Scottish Actors and Actresses

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Sean Connery



Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is an Oscar winning Scottish actor who has starred in many films and is best known as the original cinematic James Bond. His birth name was Thomas Connery. The name "Sean" was added later as a stage name.

Connery is known for his trademark Scottish accent and his good looks, repeatedly mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines even after he was considerably older than more conventional sex symbols. Some consider him more handsome now than when he was younger.

Personal Life:

Connery was born in Fountainbridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a Christian mixed-denomination couple. His father, Joseph Connery, was a Catholic of Irish descent with roots in County Wexford, Ireland and his mother, Euphamia "Effie" Maclean, was Protestant. Neither Tommy (Sean) nor his brother, Neil, were raised Catholic. He claims that he was called by his middle name of Sean long before he became an actor, explaining that he had an Irish friend named Seamus (pronounced Sha-mus) and those who knew them decided to call him by his middle name, which started with an "S", whenever he was with Seamus, and it stuck. He joined the Royal Navy after leaving school, and after being discharged on medical grounds went on to a succession of jobs, including truck driver, labourer and lifeguard. He competed for Scotland in the Mr. Universe competition in 1950, which led to work on the stage, TV, and eventually film. As a weight lifter, his nickname was "Big Tam".

He has long advocated Scottish independence, and has supported the Scottish National Party, a political party campaigning for Scottish self-government, financially and through personal appearances. This support is illustrated by a comment from his official website:

"While it is generally accepted that his support of Scotland's independence and the Scottish National Party delayed his knighthood for many years, his commitment to Scotland has never wavered. Politics in the United Kingdom often has more intrigue than a James Bond plot. While Scotland is not yet independent, she does have a new parliament. Sir Sean campaigned hard for the yes vote during the Scottish Referendum that created the new Scottish Parliament. He believes firmly that the Scottish Parliament will grow in power and that Scotland will be independent within his lifetime."

Connery used part of the fees from his work as James Bond to establish a charity to support deprived children in Edinburgh as well as Scottish Film production. These charitable works may have earned him a Knighthood earlier, but it was revealed in 1997 that the award had been declined by the Labour government due to his support for the SNP.

Connery received the Légion d'honneur in 1991. He received Kennedy Center Honors from the United States in 1999, presented to him by President Bill Clinton. He received a knighthood on July 5, 2000, wearing a hunting tartan kilt of the MacLean of Duart clan. Sean Connery received the Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero from Mireya Moscoso, former president of Panama on 11 March 2003, for his talent and versatility as an actor.

He was married to Australian-born actress Diane Cilento from 1962 until 1973 (he was her second husband). Since 1975, he has been married to French-Moroccan artist Micheline Roquebrune Connery. With Cilento he had a son, Jason Connery, who also became an actor, and was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England.

In September 2004, media reports indicated that Connery intended to retire after he pulled out of Josiah's Canon, which is to be released in 2005. However, in a December 2004 interview with The Scotsman newspaper from his home in the Bahamas, the then-74 year-old actor denied he was retiring and said he would like to make another movie, but that he is taking a break from acting in order to concentrate on writing his autobiography, but now the book will no longer be written. Just weeks before his 75th birthday, over the weekend of July 30th/31st 2005, it was widely reported in the broadcast media, and again in The Scotsman which credited the source as an interview in an unspecified New Zealand newspaper, that he had decided to retire from film making following disillusionment with the "idiots now in Hollywood" and the turmoil making and box office failure of the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

As a personality he has been accused of being an overbearing bully but has also been praised as a highly professional and polite actor courteous and supportive of those around him. He made a big impression on actors such as Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, and Christopher Lambert, who considered him a great friend during filming.

Filmography:

Lilacs in the Spring(1955) (role unconfirmed)
No Road Back (1957)
Hell Drivers (1957)
Action of the Tiger (1957)
Time Lock (1957)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
On the Fiddle (1961)
The Frightened City (1961)
The Longest Day (1962)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Marnie (1964)
Women of Straw (1964)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Hill (1965)
Thunderball (1965)
A New World (1966) (Cameo)
A Fine Madness (1966)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Shalako (1968)
The Bowler and the Bonnet (1969) (documentary) (also director)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
The Red Tent (1971)
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
A Spain Golf Course (1972) (short subject)
The Offence (1973)
Zardoz (1974)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
The Terrorists (1975)
The Dream Factory (1975) (documentary)
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Robin and Marian (1976)
The Next Man (1976)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Great Train Robbery (1979)
Meteor (1979)
Cuba (1979)
Outland (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
G'ole! (1982) (documentary) (narrator)
Five Days One Summer (1982)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Sean Connery's Edinburgh (1983) (short subject)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
Highlander (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Untouchables (1987) as Jim Malone
The Presidio (1988)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
The Russia House (1990)
Family Business (1991)
Medicine Man (1992) (also executive producer)
Rising Sun (1993) (also executive producer)
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
Just Cause (1995)
First Knight (1995)
Dragonheart (1996) (voice)
The Rock (1996) (also executive producer)
The Avengers (1998)
Entrapment (1999) (also producer)
Finding Forrester (2000)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (2005) (voice)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery

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Gerard Butler


Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish actor.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland to Margaret and Edward Butler, Gerard is the youngest of three children. He spent the first few years of his life in Montreal before returning to Paisley, Scotland after his parents' separation. He studied law at Glasgow University, where he served as President of the school's Law Society, and worked as a solicitor after graduation. He spent the majority of his time as a lawyer feeling depressed and drinking. After being fired from his job he began acting. He has since sobered up and has not touched a drop of alcohol for over 8 years.

His early film roles included Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), with his first major role being the title character in Dracula 2000 (2000). His breakthrough came when he played the title role in the U.S. mini-series Attila the Hun. He also appeared in the U.K. miniseries The Jury.

Luckily, he already knew a bit about singing before signing on for the title role in Joel Schumacher's film rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. While working as a lawyer, he sang with a rock band called Speed. But he began taking formal singing lessons before he was even cast as the Phantom, training for hours a day from January of 2003 to June of 2004.

