---
name: "Paul Hilton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-hilton"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T19:45:21.098835+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."
---

# Paul Hilton

Actor. Born 1 January 1970 in Oldham.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1970, Oldham
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Mystery 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hilton_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19282295, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1746997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/134466

## Biography

Paul Hilton is an English actor who works in theatre, radio, television and film. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, in 1970 and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

His television credits include David Holmes in the 2018 series *A Very English Scandal*, Robert Miller in *Grantchester* (2014), Robert Hobden in *Slow Horses* (2022) and Michael Straight in *The Crown* (2019). Film roles encompass Alexander Lester in *Lady Macbeth* (2016), Mr Earnshaw in *Wuthering Heights* (2011) and Browning in the 2026 film *Wasteman*. He is also known for stage work, including the title role in a National Theatre Live production of *Peter Pan* (2017) and E. M. Forster in *The Inheritance*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), Fi1m 77, as Rev. Delancy — [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md)
- *Slow Horses* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Robert Hobden — [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *A Very English Scandal* (2018), Fi1m 84, as David Holmes — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-english-scandal.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

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

- *Wasteman* (2026), as Browning — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/wasteman.md)
- *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), as Rev. Delancy — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md)
- *The Estate* (2025), Acting
- *Goodnight Ladies* (2025), as Terry
- *Sweet Sue* (2023), as Pete
- *Roses* (2023), as Alan
- *National Theatre Live: Othello* (2023), as Iago
- *The Bower* (2022), Acting
- *Earwig* (2022), as Albert
- *Slow Horses* (2022), series, as Robert Hobden — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *Saintmaking* (2021), as Derek Jarman
- *Eternal Beauty* (2020), as Tony
- *A Very English Scandal* (2018), series, as David Holmes — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-very-english-scandal.md)
- *National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes* (2017), as The Boson
- *National Theatre Live: Peter Pan* (2017), as Peter Pan
- *National Theatre Live: wonder.land* (2017), as Matt
- *Lady Macbeth* (2016), as Alexander Lester
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Michael Straight — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Swansong* (2015), as Mark Prince
- *London Road* (2015), as Tim
- *Grantchester* (2014), series, as Robert Miller
- *The Crimson Field* (2014), series, as Private Greville Parry
- *Doctor Faustus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2012), as Dr. Faustus
- *Room at the Top* (2012), series, as Bob Storr
- *Wuthering Heights* (2011), as Mr. Earnshaw
- *Case Histories* (2011), series, as Fergus Banks
- *Twenty Twelve* (2011), series, as Jason Topper
- *Silk* (2011), series, as Gary Rush
- *The Sinking of the Laconia* (2011), series, as Henry Bates
- *Edge* (2010), as Glen
- *Garrow's Law* (2009), series, as Joseph Hamer
- *Casualty 1900s* (2008), series, as Henry Percy Dean
- *Klimt* (2006), as Duke Octave
- *Princes in the Tower* (2005), as King Henry VII
- *The Last Dragon* (2004), series, as Dr. Jack Tanner
- *Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real* (2004), as Dr. Tanner
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Dominic Segal
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Oliver Taylor

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