Pavel
Douglas, actor
Pavel
Douglas (born 5 January 1951) is a Polish-born, British-based actor.
He was born in Krakow in Poland, the son of a famous Polish film
star and an English born actor mother. They lived in a small flat
above the Starry Theatre where Pavel could watch his parents
performing from the fly tower above the stage. Fed up with her
husband’s iron rule over her failing career and her role as mother,
one day she took Pavel to the airport and illegally took him to
England. He would never see his father again. He was naturalised in 1959.
By the end of the 1970s,
having been brought up in Scotland and France, he made his first
credited television debut with a small part in the TV series
Shoestring.
Pavel has just (2010/2011) starred as 'Angie' - less Dame and more
MILF, in the adult oriented smash hit pantomime ANTI-PANTO at the
Rondo Theatre in Bath. Written by Feargus Dunlop-Wood it is destined
to become the leader in its genre and will be back with yet more
fabulous costumes and cutting wit next Christmas!
Pavel's most recent television appearance was as 'Jonathon Owen'
in 'Together Alone' a standalone episode of HOLBY CITY directed by
Daikin Marsh for BBC One.
Previously, he appeared as 'Commander John McDowell' in
STOCKWELL; a drama covering the last unfortunate day of Jean Charles
deMenezes, for ITV.
I SHOT DIRTY DEN, co-written with Director Andy Burden,
completed a highly successful 24 show run at the 2008 Edinburgh
Festival where it was awarded a total of 32 Stars from the Critics
in a variety of glowing 5, 4,and 3 star reviews!
In 2007 Pavel was nominated by the BBC for the British Soap
Awards as Villain of the Year for his Regular Lead Role as 'Chief
Superintendent Leo Jackson' in DOCTORS. With
his co-star Diane Keene he picked up BEST SINGLE EPISODE at the Soap
Awards and, in the same year, BEST DRAMA at the Midlands Region
Royal Television Society Awards.
Pavel is well known for his many Series Regular Lead roles such
as that of 'Lord Felsham' in all 5 series of LOVEJOY, The Gangland
Boss 'Gregory Mantel' in EASTENDERS, the Barrister 'Patrick
Johnston' in the BBC Series RIVER CITY, and 'Lord Edward Covington'
in the International Soap RIVIERA. His credits include HOLLYOAKS,
BERGERAC, CAPITAL CITY, FIRST AMONG EQUALS, JAMAICA INN, THE MASTER
OF BALLANTRAE, 2 series of ROBIN OF SHERWOOD, and WIDOWS. Pavel was
Guest Villain 'Nigel Wheeler' in HEARTBEAT for YTV, 'Lord Bern' in
the CHRONICLES OF NARNIA for the BBC, and 'Chris Duncan' in SILENT
WITNESS/SUPERNOVA again for the BBC.
He is a fluent French speaker and co-starred in INTRIGUES, a
two-hander play for today on French Television. He has had Guest
Star billing in various feature films including 'Charles Devon' in
PASSPORT TO MURDER for NBC, 'Edouard Astier' in TATTLE TALE for
HBO/Canal +, and also 'The French Warship Captain' in GOLDENEYE
directed by Martin Campbell for Eon/United Artists.
In DRIVEN directed by Bharat Nalluri he played the psychotic
killer 'Doc', and in 2007 the French 'garagiste' and con man 'Louis'
in OUT THERE directed by Ed McGown for White Light Films.
Pavel is also a Presenter and Compere, and as one of the UK's
leading Audio Artistes is, among other things, the voice of 'Big
Ears' and 'PC Plod' in the daily MAKE WAY FOR NODDY on British
Channel 5.
He is
an alumnus of East 15 Acting School, has been a member of The
Natural Theatre Company in Bath since 1976 as an Actor and Director,
is a founder member of Fine Artistes, and imin ltd, and is a regular
contributor to the Script Factory at the Ustinov Theatre in Bath.
Theatre credits include The Edinburgh Traverse, The Lindsay Kemp
Troupe, Glasgow Citizens, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Sheffield
Crucible, Wessex Opera, Hampstead Theatre, and The Bristol Old Vic.
Behind the cameras he worked extensively in the Costume
Departments of Thames Television and HTV.
As a Theatre Director he has worked in England, France, and the
USA.
In 2007, he appeared in the Channel 4 documentary Extraordinary
Breastfeeding, where his wife/partner Sophie Pritchard explained why she was still
breastfeeding their children, daughter Daisy Douglas and son Zephyr, as they were growing up.
Pavel lives in Bath, Somerset.
Any contributions will be
gratefully accepted
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