Bill Paterson profile
Actor profile

Bill Paterson

3rd June 1945 Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK Acting

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

112 Movies 63 TV Shows 175 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Rebecca poster
Rebecca 16th October 2020 as Dr. Baker
The Vote poster
The Vote 7th May 2015 as Simon Featherstone
Rag Tale poster
Rag Tale 7th October 2005 as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Crush poster
Crush 7th June 2002 as Gerald
Othello poster
Othello 23rd December 2001 as Sinclair Carver
Sunshine poster
Sunshine 13th September 1999 as Minister of Justice
Heart poster
Heart 1st January 1999 as Mr. Kreitman
Victory poster
Victory 13th December 1996 as Capt. Davidson
Chaplin poster
Chaplin 17th December 1992 as Stage Manager
Clydescope poster
Clydescope 1st January 1974 as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Halo poster
Halo 24th March 2022 as Ackerson's Dad
Guilt poster
Guilt 24th October 2019 as Roy Lynch
Brassic poster
Brassic 22nd August 2019 as Tony Tillerton
Good Omens poster
Good Omens 31st May 2019 as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
Scot Squad poster
Scot Squad 3rd November 2014 as Sir Neville Archibald
Shoebox Zoo poster
Shoebox Zoo 21st September 2004 as The Storyteller (voice)
Traffik poster
Traffik 22nd June 1989 as John Lithgow