Oliver Cotton
Acting
Film, TV & Theatre
Books
Voiceover
Acting
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
US AMONG THE STONES | Richard | Dictynna Hood | Caspian Films |
KIN | Richard | Dictynna Hood | Likely Story |
NORTH V SOUTH | Brian Galloway | Steve Nesbit | North South Films |
POPE JOAN | Arsenius | Sonke Wortmann | Constantine Films |
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | 2 STAR AIR FORCE GENERAL | Christopher Nolan | |
COLOUR ME KUBRICK | PC Metcalf | Brian Cook | |
RAIN DOGS | Lord Grey | Rob Moffatt | |
BONE HUNTER | Regulus | Rob Moffatt | |
THE GISELLA PERL STORY | Moshe | Joe Sargent | |
SHANGHAI KNIGHTS | Jack the Ripper | Jackie Chan | |
BABY BLUE | Ron Wood | Theo Van Gogh | Shooting Star |
THE DANCER UPSTAIRS | Merino | John Malkowich | Lola Films |
INNOCENTS | Angelini | Peter Kosminski | Channel 4 |
BEOWULF | Hrothgar | Graham Baker | |
THE OPIUM WAR | George Elliot | Xie-Jing | |
THE INNOCENT SLEEP | Lusano | Scott Mitchell | |
SON OF THE PINK PANTHER | King Fahed | Blake Edwards | |
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - THE DISCOVERY | Harana | John Glen | |
HIDING OUT | Landis | Bob Giraldi | |
THE SICILIAN | Roccofino | Michael Cimino | |
ELENI | Katis | Peter Yates | |
FIREFOX | Priabin | Clint Eastwood | |
OLIVER TWIST | Monks | Clive Donner | |
THE DAY CHRIST DIED | John | James Cellan Jones | |
THE MULBERRY BUSH | |||
HERE WE GO ROUND | Curtis | Clive Donner |
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
KILLING EVE | Maciek | Shannon Murphy | BBC America |
KRYPTON | HOODED FIGURE | Colm McCarthy | DC for Syfy and Warner Bros TV |
NEW TRICKS | Hugh Dryden | Various | BBC |
THE ASSETS | Vladimir Kryuchkov | Trygve Allister Diesen | ABC |
PENNY DREADFUL | Father Matthews | James Hawes | Showtime |
MUSKETEERS | Alexandre D'Artagnan | Toby Haynes | BBC1 |
RIPPER STREET | Goldman | Andy Wilson | Tiger Aspect |
MARGARET | Michael Heseltine | James Kent | Great Meadow Productions |
THE COMMANDER IV | David Griffith | La Plante Productions | |
WARRIORS-ATILLA THE HUN | Aetius | David Bedford | BBC |
HOTEL BABYLON | Dovic | BBC | |
SENSITIVE SKIN 2 | Sam | Hugo Blick | Baby Cow |
DOCTORS | Dennis Mobley | BBC | |
MIDSOMER MURDERS | Michael Maybury | Bentley Prods. | |
M.I.T | Tiger Apsect | ||
BEASTLY GAMES | Marcellus | Peter Nicholson | |
MURDER INVESTIGATION TEAM | Artoyom Biatoulis | Gary Love | |
JUDGE JOHN DEED | BBC | ||
INNOCENTS | Angelini | Neil McKay | |
PRESTON FRONT | Declan | ||
RHODES | Joseph Chamberlain | ||
SHARPES BATTLE | General Loup | Tom Clegg | Carlton Films |
THE YEAR OF THE FRENCH | Teeling | ||
ROBIN OF SHERWOOD | Owen if Clun | ||
ROOM AT THE BOTTOM | Tom | ||
DAVID COPPERFIELD | Mr Murdstone | ||
THE PARTY | Ford | ||
THE BORGIAS | Cesare Bogia | BBC | |
REDEMPTION | Neville | Malcolm Mackay | BBC |
WESTBEACH | Alan Cromer | BBC | |
FIREWORKS | David | ||
WAKING THE DEAD | Sir Charles Stewart | BBC | |
THE CAMOMILE LAWN | Max Erstweiler | Sir Peter Hall | Channel 4 |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
WAR OF THE ROSES | Winchester/Clifford/Hastings | Trevor Nunn | Rose Theatre Kingston |
DAYTONA | Billy | David Grindley | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
PASSION PLAY | Jim | David Leveaux | Duke of York's Theatre |
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK | Victor | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre & Tour | |
THE SYNDICATE | Arturo Santaniello | Sean Matthias | Chichester / Tour |
A FLEA IN HER EAR | Dr Finache | Richard Eyre | Old Vic |
HENRY 1V - PARTS 1 & 2 | King Henry IV | Dominic Dromgoole | Shakespeare's Globe |
AN IDEAL HUSBAND | Peter Hall | Lyric | |
ARE DEAD | National | ||
AS YOU LIKE IT | Clifford Williams | National | |
BENEFACTORS | Michael Blakemore | Vaudeville | |
BINGO | Jane Howell | Royal Court | |
BLAST FROM THE PAST | Jude Kelly | Leeds Playhouse | |
BRANDT | RSC | ||
BUTTERFLY KISS | Stephen Pimlott | Almeida | |
CAPTAIN OATES LEFT STOCK | Nicholas Wright | Royal Court | |
CATO STREET | Peter Gill | Young Vic | |
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD | Gordon Davidson | Albery | |
DESPATCHES | Bill Bryden | National | |
EDUCATING RITA | Deborah Paige | Sheffield Playhouse | |
EDWARD IV | Adrian Noble | RSC | |
EROGENOUS ZONES | Geoffrey Reeves | Royal Court | |
GATES OF GOLD | Gabriel | Rachel O’Riordan | Manchester Library Theatre |
HALF LIFE | Warrice Hussein | National | |
HAMLET | Peter Hall | National | |
HENRY VI | Adrian Noble | RSC | |
