Dougray Scott | |
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Born | Stephen Dougray Scott 26 November 1965 Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Stephen Dougray Scott (born 26 November 1965 [1] ) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films Ever After (1998), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Enigma (2001), Ripley's Game (2002), Hitman (2007), and My Week with Marilyn (2011). 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 (2021).
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.
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 2002 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 007 adventure Casino Royale , the role eventually went to Daniel Craig. In January 2006, he appeared in the miniseries The Ten Commandments as Moses. He also appeared in the NBC series Heist , which aired in March 2006 for five episodes. From 2006 until 2007, he starred in the third season of Desperate Housewives as Teri Hatcher's character's new love interest. In 2007, 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 2009, 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 2009 as part of the BBC One Christmas schedule. [6] In 2011, Scott featured in the film Love's Kitchen alongside his wife Claire Forlani. In April 2011, Scott portrayed football manager Matt Busby in the BBC TV drama United , which was centred on the Munich air disaster of 1958, in which Busby was badly injured but survived. In 2013, he guest starred as para-psychological researcher/ghost hunter Alec Palmer in the Doctor Who episode "Hide".
In 2014, Scott portrayed the main villain in Taken 3 . [7]
In March 2016, Scott became the voice of Orby in adverts for the oil and gas company BP. [8]
In April 2016, Scott appeared in the second season of Fear the Walking Dead as Thomas Abigail, Victor Strand's business partner and lover. [9]
In 2019, 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.
Scott is the father of twins (b. 1998), with former wife Sarah Trevis. [11] On 8 June 2007, he married actress Claire Forlani in Italy. [12] They have a son [13] born 27 December 2014.
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Zorro | Don Pedro DeSoto | Episode: "Child's Play" |
1992 | Taggart | Colin Murphy | Episode: "Nest of Vipers Part One" |
Lovejoy | Horse | 2 episodes | |
Tell Tale Hearts | David Sellors | 3 episodes | |
1993 | Stay Lucky | Alex | 4 episodes |
1994 | Princess Caraboo | Dragoon captain | |
1995 | Kavanagh QC | Terry Fisher | Episode: "A Family Affair" |
Soldier Soldier | Major Rory Taylor | 11 episodes | |
Highlander: The Series | Warren Cochrane | Episode: "Through a Glass, Darkly" | |
1996 | The Crow Road | Lewis McHoan | Miniseries |
1997 | Regeneration | Captain Robert Graves | |
The Place of the Dead | Lance Corporal Richard Mayfield | ||
Twin Town | Terry Walsh | ||
1998 | Ever After | Prince Henry | |
Deep Impact | Eric Vennekor | ||
1999 | Gregory's Two Girls | Fraser Rowan | |
This Year's Love | Cameron | ||
Faeries | Faery Prince | Voice | |
2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Sean Ambrose | |
The Miracle Maker | John | Voice | |
Arabian Nights | Sultan Shahryar / Amin | Miniseries | |
2001 | Enigma | Tom Jericho | |
2002 | Ripley's Game | Jonathan Trevanny | |
2003 | The Poet | Andrei | |
To Kill a King | Thomas Fairfax | ||
2004 | The Truth About Love | Archie | |
Things To Do Before You're 30 | Cass | ||
2005 | Dark Water | Kyle Williams | |
2006 | The Ten Commandments | Moses | Miniseries |
Perfect Creature | Silus | ||
Heist | Mickey O'Neil | ||
2006–2007 | Desperate Housewives | Ian Hainsworth | 18 episodes |
2007 | Hitman | Mike Whittier | |
The Donald Gray Show | |||
2008 | Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | |
New Town Killers | Alistair | ||
2009 | False Witness | Ian Porter | |
The Day of the Triffids | Dr. Bill Masen | ||
Father & Son | Michael O'Connor | ||
2010 | There Be Dragons | Robert | |
Love's Kitchen | Rob Haley | ||
2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Arthur Miller | |
United | Matt Busby | ||
2012 | Sinbad | Father La Stessa | |
2013 | Death Race 3: Inferno | Niles York / Frankenstein | Direct-to-DVD |
Doctor Who | Alec Palmer | Episode: "Hide" | |
Strike Back: Shadow Warfare | James Leatherby | 2 episodes | |
Last Passenger | Lewis Shaler | ||
The Wrong Mans | Walker | ||
2013–2014 | Hemlock Grove | Dr. Norman Godfrey | |
2014 | Taken 3 | Stuart St. John | |
2015 | Tiger House | Shane | |
The Rezort | Archer | ||
The Vatican Tapes | Roger Holmes | ||
2016 | London Town | Nick Baker | |
Full Circle | Senator David Faulkner | ||
Fear the Walking Dead | Thomas Abigail | 2 episodes | |
Harley and the Davidsons | Randall James | Miniseries | |
2017 | The Replacement | David Warnock | Miniseries |
Jamie Johnson | Foxborough Scout | Episode: "End Game" | |
2017–2018 | Snatch | Vic Hill | |
2018 | The Woman in White | Sir Percival Glyde | Miniseries |
Urban Myths | Arthur Miller | Episode: "Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder" | |
2019 | Departure | Ethan Moreau | 6 episodes |
Sea Fever | Gerard | ||
2019–2021 | Batwoman | Jacob Kane | Main role (seasons 1–2), 35 episodes |
2020 | Sulphur and White | Donald Tait | |
2021–present | Irvine Welsh's Crime | Ray Lennox | Main role (12 episodes), also executive producer |
2021 | La Cha Cha | Roger Callaway | |
2023 | A Town Called Malice | Tony Lord | |
Irena's Vow | Eduard Rügemer | ||
Vigil | AVM Marcus Grainger | Miniseries | |
TBA | The Crow Girl † | Lou Stanley | Filming [17] |
My Oxford Year † | TBA | ||
2025 | Sherlock & Daughter † | Professor Moriarty | Filming |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Film – Breakout Performance[ citation needed ] | Ever After | Nominated |
2009 | AFI Awards | Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama [18] | False Witness | Nominated |
2010 | Astra Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male [19] | Nominated | |
2022 | International Emmy Awards | Performance by an Actor | Irvine Welsh’s Crime | Won |
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