While filming the movie Mrs. Brown in Scotland with Dame Judi Dench and Billy Connolly, he was enjoying a picnic with his mother near the River Tay when they heard the shouts of a young boy who had been swimming with a friend who was in trouble. Butler jumped into the river and consequently saved the young boy from drowning. He received a "Certificate of Bravery" from the Royal Humane Society. He felt he only did what anyone in the situation would have done.

He prefers to be called "Gerry" rather than "Gerard," (pronounced as GER-ard (rhymes with "Jerad"); not Ger-ARD) Gerry's home base is in London, although he does spend time in Los Angeles and New York City.

Among Butler's film credits are Mrs. Brown, The Cherry Orchard, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Timeline, Reign of Fire, and The Phantom of the Opera, in which he sings the title role. He played the eponymous character in 2001 telemovie Attila. Recent roles include Dear Frankie, The Game of Their Lives and Beowulf & Grendel. Beowulf & Grendel will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Fesitval on September 14, 2005.

In August 2005 it was announced that Butler has signed on to star in "300," an adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel based on the heroism of 300 elite Spartan warriors at the ancient battle of Thermopylae in Greece. Filming began in October in Montreal.

Filmography:

Butterfly on a Wheel (2007) (pre-production)
300 (2006) (filming)
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Dear Frankie (2004)
Timeline (2003)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Reign of Fire (2002)
"The Jury" (2002) (mini) TV Series
Shooters (2002)
"An Unsuitable Job for a Woman"
Playing God (2001) TV Episode
Attila (2001/I) (TV)
Jewel of the Sahara (2001) (V)
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
The Cherry Orchard (1999)
One More Kiss (1999)
"Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married" (1999) TV Series
Please! (1999) (as Gerry Butler)
"The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star" (1998) TV Series
Little White Lies (1998) (TV)
Tale of the Mummy (1998)
Fast Food (1998/I)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Mrs. Brown (1997)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Butler

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Ewan McGregor



Ewan McGregor (born March 31, 1971 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) is a Scottish film actor who has had significant success in both mainstream and "art house" movies. McGregor attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

McGregor came to prominence through his role as the heroin addict Mark Renton in the film version of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting (1996). This role immediately followed his movie debut performance in Danny Boyle's 1994 film Shallow Grave. McGregor has also been featured as the male romantic lead in Hollywood films such as Moulin Rouge! and Down With Love, and in the British film Little Voice. He received excellent reviews for his performance as an amoral drifter mixed up in murder in the rather bleak indie British film Young Adam (2003), which co-starred the acclaimed British actress Tilda Swinton.

He took on the role of a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, originally made famous by Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars films. McGregor took very special care (especially Episode III) of his portrayal of Kenobi to ensure that Obi-Wan's mannerisms, speech timings, and accents closely resemble Obi-Wan's "Sir Guinness self" (Source: Web Documentaries of Revenge of the Sith DVD)

Ewan was also the voice of the lovable robot "Rodney Copperbottom" in the 2005 animated feature Robots, which also featured the voices of Halle Berry, Robin Williams and Mel Brooks.

A keen motorcyclist since his youth, McGregor undertook a marathon motorcycle trip with his friend, Charley Boorman (son of director John Boorman) in 2004. From mid-April to the end of July, they travelled from London to New York via central Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia and Canada, for a cumulative distance of 18,887 miles (30,395 km). The only sections of the trip not undertaken by motorcycle were 580 miles by train in Siberia, due to lack of roads, and a 2505 mile flight from Magadan, Siberia to Anchorage, Alaska. The trip formed the basis of a TV series and a best-selling book, both called Long Way Round. En route the Long Way Round team took time out to see some of UNICEF's work in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. McGregor is planning a motorbike trip from John O'Groats in northern Scotland to Cape Town, South Africa and hopes to visit UNICEF projects along the way. He became a UN Ambassador in 2004.

Most recently, he starred alongside Jane Krakowski, Douglas Hodge and Jenna Russell in the Donmar Warehouse production of Guys and Dolls in London at the Piccadilly Theatre. He has played the role to much critical acclaim and received the LastMinute.com award for Best Actor in 2005.

On July 22, 1995, in a village in France, McGregor married Eve Mavrakis, a French production designer whom he met while filming a guest appearance on the British television series Kavanagh QC. They have two daughters together, Clara Mathilde (b. February 1996) and Esther Rose (b. November 2001).

Filmography:

Miss Potter (2007) (announced)
Gnomeo and Juliet (2008) (pre-production)
The Great Pretender (2006) (pre-production)
Flora Plum (2006) (filming)
Stormbreaker (2006) (post-production)
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) (post-production)
Stay (2005/I)
The Island (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Valiant (2005) (voice)
Robots (2005) (voice)
Big Fish (2003)
Young Adam (2003)
Down with Love (2003)
Solid Geometry (2002) (TV)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Nora (2000)
Anno Domini (2000)
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
Rogue Trader (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Little Voice (1998)
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Desserts (1998)
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
Nightwatch (1997)
"ER"
- The Long Way Around (1997) TV Episode
Brassed Off (1996)
"Karaoke" (1996) (mini) TV Series
Emma (1996)
"Tales from the Crypt"
- Cold War (1996) TV Episode
The Pillow Book (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
Blue Juice (1995)
"Kavanagh QC"
- Nothing But the Truth (1995) TV Episode
Shallow Grave (1994)
Doggin' Around (1994) (TV)
"The Scarlet and the Black" (1993) (mini) TV Series
"Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993) (mini) TV Series
Being Human (1993)
Family Style (1993) (TV)

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James Cosmo



James Cosmo (born 1948 in Clydebank, Scotland) often plays tough characters due to his imposing stature.

Resides in London, England but hopes to buy a house in Perthshire, Scotland at some point.

Although audiences are used to seeing him as a tough, imposing character actor, he is renowned for 'getting the giggles' on set after muddling dialogue. He has featured on several outtakes & bloopers shows in the UK, where he is seen blowing take after take, giggling uncontrollably - and infecting others on set - bringing the shoot to a laughter-filled halt.

Also worked with Heath Ledger in The Four Feathers (2002). Ledger playing Harry Faversham, Cosmo playing Colonel Sutch. Ledger in turn worked with Mel Gibson in The Patriot (2000). Ledger playing Gabriel, son to Mel's Benjamin. Mel in turn worked with Cosmo in Braveheart (1995). Cosmo playing Scottish warrior Campbell, to Mel's hero William Wallace.

