Charles Mark Townshend Colville 5th Viscount Colville of Culross born 5 September 1959 is a Scottish television producer

Charles Mark Townshend Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (born 5 September 1959), is a Scottish television producer, director and hereditary peer.

The Right Honourable The Viscount Colville of Culross
Official portrait, 2023

Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer 25 July 2011
Preceded by	The 4th Baron Ampthill

Personal details
Born	(1959-09-05) 5 September 1959 (age 65)
Political party	None (crossbencher)
Alma mater	Rugby School St Chad's College
Other titles	5th Baron Colville of Culross 14th Lord Colville of Culross

Early life and education

Colville was born in 1959, the eldest son of Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross, and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Webb-Bowen. He was styled Master of Colville between 1959 and 2010. He was educated at Rugby School and at St Chad's College, Durham.

Career

Colville worked as a newspaper reporter for the Ludlow Advertiser and the Berrow's Worcester Journal in the 1980s.

He succeeded to the viscountcy upon his father's death in 2010, and in July 2011 was elected to the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbencher.

Colville used his maiden speech in the House of Lords to outline the downsides of unpaid internships in the media industry.

He is the Chief of Clan Colville.

Personal life

Colville is unmarried. The heir presumptive to the viscountcy is his brother, the Hon. Richmond James Innys Colville.

References

"Award-Winning Director & Producer". Charles Colville. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 1, p. 865.
Pryce, Mike (5 May 2010). "Former Reporter Is Now A Viscount". Worcester News.
"Hereditary Peers' By-elections, July 2011: Results" (PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster (3 November 2011). "Lords Hansard text for 3 Nov 201103 Nov 2011 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Colville, MaLord (8 November 2011). "Lord Colville argues that relying on interns threatens vitality of creative industries". Exaro News. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

External links

Charles Colville official website
Charles Colville at IMDb

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Mark Colville	Viscount Colville of Culross 2010–present	Incumbent Heir presumptive: Hon. Richmond Colville
Preceded by Mark Colville	Baron Colville of Culross 2010–present	Incumbent Heir presumptive: Hon. Richmond Colville
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Mark Colville	Lord Colville of Culross 2010–present	Incumbent Heir presumptive: Hon. Richmond Colville
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Ampthill	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 2011–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Award-Winning Director & Producer". Charles Colville. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[2] Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 1, p. 865.

[formerreporter-3] Pryce, Mike (5 May 2010). "Former Reporter Is Now A Viscount". Worcester News.

[4] "Hereditary Peers' By-elections, July 2011: Results" (PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

[5] Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords, Westminster (3 November 2011). "Lords Hansard text for 3 Nov 201103 Nov 2011 (pt 0001)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] Colville, MaLord (8 November 2011). "Lord Colville argues that relying on interns threatens vitality of creative industries". Exaro News. Retrieved 30 January 2012.