English actor
Matthew Cottle (born 16 February 1967) is an English film, stage, radio and television actor.
Early life.
Cottle was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).
Film.
Cottle appeared in Richard Attenborough's 1992 "Chaplin" (as Stan Laurel), and in David Jones' 1999 adaptation of "A Christmas Carol". Cottle also appeared in "The Personal History of David Copperfield" in 2019.
Theatre.
Cottle's recent theatre work includes "The Deep Blue Sea" and "The Chalk Garden" at Chichester Festival Theatre, Wonderland at the Nottingham Playhouse, "How the Other Half Loves" at the Haymarket Theatre and the Duke of York's, "Our Country's Good", "A Small Family Business" "The Habit of Art" at the National Theatre and "Quartermaine's Terms", directed by Richard Eyre, at Wyndham's Theatre. Cottle also appeared in "A Chorus Of Disapproval", directed by Trevor Nunn (Harold Pinter Theatre), and "Comic Potential", directed by Alan Ayckbourn (Lyric Theatre). 
Other theatre roles include "Communicating Doors" Menier Chocolate Factory, "Neighbourhood Watch" (in Scarborough and New York), "Racing Demon" (Sheffield Crucible), "Taking Steps" (Orange Tree, Richmond), "What the Women Did" at the Southwark Playhouse and several tours and seasons at repertory theatres up and down the country.
Television.
Cottle has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, including "Murder on the Blackpool Express", two series of "The Windsors" for Channel 4, three series as Martin in BBC Two's flat-share sitcom "Game On", and four series of "Citizen Khan". He has also appeared as a regular in several other series, including "Fried", "Get Well Soon", "A Perfect State" and "Life Begins".
Cottle has also appeared in many other TV shows, including "Endeavour" for ITV, "Defending the Guilty" for BBC2, "Outlander" for Amazon Prime, "Pure" for Channel 4, "Plebs" for ITV 2, "Unforgotten" for ITV, "The Dresser", Channel 4's "Man Down", Dave's comedy series "Hoff the Record", "The Job Lot", "Holby City", "Doctors", 'Pramface". and The Responder.
Personal life.
He is an Arsenal supporter and has two children, a daughter, Hannah, born in 1997 and a son, Harry, born in 2000.
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