Acting
Bill Paterson
William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. Paterson has appeared in films and television series including Comfort and Joy (1984), Traffik (1989), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), The Witches (1990), Wives and Daughters (1999), Sea of Souls (2004–2007), Amazing Grace (2006), Miss Potter (2006), Little Dorrit (2008), Doctor Who (2010), Outlander (2014), Fleabag (2016–2019), Inside No. 9 (2018), Good Omens (2019), Brassic (2020) and House of the Dragon (2022). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs. William Tulloch Paterson was born in Glasgow on 3 June 1945. Paterson was raised in Dennistoun by his father, a plumber, and his mother, a hairdresser. He states that his interest in acting began with a school trip to the Citizens Theatre in the Gorbals in 1961. However, after school he chose to initially pursue a career based on an interest in architecture and spent three years as a quantity surveyor's apprentice before deciding to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Filmography
Ladies First
Film · 2026
Kill Jackie
Series · 2026
The House Was Not Hungry Then
Film · 2025
Being Stanley Baxter
Film · 2025
The Repair Shop on the Road
Series · 2025
Arthur's Whisky
Film · 2024
Children of the Wicker Man
Film · 2024
A Bear Named Wojtek
Film · 2023
The Spirit of 1926
Film · 2022
The Sandman
Series · 2022
House of the Dragon
Series · 2022
Halo
Series · 2022
The Colour Room
Film · 2021
Britain’s Scenic Railways
Series · 2021
Marionette
Film · 2020
Love Sarah
Film · 2020
Rebecca
Film · 2020
Between the Covers
Series · 2020
The Day Mountbatten Died
Film · 2019
Good Omens
Series · 2019
Brassic
Series · 2019
Guilt
Series · 2019
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Film · 2018
Wonderdate
Film · 2018
Zanzibar
Film · 2018
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Film · 2017
Urban Myths
Series · 2017
The Repair Shop
Series · 2017
Dad's Army
Film · 2016
Churchill's Secret
Film · 2016
Fleabag
Series · 2016
The Rebel
Series · 2016
The Vote
Film · 2015
High-Rise
Film · 2015
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
Film · 2015
Documenting John Grierson
Film · 2014
37 Days
Series · 2014
Outlander
Series · 2014
Scot Squad
Series · 2014
Inside No. 9
Series · 2014
The List
Film · 2013
Shetland
Series · 2013
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
Film · 2012
Them From That Thing
Series · 2012
Dirk Gently
Series · 2012
The Man who Crossed Hitler
Film · 2011
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
Film · 2011
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
Film · 2011
The Michael Ball Show
Series · 2010
Birds Britannia
Series · 2010
Ghosts in the Machine
Film · 2009
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Film · 2009
Creation
Film · 2009
1929: The Great Crash
Film · 2009
Into the Storm
Film · 2009
Law & Order: UK
Series · 2009
The Man Who Lives with Bears
Film · 2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Film · 2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Film · 2008
Gone Fishing
Film · 2008
Criminal Justice
Series · 2008
Little Dorrit
Series · 2008
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Film · 2007
Amazing Grace
Film · 2007
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Film · 2007
Intervention
Film · 2007
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Series · 2007
Miss Potter
Film · 2006
A War on Science
Film · 2006
Fascism in Colour
Film · 2006
The One Show
Series · 2006
Rag Tale
Film · 2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
Series · 2005
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
A Passion for Churches
Series · 2005
Sea of Souls
Series · 2004
Shoebox Zoo
Series · 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Series · 2004
Lie with Me
Series · 2004
Bright Young Things
Film · 2003
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
Film · 2003
Canterbury Tales
Series · 2003
Trust
Series · 2003
Crush
Film · 2002
The Entity
Film · 2002
Home Road Movies
Film · 2002
Foyle's War
Series · 2002
Doctor Zhivago
Series · 2002
Born and Bred
Series · 2002
Battle of the Atlantic
Series · 2002
Othello
Film · 2001
The Whistle-Blower
Film · 2001
Behind Bars
Film · 2001
Rebel Heart
Series · 2001
Swallow
Series · 2001
Complicity
Film · 2000
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
Series · 2000
Sunshine
Film · 1999
The Match
Film · 1999
Heart
Film · 1999
Chrono-Perambulator
Film · 1999
Wives and Daughters
Series · 1999
Hilary and Jackie
Film · 1998
The Animal Train
Film · 1998
Mr White Goes To Westminster
Film · 1997
Spice World
Film · 1997
Arthouse
Series · 1997
Melissa
Series · 1997
Victory
Film · 1996
The Writing on the Wall
Film · 1996
Chaplin's Goliath
Film · 1996
The Crow Road
Series · 1996
The Riddle of the Sands
Film · 1995
Richard III
Film · 1995
The Turnaround
Film · 1995
The Pen
Film · 1995
Sharman
Series · 1995
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
Series · 1995
Oliver's Travels
Series · 1995
Junior Masterchef
Series · 1994
Hard Times
Series · 1994
Funky Black Shorts
Series · 1994
Wall of Silence
Film · 1993
Chaplin
Film · 1992
In Dreams
Film · 1992
Tell Tale Hearts
Film · 1992
God on the Rocks
Film · 1992
Truly Madly Deeply
Film · 1991
The Object of Beauty
Film · 1991
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
Shrinks
Series · 1991
The Witches
Film · 1990
Yellowbacks
Film · 1990
The Return of the Musketeers
Film · 1989
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Film · 1989
The Rachel Papers
Film · 1989
Traffik
Series · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
Byrne About Byrne
Film · 1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Film · 1988
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Film · 1988
Just Ask for Diamond
Film · 1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Series · 1988
The Play on One
Series · 1988
Friendship's Death
Film · 1987
Coming Up Roses
Film · 1987
The Interrogation of John
Film · 1987
Lily My Love
Film · 1987
Hidden City
Film · 1987
The Story of a Recluse
Film · 1987
Defence of the Realm
Film · 1986
God's Chosen Car Park
Film · 1986
The Singing Detective
Series · 1986
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
ScreenPlay
Series · 1986
Boon
Series · 1986
Dutch Girls
Film · 1985
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Film · 1985
Comfort and Joy
Film · 1984
The Killing Fields
Film · 1984
A Private Function
Film · 1984
The Ploughman's Lunch
Film · 1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Series · 1983
Smiley's People
Series · 1982
The Cherry Orchard
Film · 1981
United Kingdom
Film · 1981
One Fine Day
Film · 1979
Licking Hitler
Film · 1978
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
Film · 1978
The Odd Job
Film · 1978
The Vanishing Army
Film · 1978
Scottish Playbill
Series · 1978
The Garden Beyond
Film · 1977
The Thin End of the Wedge
Film · 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Series · 1977
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Film · 1974
Clydescope
Film · 1974
Suilven Spring
Film · 1974
Passing Places
Film · 1973
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Omnibus
Series · 1967
Horizon
Series · 1964
The White Room
Film
Just Dandy
Film
Tomb Raider
Series
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Series