# Paul Thornley (actor)

Paul Thornley is a British actor.

## Career

He has appeared on stage in productions of A Chorus of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter Theatre, The Three Musketeers at the Rose Theatre, Kingston and It's a Wonderful Life at the Wolsey Theatre.
Thornley played Dodge in the original cast of the musical London Road at the Royal National Theatre, a role which he later reprised in the film version in 2015.
In 2016 he played Ron Weasley in the original London cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in the West End. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Play at the 2017 Whatsonstage.com Awards. Thornley reprised his role as Weasley on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre in 2018 and again in 2020.
For video games, Thornley provided the voice for Olgierd von Everec in the Hearts of Stone expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in 2015. In 2018 he voiced a major protagonist named Addam Origo in Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | The Somnambulists | Man 7 |
| 2012 | Broken | Policeman 1 |
| 2012 | Metamorphosis | The Second Lodger |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Constable 1 |
| 2014 | Camera Trap | Nicholas |
| 2015 | Man Up | Adam |
| 2015 | Minions | News Reporter (voice) |
| 2015 | London Road | Dodge |
| 2016 | Grimsby | Clive Graves |
| 2017 | The Mercy | Portishead Operator |
| 2023 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Rich the T-Shirt Pilgrim |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Alibi | P.C. Blake | Television film |
| 2003–2004 | Midsomer Murders | Sergeant Gill | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The Brief | Liam Walsh | Episode: "The Road to Hell" |
| 2004–2006 | Life Begins | Jeff | 15 episodes |
| 2005 | The Bill | Gordon McGowen | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Viva Blackpool | Buttons | Television film |
| 2006 | Doctors | Stephen Richmond | Episode: "Last Laugh" |
| 2007 | The Afternoon Play | Howard Harris | Episode: "Death Becomes Him" |
| 2007 | Recovery | Estate Agent | Television film |
| 2008 | Fairy Tales | Goran Pepic | Episode: "Rapunzel" |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Ian Kay | Episode #1.4 |
| 2008 | Foyle's War | Edward Hylton | Episode: "All Clear" |
| 2008 | Love Soup | Gary | Episode: "Ragged Claws" |
| 2008 | Mutual Friends | Darren | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Bill | Glen Thomas | Episode: "Trial and Error: Part 2" |
| 2009 | Murderland | Connor Mackie | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Inspector Raglan | Episode: "Hallowe'en Party" |
| 2010 | Just William | Gamekeeper | Episode: "The Sweet Little Girl in White" |
| 2011 | Silk | Alex Turley | Episode: "All Plain Sailing" |
| 2012 | Above Suspicion | Mike Reynolds | Episode: "Silent Scream: Part 1" |
| 2012 | Holby City | Daniel 'Daz' Piper | Episode: "Ribbons" |
| 2013 | Doctors | Tim Mannall | Episode: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" |
| 2013 | Big Bad World | Nigel | Episode #1.4 |
| 2013 | By Any Means | D.I. Matthew Dixon | Episode #1.1 |
| 2013, 2014 | Trollied | Mike | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Holby City | Tom Blaine | Episode: "The Beat Goes On" |
| 2015 | Doc Martin | Gerry | Episode: "Rescue Me" |
| 2016 | Father Brown | Joseph Sinclair | Episode: "The Wrath of Baron Samdi" |
| 2016 | The Crown | Bill Matheson | Episodes: "Gelignite" and "Gloriana" |
| 2018 | Trauma | Matthew Holloway | Episode #1.2 |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Rex Olsen | Episode: "The Chameleon's Dish" |
| 2018 | The Good Karma Hospital | Gavin | Episode #2.2 |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Leo Biller | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Superworm | Papa Beetle / Papa Toad | Television film; voice |
| 2022 | Agatha Raisin | D.I. Barret | Episode: "Love, Lies and Liquor" |
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Clifford Winner | Episode: "Crimes and Miss Demeanours" |
| 2022 | Silent Witness | Hugh Caulfield | Episode: "History - Part Three" |
| 2023 | Lockwood & Co | Cutter | Episode: "Mesmerised" |
| 2023 | Vera | Steve Wilson | Episode: "For the Grace of God" |
| 2023 | The Gold | Max Goodman | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | The Nevers | New Superintendent | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | A Small Light | Scheublein | Episode: "Boiling Point" |
| 2024 | Sexy Beast | Jeff Leighton | Episode: "Trouble Is Real" |
| 2024 | Criminal Record | Stefan Ash | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Piglets | Ch. Supt. Timothy Legland (Pimp) | Episode: "Triggers" |
| 2024 | Tiddler | Lobster / Additional voices | Television film |
| 2025 | Call the Midwife | Philip Cunningham | Episode #14.1 |
| 2025 | Miss Scarlet and The Duke | Bertie Campbell / Dr. Timpson | Episode: "The Deal" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
| 2007 | Battalion Wars 2 | Commander Pierce | |
| 2013 | Total War: Rome II | Voice | |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Olgierd von Everec | English version |
| 2016 | Total War: Warhammer | Voice | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Voice | |
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Addam | English version |
| 2018 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country | Addam | English version |
| 2020 | Solasta: Crown of the Magister | Orenetis / Sitenero | |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Additional voices |