# Paul Hilton (actor)

Paul Hilton (born 1970) is an English actor on stage, radio, and TV. He is an alumnus of the Welsh College of Music & Drama.

## Early life

Hilton was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1970. He trained at the Welsh College of Music & Drama.

## Career

Hilton's work ranges from radio drama, television series and features, as well as film and theatre.
Hilton starred as William Palmer in the Pilgrim radio dramas on BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play series and appeared in TV programmes including Garrow's Law (as freethinker Joseph Hamer), The Bill, Silent Witness, Wire in the Blood, Midsomer Murders (in the episode "The Oblong Murders"), Robin Hood, and has had regular character roles in True Dare Kiss (as Dennis Tyler) and Casualty 1909 (as Henry Percy Dean).
Hilton also appeared in the film Klimt and as Mr. Earnshaw Snr. in Andrea Arnold's 2011 adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
In 2010, he appeared as Sandy in Mark Haddon's play Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse, and in 2011 played the title role in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus at Shakespeare's Globe. In July 2015, he was part of the premiere cast of Damon Albarn's new musical Wonder.land at the Manchester International Festival. For director Rufus Norris he was The Boson in Lucy Kirkwood's Mosquitoes (2017) at London's National Theatre.
He played the character of The Fool in the Deep Time Walk Mobile Guide, produced in 2016/7 by Jeremy Mortimer.
He appeared as Alexander, the husband of the protagonist Katherine (played by Florence Pugh) in the 2016 film Lady Macbeth, which transposed the action of the novel by Nikolai Leskov to the Northeast of England.
In 2017, he starred in the title role in a National Theatre Live production of Peter Pan.
He played the part of David Holmes in the television drama series A Very English Scandal, based upon John Preston's non-fiction book about the Thorpe affair.
In 2018, Hilton played E.M. Forster in the world premiere of Matthew Lopez's play The Inheritance at London's Young Vic, reprising his role in the West End and Broadway transfers. In 2020, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play, a Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performance, and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his performance.
In 2023 and 2024, he played Father Manders in Henrik Ibsen's play Ghosts in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
From September until November 2024, he starred as 'Joxer' Daly in Juno and the Paycock at the Gielgud Theatre.

## Personal life

Hilton is married to English actress and ceramicist Anastasia Hille from Lambeth, London. They have one child and live in Sussex.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2006 | Klimt | Duke Octave |
| 2010 | Edge | Glen |
| 2011 | Wuthering Heights | Mr. Earnshaw |
| 2012 | Doctor Faustus | Dr. Faustus |
| 2015 | London Road | Tim |
| 2015 | Swansong | Mark Prince |
| 2016 | Lady Macbeth | Alexander Lester |
| 2019 | Eternal Beauty | Tony |
| 2021 | Earwig | Albert Scellinc |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | The Bill | John Palmer | Episode: "Added Bonus" |
| 2004 | Silent Witness | William Gould | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The Last Dragon | Dr. Tanner | Docufiction |
| 2005 | Wire in the Blood | Lawrence James | Episode: "Bad Seed" |
| 2005 | Princes in the Tower | King Henry VII | Television film |
| 2006 | The Family Man | Philip Dickson | Television film |
| 2007 | Trial & Retribution | Lee Casper | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Oliver Taylor | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | True Dare Kiss | Dennis Tyler | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | The Relief of Belsen | Leslie Hardman | Television film |
| 2008 | Heist | Adam de Warefield | Television film |
| 2009 | Robin Hood | Sir Roger | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2009 | Casualty 1909 | Henry Percy Dean | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Joseph Hamer | Episode #1.4 |
| 2011 | The Sinking of the Laconia | Henry Bates | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Silk | Gary Rush | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Twenty Twelve | Jason Topper | Episode: "Raising The Bar" |
| 2011 | Midsomer Murders | Dominic Segal | Episode: "The Oblong Murders" |
| 2012 | Room at the Top | Bob Storr | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Labyrinth | Francois | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Case Histories | Fergus Banks | Episode: "Jackson and the Women" |
| 2014 | The Crimson Field | Pte. Greville Parry | Episode #1.6 |
| 2014 | The Driver | Blake | Episode #1.3 |
| 2014 | Grantchester | Robert Miller | Episode #1.6 |
| 2018 | Moving On | Ben | Episode: "Invisible" |
| 2018 | A Very English Scandal | David Holmes | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Crown | Michael Straight | Episode: "Olding" |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | Robert Hobden | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | All Creatures Great and Small | Clifford Slavens | Episode: "Broodiness" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2020 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actor in a Play | The Inheritance | Nominated |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | The Inheritance | Won |
| 2020 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | The Inheritance | Nominated |