Paul Young

Biography

Scottish actor and presenter. Born in Edinburgh on 3rd July 1944 to an actor father, Paul made his debut as a child actor in the 1955 movie Geordie. In 1965, Paul became an off shore pirate radio DJ and and was the first voice heard when Radio Scotland launched, and presented the popular Ceilidh programme of traditional Scottish music. Returning to acting later in the decade, Paul has gone on to appear in numerous plays, films and television dramas. A keen angler, he has presented fishing programmes on Scottish television for many years. The first was Hooked on Scotland for the BBC. This was followed by Hooked on Scottish for ITV and more recently Hooked for the satellite and cable channel Discovery Home and Leisure.

Most Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mr. McNeil

Taggart

Natural World

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Six Fifty-Five Special

as Self

Still Game

Chato's Land

as Brady Logan

The Crow Road

as Hamish McHoan

This Morning

as Self

City Lights

as Malky Boyd

No Job for a Lady

as Ken Miller

S.O.S. Titanic

as First Officer Joseph Murdoch

Death Watch

as Police Officer

The Last Salute

as Mr Bannerman

Regeneration

as Dr. Brock

I, Lovett

as Matted Lump (voice)

The Tales of Para Handy

as Andrew Campbell

Madame Sin

as Naval Driver

My Life So Far

as Doctor Gebbie

Submarine X-1

as Leading Seaman Quentin

Another Time, Another Place

as Dougal