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Paul Clayton is an English actor, director and author.
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 Paul Clayton in 2024 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, author, Columnist |
Career
editClayton played Ian Chapman in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show.[1] for five series. In 2011, Clayton portrayed Sam Foster, father of Frank Foster in Coronation Street. Clayton also appears in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her where he plays Graham. In 2013 and 2014, he played Superintendent Marlow in Hollyoaks, until his character was murdered on 21 April.
Clayton has made other notable television appearances in Doctor Who, My Family, Doctors and Wire in the Blood, as well as films such as Ali G Indahouse. He also features in the British crime thriller The Rise.[2]
Clayton filmed "Danny Boy" for Expectation films in November 2020. He appeared in the film Greed released in February 2020 and in Sky One original Breeders He also appears in an episode of Cursed for Netflix as Ladislas. He has also directed Joe Orton's The Ruffian on the Stair at The Hope Theatre in January 2019 featuring Lucy Benjamin, Gary Webster and Adam Buchanan. Clayton was seen in "Outrageous Fortune", the opening episode of Series two of Shakespeare & Hathaway, alongside Alan Partridge in This Time with Alan Partridge, and in the acclaimed Black Earth Rising. He also appeared in season 2 of The Crown on Netflix as Bob Boothby. He also filmed Delicious with Dawn French for Sky One. Clayton made his first stage appearance for ten years in Brimstone and Treacle at the Hope Theatre in 2017 for which he was nominated for an Off West End award for Best Actor. In May 2018, Clayton appeared in major roles in Holby City and The Split on BBC One. He also shot the short horror picture Service directed by Theo Watkins.
Clayton plays Mr Colchester in Torchwood for Big Finish Productions.[3]
In 2021 Clayton recorded "The Red List," a new adventure for Big Finish.[4]
On stage, Clayton was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company where he appeared alongside actors including Judi Dench and Zoe Wanamaker.[5] In the West End, Clayton played the leading role of Tony in the improvised comedy whodunnit Scissor Happy at the Duchess Theatre[6] alongside The Comedy Store Players.
Clayton's directing credits include Privates on Parade at the Greenwich Theatre, starring Tony Slattery, The Comedy of Errors at Nottingham Playhouse starring Robert Bathurst, Paula Wilcox and Janet Dibley, The Pocket Dream at York Theatre Royal starring Lucy Benjamin[7] and seven productions at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury.
Clayton was Chairman of the Actors' Centre in Covent Garden for ten years, stepping down in January 2018 and a former member and associate artist of the National Youth Theatre.[8] He is a regular columnist for The Stage newspaper[9] and patron of The Hope Theatre in Islington.[10] He is also a patron of children's literacy charity, Grimm & Co, based in his home town of Rotherham.[11]
Clayton's most recent appearances inlucde Drew Peacock in BBC One's Eastenders,[12] Sir William Kingsley in Wolf Hall The Mirror and the Light,[13] and more Torchwood adventures for Big Finish.[14]
He will be seen in Channel 4's Brian and Margaret in 2025[15]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | EastEnders | Drew Peacock | Guest |
| 2023 | The Full Monty | Dennis | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Lord Merryweather | The Green Council |
| 2021 | The Red List | Colchester | Torchwood Singles |
| 2020 | Danny Boy | Sir Thayne Forbes | Film |
| 2020 | Holby City | Roger Ffoulkes | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Breeders | Jeweller | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Cursed | Ladislas | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Leonard Baxter | 1 episode |
| 2019 | This Time with Alan Partridge | Dr Harding | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Holby City | Roger Ffoulkes | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Greed | Headmaster | Film |
| 2018 | Holby City | Roger Ffoulkes | 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Split | Stanley Brining | 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Forgiving Earth | Jack Markham | 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Crown | Bob Boothby | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Registrar | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Drifters | Uncle Gerald | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Delicious | Guy Trevelyan | 1 episode |