Starred with Robert Carlyle in two movies. First was Trainspotting (1996) as Mr Renton, Carlyle's character was Begbie. Second was To End All Wars (2001) as McLean, Carlyle's character was named Campbell. Campbell was the name given to Cosmo's character in Braveheart(1995)

Worked with both Brendan Gleeson and Brian Cox in Braveheart (1995). Gleeson played Hamish,son to Cosmo's character Campbell, while Cox played Argyle, uncle to Mel Gibson's Character William Wallace. In Troy (2004), Gleeson plays Menelaus, brother to Cox's character Agamemnon. Cosmo plays Glaucus, head soldier of Troy.

Attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Also studied at the Bristols Old Vic drama school in London, England.
Son of James Copeland.

Filmography:

Free Jimmy (2006) (announced) (voice)
The Last Legion (2006) (post-production)
The Lives of the Saints (2006) (post-production)
Half Light (2006)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Greyfriars Bobby (2005)
Rebus: Mortal Causes (2004) (TV)
Troy (2004)
One Last Chance (2004)
"Little House on the Prairie" (2004) (mini) TV Series
Solid Air (2003)
The Reckoning (2003)
Man Dancin' (2003)
Skagerrak (2003)
The Four Feathers (2002)
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
All the Queen's Men (2001)
To End All Wars (2001)
"Best of Both Worlds" (2001) TV Series
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV)
- Predators (2000) TV Episode
Rebus: The Hanging Garden (2000) (TV)
Honest (2000)
"The 10th Kingdom" (2000) (mini) TV Series
"The Bill"
- Haunted (1999) TV Episode
- Seen to Be Done (1989) TV Episode
One More Kiss (1999)
Split Second (1999) (TV)
Billy and Zorba (1999)
The Match (1999)
Cleopatra (1999) (TV)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (voice)
Urban Ghost Story (1998)
"Soldier Soldier" (1991) TV Series
Ain't Misbehavin' (1997) (TV)
Sunset Heights (1997)
"Ivanhoe" (1997) (mini) TV Series
Santa/Claws (1997)
Emma (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
"Bad Boys"
- Dead Men Don't Wear Bunnets (?) TV Episode
Braveheart (1995)l
"Roughnecks" (1994) TV Series
Sin Bin (1994)
"Between the Lines"
- Manoeuvre 11 (1993) TV Episode
"Alleyn Mysteries"
- Dead Water (1993) TV Episode
- Lesson (1992) TV Episode
- Nowt But a Prank (1992) TV Episode
"Screaming" (1992) TV Series
"Stay Lucky"
- Hard Times, Hard Men (1991) TV Episode
"Sharp End" (1991) (mini) TV Series
Treasure Island (1990) (TV)
The Fool (1990)
"Saracen"
- Into Africa (1989) TV Episode
"Casualty"
- A Grand in the Hand (1989) TV Episode
The Justice Game (1989) (TV)
"Taggart"
- Dead Giveaway (1988) TV Episode
Codename: Kyril (1988) (TV)
Stormy Monday (1988)
"Winners and Losers" (1988) (mini) TV Series
"Lost Empires" (1986) (mini) TV Series
"C.A.T.S. Eyes"
- Fit (1986) TV Episode
- Under Plain Cover (1985) TV Episodel
Highlander (1986)
"Running Scared" (1986/II) TV Series
Operation Julie (1985) (TV)
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King"
- The Legend of Das Geisterschloss (1984) TV Episode
"Minder"
- Senior Citizen Caine (1984) TV Episode
"Fairly Secret Army"
- Romance Plughole (1984) TV Episode
- The Pulses Quicken (1984) TV Episode
"Strangers"
- A Dear Green Place (1981) TV Episode
The Nightmare Man (1981) (TV)
"Hammer House of Horror"
- The Thirteenth Reunion (1980) TV Episode
"Take the High Road" (1980) TV Series
"The Professionals"
- Runner (1979) TV Episode
"Thundercloud" (1979) TV Series
"Dick Barton: Special Agent" (1979) TV Series
"The Sweeney"
- Hard Men (1978) TV Episode
"The Standard"
- New Standards (1978) TV Episode
"George and Mildred"
- The Dorothy Letters (1977) TV Episode
"Midnight Is a Place" (1977) TV Series
"Orde Wingate" (1976) TV Series
"Survivors"
- The Chosen (1976) TV Episode
"Quiller"
- Target North (1975) TV Episode
"Warship" (1973) TV Series
"Sutherland's Law"
- The Sea (1973) TV Episode
The Stone Tape (1972) (TV)
Sutherland's Law (1972) (TV)
Young Winston (1972)
Doomwatch (1972)
"The Persuaders!"
- Element of Risk (1971) TV Episode
"The View From Daniel Pike"
- A Tale of Two Cities (1971) TV Episode
"UFO"
- Reflections in the Water (1971) TV Episode
Assault (1971/I)
Sovereign's Company (1970) (TV)
"The Borderers"
- A Woman or an Epitaph (1970) TV Episode
"Softly Softly"
- In at the Death (1969) TV Episode
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
"Detective"
- Dover and the Deadly Poison Pen Letters (1968) TV Episode
"Ransom for a Pretty Girl" (1966) (mini) TV Series

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Andrew Weir

As young Hamish in 'Braveheart'

Andrew James Weir's (born 26 December 1980 in
Ayr, Scotland) ripe age has no bearing on his lack of experience or reputation. At the age of 13, he also appeared in Mel Gibson's

"Braveheart"

and has continued to make a name for himself ever since.

In 1997, he was crowned Scottish Junior Burns Recitation Champion and his involvement in the work of Burns led to his appearance as the man himself in a touch screen television at the Epcot Centre, Florida.

No stranger to the business world, he was the founder director of the highly successful television and film extras agency, United Casting.

Andrew has a host of television, film, radio and theatre productions under his belt, these include: The ITV sitcom,

"Sweet Charity",

four series of the popular children's drama,

"G-Force",

HBO's

"Operation Gadgetman"

starring alongside Marina Sirtis from Star Trek and

“Still Game”

for the Comedy Unit.

