Matthew Cottle
{{Short description|English actor}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Matthew Cottle
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|02|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
| occupation = Actor
| children = 2
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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,{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/matthew-cottle/credits/3000064168/|title=Matthew Cottle credits |website= tvguide.com|access-date= 21 May 2023}} and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).{{cite web|url= https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/matthew-cottle/ |title= RADA Student & graduate profiles – Matthew Cottle |website= rada.ac.uk|access-date=21 May 2023}}
Film
Cottle appeared in Richard Attenborough's 1992 Chaplin (as Stan Laurel),{{cite web|url= http://www.unitedagents.co.uk/matthew-cottle |title=Matthew Cottle|website=Unitedagents.co.uk|access-date= 21 May 2023}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/how-the-other-half-loves-at-theatre-royal-haymarket-london/|title=How the Other Half Loves at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London|website=Thestage.co.uk|accessdate=10 July 2018}} Our Country's Good, A Small Family Business{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/10752457/A-Small-Family-Business-National-Theatre-review.html|title=A Small Family Business, National Theatre, review|first=Charles|last=Spencer|date=8 April 2014|accessdate=11 August 2018|website=The Daily Telegraph}} 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),{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/sep/13/neighbourhood-watch-ayckbourn-review|title=Neighbourhood Watch – review|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=13 September 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=11 August 2018}} Racing Demon (Sheffield Crucible),{{cite news|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/regional-shows/8331383/Racing-Demon-Sheffield-Crucible-review.html|title=Racing Demon, Sheffield Crucible, review|first=Charles|last=Spencer|date=17 February 2011|accessdate=11 August 2018|website=The Daily Telegraph}} Taking Steps{{cite web|url=http://takingsteps.alanayckbourn.net/styled-8/styled-11/index.html|title=Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website|website=Takingsteps.alanayckbourn.net|accessdate=11 August 2018}} (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.{{cite web |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/787276.good_game_matthew/ |title=Good game Matthew (From The Northern Echo) |website=Thenorthernecho.co.uk |date=8 June 2006 |accessdate=2010-01-27 }}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 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 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0183042}}
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Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Comedians from Oxfordshire
Category:English male comedians
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:Male actors from Oxfordshire