Paul Kaye

Biography

Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He started as shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on The Sunday Show, then as New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's Strutter (2006-2007), Vince the fox in Mongrels (2010-2011), and most notably Thoros of Myr in HBO's Game of Thrones (2013-2017).

Known For

Game of Thrones

Midsomer Murders

Skins

Doctor Who

Vera

Top of the Pops

Agatha Christie's Marple

Waking the Dead

All Movies (62)

• The Trial2026 · as Lester
• The Woman in Cabin 102025 · as Danny Tyler
• That Christmas2024 · as Yirrell (voice)
• And Mrs.2024 · as Ian
• Seize Them!2024 · as King Ivarr
• Black Dog2023 · as Andre
• Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose2023 · as Maurice
• The Puppet Asylum2023 · as The Master
• Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story2023 · as Self
• Bank of Dave2023 · as Rick Purdey
• Catherine Called Birdy2022 · as Sir John Henry Murgaw aka Shaggy Beard
• The Offering2022 · as Heimish
• The House2022 · as Cosmos (voice)
• The Toll2021 · as Cliff
• Creation Stories2021 · as Mitch
• Petrichor2020 · as Liam Daniels
• The Third Day: Autumn2020 · as The Cowboy
• Ernie2020 · as Ernie
• The Making of Anna and the Apocalypse2019 · as Himself (archive footage)
• Tomorrow2019 · as Milo
• Anna and the Apocalypse2018 · as Arthur Savage
• Deep Clean2018 · as Brian
• The Ghoul2017 · as Tommy Parnell
• Terry Pratchett: Back in Black2017 · as Sir Terry Pratchett
• The Comedian's Guide to Survival2016 · as Phillip
• Fungus The Bogeyman2015
• Pan2015 · as Mutti Voosht
• The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge2015 · as Richard Two-Shoes
• The Lady and The Fly2015 · as Spider (voice)
• Dracula Untold2014 · as Brother Lucian
• Blackwood2014 · as Father Patrick
• The Whale2013 · as Matthew Joy
• Pieces2013 · as Man
• Pusher2012 · as Fitz
• 8 Minutes Idle2012 · as Steve
• Anuvahood2011 · as Tony
• The Big I Am2010 · as Keys
• The Infidel2010 · as Policeman 1
• Malice in Wonderland2010 · as Caterpillar
• A Child's Christmases in Wales2009 · as Uncle Gorwel
• Gunrush2009 · as Earl
• Cass2008 · as C.P.
• WΔZ2007 · as Gelb
• Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup2006 · as Lenny Yeomans
• Match Point2005 · as Estate Agent
• Pennis from Heaven2005 · as Dennis Pennis
• Short Order2005 · as Burt Stone
• It's All Gone Pete Tong2004 · as Frankie Wilde
• Spivs2004 · as O’Brien
• Spaced: Skip to the End2004 · as Self
• Shaun of the Dead2004 · as Zombie Behind The Winchester (uncredited)
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London2004 · as Neville
• A Star Is Porn2003 · as Mike Strutter
• Blackball2003 · as Cliff Starkey
• yOORinal2000
• Coming Soon1999 · as Gunther von Hojdonk
• You Are Here1998 · as DI Lindsay De Paul
• Dennis Pennis R.I.P.1997 · as Dennis Pennis/Mike Strutter/Tony Cream/Brian Munich/Ken Touken/Lloyd Richmond/Labian Quest/Bob Boonah/Kenny Dogleash
• Very Important Pennis: Uncut1996 · as Dennis Pennis/Mike Strutter/State Trooper Larry Tahato/Ken Touken
• Anyone for Pennis?1995 · as Dennis Pennis
• Found—
• Peter— · as Peter

All TV Shows (69)

• Small Prophets2026 · as Roy
• The Hack2025 · as Gary Eaton
• Shardlake2024 · as Brother Jerome
• The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin2024 · as Ralph Ratclyff
• Sexy Beast2024 · as Stan Higgins
• Incredible Ant2022 · as King Toad (voice)
• Mood2022 · as Kevin
• The Watch2021 · as Skimmer
• The Third Day2020 · as Cowboy
• Trying2020 · as Lenny
• The Stranger2020 · as Patrick Katz
• Catherine the Great2019 · as Yemelyan Pugachev
• Beforeigners2019 · as John Roberts
• Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler2019 · as Francis
• I Am...2019 · as Ryan
• Year of the Rabbit2019 · as Detective Inspector Tanner
• Good Omens2019 · as Electricity Board Spokesperson
• Sliced2019 · as Richard
• After Life2019 · as Psychiatrist
• Wanderlust2018 · as Lawrence Cole
• Three Girls2017 · as Jim Winshaw
• Urban Myths2017 · as Shep Gordon
• Urban Myths2017 · as Piano Man
• Zapped2016 · as Howell
• Fungus the Bogeyman2015 · as The Bogeyhunter
• Chewing Gum2015 · as Sebastien
• Humans2015 · as Silas Capek
• The Interceptor2015 · as James Gordon 'Jago' Dalkin
• The Interceptor2015 · as James Gordon 'Jago' Dalkin (archive footage, uncredited)
• SunTrap2015 · as Frederico Mercury
• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell2015 · as Vinculus
• Funny Valentines2015 · as Spider (voice)
• Inside No. 92014 · as Richard Two-Shoes
• Ripper Street2012 · as Gabriel Cain
• BBC Comedy Feeds2012 · as Lehane
• Playhouse Presents2012 · as Ralph
• Lilyhammer2012 · as Duncan Hammer
• Stella2012
• Lucky Fred2011 · as Friday
• Vera2011 · as Dr Malcolm Donahue
• Game of Thrones2011 · as Thoros of Myr
• Candy Cabs2011 · as Dennis Whitehead
• Friday Night Dinner2011 · as Rabbi
• Mongrels2010 · as Vince (voice)
• Personal Affairs2009 · as Andi Young
• Being Human2009 · as Vincent
• Chop Socky Chooks2008 · as Dr. Wasabi
• Angelo's2007 · as Kevin
• British Film Forever2007
• Kingdom2007 · as Alan McEwan
• Skins2007 · as Duncan
• Pulling2006 · as Billy
• Strutter2006 · as Michael 'Mike' Strutter
• Not Going Out2006 · as Steve
• Modern Toss2006
• 8 Out of 10 Cats2005 · as Self
• Doctor Who2005 · as Prentis
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Dr. Ambrose Burt
• Hustle2004 · as Tim Millen
• Shameless2004 · as Kermit
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Dr. David Carney
• Two Thousand Acres of Sky2001
• 2000 Acres Of Sky2001
• Perfect World2000 · as Bob Slay
• Spaced1999 · as Hoover
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Laurence Mann
• Anyone for Pennis?1995
• Shooting Stars1993 · as Self
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Dennis Pennis (Host)