Dougray Scott

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Dougray Scott
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Scott at TIFF 2023
Born
Stephen Dougray Scott

(1965-11-26) 26 November 1965 (age 59)
Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouses
Sarah Trevis
(m. 2000;div. 2005)
(m. 2007)
Children3

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).

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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 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.

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Dougray Scott in 2010

Personal life

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]

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

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Scott at the 2013 WonderCon
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Zorro Don Pedro DeSotoEpisode: "Child's Play"
1992 Taggart Colin MurphyEpisode: "Nest of Vipers Part One"
Lovejoy Horse2 episodes
Tell Tale Hearts David Sellors3 episodes
1993 Stay Lucky Alex4 episodes
1994 Princess Caraboo Dragoon captain
1995 Kavanagh QC Terry FisherEpisode: "A Family Affair"
Soldier Soldier Major Rory Taylor11 episodes
Highlander: The Series Warren CochraneEpisode: "Through a Glass, Darkly"
1996 The Crow Road Lewis McHoanMiniseries
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 PrinceVoice
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Sean Ambrose
The Miracle Maker JohnVoice
Arabian Nights Sultan Shahryar / AminMiniseries
2001 Enigma Tom Jericho
2002 Ripley's Game Jonathan Trevanny
2003The PoetAndrei
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 / FrankensteinDirect-to-DVD
Doctor Who Alec PalmerEpisode: "Hide"
Strike Back: Shadow Warfare James Leatherby2 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 Abigail2 episodes
Harley and the Davidsons Randall JamesMiniseries
2017 The Replacement David WarnockMiniseries
Jamie Johnson Foxborough ScoutEpisode: "End Game"
2017–2018 Snatch Vic Hill
2018 The Woman in White Sir Percival GlydeMiniseries
Urban Myths Arthur MillerEpisode: "Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder"
2019 Departure Ethan Moreau6 episodes
Sea Fever Gerard
2019–2021 Batwoman Jacob Kane Main role (seasons 1–2), 35 episodes
2020Sulphur and WhiteDonald Tait
2021–present Irvine Welsh's Crime Ray LennoxMain role (12 episodes), also executive producer
2021La Cha ChaRoger Callaway
2023 A Town Called Malice Tony Lord
Irena's Vow Eduard Rügemer
Vigil AVM Marcus GraingerMiniseries
TBA The Crow Girl Lou StanleyFilming [17]
My Oxford Year TBA
2025 Sherlock & Daughter Professor Moriarty Filming

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1999Teen Choice AwardsFilm – Breakout Performance[ citation needed ] Ever After Nominated
2009AFI AwardsBest Lead Actor in a Television Drama [18] False Witness Nominated
2010Astra AwardsMost Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male [19] Nominated
2022 International Emmy Awards Performance by an Actor Irvine Welsh’s CrimeWon

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