Michael Culkin (born 2 July 1954) is an English theatre, film, and television actor best known for his role as Judge Buller in the BBC drama Garrow's Law. He appeared as Rab Butler in the first two seasons of The Crown, in The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep, opposite Johnny Depp in Mortdecai and with Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal playing the Conservative politician Reginald Maudling. He appeared in two seasons of Poldark as Horace Treneglos. He has extensive BBC and ITV Television credits as well as work at the National Theatre and in the West End where he starred with Maggie Smith in Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van. He is unmarried and lives in Thaxted, Essex, London and Norfolk with several dogs and a llama. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1992 Candyman Phillip Purcell 1994 Immortal Beloved Jakob Hotscevar 1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Phillip Purcell 1996 Cold Lazarus Inspector Challender 1 episode 1997 Kavanagh QC Arnold Westrode Episode "Ancient History" Highlander Bernie Crimmins Episode "The Stone of Scone" Into the Blue Rex Cunningham TV film Soloman Hiram of Naphtali TV film1998 Our Mutual Friend Mr Veneering TV mini series Killer Net Justin Holloway TV mini series Supply and Demand Sir Phillip Saville TV mini series Inspector Morse Mr Sergeant Williams Episode "The Wench is Dead"1999 Queer as Folk Martin Brooks 1 episode Candyman: Day of the Dead Phillip Purcell 2000 Don Quixote 1st monk TV film2001 Perfect Strangers Sidney TV series Queen of Swords Edward Wellesley Episode "The Emissary"2002 Shackleton Jack Morgan TV film Relic Hunter Winston Hubbard Episode "Arthur's Cross" 2003 In Deep Hazlitt Episode "Full Disclosure"2004 La Femme Musketeer Claude TV film Murder City Carl McCready Episode "Under the Skin" The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Raphael Episode "A Traitor to Memory"2005 Empire Lucius TV mini series Rome Presiding magistrate Episode "The Spoils" 2008 Trial & Retribution Judge Episode "Conviction2009 Runaway Edward TV miniseries Garrow's Law Judge Buller TV series2010 M.I. High Mr Pronting Episode "Millionaire Flatley Doctors Hugo Blandford 2 episodes 2012 Downton Abbey Archbishop of York 2 episodes 2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour Sebastian Voice 2014 Law & Order: UK Mr Justice Lockwood Episode: "Flaw"2015 Father Brown Dr Barashi Episode 3.8: "The Lair of the Libertines" Poldark Horace Treneglos TV series2016 Jericho Mr Claybourn TV series The Crown Rab Butler TV series The Coroner Charles Gower Episode 2.2 "Perfectly Formed" 2018 Holmes & Watson The Judge 2026 Pretty Lethal Lothar Marcovic
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