Oliver Cotton was born on June 20, 1944 in London, England. He is an actor and writer, known for Shanghai Knights (2003), Beowulf (1999) and Firefox (1982).He trained for the theatre at the Drama Centre in London, under John Blatchley and Yat Malmgren. He plays the classical Spanish Guitar in his spare time. Also a playwright. His play "Wet Weather Cover" was staged on January 2010, directed by Kate Fahy in her theatre directorial debut.