Name Paul Brightwell | Role Actor | |
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Movies The Bible, Titanic, Sliding Doors, Son of God, Kingdom of Heaven Similar Darwin Shaw, Greg Hicks, Adrian Schiller, Douglas McFerran, Charlotte Chatton | ||
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Paul Brightwell is an English actor and director. He has acted in many different plays, films and TV shows since the late 1980s. Theatre direction includes the British premieres of Heiner Muller's Hamletmachine at the Gate Notting Hill, and Witkiewicz's They at the Polish Theatre in Hammersmith.
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Early life & career
Brightwell's first main role was as Uriah Heep in the TV Series David Copperfield in 1986. He went on to have parts in popular films and shows, including Coronation Street.
One of Brightwell's most memorable roles was in Titanic as Quartermaster Hichens, the crew member who was at the Ship's Wheel at the time of RMS Titanic's impact with the iceberg which sank it.
Brightwell has continued to act in many and varied parts, including guest starring in The Bill in a number of episodes. His longest recurring role is as DS Hall in popular TV series, The Commander, which he has played throughout the 2000s. Paul also played the role of Malchus in the 2013 mini series The Bible, and of Mr. Hickfang in the 2014 film The Voices.