Away from the stage and silver screen this versatile actor is a keen follower of Ayr Utd FC and the Scotland National Team. He is also one of the founders of the highly successful company "3rd Degrees Burns" His work in this field has been appreciated by audience worldwide and various festivals and events. In all Andrew Weir is a true champion of all things Scottish.

www.3rddegreeburns.com/weir.htm
www.imdb.com/name/nm0918571/bio

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Brian Cox



Brian Cox (born 1 June 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) has a son, Alan Cox, who starred in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985).
First actor to portray Dr. Hannibal Lecter on the screen.

He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in the 2002 New Year's Eve Honours List.

He played Hannibal Lecter in the film, Manhunter (1986). In 2002, he co-starred with Edward Norton in the film 25th Hour (2002). In 2002, Norton also starred in Red Dragon (2002), which was a remake of 'Manhunter'.

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1985 (1984 season) for Best Actor in a New Play for Rat in the Skull.

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1989 (1988 season) for Best Actor in a Revival for Titus Andronicus.

Son Alan Cox (a professional actor) and daughter Margaret, from his 18-year marriage to Caroline Burt (they divorced in 1986.). A second son was born 31 Jan 2002 from his wife Nicole Ansari-Cox.

He was awarded the 1987 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performances in The Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, and Fashion.

He was awarded the 1984 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performances in Rat in the Skull and Strange Interlude.
He does not watch or view his own work.

Rarely plays characters who are sympathetic or likable, from his egotistical take on Robert McKee in Adaptation. (2002) to the robust evil in his portrayal of Agamemnon in Troy (2004). Howver, he has gone against type and played several likable characters, such as the gruff yet honorable Uncle Argyle in Braveheart (1995) and the lovable, paternal Police Chief John O'Hagan in Super Troopers (2001).

Has performed in several movies playing a government official in which another actor has amnesia but later discovers they are secret government assasins: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) where the amnesia victim is actress Geena Davis, The Bourne Identity (2002) with Matt Damon having the amnesia, and also X2 (2003) where the victim is played by Hugh Jackman.

Has no fewer than three roles in common with Anthony Hopkins. They have both played Titus Andronicus, and both of them played King Lear while the other was simultaneously playing Hannibal Lecter.
Alumnus of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

The scene in X2 (2003) where Magneto escapes from prison is modeled after Hannibal Lecter's escape in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - the sequel to Cox's film Manhunter (1986), in which he played Lecter.

Member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford Upon Avon, England, where he is most recognized for his performance of 'King Lear'.

After graduating from LAMDA, he spent several seasons with the Royal National Theatre in London, England.

Appears in Manhunter (1986) with Joan Allen. Each of them later went on to work with the other's successor. Cox's successor as Lecter, Anthony Hopkins, appeared in Nixon (1995) with Allen. Cox worked with Allen's successor, Emily Watson, in The Boxer (1997).
Backed out of his contract after filming the second of the BBC/Celtic Sharpe series of films after complaining of poor working conditions in the Ukraine as well as becoming repeatedly ill because of them. He was replaced by Michael Byrne, who was featured in the next three Sharpe films.

Although it is indicated in X2 (2003) that his character (William Stryker) is at least 20 years older than Bruce Davison's character (Senator Kelly), in real life, he is only 27 days older.

Has worked with two Eomers. In the Sharpe films (Sharpe's Eagle (1993) (TV) and Sharpe's Rifles (1993) (TV)), with Sean Bean, he appears with Anthony Hyde, who played the role in the BBC radio broadcast. In The Bourne Supremacy (2004), he appears with Karl Urban, who played the role in Peter Jackson's films.
Has appeared in two films about legendary Scottish heroes. In 1995 he appeared in both Braveheart (1995) and Rob Roy (1995).
Appeared as an extra in several episodes of "The Prisoner" (1967).
Second son Torin Kamran Charles born October 2004.
Appears in Manhunter (1986) with Joan Allen, they went on to work together 18 years later on the movie The Bourne Supremacy (2004).

Filmography:

The Flying Scotsman (2005)
A Woman in Winter (2005)
Match Point (2005)
Red Eye (2005)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Troy (2004)
Sin (2003)
X-Men 2 (2003)
25th Hour (2002)
Adaptation (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Frasier (TV series, two episodes) (2002)
The Biographer (TV) (2002)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Rookie (2002)
The Trial Of Henry Kissinger (TV, narrator) (2002)
Bug (2002)
The Reckoning (2001)
The Affair Of The Necklace (2001)
Strictly Sinatra (2001)
LIE (2001)
Super Troopers (2001)
Salthingyer (2000)
A Shot At Glory (2000)
Whipped (2000)
The Green Man Of Knowledge (short, voice) (2000)
Nuremberg (TV miniseries) (2000)
Mad About Mambo (2000)
Complicity (2000)
The Invention Of Dr Morel (2000)
Longitude (TV) (2000)
For Love Of The Game (1999)
The Corruptor (1999)
The Minus Man (1999)
Merchants Of Venus (1998)
Rushmore (1998)
Poodle Springs (TV) (1998)
Desperate Measures (1998)
Superman (TV series, one episode) (1997)
The Boxer (1997)
Red Dwarf (TV series, one episode) (1997)
Henry V At Shakespeare's Globe (TV, narrator) (1997)
Kiss The Girls (1997)
A New Window Pane (short, as himself) (1997)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
The Glimmer Man (1996
Chain Reaction (1996)
Witness Against Hitler (TV) (1996)
Braveheart (1995)
Rob Roy (1995)
Prince Of Jutland (1994)
Iron Will (1994)
Grushko (TV miniseries) (1993)
The Eye Of Vichy (TV, narrator) (1993)
Inspector Morse (TV series, one episode) (1993)
Sean's Show (TV series, one episode) (1993)
Sharpe's Eagle (TV) (1993)
Sharpe's Rifles (TV) (1993)
Six Characters In Search Of An Author (TV) (1992)
The Big Battalions (TV miniseries) (1992)
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV series, voice, one episode) (1992)
The Cloning Of Joanna May (TV) (1992)
Red Fox (TV miniseries) (1991)
The Lost Language Of Cranes (TV) (1991)
Acting In Shakespearian Tragedy (Video, as himself) (1990)
Hidden Agenda (1990)
Secret Weapon (TV) (1990)
Murder By Moonlight (TV) (1989)
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (TV series, voice, one episode) (1988)
Directed By Andrei Tarkovsky (TV, narrator) (1988)
Beryl Markham: A Shadow On The Sun (TV) (1988)
Omnibus: Enemy Of The State (TV series, one episode, voice) (1987)
The Deliberate Death Of A Polish Priest (TV) (1986)
Shoot For The Sun (TV) (1986)
Manhunter (1986)
Florence Nightingale (TV) (1985)
The Cantor Of St Thomas's (TV) (1984)
Pope John Paul II (TV) (1984)
King Lear (TV) (1984)
Minder (TV series, one episode) (1982)
Therese Raquin (TV miniseries) (1980)
Hammer House Of Horror (TV series, one episode) (1980)
The Devil's Crown (TV series) (1978)
Target (TV series, one episode) (1977)
In Celebration (1975)
Nicholas And Alexandra (1971)
Combing Down His Yellow Hair (TV) (1971)
She Stoops To Conquer (TV) (1971)
Doomwatch (TV series, one episode) (1970)
These Men Are Dangerous: Stalin (TV)
The Year Of The Sex Olympics (TV) (1968)

