Michael Culkin

Michael Culkin is an Irish actor who grew up in Newfoundland. He recently appeared in Culprits and popped up on Gogglebox, and appeared in season 4 of Dalgleish opposite Bertie Carvel as the eponymous Inspector. He has written the WW2 spy series BlitzBoyz which is currently in development 2024. He appeared in the BBC 2 series, Witchfinder, and the film Surprised by Oxford. He appears in Sean Durkin's 'The Nest', opposite Jude Law and Carrie Coon. He appears in Bridgerton as Lord Rutledge, and appeared as Rab Butler in both seasons of The Crown (2016), in The Iron Lady (2011) with Meryl Streep, opposite Johnny Depp in Mortdecai (2015) and with Hugh Grant in A Very English Scandal (2018) playing the Conservative politician Reginald Maudling. He appeared in two seasons of Poldark (2015) as Horace Treneglos. His performance as Judge Buller in all three series of Garrow's Law was well received. He appeared in The Long Song (2018) with Jack Lowden and Hayley Atwell for the BBC. Alongside his work in film and television he has worked at the National Theatre and in the West End where he starred with Maggie Smith in Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Society of Artists Potters & Poets.