Gavin Mitchell | |
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 Mitchell in 2016 | |
| Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupations | 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 first became an actor in 1990 after gaining an equity card. [1]
Mitchell 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 starred as Boaby the barman in the long-running Scottish BBC sitcom Still Game between 2002 and 2019. [2] [3]
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. [4] 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. [5]
In 2019, he performed as Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia in the Netflix TV documentary The Last Czars. [6] [7]
In June 2019, Mitchell won 'Best Actor' at 'The Scottish Comedy Awards'. [8] In July 2019 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by Glasgow Caledonian University.
In 2024, he played the character Andy Malvin in the BBC drama Nightsleeper. [9] [10]
Between 2024 and 2025 he starred in a personal theatre show 'Look Who It Isnae' which toured theatres and public halls in Scotland. [8] [11] [12]
In 2025, he was admitted to Glasgow Royal Infirmary after a severe choking accident but recovered. [3]