
Michael Culkin
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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...
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Pretty Lethal (2026)
as Lothar Marcovic

The Fifth Element (1997)
as Hefty Man

Savage House (2026)
as Lord Ashbury

Candyman (1992)
as Purcell

The Hours (2002)
as Doctor

Mortdecai (2015)
as Sir Graham Archer

Mr. Holmes (2015)
as Bank Manager

The Good Liar (2019)
as Dr. Livesey

The Iron Lady (2011)
as Host 1949

Dorian Gray (2009)
as Lord Radley

Dangerous Beauty (1998)
as Bishop De la Torre

Holmes & Watson (2018)
as The Judge

The Fifth Estate (2013)
as Ralph Zilke

Shanghai (2010)
as Billy

The Nest (2020)
as Arthur Davis

Immortal Beloved (1994)
as Jakob Hotscevar

Mr. Turner (2014)
as Gentleman Critic

Being Julia (2004)
as Rupert

55 Steps (2018)
as Judge Farelly

Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
as Judge Beresteade

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
as Phillip Purcell

Nightwatching (2007)
as Herman Wormskerck

An Ideal Husband (1999)
as Oscar Wilde

Peterloo (2018)
as A Lord

Don Quixote (2000)
as 1st Monk

Boogie Woogie (2010)
as Beth's Father

Strings (2004)
as Agra

Outlaw (2007)
as Barrister (uncredited)

Solomon (1997)
as Hiram of Naphtali

Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
as Lord Cromer's Secretary

Monsieur N. (2003)
as Adm. Cockburn

Place Vendôme (1998)
as De Beers Man

Crusade in Jeans (2006)
as Anselmus

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper (2005)
as Luper Authority

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)
as Willie De Salis

Star Runners (2009)
as Bishop

Surprised by Oxford (2023)
as Professor McTeague

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
as Luper Authority

Dot.Kill (2005)
as Happy Bob's Clerk

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010)
as Charles Lawton

The Door (2012)
as King

Into the Blue (1997)
as Rex Cunningham

Photographing Fairies (1997)
as Cole

Cold & Dark (2005)
as Landeson Dahl

Treasure Island (2007)
as Captain Smolett

The Woodlanders (1998)
as Percombe

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2005)
as Luper Authority

Forgiven (2007)
as Judge
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)
as Liggins Conspirator

L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing (1993)
as The Investor

Chicken (2016)
as McClint

Trent 2 Rent (2008)
as Broken Arm Trick





