Paul Chapman is a British actor who made his acting debut back in 1964 in the TV series Curtain of Fear. He was born in Hampstead, London in 1939 and is the brother of British play-write John Chapman and nephew of actor Edward Chapman (best known as Mr. Wilfred Grimsdale in Norman Wisdom's films of the 1950s and 60s)
Since graduating from RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) in the early 1960s, Chapman has had an extensive career on stage and on screen. He has a number of high profile television series to his name including Colditz, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Bit of a Do, Pie in the Sky and Midsomer Murders. Paul Chapman has also appeared in the TV series, Waiting for God, The Helicopter episode as Councillor Ferguson. He has also appeared in the tv series, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Crooked Man. He played Major Murphy. In 1971 he appeared in Jane Austen's Persuasion, a BBC film. He played Captain Benwick.
He was known in the late 1980s for playing Harwell Mincing, in ITV's children's costume drama Return of the Antelope but in recent years, it is probably Chapman's portrayal of Stephen Johnson in the BBC sitcom As Time Goes By, alongside Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer for which he is best known. Chapman took on the role in Series 2 and appeared regularly until the show ended in 2002. He returned for the Reunion Specials in 2005.