IN HIS OWN WRITE | Victor Spinetti | National | |
JULIUS CAESAR | John Schlesinger | National | |
KING LEAR | King Lear | Jack Shepherd | Southwark Playhouse |
LEAR | Jane Howell | Royal Court | |
LIBERTY HALL | Alan Dosser | Michael Frayn | |
MAN IS MAN | William Gaskill | Royal Court | |
MONEY | John Caird | National | |
NO MANS LAND | Peter Hall | National | |
OEDIPUS | Peter Brook | Nationa | |
PHILADELPHIA STORY | SETH LORD | Kevin Spacey | The Old Vic Theatre |
PIANO | Howard Davies | National | |
PIANO FORTE | Clifford | Terry Johnson | Royal Court |
RICHARD III | Adrian Noble | RSC | |
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN | Derek Golby | National | |
SKYLIGHT | Colin McColl | Auckland Theatre | |
SOME AMERICANS ABROAD | Roger Michell | RSC | |
SUMMERFOLK | Trevor Nunn | National Theatre | |
SUMMERFOLK | Trevor Nunn | National | |
TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS | Maximillian Schell | National | |
TAMBURLAINE | Peter Hall | National | |
THAT SUMMER | Mike Attenborough | Hampstead | |
THE CLEAN HOUSE | Charles | Number 1 Tour. | |
THE CRUCIBLE | Howard Davies | National | |
THE CRUCIBLE | Danforth | Jonathon Church | Birmingham Rep/Tour |
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI | Peter Gill | Royal Court | |
THE FORCE OF HABIT | Elija Moshinsky | National | |
THE GRAPES OF WRATH | Jim Casey | Jonathon Church | Chichester / ETT Tour |
THE HOMECOMING | Kevin Billington | Garrick | |
THE LOCAL STIGMATIC | Peter Gill | Royal Court | |
THE MADRAS HOUSE | William Gaskill | National | |
THE MARRYING OF ANN LEETE | David Jones | RSC | |
THE PASSION | Bill Bryden | National | |
THE PLAIN DEALER | Ron Daniels | RSC | |
THE ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN | John Dexter | National | |
THE ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN | Fray Vincentre De Valverde | Trevor Nunn | The National Theatre |
THE SPEAKERS | William Gaskill | ICA | |
THE TUTOR | Barry Hanson | Royal Court | |
THE VILLAIN'S OPERA | Tim Supple | National | |
THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN | Bill Bryden | National | |
TROILUS & CRESSIDA | Trevor Nunn | National | |
TWELFTH NIGHT | Malvolio | Tim Carroll | Globe Theatre |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
Confessions of an English Opium Eater | Older Thomas | Gary Brown | BBC Radio 4 |
Film, TV & Theatre
Oliver Cotton was born in London and trained at the Drama Centre London. Stage: As an actor Oliver Cotton has played leading roles in over thirty productions at The Royal National Theatre and worked extensively at the RSC, the Royal Court and in London’s West End where he has starred in such plays as The Homecoming by Harold Pinter, Children of A Lesser God by Mark Medoff, Benefactors by Michael Frayn, An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza, and Brand by Ibsen. He has appeared in hundreds of TV plays, serials and series including: The Borgias (Cesare Borgia), David Copperfield, The Year of The French, The Party, Redemption, Poirot, The Camomile Lawn, Westbeach, Sharpes Battle, Rhodes, All Quiet on the Preston Front, Innocents, Judge John Deed, Inspector Lynley, Waking The Dead, MIT, Beastly Games, Sensitive Skin (series 1 & 2), Midsomer Murders, The Commander, Margaret.. His films include: Here We go Round The Mulberry Bush, The Day Christ Died, Firefox, Oliver Twist, The Sicilian, Eleni, Hiding Out, Christopher Columbus, Son of the Pink Panther, The Innocent Sleep, Phoenix Blue, The Opium War, Beowulf, Baby Blue, The Dancer Upstairs, Shanghai Knights, The Bone Collector, Rain Dogs, Colour Me Kubrick, Pope Joan.
Oliver also writes for both stage and screen.
His plays include:
WET WEATHER COVER: Kings Head and Arts Theatre, London, 2011
DAYTONA: Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, 2014
DESSERT: Southwark Playhouse, 2015
His recent writing for TV includes:
THE ENGLISH GAME, Netflix, 2019
He is represented at United Agents by Nicky Stoddart for theatre writing and by Charles Walker and Christian Oganbanjo for Television and Screenwriting
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
A TOUCH OF FROST 2009 | ITV | |
DIAMOND GEEZER III 2009 | ITV |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
DAYTONA 2013 | Park theatre, London | UK premiere. Transferred to Theatre Royal Haymarket 1st June 2014. Starring Maureen Lipman & Harry Shearer. |
WET WEATHER COVER 2010 | Kate Fahy | UK premiere. Transferred to the Arts Theatre 7th April 2010 |