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.
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- July 3, 1944 (82)
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Actor, also producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
What are Paul Young's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Dougal in Another Time, Another Place (1983)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Paul Young's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Young's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
44 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Still Game: Live in Glasgow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
One Last Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Still Game(2002)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all showsSeychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
My Fragile Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Complicity(2000)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
My Life So Far(1999)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all filmsThe Last Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Wee Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Regeneration(1997)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Crow Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Margaret's Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Tales of Para Handy(1994)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
I, Lovett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
No Job for a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Justice Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Leaving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Poirot(1989)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Facts of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
City Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Girl in the Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Brigadista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Taggart(1983)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all filmsSomething's Got to Give (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
A Change of Seasons(1980)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
S.O.S. Titanic(1979)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Death Watch(1980)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Ploughman's Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Charades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Willie Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Bevellers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Weir of Hermiston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Chato's Land(1972)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Madame Sin(1972)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
One Day in Irvine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Submarine X-1(1968)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all filmsA Knight in Tarnished Armour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Let's Be Happy(1957)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Geordie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1955 to 2014; peak year 1979.
Biggest box office
Puffin Rock and the New Friends (2023)
Highest rated
Regeneration (1997)
Most popular right now
The Tales of Para Handy (1994)
Film career
Peak 1979 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1972Screen debut· Chato's Land
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Paul Young's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Paul Young work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Young's MovieCove titles; Jonny Lee Miller shares the most, 2.
- Jonny Lee MillerShared titles: Complicity (2000), Regeneration (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Jonny Lee Miller
- Gregor FisherShared titles: The Tales of Para Handy (1994), Another Time, Another Place (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Gregor Fisher
