
Michael Culkin
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 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

Savage House
2026
as Lord Ashbury

Flavia
2026
as Dr. Darby

Pretty Lethal
2026
as Lothar Marcovic

Surprised by Oxford
2023
as Professor McTeague

The Nest
2020
as Arthur Davis

The Good Liar
2019
as Dr. Livesey

Holmes & Watson
2018
as Judge

Peterloo
2018
as A Lord

55 Steps
2018
as Judge Farelly

Chicken
2016
as McClint

Mr. Holmes
2015
as Bank Manager

Mortdecai
2015
as Sir Graham Archer

Mr. Turner
2014
as Gentleman Critic

The Fifth Estate
2013
as Ralph Zilke

The Door
2012
as King

The Iron Lady
2011
as Host 1949

Shanghai
2010
as Billy

Boogie Woogie
2010
as Beth's Father

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010
as Charles Lawton

Dorian Gray
2009
as Lord Radley

Star Runners
2009
as Bishop

Trent 2 Rent
2008
as Broken Arm Trick

Nightwatching
2007
as Herman Wormskerck

Forgiven
2007
as Judge