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Bill Paterson

Acting Born Jun 3, 1945 Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK 24 credits

Biography

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

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Known for

House of the Dragon

as Lord Lyman Beesbury

Horizon

1964

Doctor Who

as Edwin Bracewell

Outlander

as Ned Gowan

Play for Today

as Luke

Play for Today

as Archie MacLean

Halo

as Ackerson's Dad

The Sandman

as Dr. John Hathaway

Fleabag

as Dad
Film

Ladies First

as Louis

Brassic

as Tony Tillerton
Film

Andrei Rublev

as Chief Inspector

Full filmography

  • House of the Dragon (2022) as Lord Lyman Beesbury
  • Horizon (1964)
  • Doctor Who (2005) as Edwin Bracewell
  • Outlander (2014) as Ned Gowan
  • Play for Today (1970) as Luke
  • Play for Today (1970) as Archie MacLean
  • Shetland (2013) as James Perez
  • Halo (2022) as Ackerson's Dad
  • Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Bradley
  • The Sandman (2022) as Dr. John Hathaway
  • The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
  • Good Omens (2019) as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
  • Foyle's War (2002) as Patrick Jamieson
  • Inside No. 9 (2014) as Mr. Green
  • Fleabag (2016) as Dad
  • Ladies First (2026) as Louis
  • Omnibus (1967)
  • Brassic (2019) as Tony Tillerton
  • Love Sarah (2020) as Felix
  • Law & Order: UK (2009) as George Castle
  • Screen One (1989) as PC Howard Mullen
  • The Repair Shop (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Girling
  • Murder Most Horrid (1991) as Chief Inspector