---
name: "Oliver Cotton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/oliver-cotton"
fi1m_id: "oliver-cotton"
imdb_id: "nm0183122"
tmdb_id: 24627
wikidata_id: "Q7087463"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 June 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T21:57:19.090877+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."
---

# Oliver Cotton

## Identity

Oliver Cotton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/oliver-cotton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** oliver-cotton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0183122
- **TMDB ID:** 24627
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7087463
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cotton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087463, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183122/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24627

Actor. Born 20 June 1944 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 June 1944, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1967–present
- **Also known as:** 올리버 코튼
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 2010s 74 (1), 2020s 65 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,112m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cotton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087463, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183122/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24627

## Biography

Oliver Cotton is an English actor and playwright. Born in London on 20 June 1944, he trained at the Drama Centre London and made his stage debut in New York in 1965.

He has worked extensively with the Royal National Theatre, appearing in numerous productions including *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead*, *Hamlet*, *Julius Caesar* and *Much Ado About Nothing*. He has also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End, and was a founder member of the Joint Stock Theatre Company.

On screen, Cotton is known for roles such as Jean de Carrouges III in *The Last Duel* (2021), an air force general in *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Simon Stagg in *Wonder Woman 1984* (2020), and Hrothgar in *Beowulf* (1999). He has appeared in many television series including *Killing Eve* and *Midsomer Murders*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Last Duel* (2021), Fi1m 65, as Jean de Carrouges III — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-duel.md)
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Fi1m 74, as 2 Star Air Force General — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *Tales of the Underworld* (2026), as Flowers
- *Clancy Sigal: Hollywood Blacklist to 'A' List* (2023), as Interviewee
- *The Last Duel* (2021), as Jean de Carrouges III — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-duel.md)
- *Wonder Woman 1984* (2020), as Simon Stagg
- *The English Game* (2020), series, Creator
- *Killing Eve* (2018), series, as Maciek — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *Pylon* (2017), as The Chairman
- *North v South* (2015), as Brian Galloway
- *The Musketeers* (2014), series, Actor
- *Gangs of Tooting Broadway* (2013), Actor
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, as Daniel Goldman
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), as 2 Star Air Force General — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2012), as King Henry IV
- *Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2012), as King Henry IV
- *Money* (2010), series, as Lorne Guyland
- *Pope Joan* (2009), as Arsenius
- *Margaret* (2009), as Michael Heseltine
- *Attila the Hun* (2008), as Actius
- *Hotel Babylon* (2006), series, as Mr. Dovic
- *Sensitive Skin* (2005), series, as Sam
- *Colour Me Kubrick* (2005), as PC Metcalf (uncredited)
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Hugh Dryden
- *Murder Investigation Team* (2003), series, as Artyom Biartoulis
- *Out of the Ashes* (2003), as Moshe Perl
- *Shanghai Knights* (2003), as Jack the Ripper
- *The Dancer Upstairs* (2002), as Merino
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Sir Charles Stewart
- *Baby Blue* (2001), as Ron Wood
- *Beowulf* (1999), as Hrothgar
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Michael Maybury — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Keith Henshaw
- *The Innocent Sleep* (1996), as Lusano
- *Sharpe's Battle* (1995), as Brigadier General Guy Loup
- *Joseph* (1995), as Architect
- *Space Precinct* (1994), series, as Tylan Gershom
- *(All Quiet on the) Preston Front* (1994), series, as Declan
- *Harry* (1993), series, as Paul Collier
- *Son of the Pink Panther* (1993), as King Haroak
- *Sharpe* (1993), series, as Loup
- *Westbeach* (1993), series, as Alan Cromer
- *Christopher Columbus: The Discovery* (1992), as Harana
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Harry Adams
- *The Camomile Lawn* (1992), series, as Max
- *Redemption* (1991), as Neville Nunn
- *The Party* (1988), as Andrew Ford
- *The Play on One* (1988), series, as Andrew Ford
- *Hannay* (1988), series, Actor
- *Hiding Out* (1987), as Hit-Man
- *The Sicilian* (1987), as Cmdr. Roccofino
- *David Copperfield* (1986), series, as Edward Murdstone
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Frobel
- *Eleni* (1985), as Katis
- *Robin of Sherwood* (1984), series, as Lord Owen of Clun
- *Firefox* (1982), as Dmitri Priabin
- *Oliver Twist* (1982), as Monks
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Jacques Laronde
- *The Borgias* (1981), series, as Cesare Borgia
- *The Day Christ Died* (1980), as John
- *Henry VIII* (1979), as Earl of Surrey
- *When the Actors Come* (1978), as Istvan
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Istvan
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, as Spearman
- *Caesar and Claretta* (1975), as Giacomo
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Trooper John Roper
- *Second City Firsts* (1973), series, as Cyril
- *The Adventures of Don Quick* (1970), series, as Beltane
- *Sovereign's Company* (1970), as Sender
- *Strange Report* (1969), series, as Young Man
- *Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush* (1968), as Curtis
- *Callan* (1967), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Turkish Captain
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Spy
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Removal Man
- *Raindogs*, as Duke

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