---
name: "Michael Cochrane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-cochrane"
fi1m_id: "michael-cochrane"
imdb_id: "nm0168253"
tmdb_id: 30037
wikidata_id: "Q6829322"
roles: []
born: "19 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T02:49:58.753658+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Cochrane

## Identity

Michael Cochrane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-cochrane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-cochrane
- **IMDb ID:** nm0168253
- **TMDB ID:** 30037
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6829322
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cochrane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6829322, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168253/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30037

Actor. Born 19 May 1947 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 19 May 1947, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 52 (1), 2020s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cochrane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6829322, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168253/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30037

## Biography

Michael Cochrane is an English actor born on 19 May 1947 in Brighton, Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh School and has appeared in numerous British television and radio productions since the 1970s.

He is known for roles including Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera *The Archers*, Sir Henry Simmerson in the *Sharpe* series, and appearances in *Doctor Who* as Charles Cranleigh in "Black Orchid" (1982) and Redvers Fenn-Cooper in "Ghost Light" (1989). Film credits include *Escape to Victory* (1981), *The Iron Lady* (2011) and *Living* (2022) as Sir James. He has also appeared in *The Crown* (2016) as Vice Provost Sir Henry Marten and *Downton Abbey* (2010) as Reverend Travis.

Cochrane is married to the actress Belinda Carroll.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Living* (2022), Fi1m 81, as Sir James — [page](https://film.one/film/living.md)
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), Fi1m 52, as William — [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)

## Complete filmography (99)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beyond Paradise* (2023), series, as Kenneth Linder
- *Living* (2022), as Sir James — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/living.md)
- *I Hate You* (2022), series, as Leonard
- *The Outlaws* (2021), series, as Mr Kingsley — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outlaws.md)
- *Sticks and Stones* (2019), series, as Clayton
- *RSC Live: Twelfth Night* (2018), as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- *Decline and Fall* (2017), series, as Prosecutor
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Vice Provost Sir Henry Marten — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Agatha Raisin* (2016), series, as Sir Desmond
- *We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story* (2015), as Arnold Ridley
- *Cradle to Grave* (2015), series, as Judge
- *Coalition* (2015), as Senior Tory MP Buchanan
- *Hampstead Theatre At Home: Wonderland* (2014), as Ian MacGregor
- *The Musketeers* (2014), series, Actor
- *The Escape Artist* (2013), series, as Judge
- *Man Down* (2013), series, Actor
- *Vicious* (2013), series, as Jasper
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Bishop Yorke
- *Panto!* (2012), as Johnny
- *Run For Your Wife* (2012), as Man on Bus
- *Titanic: Blood and Steel* (2012), series, as Captain Smith
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Sir Brigham Aylward — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *The Iron Lady* (2011), as William — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-lady.md)
- *Holy Flying Circus* (2011), as Malcolm Muggeridge
- *Downton Abbey* (2010), series, as Reverend Travis — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)
- *Margaret* (2009), as Alan Clark
- *Sharpe's Peril* (2008), as Simmerson
- *Mutual Friends* (2008), series, as Judge
- *Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley* (2008), as Sir Waldron Smithers
- *My Spy Family* (2007), series, as Lord Bollingstock
- *HG Wells: War with the World* (2006), as Minister
- *Sharpe's Challenge* (2006), as Simmerson
- *The Government Inspector* (2005), as Sir Richard Dearlove
- *Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore* (2005), as Lord Lyttleton
- *A Different Loyalty* (2004), as Dick Madsen
- *The Worst Week of My Life* (2004), series, as Rupert
- *Reversals* (2003), as Derek Barry
- *Rosemary & Thyme* (2003), series, as Franklin Danvers
- *Keen Eddie* (2003), series, Actor
- *Wire in the Blood* (2002), series, as Judge Hynes
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Ross Vaughan — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Falklands Play* (2002), as Rt Hon Nicholas Ridley MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
- *The Cry* (2002), series, as Nathaniel Weekly
- *Murphy's Law* (2001), series, as Livingston
- *The Innocent* (2001), as Harold Haig
- *Justice in Wonderland* (2000), as Whiteman
- *Monarch of the Glen* (2000), series, Actor
- *Perfect World* (2000), series, as Terence Bentley (The Director)
- *Longitude* (2000), as Waddington, Gould's solicitor
- *Longitude* (2000), series, as Solicitor
- *Nancherrow* (1999), series, Actor
- *Nancherrow* (1999), as Sir George Rawlings
- *The Ambassador* (1998), series, Actor
- *Incognito* (1997), as Detective Inspector Deeks
- *Sharpe: The Legend* (1997), as Simmerson
- *The Uninvited* (1997), series, Actor
- *Jonathan Creek* (1997), series, as Owen Glendower — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md)
- *The Saint* (1997), as Cold Fusion Broker
- *Sharpe's Regiment* (1996), as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
- *Sharpe's Sword* (1995), as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Mr. Price
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as Julian Tubbs
- *99-1* (1994), series, as Charlwood
- *Sharpe's Eagle* (1993), as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
- *Sharpe* (1993), series, as Sir Henry Simmerson, Simmerson
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Babcock, HMI
- *A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia* (1992), as Winston Churchill
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Derek Lightfoot, Stephen Quinn, Cunningham
- *A Murder of Quality* (1991), as Charles Hecht
- *Tell Me That You Love Me* (1991), as Geoff
- *The Darling Buds of May* (1991), series, as Wing Commander Honeyman
- *The Chief* (1990), series, as Nigel Crimmond
- *No Job for a Lady* (1990), series, as Richard Monkton
- *Number One Gun* (1990), as Flash Fairmaid
- *The Return of Sam McCloud* (1989), as Geraint Davies
- *Doctor Who: Ghost Light* (1989), as Redvers Fenn-Cooper
- *Fortunes of War* (1987), series, as Clifford
- *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries* (1987), series, as Swithun Riding
- *Dear John* (1986), series, as Roger
- *Howards' Way* (1985), series, as Pierre Challon
- *The Detective* (1985), series, as David Marchwint
- *Hay Fever* (1984), as Sandy Tyrell
- *Frankenstein* (1984), as Henry Clervell
- *Real Life* (1984), as Lipton
- *The Far Pavilions* (1984), series, as Crimpley
- *Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime* (1983), series, as Dennis Radcliffe
- *The Return of the Soldier* (1983), as Stephen
- *Ascendancy* (1983), as Officer
- *Doctor Who: Black Orchid* (1982), as Lord Cranleigh
- *Escape to Victory* (1981), as Farrell
- *The Life and Times of David Lloyd George* (1981), as Charles Masterman
- *Love in a Cold Climate* (1980), series, as Cedric Hampton
- *Daphne Laureola* (1978), as Bill
- *The Country Wife* (1977), as Sparkish
- *Wings* (1977), series, as Charles Gaylion
- *Laurence Olivier Presents* (1976), series, as Bill
- *The Pallisers* (1974), series, as Gerald
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Sparkish
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Lord Cranleigh, Redvers Fenn-Cooper — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/michael-cochrane