| 2016 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Confectioner | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Sir William Kingston | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Mr Selfridge | Auctioneer | Episode 3.3 |
| 2013–14 | Hollyoaks | Supt. Marlow | 9 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Him & Her | Graham | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Vera | Hotel Manager | Prodigal Son |
| 2012 | Gambit | Sweaty Man | Film |
| 2012 | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Ted Mason | Episode 1 |
| 2012 | The Rise | Albert Rendell | Film |
| 2012 | VIP | The Daily Mail | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Coronation Street | Sam Foster | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Sugartown | Panel Member 1 | Episode 2 |
| 2011 | Law & Order: UK | Kenny | Crush |
| 2007–2015 | Peep Show | Ian Chapman | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Doctors | Rowly Calderone | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | The Queen | Benard Ingham | The Rivals |
| 2009 | Monday Monday | William Campbell | Episode No. 1.6 |
| 2009 | My Family | Peter | A Difficult Undertaking |
| 2008 | Wire in the Blood | Governor Williams | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Affinity | Mr. Vincy | TV film |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Mr Bartle | Planet of the Ood |
| 2008 | He Kills Coppers | Tweed Suit | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Doctors | Eddie Martindale | Holding Back |
| 2007 | Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest | Mergrass (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Businessman | Episode No. 2.4 |
| 2007 | Rich Man, Poor Man: Ben Dover Straightens Up | Himself – Acting Coach | Documentary |
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard | John Hughes MP | Episode No. 1.1 |
| 2006 | The Bad Food Guide | Raymond Postgate | Drama documentary |
| 2006 | Save Lullingstone Castle | Himself – Narrator | Six Part documentary |
| 2005 | Coronation Street | Mal Quillan | Episode No. 1.6108 |
| 2005 | 55 Degrees North | Charles Bellows | Episode No. 2.4 |
| 2004 | Fakers | Henry Price | Film |
| 2003 | Georgian Underworld | Ordinary | Invitation to a Hanging |
| 2002 | My Family | Director | The Second Greatest Story Ever Told |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | Alan Swan | Film |
| 2001 | Doctors | John Lanson | Coming Home |
| 2000 | One Foot in the Grave | Mitch Werner | The Futility of the Fly |
| 2000 | The Man Who Cried | Second Official | Film |
| 1999 | Kiss Me Kate | Client | Money Matters |
| 1999 | Tabs Tales | Various | Multiple Episodes |
| 1996 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Mike | Luck |
| 1989 | Forever Green | Commentator 2 | Episode No. 1.2 |
| 1988 | Salome's Last Dance | 1st Nazarean | Film |
| 1982/83 | Jigsaw | Himself – Presenter | Multiple Episodes |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | Tom Markham | Orphans of the Storm |
| 1980 | All Creatures Great and Small | Brian Weeting | If Wishes Were Horses |
| 1979 | Screenplay | Major Von Richter (Barricade Major) | Gossip from the Forest |
| 1979 | Mersey Pirate | Himself – Presenter | Multiple episodes |
References
edit- ^ "Paul Clayton for Actors Centre". National Student Drama Festival. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "The Rise". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "New Series 5 of Torchwood: Aliens Among Us! – News – Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Doctor Who's Sophie Aldred returns as Ace for Torchwood: The Red List". Flickering Myth. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Theatricalia Website".
- ^ Whatsonstage. "Scissor Happy Review". Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ British Theatre Guide. "Pocket Dream Review". Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "The Actors Centre Website".
- ^ "Paul Clayton | The Stage". The Stage. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Paul Clayton becomes new patron of London's Hope Theatre | News | The Stage". The Stage. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "It's curtain up for Grimm's Glorious Grand Gala". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "EastEnders casts Peep Show legend as drag queen Drew Peacock for Elaine shock | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Wolf Hall season 2 cast: List of characters in Mirror and the Light | Radio Times". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "90. Torchwood: Reflect - Torchwood - Monthly Range - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Brian and Margaret", Wikipedia, 18 October 2024, retrieved 5 December 2024