Gavin Mitchell | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1993–present |
Known for | Still Game (2002–2007, 2016-2019) |
Gavin Mitchell is a Scottish actor and comedian, best known for playing Boaby, the barman, in the sitcom Still Game .
Mitchell born on 16 December 1964 in Glasgow and had a recurring role as Callum McIntyre in the drama series Monarch of the Glen , played various roles in sketch show Velvet Soup , and has appeared in sitcoms Empty , Happy Hollidays and You Instead . He played a recurring character in crime drama The Field of Blood . He appeared in two episodes of series 7 of the children's adventure series M.I. High , in which he also voiced The Mastermind, taking over from Brian Cox. He can currently be seen playing Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich in Netflix's The Last Czars .
On stage, Mitchell has played the male lead in Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut, a spoof of the Humphrey Bogart film Casablanca , which has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe. [1] He toured Britain, Paris and Barbados.
Mitchell is a fan of David Bowie: in March 2016 he accepted Bowie's posthumous induction into Glasgow's Barrowland Hall of Fame. [2]
In June 2019, Mitchell won 'Best Actor' at 'The Scottish Comedy Awards' and in July 2019 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by Glasgow Caledonian University.