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Dougray Scott

Scottish actor

Dougray Scott

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Born

Stephen Dougray Scott


() 26 November (age&#;59)

Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland

OccupationActor
Years&#;active–present
Spouses

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Stephen Dougray Scott (born 26 November [1]) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films Ever After (), Mission: Impossible 2 (), Enigma (), Ripley's Game (), Hitman (), and My Week with Marilyn (). He is a recipient of the International Emmy Award for Best Actor and a BAFTA for his performance in the Scottish crime drama series Crime ().

Early life

Scott was born in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, the son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, a travelling salesman of refrigerators and freezers, and a former actor. He then gained a place on the full-time acting and performance course at Fife College's Kirkcaldy Campus.

Career

Scott began his acting career in national theatre, television, and puppet shows. He appeared in his first role on the television series Soldier Soldier and made his film debut in Twin Town. His first major film roles were as Prince Henry in Ever After and the hero in the film adaptation of the Robert Harris novel Enigma. He played the villain in Mission: Impossible 2 (and was selected to do so by Tom Cruise). He was cast to play Wolverine in the feature film version of X-Men, but Mission: Impossible 2 went over schedule, and he was injured in a motorbike accident while shooting the chase scene. He was forced to drop out of the project and was replaced by Hugh Jackman in X-Men.[2][3]

After the release of Die Another Day, Scott was a candidate to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.[4] Despite the numerous reports that Eon Productions was leaning towards naming Scott as the new Bond in the adventure Casino Royale, the role eventually went to Daniel Craig. In January , he appeared in the miniseries The Ten Commandments as Moses. He also appeared in the NBC series Heist, which aired in March for five episodes. From until , he starred in the third season of Desperate Housewives as Teri Hatcher's character's new love interest. In , he played the primary antagonist in the film Hitman, based on the Hitman video games. He appeared in the title role(s) of a modern re-telling of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In May , it was announced that he was to play ex-con Michael O' Connor in the new RTÉ-ITV drama Father & Son.

Scott starred in The Day of the Triffids.[5] The drama was broadcast in December as part of the BBC One Christmas schedule.[6] In , Scott featured in the film Love's Kitchen alongside his wife Claire Forlani. In April , Scott portrayed football manager Matt Busby in the BBC TV drama United, which was centred on the Munich air disaster of , in which Busby was badly injured but survived. In , he guest starred as para-psychological researcher/ghost hunter Alec Palmer in the Doctor Who episode "Hide".

In , Scott portrayed the main villain in Taken 3.[7]

In March , Scott became the voice of Orby in adverts for the oil and gas company BP.[8]

In April , Scott appeared in the second season of Fear the Walking Dead as Thomas Abigail, Victor Strand's business partner and lover.[9]

In , Scott joined the CW series Batwoman as Jacob Kane, the title character's father, set in the Arrowverse. He left the series during its second season.[10] He appeared on the show Crime, for which he received a BAFTA and an International Emmy.

Personal life

Scott is the father of twins (b. ), with former wife Sarah Trevis.[11] On 8 June , he married actress Claire Forlani in Italy.[12] They have a son[13] born 27 December

Scott is a fan of Hibernian Football Club, stemming from a grand-uncle being a scout for the team.[14] Three maternal great-uncles were football referees, Tom Dougray being the most prominent.[15]

Politics

Scott is in favour of Scottish independence. "The question a lot of people always ask is, how can Scotland pay for itself? That's not the question to ask, we can look after ourselves. We could outlast the English purely based on Irn-Bru profits" he told The Big Issue. "The question is, would it serve the country better to have its own government? We have a particular vision of the world, which is why I think it makes sense to have independence and we have many great stories to tell."[16]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^"Dougray Scott: A Versatile Actor's Journey to Stardom". Medium. 21 September Retrieved 16 April
  2. ^Maddox, Garry (9 April ). "A canny X-man". Brisbane Times.
  3. ^White, Adam (9 March ). "Dougray Scott claims that Tom Cruise blocked him from Wolverine role that made Hugh Jackman a star". The Independent. Retrieved 28 July
  4. ^"BROSNAN COST ME ROLE". Daily Record. 22 May
  5. ^"Vanessa Redgrave to star in BBC's The Day of the Triffids"The Daily Telegraph, 11 February
  6. ^"BBC One - The Day of the Triffids". BBC.
  7. ^Lee, Maggie (31 December ). "'Taken 3' Review: Liam Neeson Stars in Mind-Numbing Misfire". Variety. Retrieved 26 May
  8. ^"BP's First Ad Campaign for a Decade". 21 March
  9. ^Ge, Linda (4 February ). "'Fear the Walking Dead' Casts Dougray Scott for Season 2". The Wrap. Retrieved 17 September
  10. ^Agard, Chancellor (27 June ). "Original 'Batwoman' cast member exits after two seasons". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 June Retrieved 28 June
  11. ^"Dougray Scott preparing for second shot at marriage". The Scotsman. 20 October Retrieved 22 May
  12. ^Tan, Michelle (8 June ). "Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott Get Married". People. Archived from the original on 1 October Retrieved 22 May
  13. ^Ferguson, Donna (12 January ). "Dougray Scott: 'Mum's parents didn't approve of Dad. They cut off all contact'". The Guardian.
  14. ^"My team: Hibernian - Sport". The Observer.
  15. ^Dougray Scott's referee connection, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 12 February
  16. ^MacKenzie, Steven (16 May ). "Dougray Scott says Labour 'are a bunch of Conservatives dressed in the working man's rags' be in favour of Scottish independence". The Big Issue. Retrieved 4 June
  17. ^Cormack, Morgan (11 March ). "Katherine Kelly, Torchwood's Eve Myles cast in thriller The Crow Girl". Radio Times.
  18. ^"'Samson & Delilah': Australian Film Institute Awards". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 3 November
  19. ^"ASTRA Awards Nominees". TV Tonight. 14 May Retrieved 3 November

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