Michael Culkin
Acting
1954-07-02 · Ireland
Michael Culkin is an Irish actor who grew up in Newfoundland. Here he appeared in myriad stage productions for the Arts Centre St Johns, including: The Lion in Winter, A Scent of Flowers, The Hostage, Carousel, among others. Having studied in Paris he moved to Bristol to attend The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and after graduating went into bi-weekly rep with the Yorkshire Theatre Company. While living in Los Angeles he worked with Bernard Rose on the seminal "Candyman' and subsequently worked on 'Candyman 2' directed by the Oscar Winner, Bill Condon. He returned to London where he worked in the West End, 'Lady In The Van'. At the National Theatre, and the Donmar, as well as appearing in many British Television classics: Our Mutual Friend, Perfect Strangers, Poldark 1,2,3, Holby City, Garrow's Law 1,2,3,, Father Brown, Poirot, Morse, Kavanagh QC, alongside feature film work with Meryl Streep, "Iron Lady", Hugh Grant, Johnny Depp "Mortdecai", Judi Dench, Rufus Sewell among others. He is a longstanding member of BAFTA, the Society of Artists Potters & Poets, and Chair of a Community Land Trust in Essex. He has a remaining fondness for France having made several films in French, including Place Vendome, and Monsieur N, and also for Llamas having been left two by an uncle. The Llamas and Culkin enjoy a quiet rural life when he's not busy away working...
Filmography
TheatersSavage House
2026 · Movie
Flavia
2026 · Movie
Pretty Lethal
2026 · Movie
Reunion
2025 · Series
Towards Zero
2025 · Series
Culprits
2023 · Series
Surprised by Oxford
2023 · Movie
The Witchfinder
2022 · Series
Dalgliesh
2021 · Series
Bridgerton
2020 · Series
The Nest
2020 · Movie
The Good Liar
2019 · Movie
Holmes & Watson
2018 · Movie
Peterloo
2018 · Movie
A Discovery of Witches
2018 · Series
A Very English Scandal
2018 · Series
55 Steps
2018 · Movie
Genius
2017 · Series
The Crown
2016 · Series
Dark Angel
2016 · Series
Chicken
2016 · Movie
The Coroner
2015 · Series
Mr. Holmes
2015 · Movie
Poldark
2015 · Series
Mortdecai
2015 · Movie
Mr. Turner
2014 · Movie
The Fifth Estate
2013 · Movie
Father Brown
2013 · Series
The Door
2012 · Movie
The Iron Lady
2011 · Movie
Downton Abbey
2010 · Series
Shanghai
2010 · Movie
Boogie Woogie
2010 · Movie
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010 · Movie
Spirit Warriors
2010 · Series
Garrow's Law
2009 · Series
Dorian Gray
2009 · Movie
Star Runners
2009 · Movie
Trent 2 Rent
2008 · Movie
Nightwatching
2007 · Movie
Forgiven
2007 · Movie
Treasure Island
2007 · Movie
Outlaw
2007 · Movie
M.I. High
2007 · Series
Crusade in Jeans
2006 · Movie
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005 · Movie
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · Movie
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Movie
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005 · Movie
Cold & Dark
2005 · Movie
Dot.Kill
2005 · Movie
Strings
2004 · Movie
Being Julia
2004 · Movie
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003 · Movie
Monsieur N.
2003 · Movie
The Hours
2002 · Movie
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002 · Movie
Shackleton
2002 · Series
Perfect Strangers
2001 · Series
Don Quixote
2000 · Movie
Relic Hunter
1999 · Series
Queer as Folk
1999 · Series
Plunkett & Macleane
1999 · Movie
An Ideal Husband
1999 · Movie
Place Vendôme
1998 · Movie
Killer Net
1998 · Series
Our Mutual Friend
1998 · Series
Dangerous Beauty
1998 · Movie
The Woodlanders
1998 · Movie
Solomon
1997 · Movie
Photographing Fairies
1997 · Movie
Into the Blue
1997 · Movie
The Fifth Element
1997 · Movie
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995 · Movie
Immortal Beloved
1994 · Movie
L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing
1993 · Movie
Candyman
1992 · Movie
Highlander: The Series
1992 · Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Series