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Angus MacFadyen



Angus MacFadyen (born 21 September 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) made an auspicious debut and gained international prominence as Robert the Bruce in Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning epic "Braveheart" (1995) with his brooding dark looks and intense blue eyes.
Born in Scotland but raised in France, Macfadyen began his performing career as a child clown in a circus. He returned to Scotland to attend college and moved to London to attend drama school. He began making appearances with the Edinburgh Fringe Theatre, featured in such productions as "The Tempest" and "The Immortals". In 1991, his play "1905", which he has described as a sequel of sorts to Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" won the Questor Award.

Macfadyen found frequent employment in British TV productions ranging from the Scottish series "Soldier, Soldier" to "The Lost Language of Cranes" (1992). In the latter, based on David Leavitt's novel, he was cast as Philip Benjamin, the gay son whose disclosure of his homosexuality leads to revelations about his father (Albert Finney). When the telefilm aired on PBS in the USA, it caused some controversy for brief nudity; a slightly edited version aired in some markets. The actor subsequently portrayed actor Richard Burton--to whom he bears a striking resemblance--in the unauthorized biopic "Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story" (NBC, 1995).

With his "Braveheart" performance as a direct ancestor of the current British royal family who eventually leads the Scottish commoners and nobles to independence, Macfadyen displayed both a magnetic screen presence and dramatic versatility. He next portrayed a German prisoner-of-war held in an Irish internment camp in "The Brylcreem Boys" (1996). Subsequently, he was cast as an art gallery owner conned by Joanna Going in "Still Breathing", played Amy Brenneman's estranged husband in the low-key thriller "Nevada" and was suitable villainous (although slightly over the top) as a warlord in the kidflick "Warriors of Virtue" (all 1997). Macfadyen next appeared as Orson Welles in Tim Robbins' ambitious period drama "Cradle Will Rock" and as Anthony Hopkins' son Lucius in "Titus" (both 1999).

Filmography:

Knights of Impossingworth Park (2005) (pre-production)
"Blackbeard" (2006) (mini) TV Series (filming)
.45 (2006) (completed)
Shooting Gallery (2005) (V)
"Alias"
- Fait Accompli (2005) TV Episode
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (2005)
"Tilt"
- The Whale (2005) TV Episode
The Virgin of Juarez (2005)
The Pleasure Drivers (2005)l
Fatwa (2005)
5ive Days to Midnight (2004) (TV)
Spartacus (2004) (TV)
"Miracles" (2003) TV Series
Equilibrium (2002)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
On the Roof (2002)
Styx (2001)
A Woman's a Helluva Thing (2001) (TV)
Second Skin (2000/I)
Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV)
Facade (2000)
Titus (1999)
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Lanai-Loa (1998)
The Rat Pack (1998) (TV)
The Brylcreem Boys (1998)
Joseph's Gift (1998)l
Still Breathing (1997)
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Nevada (1997)
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995) (TV)
Braveheart (1995)
"Takin' Over the Asylum" (1994) TV Series
Two Golden Balls (1994) (TV)
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (1993) (TV)
"Soldier Soldier" (1991) TV Series
The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) (TV) .

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Tommy Flanagan



He was born July 3, 1965 in Glasgow Scotland. He was the middle of 5 children and at the tender age of 6, his father abandoned his mother. He grew up in a very rough part and admits into gettiing into some trouble, but that his mother Betty always kept him in line. He worked as a Painter, Decorator and Disc Jockey. One night, as he left a pub he was working at, people told him to give them his coat and records and when he refused, a guy jumped on his back, stabbed him, and scarred his face. He nearly died. When he saw his face after his intensive recovery, he cried thinking that he could not return to his old life again. His close friends Robert Carlyle and his wife Caroline suggested acting for him. He said it wasn't for him but then on a second thought, he decided to give it a go. He worked in the Rain Dog theatre for 3 years before Mel Gibson gave him his first big break in Braveheart (1995). Gibson, seeing what a wonderful actor he was, gave him a even bigger role.

Filmography:

When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Sin City (2005)
The Last Drop (2005)
Rebels (2004)
AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
Trauma (2004/I)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
All About the Benjamins (2002)
Dead Dogs Lie (2001)
Strictly Sinatra (2001)
Attila (2001/I) (TV)
Hidden (2000)
Sunset Strip (2000) (as Tommy J. Flanagan)
Rebus: The Hanging Garden (2000) (TV)
Gladiator (2000) .... Cicero
Ratcatcher (1999)
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
The Game (1997)
The Detail (1997)
Face/Off (1997) (as Tommy J. Flanagan)
The Saint (1997)
"A Mug's Game" (1996) TV Series
"Rab C. Nesbitt"
- Lottery (1996) TV Episode
"Bad Boys"
- The Bonny Bonny Banks TV Episode
Braveheart (1995)
Jolly: A Life (1995) (TV)
Tis' the Season to be Jolly (1993) (TV)
Black and Blue (1992) (TV)

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[Elly]

Great thread Andi #ssmile#

John Hannah

John Hannah was born April 23, 1962 in East Kilbride, Scotland, U.K. John is the youngest of three children - he has two older sisters. He attended Claremont High School in East Kilbride and went on to an apprenticeship as an electrician. In East Kilbride, he participated in the East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club.

