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.

Early life and career

Brightwell's first main role was as Uriah Heep in the TV Series ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield''Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work; see is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to matur ...

'' in 1986. He went on to have parts in films and television shows, including ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

''. In ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

'', Brightwell played Quartermaster Robert Hichens, the crew member who was at the ship's wheel at the time of

RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking Iceberg that struck the Titanic, an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York Ci ...

's impact with the iceberg which sank it. Brightwell has guest starred in ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'' in a number of episodes. His longest recurring role is as DS Hall in the TV series, ''The Commander'', which he has played throughout the 2000s. He also played the role of Malchus in the 2013 mini series '' The Bible'', and Mr. Hickfang in the 2014 film '' The Voices''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brightwell, Paul Living people English male film actors English male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) English male stage actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors