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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The Fifth Element (1997)
as Hefty Man
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Pretty Lethal (2026)
as Lothar Marcovic
Savage House (2026)
as Lord Ashbury
Mortdecai (2015)
as Sir Graham Archer
Mr. Holmes (2015)
as Bank Manager
The Fifth Estate (2013)
as Ralph Zilke
Candyman (1992)
as Purcell
Holmes & Watson (2018)
as Judge
Dorian Gray (2009)
as Lord Radley
The Hours (2002)
as Doctor
The Nest (2020)
as Arthur Davis
The Good Liar (2019)
as Dr. Livesey
The Iron Lady (2011)
as Host 1949
Flavia (2026)
as Dr. Darby
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
as Judge Beresteade
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
as Bishop De la Torre
Shanghai (2010)
as Billy
An Ideal Husband (1999)
as Oscar Wilde
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
as Phillip Purcell
Mr. Turner (2014)
as Gentleman Critic
Immortal Beloved (1994)
as Jakob Hotscevar
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
as Lord Cromer's Secretary
Outlaw (2007)
as Barrister (uncredited)
55 Steps (2018)
as Judge Farelly
Boogie Woogie (2010)
as Beth's Father
Being Julia (2004)
as Rupert
Nightwatching (2007)
as Herman Wormskerck
Photographing Fairies (1997)
as Cole
Peterloo (2018)
as A Lord
Solomon (1997)
as Hiram of Naphtali
Crusade in Jeans (2006)
as Anselmus
Don Quixote (2000)
as 1st Monk
Strings (2004)
as Agra
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
as Luper Authority
Place Vendôme (1998)
as De Beers Man
Surprised by Oxford (2023)
as Professor McTeague
Dot.Kill (2005)
as Happy Bob's Clerk
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2005)
as Luper Authority
Monsieur N. (2003)
as Adm. Cockburn
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper (2005)
as Luper Authority
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010)
as Charles Lawton
Star Runners (2009)
as Bishop
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)
as Willie De Salis
Treasure Island (2007)
as Captain Smolett
Into the Blue (1997)
as Rex Cunningham
The Woodlanders (1998)
as Percombe
The Door (2012)
as King
Cold & Dark (2005)
as Landeson Dahl
Trent 2 Rent (2008)
as Broken Arm Trick
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)
as Liggins Conspirator
Forgiven (2007)
as Judge
Chicken (2016)
as McClint
L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing (1993)
as The Investor