At the suggestion of a co-worker, he ended his apprenticeship and attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. After graduation, he had some small parts in theater productions, films, and television, then broke into the "big-time" with his appearance as Matthew in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (this is the role many people still connect him with).

Since his breakthrough role in FOUR WEDDINGS, he has played a wide range of roles including a psychopathic killer (TRUTH OR DARE), a mystery-solving pathologist ("McCALLUM"), a "karaoke-mad" dead-beat dad (THE JAMES GANG), drunken, thieving comic relief (THE MUMMY) and a Monty Python-quoting romantic comedy love interest (SLIDING DOORS). For more information about John Hannah's various roles, please visit the filmography.

John was married on 20 January 1996 to actress Joanna Roth. The pair met several years before during a stage production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. In many of his interviews, John mentions sweet or humorous stories from their relationship, such as the visit to London's Sri Siam restaurant where he proposed to her in writing on the tablecloth.

For years, John has made an effort to use his status as a celebrity for something more than getting a good table in a restaurant. Soon after his role as the epileptic police officer Franky Drinkall in "OUT OF THE BLUE", he showed his support for the Epilepsy Association of Scotland. He was, for a long time, a spokesman for Oxfam's Cut Conflict Campaign

On December 24, 1997, John Hannah and Scottish Films producer Murray Ferguson established a production company called Clerkenwell Films. So far, John's role in the company seems to be to "make the teas and get the buns in for the meetings" but we may see him in a more active production role in the future. Clerkenwell's first big production is the REBUS series, including BLACK AND BLUE and THE HANGING GARDEN.


Rebus



The Mummy

[dreamy]

Oh, I too love this thread and would like to add a big one...

BILLY CONNOLLY



William "Billy" Connolly ( nickname "The Big Yin" ("The Big One", a reference to his height), was born November 24, 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland to Mary and William Connolly, the son of an Irish immigrant.

Connolly was brought up in the Anderston, and later Partick, districts of Glasgow and attended St. Gerard's Secondary School. He started his working life at the age of 15, becoming a welder in a Glasgow shipyard, but left that trade to become a folk singer.

C A R E E R

FOLK MUSIC

Together with Tam Harvey he started a group called the Humblebums, which later included Gerry Rafferty. Connolly sang, played banjo and guitar and entertained the audience with his humorous introductions to the songs. Eventually the duo broke up and Billy went solo. His first solo album in 1972, Billy Connolly Live! on Transatlantic Records, features Billy as a singer, songwriter and musician.

His early albums were a mixture of comedy performances with comedic and serious musical interludes. Among his best known musical performances were "The Welly Boot Song", a comical ode to the working class which became his theme song for several years; "In the Brownies", a parody of the Village People classics "Y.M.C.A." and "In the Navy" (for which Connolly filmed a music video); "Two Little Boys in Blue", a tongue-in-cheek indictment of police brutality done to the tune of Rolf Harris' "Two Little Boys"; and the ballad "I Wish I Was in Glasgow" which Connolly would later perform on a guest appearance on the 1990s American sitcom, Pearl (which starred Rhea Perlman).

In 1985 he sang the theme song to Supergran, which was released as a single. By the late 1980s, Connolly had all but dropped the music from his act, though he still records the occasional musical performance. Most recently, he sang a song during the film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.


STAND-UP COMEDY

It is as a stand-up comedian that Connolly is best known. His observational humour is idiosyncratic. He talks about himself, who he is, where he's been, what he thinks and how he reacts to the world around him. He has outraged audiences, critics and, of course, the media with his free use of the word fuck. He has used masturbation, blasphemy, defecation, flatulence, sex, his father's illness and his aunts' cruelty to entertain. By exploring these subjects with humour, Connolly has done much to strip away the taboos surrounding them. Yet he does not tell jokes in the conventional way. At the end of a concert the audience can be convulsed with laughter but few can remember a specific "funny" line.

One of Connolly's most famous comedy skits is "The Crucifixion", an early 1970s recording in which he likens Christ's Last Supper to a drunken night out in Glasgow. The recording was banned by many radio stations at the time. Around this same time, a joke told during a television talk show appearance (about a murderer and his bike) became a sensation that, reportedly, people still remember three decades after the appearance. (A transcript of the complete joke can be found on this website.)

Billy Connolly also performed a sketch broadcast on TV, when talking about national anthems, and comparing the UK's slow tune to the lively ones of many other nations, Billy suggested that it should be replaced by the theme tune to The Archers.



FILM ACTOR

Connolly launched a second career as a film actor in the 1970s, and after a string of obscure and unsuccessful films, he was officially introduced to mainstream American audiences when he took over the lead role (from Howard Hesseman) in the sitcom Head of the Class in 1990, which was followed by a brief stint as the star of a Head of the Class spin-off entitled Billy. Since then, he has gone on to become a character actor of some repute, appearing in a number of major films such as Indecent Proposal, The Boondock Saints, The Last Samurai and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events . He received his best notices, including BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for his co-starring role in 1997's Mrs. Brown opposite Dame Judi Dench.


RECENTLY

In recent years Connolly has appeared in various Billy Connolly's World Tour of... series, in which he combines touring with travelogues, giving his views about the history and culture of the places he visits between excerpts from stage shows performed in those regions. He also visited the frozen north in A Scot in the Arctic.

A notable feature of these shows is that he strips naked in one scene in each of them, usually in some remote wilderness area where no one is likely to complain, although for Comic Relief he once danced naked around Piccadilly Circus.

In 1998, Connolly was the subject of a two-hour retrospective entitled Erect for 30 Years that included tributes from Sean Connery, Whoopi Goldberg (who the program credits for introducing Connolly to American audiences), Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and others. The special was released on DVD in North America in 2004.

Billy's second wife New Zealander Pamela Stephenson and mother of 3 of his children, has written a biography Billy which outlines his career and life including the sexual abuse by his father that lasted from his tenth to his fourteenth year. Much of the book is about Billy Connolly the celebrity but the account of his early years provides a context for his humour and point of view. A follow-up, Bravemouth, was published in 2003.

