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name: "Paul Thornley"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1950"
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average_fi1m_score: 74
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:33.225525+00:00"
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# Paul Thornley

Actor. Born 1 January 1950.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1950
- **Active:** 2016–present

## Biography

Paul Thornley is a British actor. He has an extensive stage career with credits across the UK and on Broadway, including originating the role of Dodge in the National Theatre production of *London Road* (2011–2012), which he reprised in the 2015 film adaptation, and playing adult Ron Weasley in the original West End and Broadway casts of *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child* (2016–2020).

On screen, Thornley has appeared in films including *Les Misérables* (2012) as Constable 1, *Man Up* (2015) as Adam, *Minions* (2015) voicing a news reporter, *The Brothers Grimsby* (2016) as Clive Graves, and *The Mercy* (2018). Television roles include Bill Mattheson in *The Crown* (2016), Cutter in *Lockwood & Co.* (2023), and Michael Hall in the 2025 Netflix series *Hostage*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Hostage* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Michael Hall — [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *The Gold* (2023), Fi1m 80, as Max Goodman — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Bill Mattheson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)

## Also known for

- *Minions* (2015), News Reporter (voice)
- *Les Misérables* (2012), Constable 1
- *Grimsby* (2016), Clive Graves
- *Man Up* (2015), Adam
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Inspector Raglan
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Sergeant Gill
- *Lockwood & Co.* (2023), Cutter
- *The Mercy* (2018), Portishead Operator

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