Matthew Cottle
Biography
Matthew Cottle is an English actor whose career spans film, theater, radio and television. Born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1990. His early film roles included Stan Laurel in Richard Attenborough's Chaplin (1992) and appearances in A Christmas Carol (1999) and The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019). On television he was a regular in the sitcom Game On and in Citizen Khan, and he appeared in The Windsors and the television series Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017). His theater credits range from National Theatre productions such as Our Country's Good and The Habit of Art to Quartermaine's Terms, directed by Richard Eyre, and Comic Potential, directed by Alan Ayckbourn. He also appeared in The Dresser (2015).
59years old
Turns 60 on February 16in 98 days
- Born Henley-on-Thames
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 33 years1991 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Seize Them!IMDb rating 5.1
- 2024The CriticIMDb rating 6.0
- 2017Murder on the Blackpool ExpressIMDb rating 6.2
- 2015The DresserIMDb rating 6.8
- 1991Miss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsIMDb rating 7.2
Genres
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Seize Them!as Alric the Painter
The Criticas Graham Meadows
Murder on the Blackpool Expressas George
The Dresseras Albany
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrorsas Ernie Gregg
Worked with
Matthew Cottle shares two films with Ian McKellen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Ian McKellen2 films together, 2015 to 2024
Ian McKellen's page The Critic2024IMDb rating 6.0Cottle as Graham MeadowsMcKellen as Jimmy Erskine
The Dresser2015IMDb rating 6.8Cottle as AlbanyMcKellen as Norman
Anthony Hopkins1 film together, 2015
Anthony Hopkins's page The Dresser2015IMDb rating 6.8Cottle as AlbanyHopkins as Sir
Mark Strong1 film together, 2024
Mark Strong's page The Critic2024IMDb rating 6.0Cottle as Graham MeadowsStrong as David Brooke
Joss Ackland1 film together, 1991
Joss Ackland's page Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors1991IMDb rating 7.2Cottle as Ernie GreggAckland as Lewis Serrocold
Emily Watson1 film together, 2015
Emily Watson's page The Dresser2015IMDb rating 6.8Cottle as AlbanyWatson as Her Ladyship
Nick Frost1 film together, 2024
Nick Frost's page Seize Them!2024IMDb rating 5.1Cottle as Alric the PainterFrost as Bobik
Anand TuckerDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Anand Tucker The Critic2024IMDb rating 6.0Cottle as Graham Meadows
Richard EyreDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Richard Eyre The Dresser2015IMDb rating 6.8Cottle as Albany
Norman StoneDirector, 1 film, 1991
All films by Norman Stone Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors1991IMDb rating 7.2Cottle as Ernie Gregg
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