Connolly himself is credited as writing several books, including Billy Connolly (late 1970s) and Gullible's Travels (early 1980s), both based upon his stage act, as well as books based upon some of his "World Tour" television series. Connolly, however, has stated that his comedy does not work on the printed page.

In October 2004, the comedian was criticised for making jokes about the hostage Kenneth Bigley [1]. Shortly after Connolly joked about the future beheading of the hostage, Bigley was beheaded in Iraq.

However, despite the bad press, in January 2005, he came 8th in The Comedian's Comedian, a poll voted for by fellow comedians and comedy insider and embarked on a major U.K Tour with an impressive 15 sold-out nights in Glasgow.

In late 2005 Billy topped the Channel Five's poll of "Britain's Favorite Comedian" ahead of the likes of John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Dawn French and Peter Cook.


AWARDS

Billy Connolly was awarded an honourary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Glasgow on July 11, 2002. This particularly bemused his wife, who noted that she had studied for six years to obtain her Ph.D., whereas Billy merely had to turn up and collect his. 2003 saw him presented with a BAFTA Lifetime Achievement award and a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

FILMOGRAPHY

Filmography
Year Title
2006 Open Season (yet to be released)
Garfield 2 as Lord Dargis (yet to be released)
Fido as Fido (yet to be released)

2005 The Snow Goose (yet to be released)
Documentaries

Fuck as Himself
Ivor Cutler: Looking for Truth with a Pin as Himself
The Aristocrats as Himself

2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Uncle Monty
Television

Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand as Himself
Documentaries/Specials

Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time as #73

2003 The Last Samurai as Zebulon Grant
Timeline as Prof. E.A. Johnston
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years as Himself
Documentaries/Specials

Julie Walters: A BAFTA Tribute as Himself
The Importance of Being Famous as Himself
Overnight as Himself
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do as Himself

2002 White Oleander as Barry Kolker
Billy Connolly Live 2002 as Himself
Billy Connolly World Tour of Ireland, Wales and England as Himself
Documentaries/Specials

Ultimate Fights from the Movies as Frankie from Crossing the Line
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute as Himself
Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute as Himself
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

2001 Gabriel and Me as Gabriel
The Man Who Sued God as Steve Myers
Who is Cletus Tout? as Dr. Savian
Billy Connolly Live: The Greatest Hits as Himself
Television Movies

Prince Charming as Hamish
Gentlemen's Relish as Kingdom Swann
Documentaries/Specials

Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty as Himself
Comic Relief Short Pants as Himself

2000 An Everlasting Piece as Scalper
Beautiful Joe as Joe
Television Movies

Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes as Findlay Crawford

1999 The Boondock Saints as Il Duce
The Debt Collector as Nickie Dryden

1998 Still Crazy as Hughie
also the composer of "Stealin'"
The Impostors as Mr. Sparks
Middleton's Changeling as Alibius

1997 Beverly Hills Ninja as Japanese Antique Shop Proprietor
Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown as John Brown
Paws as PC (voice)
Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand as Himself
Television Movies

Deacon Brodie as Deacon Brodie
Documentaries/Specials

Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait as Himself
Sean Connery Close Up as Himself
Whatever Happened to... Clement and La Frenais? as Himself

1996 Muppet Treasure Island as Billy Bones
Television

Pearl composer of "I Wish I was in Glasgow" in the episode "Billy"
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia as Himself
Video Games

Muppet Treasure Island as Billy Bones (voice)
Documentaries/Specials

A Scot in the Arctic as Himself

1995 Pocahontas as Ben (voice)
Two Bites of Billy Connolly as Himself

1994 Billy Connolly Live 1994 as Himself
Television

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland as Himself

1993 Indecent Proposal as the Auction MC
Television Movies

Down Among the Big Boys as Jo Jo Donnelly

1992 25 B.C.: The Best of 25 Years of Billy Connolly as Himself
Television

Billy as Billy MacGregor

1991 Billy Connolly Live 1991 as Himself

1990 Crossing the Line as Frankie
Television

Head of the Class as Billy MacGregor (1990-1991)
Television Movies

Dreaming (movie)

1989 The Return of the Musketeers as Caddie
Documentaries/Specials

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly as Himself

1988 Documentaries/Specials

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Himself

1987 The Hunting of the Snark as The Bellman
Billy Connolly at the Royal Albert Hall as Himself

1986 To the North of Katmandu

1985 Water as Delgado
An Audience with Billy Connolly as Himself
Television

Supergran composer/singer of the theme song
Television Special

Live Aid as Himself

1984 Television

Tickle on the Tum
Television Movies

Weekend in Wallop as Himself

1983 Bullshot as Hawkeye McGillicuddy

1982 The Pick of Billy Connolly as Himself
Television Movies

Blue Money as Des
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Himself

1981 Billy 'Bites Yer Bum!' as Himself
Television Movies

The Secret Policeman's Ball as Himself
Documentaries/Specials

Concert for Kampuchea' as Himself

1980 Worzel Gummidge: A Cup o' Tea an' a Slice o' Cake as Bogle McNeep

1978 Absolution as Blakey
Billy Connolly in Concert as Himself

1976 Connolly as Himself
Television Movies

The Elephants' Graveyard as Jody
Documentaries/Specials

Big Banana Feet as Himself

1975 Television Movies

Just Another Saturday as Paddy

[dreamy]

IAN McDIARMID



Ian McDiarmid (born August 11, 1944) is a Scottish actor born in Carnoustie in Tayside. He was educated at St Andrews University and the Royal Scottish Academy in Glasgow.


WORK IN STAR WARS

Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back.McDiarmid is mostly a stage actor, but in recent years has probably become best known for his appearances in Star Wars as Palpatine (a.k.a Darth Sidious), the principal villain. Palpatine is a cunning politician who eventually becomes ruler of the Galactic Empire. First playing the Emperor in Return of the Jedi, and then as a younger Senator and Chancellor Palpatine in Episodes I-III, he is one of the few actors who has depicted the same character in both of the Star Wars trilogies (as well as playing a younger version of the character as an older actor).

