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Paul Bown (born 11 October 1957) is an English actor.


Acting career

Bown is best known for playing a leading role in the
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sitcom '' Watching'' (1987–1993) and ''
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'' in 2000 more recently as Philip Reid in
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''. He starred as an AA Patrolman in the television series by the BBC, ''
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'' at the end of the 1990s. Bown also appeared in November 2007, in acclaimed British drama ''
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''. He appeared in the
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of ''
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'' as "The Student". He was in an episode of ''
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'' on 25 August 2008. In 2009, he appeared briefly as
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, chairman of
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, in the
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bio pic ''
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''. In the 2010 Christmas Special of ''
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'', he played the grandfather of a young girl who Ben meets whilst filling in for
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. Bown appeared in an advert for
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in the 1980s. Paul played Vladimir Ivanov in ''Heartbeat'' in 1994 and John Boaden in 2005. In 2016, he appeared in the television series by the BBC, ''
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'' as Mordaunt Jackson in "The Sins of the Father" episode. In 2017, he appeared in the television series by ITV, '' Endeavour'' as Rev Mervyn Golightly. In 2019, Bown appeared in episode 4 of the
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drama ''A Confession'', alongside
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and
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. Bown played the ex-cellmate of serial killer Christopher Halliwell. In 2019 he appeared in ''
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'' as the brother of Roy Cropper, while in 2020 he appeared as Michael Connors in series 2 of the ITV drama ''Bancroft''. In 2022 he appeared in '' Death in Paradise'' as UK chess champion Maurice Holburne.


Personal life

Bown is married to the makeup artist, Jane Jamieson. The couple have four children together.


Filmography


Film


Television


External links

* 1957 births English male television actors Living people People from Fenton, Staffordshire {{UK-tv-actor-1950s-stub