme MOVIE	De Beers Man
1998	Killer Net TV	Justin Holloway
1998	Our Mutual Friend TV	Mr Veneering
1998	Dangerous Beauty MOVIE	Bishop De la Torre
1998	The Woodlanders MOVIE	Percombe
1997	Solomon MOVIE	Hiram of Naphtali
1997	Photographing Fairies MOVIE	Cole
1997	Into the Blue MOVIE	Rex Cunningham
1997	The Fifth Element MOVIE	Hefty Man
1995	Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh MOVIE	Phillip Purcell
1994	Immortal Beloved MOVIE	Jakob Hotscevar
1993	L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing MOVIE	The Investor
1992	Candyman MOVIE	Purcell
1992	Highlander: The Series TV	Bernie Crimmins
1989	Agatha Christie's Poirot TV	Savaranoff

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