Matthew Cottle

Matthew Cottle recently starred as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story at Alexandra Palace in London.

About

Matthew Cottle is a British actor known for his work across television and stage, often in comic roles. He has performed with leading companies including the National Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, and the Menier Chocolate Factory. His theatre credits span a broad range—from Noël Coward to Alan Ayckbourn—highlighting his sharp comic instincts and strong command of character work. On screen, he is widely recognised for his portrayal of Prince Edward in Channel 4’s The Windsors.

Current Role

Matthew returns to the iconic role of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story, bringing Charles Dickens’ timeless miser to life in a chilling and theatrically rich adaptation from Mark Gatiss.

Theatre Credits

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Party Games! (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre); Mrs Warren’s Profession (Theatre Royal Bath Productions); Woman in Mind, Deep Blue Sea, The Chalk Garden, The Schoolmistress (Chichester Festival Theatre); Habeas Corpus, Communicating Doors (Menier Chocolate Factory); The Windsors: Endgame (Prince of Wales Theatre); Rough Crossing (Bill Kenwright Ltd UK Tour); Wonderland (Nottingham Playhouse); How the Other Half Loves (Theatre Royal Haymarket / Duke of York’s / UK Tour); Our Country’s Good, A Small Family Business, The Habit of Art (National Theatre); What the Women Did (Southwark Playhouse); Quartermaine’s Terms (Wyndham’s Theatre); A Chorus of Disapproval (Harold Pinter Theatre); Neighbourhood Watch, Dear Uncle (SJT / New York / Tour / Tricycle); Racing Demon (Sheffield Crucible); Taking Steps (The Orange Tree / Sonning / Windsor); Absurd Person Singular (Windsor Theatre Royal / Tour / No. 1 Tour); Man of the Moment, Private Fear in Public Places, Just Between Ourselves (Royal & Derngate Northampton / No. 1 Tour / Theatre Royal Windsor); Run For Your Wife (The Mill at Sonning); Round and Round the Garden (Theatre Royal Windsor); Noises Off (Liverpool Playhouse); The Ghost Train, An Evening with Gary Lineker (Ian Dickens Productions / Tour); Seasons Greetings (No. 1 Tour / Theatre Royal Windsor); Way Upstream (Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough); Bedroom Farce (Windsor / Eastbourne); Party Piece (No. 1 Tour); The Sunshine Boys, The Dice House, Rattle of a Simple Man, Relatively Speaking (No. 1 Tours / Belgrade Theatre Coventry); Comic Potential (Lyric Theatre, West End); Peter Pan (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Macbeth (Liverpool Everyman); A Christmas Carol, Billy Liar (Octagon Theatre, Bolton); The Snow Queen, Turkey Time (Stoke on Trent); Jolly Potters (New Victoria Theatre); Comedy of Errors, The Ballroom (Wimbledon Studios).

TV credits

TV credits include: The Responder (Dancing Ledge Productions / BBC); Alice & Jack (Me & You Productions); Life After Life (House Productions / BBC); Pistol (Minim UK Productions); Bridgerton (Sunken Garden Productions); The Windsors (Noho / Channel 4); Outlander (Left Bank Pictures); Defending the Guilty (Channel 4); Endeavour (Mammoth Screen / ITV); Pure (Channel 4); Traitors (Twenty Twenty / Channel 4); Murder on the Blackpool Express (Tiger Aspect); Plebs (Rise Films); Citizen Khan (BBC); Unforgotten (Mainstreet / ITV); The Dresser (BBC – Carnival Films); Man Down (Avalon Television); Hoff the Record (Me & You Productions); Fried (BBC / Bwark); Citizen Khan (BBC); Doctors (BBC); The Job Lot (BigTalk Productions); Pramface (BBC); Citizen Khan (BBC); Man Down (Avalon Television); Doctors (BBC); Holby City (BBC); Doctors (BBC); Spooks (Kudos); Sex, The City and Me (BBC); EastEnders (BBC); Life Begins (ITV); The Commander (La Plante Productions); Doctors (BBC); Holby City (BBC); Down to Earth (BBC); The Infinite World of H.G. Wells (Hallmark); Comin’ Atcha (Initial); The Bill (Thames); Get Well Soon (BBC); A Perfect State (Cinema Verity); Karaoke (Whistling Gypsy Productions); An Independent Man (Carlton); Game On (Hat Trick); Drop the Dead Donkey (Hat Trick); Men of the World (Alomo); Harry Enfield and Chums (Tiger Aspect); Crimewatch File – Sentence of Fear (BBC); Casualty (BBC); Miss Marple – They Do It With Mirrors (BBC); Taking The Floor (BBC).

Film credits

Film credits include: By The Throat (Crooked Smile Films / SC Films); The Critic (BKStudios); Seize Them! (Seize Them Productions); The Personal History of David Copperfield (Copperfield Films Ltd); Blessed (Storm Pictures); Bright Young Things (Stephen Fry); Chaplin (Carolco); Christmas Carol (Hallmark).

Radio credits

Radio credits include: Rubbish (BBC Radio) and The Dogstar Chronicles.

About This Page

This is the dedicated profile page for Matthew Cottle, a performer with wide-ranging credits across stage and screen. He currently stars as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story at Alexandra Palace, London. This page is regularly updated with Matthew’s latest news, credits, and production details.

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