Acting
Michael Culkin
EN, DE, FR, NL cinema · 53 credits
Born
2 July 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
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...
Known for
Filmography
Savage House
as Lord Ashbury
Pretty Lethal
as Lothar Marcovic
Flavia
as Dr. Darby
Surprised by Oxford
as Professor McTeague
The Nest
as Arthur Davis
The Good Liar
as Dr. Livesey
55 Steps
as Judge Farelly
Peterloo
as A Lord
Holmes & Watson
as Judge
Chicken
as McClint
Mortdecai
as Sir Graham Archer
Mr. Holmes
as Bank Manager
Mr. Turner
as Gentleman Critic
The Fifth Estate
as Ralph Zilke
The Door
as King
The Iron Lady
as Host 1949
Boogie Woogie
as Beth's Father
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
as Charles Lawton
Shanghai
as Billy
Star Runners
as Bishop
Dorian Gray
as Lord Radley
Trent 2 Rent
as Broken Arm Trick
Nightwatching
as Herman Wormskerck
Treasure Island
as Captain Smolett
Outlaw
as Barrister (uncredited)
Forgiven
as Judge
Crusade in Jeans
as Anselmus
Dot.Kill
as Happy Bob's Clerk
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
as Willie De Salis
Mrs. Henderson Presents
as Lord Cromer's Secretary
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
as Luper Authority
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
as Luper Authority
Cold & Dark
as Landeson Dahl
Being Julia
as Rupert
Strings
as Agra
Monsieur N.
as Adm. Cockburn
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
as Luper Authority
The Hours
as Doctor
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
as Liggins Conspirator
Don Quixote
as 1st Monk
An Ideal Husband
as Oscar Wilde
Plunkett & Macleane
as Judge Beresteade
The Woodlanders
as Percombe
Place Vendôme
as De Beers Man
Dangerous Beauty
as Bishop De la Torre
The Fifth Element
as Hefty Man
Into the Blue
as Rex Cunningham
Solomon
as Hiram of Naphtali
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
as Phillip Purcell
Immortal Beloved
as Jakob Hotscevar
L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing
as The Investor
Candyman
as Purcell