In the 2004 re-release of The Empire Strikes Back, a brief scene between Darth Vader and a hologram of Emperor Palpatine was updated to have him depicted by McDiarmid (the Emperor was originally voiced by Clive Revill for that scene and the face on the projector was that of a woman wearing prosthetic makeup). With this addition to The Empire Strikes Back, McDiarmid has now appeared in at least one version of every film in which Palpatine appears.


Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi.He was a relatively unknown charismatic stage actor in his thirties when he was cast as the most powerful being in the Star Wars universe. He had previously achieved little recognition for his role, until 1999 when he was called back to reprise the role in the prequels. While other non-human roles, such as Yoda, R2-D2, C-3PO, and eventually Chewbacca, were all played by their original actors, all the other human roles were recast with younger actors. McDiarmid has the distinction of being the only actor to reprise his role of a human character, an opportunity that he attributes to having been so much younger than his character the first time he played the part. (In 1982 he was just 37 when he filmed his scenes in Return of the Jedi.) The prequels had him play two faces to his character. He re-created the character from Return of the Jedi when playing Darth Sidious, but created a different, more attractive, pleasant, and seductive character in playing Palpatine. While he had received prior recognition from fans, he received widespread attention and critical praise for his expanded role in the prequels.


THEATRICAL WORK

McDiarmid is renowned for his work in British theatre, having won plaudits as an actor and director from a wide variety of sources. From 1990 until 2001, he and Jonathan Kent served as the artistic directors of the Almeida Theatre, located in the Islington district of London. Their tenure was marked by a string of highly successful performances involving 'big name' actors usually seen in films such as Kevin Spacey and Joseph Fiennes.

One theatrical performance of note is his portrayal of the lead character Harry Hackamore in Sam Shepard's play Seduced. By McDiarmid's own description, Hackamore was a Howard Hughes-type character. To play the part, he was made-up in prosthetics, including a false beard and long fingernails, to resemble Hughes. McDiarmid was only 37 at the time, and this convinced George Lucas and Richard Marquand that he could convincingly play a much older character in extreme cinematic close-up, which helped him land the role of Palpatine.


F I L M O G R A P H Y


Theatrical movies

Year Film Role

2005 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Supreme Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine
2004 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (DVD) Emperor Palpatine (footage with Ian McDiarmid playing this role was shot and added to a rerelease of the 1980 movie in 2004)
2002 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
1999 Sleepy Hollow Dr. Thomas Lancaster
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Senator/Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
1995 Restoration Ambrose
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Arthur
1983 Gorky Park Prof. Andreev
1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Emperor Palpatine
1981 Dragonslayer Brother Jacobus
1980 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Reg Smeeton
1980 The Awakening Dr. Richer
1980 Richard's Things Burglar
1976 The Likely Lads Vicar



TV MOVIES

Year Film Role

2005 Our Hidden Lives B Charles
2005 Elizabeth I Lord Burghley
2003 Charles II: The Power and The Passion Edward Hyde
1999 All the King's Men Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
1999 Great Expectations Jaggers
1997 Rebecca Coroner
1996 Hillsborough Dr. Popper
1995 Annie: A Royal Adventure! Dr. Eli Eon
1994 Heart of Darkness Doctor
1991 Chernobyl: The Final Warning Dr. Vatisenko
1979 Professionals series:The madness of Micky Hamilton Micky Hamilton

| 1979 || Macbeth || Ross & the Porter |}

[andi]

I thought this thread was long overdue!
By the way, never knew that Andrew Weir was vom Ayr!

Remember him?

Ewan Stewart



Ewan Stewart (born 8 October 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the son of the late famous Scottish folk singer Andy Stewart. Ewan's mother Sheila is still alive and lives in Arbroath, Scotland. Ewan was educated at Edinburgh's Murchiston Boarding School from 1966 - 1974. Ewan left Scotland to move to London in 1975 and started working in theatres as well as studying drama. Ewan's first TV appearance was in an add for Scottish "Bluebell" matches. Ewan's first major TV appearance was in 1979 in the TV remake of All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV), with Richard Thomas, and Ernest Borgnine. Ewan is married and lives in London with his wife, UK actress Clare Byam-Shaw, and his two children, Thomas and Eleanor.

Filmography:

Straightheads (2006) (post-production)
The Somme (2005) (TV)
Malice Aforethought (2005) (TV)
Alpha Male (2005)
Dirty War (2004) (TV)
One Last Chance (2004)
"P.O.W." (2003) TV Series
The Key (2003) (TV)
"Trevor's World of Sport"
- Episode #1.1 (2003) TV Episode
Young Adam (2003)
Real Men (2003) (TV)
The Last Great Wilderness (2002)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV)
Football (2001)
"Silent Witness"
- The World Cruise (2000) TV Episode
Little Bird (2000) (TV)
Rebus: The Hanging Garden (2000) (TV)
Rebus: Black and Blue (2000) (TV)
The Miracle Maker (2000) (voice)
The Closer You Get (2000)
"Nature Boy" (2000/I) (mini) TV Series
Murder Rooms (2000) (TV)
"The Bill"
- Treading Water (1999) TV Episode
The Big Brass Ring (1999)
Touch and Go (1998) (TV)
"Heat of the Sun" (1998) (mini) TV Series
Looking After Jo Jo (1998) (TV)
Titanic (1997)
Stella Does Tricks (1996)
"A Mug's Game" (1996) TV Series
Rob Roy (1995)
Nervous Energy (1995)
"Spender"
- The More Things Change (1993) TV Episode
Down Among the Big Boys (1993) (TV)
Advocates II (1992) (TV)
Kafka (1991)
Advocates I (1991) (TV)
"Boon"
- Big Game Hunt (1989) TV Episode
The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Dream Baby (1989) (TV)
Resurrected (1989)
"Only Fools and Horses"
- Sickness and Wealth (1989) TV Episode
"Paradise Postponed" (1986) (mini) TV Series
"Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense"
- A Distant Scream (1986) TV Episode
Not Quite Paradise (1986)
White City (1985)
Flight to Berlin (1984)
A Distant Scream (1984) (TV)
Good and Bad at Games (1983) (TV)
Ill Fares the Land (1983)
"The Professionals"
- Operation Susie (1982) TV Episode
Who Dares Wins (1982)
Remembrance (1982)
Rain on the Roof (1980) (TV)
"Mackenzie" (1980) TV Series
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV)

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