
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

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · 8.2

The Crown
2016 · 8.2

Downton Abbey
2010 · 8.1

Bridgerton
2020 · 8.0

A Discovery of Witches
2018 · 7.8

Queer as Folk
1999 · 7.8

Our Mutual Friend
1998 · 7.8

Poldark
2015 · 7.8

Father Brown
2013 · 7.7

Garrow's Law
2009 · 7.7

The Fifth Element
1997 · 7.6

Genius
2017 · 7.5

Highlander: The Series
1992 · 7.4

The Hours
2002 · 7.2

Shackleton
2002 · 7.2

Immortal Beloved
1994 · 7.1

A Very English Scandal
2018 · 7.1

Dangerous Beauty
1998 · 7.0

Savage House
2026 · 7.0

L.A. Rules The Pros & Cons of Breathing
1993 · 7.0

Relic Hunter
1999 · 6.8

Solomon
1997 · 6.8

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005 · 6.8

Pretty Lethal
2026 · 6.8

Dalgliesh
2021 · 6.7

Perfect Strangers
2001 · 6.7

55 Steps
2018 · 6.7

Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005 · 6.7

Peterloo
2018 · 6.7

The Good Liar
2019 · 6.7

Candyman
1992 · 6.7

The Witchfinder
2022 · 6.6

Strings
2004 · 6.6

Mr. Turner
2014 · 6.6

An Ideal Husband
1999 · 6.5

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010 · 6.5

Mr. Holmes
2015 · 6.5

Reunion
2025 · 6.4

Being Julia
2004 · 6.4

The Iron Lady
2011 · 6.3

The Coroner
2015 · 6.3

Don Quixote
2000 · 6.3

Monsieur N.
2003 · 6.3

Dark Angel
2016 · 6.2

Nightwatching
2007 · 6.2

Plunkett & Macleane
1999 · 6.2

Place Vendôme
1998 · 6.2

Surprised by Oxford
2023 · 6.2

M.I. High
2007 · 6.1

Towards Zero
2025 · 6.1

The Nest
2020 · 6.1

Shanghai
2010 · 6.1

Dorian Gray
2009 · 6.0

The Fifth Estate
2013 · 6.0

Culprits
2023 · 5.9

Flavia
2026 · 5.9
Crusade in Jeans
2006 · 5.9

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · 5.8

Photographing Fairies
1997 · 5.7

Killer Net
1998 · 5.6

Mortdecai
2015 · 5.5

Chicken
2016 · 5.5

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995 · 5.5

Outlaw
2007 · 5.4

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003 · 5.4

Star Runners
2009 · 5.4

Boogie Woogie
2010 · 5.1

The Woodlanders
1998 · 5.1

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005 · 5.0

Holmes & Watson
2018 · 4.3

Treasure Island
2007 · 4.3

Dot.Kill
2005 · 4.3

Forgiven
2007 · 4.0
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002 · 4.0

Cold & Dark
2005 · 3.4

Spirit Warriors
2010 · 0.0

The Door
2012 · 0.0

Trent 2 Rent
2008 · 0.0