Matthew Cottle (born 16 February 1967) is an English film, stage, radio and television actor.
Early life Cottle was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).
Film Cottle appeared in Richard Attenborough's 1992 Chaplin (as Stan Laurel), and in David Jones' 1999 adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Cottle also appeared in The Personal History of David Copperfield in 2019.
Theatre Cottle's recent theatre work includes The Deep Blue Sea and The Chalk Garden at Chichester Festival Theatre, Wonderland at the Nottingham Playhouse, How the Other Half Loves at the Haymarket Theatre and the Duke of York's, Our Country's Good, A Small Family Business The Habit of Art at the National Theatre and Quartermaine's Terms, directed by Richard Eyre, at Wyndham's Theatre. Cottle also appeared in A Chorus of Disapproval, directed by Trevor Nunn (Harold Pinter Theatre), and Comic Potential, directed by Alan Ayckbourn (Lyric Theatre).
Other theatre roles include Communicating Doors Menier Chocolate Factory, Neighbourhood Watch (in Scarborough and New York), Racing Demon (Sheffield Crucible), Taking Steps (Orange Tree, Richmond), What the Women Did at the Southwark Playhouse and several tours and seasons at repertory theatres up and down the country.
Television Cottle has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, including Murder on the Blackpool Express, two series of The Windsors for Channel 4, three series as Martin in BBC Two's flat-share sitcom Game On, and four series of Citizen Khan. He has also appeared as a regular in several other series, including Fried, Get Well Soon, A Perfect State and Life Begins.
Cottle has also appeared in many other TV shows, including Endeavour for ITV, Defending the Guilty for BBC2, Outlander for Amazon Prime, Pure for Channel 4, Plebs for ITV 2, Unforgotten for ITV, The Dresser, Channel 4's Man Down, Dave's comedy series Hoff the Record,The Job Lot, Holby City, Doctors, Pramface and The Responder.
Personal life He is an Arsenal supporter and has two children, a daughter, Hannah, born in 1997 and a son, Harry, born in 2000.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1992 Chaplin Stan Laurel 2008 Blessed Policeman #2 2014 National Theatre Live: A Small Family Business Benedict Hough 2015 Two Down The Banker 2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield Mr Spenlow 2023The CriticGraham Meadows2024The Nun SlayerDonald Peartree ShortSeize Them!Alric the Painter2025By the ThroatDr. Lewis
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes1991Miss MarpleErnie GreggEpisode: "They Do It With Mirrors"Taking the FloorBrian Wheeler6 episodes1992CasualtyPC NaughtonEpisode: "Body and Soul"1994Drop the Dead DonkeyPC DeanEpisode: "Strike"1995 - 1998Game OnMartin Henson18 episodes1997A Perfect StateMalcolm7 episodesGet Well SoonRoy Osborne6 episodes1998The BillSimon HeathEpisode: "Unlicenced"1999A Christmas CarolDick WilkinsTV movie2001The Infinite Worlds of H.G. WellsWhittaker6 episodes (mini-series)2003Down to EarthDavidEpisode: "Honesty"Holby CityAlan KnoxEpisode: "House of Cards"2004DoctorsMiles FordhamEpisode: "Over the Fence"2004 - 2006Life BeginsNick2 episodes2005The CommanderDC Gareth BuckleyEpisode: "Virus"2006EastEndersDuncan1 episode2007SpooksAlex SmithEpisode: "The Virus (Part 2)"2008DoctorsDonald PegramEpisode: "The Man Who Wasn't There"Holby CityWilliam MiddlebrookEpisode: "Or I'll Never Fall in Love"2011DoctorsGraham MoodieEpisode: "Grin and Bear It"2013 - 2016Citizen KhanDave16 episodes2014The Job LotPeter McCrea1 episodePramfaceHugh (uncredited)Episode: "Enchanted Picnic"DoctorsPeter DayEpisode: "Scullery Boy"2015FriedDerek Wom6 episodesMan DownPeterEpisode: "Dennis"Hoff the RecordFrank EvansEpisode: "Hostile Environment Training"The DresserAlbanyTV movieUnforgottenLiam Gough3 episodes2016PlebsTerrenceEpisode: "The New Master"2016 - 2023The WindsorsPrince Edward14 episodes2017Murder on the Blackpool ExpressGeorgeTV movie2018 - 2019Defending the GuiltyRonald2 episodes2019EndeavourJeff SlaytonEpisode: "Apollo"PureAngus2 episodesTraitorsNorman PitmanEpisode: "Feef"2020BridgertonFeatherington DoctorEpisode: "After the Rain"OutlanderHubert ShertsonEpisode: "The Ballad of Roger Mac"2022Life After LifeMr. Carver2 episodesPistolReginald Bosanquet3 episodes (mini-series)2022 - 2024The ResponderFather Liam Neeson5 episodes2024Alice & JackVicarEpisode: "2"
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