Paul Thornley

Paul Thornley is a British actor represented by Conway van Gelder Grant and Bespoke Voice Agency.

Career

Thornley holds a long list of theatre credits across the UK and on Broadway. Thornley played Dodge in the original cast of the musical London Road at the National Theatre, a role which he later reprised in the film version in 2015. In 2025 he performed in the National Theatre revival of London Road, once more reprising his role of Dodge.

Prior to this, Thornley performed in the National Theatre's award-winning production of Dear England in 2023. Further credits include The Habits at Hampstead Theatre, A Chorus of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter Theatre, The Three Musketeers at the Rose Theatre, Kingston and It's a Wonderful Life at the Wolsey Theatre. In 2025, Thornley performed in the Old Vic production of Mary Page Marlowe.

In 2016 he played Ron Weasley in the original London cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in the West End. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Play at the 2017 Whatsonstage.com Awards. Thornley reprised his role as Weasley on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre in 2018 and again in 2020.

Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2007 Battalion Wars 2 Commander Pierce 2013 Total War: Rome II Voice 2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Olgierd von Everec English version 2016 Total War: Warhammer Voice 2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Voice Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Addam English version 2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2:Torna – The Golden Country 2020 Solasta: Crown of the Magister Orenetis / Sitenero 2023 Diablo IV Additional voices