Portrait of Paul Young

Paul Young

Acting

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.

Born: July 3, 1944

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Filmography

2014
Still Game: Live in Glasgow

as Shug McLaughlin

2004
One Last Chance

as Mr Clouston

2000
My Fragile Heart

as DCI Owen Simmons

2000
Complicity

as Frank

1999
My Life So Far

as Doctor Gebbie

1997
Regeneration

as Dr. Brock

1996
The Crow Road

as Hamish McHoan

1995
1994
The Tales of Para Handy

as Andrew Campbell

1990
Lorna Doone

as Neighbour

1990
1990
No Job for a Lady

as Ken Miller

1989
Leaving

as Snodgrass

1989
1988
1988
1986
City Lights

as Malky Boyd

1983
Natural World

as Narrator

1980
A Change of Seasons

as Disco Deejay

1980
S.O.S. Titanic

as First Officer Joseph Murdoch

1980
Death Watch

as Police Officer

1979
Ploughman's Share

as Chas Airlie

1977
Charades

as Jock

1976
Willie Rough

as Sam Thomson

1974
The Bevellers

as Joe Crosby

1972
Chato's Land

as Brady Logan

1972
Madame Sin

as Naval Driver

1971
Sunset Song

as Will Guthrie

1968
Submarine X-1

as Leading Seaman Quentin

1957
Let's Be Happy

as Page Boy Bobby

1955
Geordie

as Young Geordie