Michael Culkin
Born
2 July 1954 (71)
Place of Birth
Ireland
Biography
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...
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...
Filmography (40)
Savage House
2026
Pretty Lethal
2026
Surprised by Oxford
2023
The Nest
2020
The Good Liar
2019
Holmes & Watson
2018
Peterloo
2018
55 Steps
2018
Chicken
2016
Mr. Holmes
2015
Mortdecai
2015
Mr. Turner
2014
The Fifth Estate
2013
The Door
2012
The Iron Lady
2011
Shanghai
2010
Boogie Woogie
2010
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010
Dorian Gray
2009
Star Runners
2009
Trent 2 Rent
2008
Nightwatching
2007
Forgiven
2007
Treasure Island
2007
Outlaw
2007
Crusade in Jeans
2006
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
Dot.Kill
2005
Strings
2004
Being Julia
2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
Monsieur N.
2003
The Hours
2002
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
Don Quixote
2000
Plunkett & Macleane
1999
An Ideal Husband
1999