Michael Dundonald Cochrane (born 19 May 1947) is an English actor who
specialises in playing suave, upper-class characters.Cochrane was born
in Brighton, East Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh School. He has
had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the
Radio 4 soap opera The Archers, The Pallisers (1974), Wings
(1977â€"78), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Citadel (1983), a BBC
serial adaptation of Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984), Raffles (1985â€"1993),
No Job for a Lady, The Chief (1990â€"1995), and as Sir Henry Simmerson
in the Sharpe series. His film career has included roles in Escape to
Victory (1981), The Return of the Soldier (1982), Real Life (1984),
Number One Gun (1990), The Saint (1997), Incognito (1998), A Different
Loyalty (2004) and The Iron Lady (2011).He has twice appeared in the
BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, first as Charles Cranleigh in
the serial Black Orchid (1982) and later as Redvers Fenn-Cooper in
Ghost Light (1989). Cochrane was later associated with Doctor Who when
he appeared in the 2006 Big Finish Productions audio drama, No Man's
Land. He appeared in 2008 Big Finish Productions audio drama
Brotherhood of the Daleks, Trail of the White Worm/The Oseidon
Adventure in 2012, and The Fate of Krelos/Return to Telos in 2015. He
was featured in the ITV science fiction series The Uninvited. In 2008,
he appeared in the soap opera Doctors as Daniel's solicitor and in
2009 in Margaret as MP Alan Clark. He appeared in the sitcom Perfect
World as the sex-obsessed marketing director. He appeared in Offending
Angels (2002). He was seen as the vicar in Downton Abbey with Hugh
Bonneville and Maggie Smith as well as Johnny Darby in the one-off
special Panto! written by John Bishop and Jonathan Harvey. He had a
small role in episode 5 of the BBC serial drama The Musketeers (2014).
He appeared as the ship's officer in the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances
episode titled "Sea Fever" (1993) and he also appeared as Mr Price in
the ITV's detective drama Wycliffe episode titled "Strangers" (1997).
In 2016, he played the role of the Henry Marten in the Netflix series
The Crown. In 2019 Cochrane appeared as one of the Number 2's in the
2016 Big Finish Productions audio drama adaptation of the cult 1960s
British TV series The Prisoner aired by BBC Radio 4 Extra.
specialises in playing suave, upper-class characters.Cochrane was born
in Brighton, East Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh School. He has
had many television and radio roles including Oliver Sterling in the
Radio 4 soap opera The Archers, The Pallisers (1974), Wings
(1977â€"78), Love in a Cold Climate (1980), The Citadel (1983), a BBC
serial adaptation of Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984), Raffles (1985â€"1993),
No Job for a Lady, The Chief (1990â€"1995), and as Sir Henry Simmerson
in the Sharpe series. His film career has included roles in Escape to
Victory (1981), The Return of the Soldier (1982), Real Life (1984),
Number One Gun (1990), The Saint (1997), Incognito (1998), A Different
Loyalty (2004) and The Iron Lady (2011).He has twice appeared in the
BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, first as Charles Cranleigh in
the serial Black Orchid (1982) and later as Redvers Fenn-Cooper in
Ghost Light (1989). Cochrane was later associated with Doctor Who when
he appeared in the 2006 Big Finish Productions audio drama, No Man's
Land. He appeared in 2008 Big Finish Productions audio drama
Brotherhood of the Daleks, Trail of the White Worm/The Oseidon
Adventure in 2012, and The Fate of Krelos/Return to Telos in 2015. He
was featured in the ITV science fiction series The Uninvited. In 2008,
he appeared in the soap opera Doctors as Daniel's solicitor and in
2009 in Margaret as MP Alan Clark. He appeared in the sitcom Perfect
World as the sex-obsessed marketing director. He appeared in Offending
Angels (2002). He was seen as the vicar in Downton Abbey with Hugh
Bonneville and Maggie Smith as well as Johnny Darby in the one-off
special Panto! written by John Bishop and Jonathan Harvey. He had a
small role in episode 5 of the BBC serial drama The Musketeers (2014).
He appeared as the ship's officer in the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances
episode titled "Sea Fever" (1993) and he also appeared as Mr Price in
the ITV's detective drama Wycliffe episode titled "Strangers" (1997).
In 2016, he played the role of the Henry Marten in the Netflix series
The Crown. In 2019 Cochrane appeared as one of the Number 2's in the
2016 Big Finish Productions audio drama adaptation of the cult 1960s
British TV series The Prisoner aired by BBC Radio 4 Extra.
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