Greg McHugh | |
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| Born | 5 January 1980 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and Professional Wrestling Historian |
| Spouse | Katie McHugh |
| Children | 2 |
Greg McHugh (born 5 January 1980) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series Gary: Tank Commander . [1] He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat .
Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980. [2] His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher. [2] McHugh has two older brothers. [3]
McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School. [4] He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. [5] [6] Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult. [2]
McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the Edinburgh accent. [7]
McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the Still Game episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram.[ citation needed ]
McHugh played Josh Elvey in the TV movie Not Safe for Work.
In 2010, McHugh appeared in the episode "Don the Musical" of the English sitcom How Not to Live Your Life . He played Randy, a local actor of amateur dramatics who played the Tom Cruise character, Charlie Babbitt, in a musical version of Rain Man . He was in two 2010 episodes of Rab C. Nesbitt as Liam O'Hagan. The episodes were "Muse" and "Candy."
McHugh appeared on Red Nose Day 2011 reporting the fund-raising going on throughout Scotland for Comic Relief.
McHugh was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA as writer of Gary: Tank Commander . [8]
Between 2011 & 2016, McHugh starred as Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat .
In 2013, McHugh appeared in the Channel 4 serial Dates.
McHugh appeared in the 2013 Bad Education Christmas special as Bonehead, a homeless man. [9]
In 2014, McHugh appeared in the BBC film Marvellous playing the part of Malcolm, the long-time friend of Neil Baldwin.
From 6 December 2014 to 11 January 2015, McHugh starred as the character of Smee in the pantomime production of Peter Pan at the King's Theatre, Glasgow.
In 2016, 2017 & 2020, he appeared as Eddie Scott in the Cumbria-based BBC1 drama The A Word .
On 21 September 2016, McHugh made a secret guest appearance at the first "Andy Murray Live" event, a charity tennis exhibition event raising funds for UNICEF and the Glasgow-based charity, Young People's Futures. [10]
From 20 to 22 October 2016, he reprised his role as Gary: Tank Commander in a stage version of the sitcom at The Hydro in Glasgow.[ citation needed ]
McHugh lives in Hove, East Sussex, with his wife Katie. The couple have two children. [11] The couple chose a Humanist Society Scotland wedding because humanism reflected their values, saying "neither [of us] are religious" and they wanted a wedding that "celebrat[ed] the people involved rather than a day dominated by a lot of 'higher power' chat." [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Phone Home | Astronaut | Short film |
| 2015 | Kicking Off | Cliff | |
| TBA | Faithful | Michael | Short film (post-production) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Still Game | Hospital Visitor | Series 1; Episode 2: "Faimly" (uncredited role) |
| 2007 | Comedy Lab | Various characters | Series 9; Episode 6: "Blowout" (also writer) |
| 2008 | Gary's War | Gary McLintoch | Television film (pilot for series Gary: Tank Commander ) |
| Delta Forever | Guantanamo Ray | Pilot episode (also writer) | |
| The Incredible Will and Greg | Many | Television films | |
| 2009 | Not Safe for Work | Josh Elvey | |
| 1 Star | Gray (voice) | ||
| Eadar-Chluich | Episode 7: "Bàs an Eich (Death of the Horse)" | ||
| 2009–2012 | Gary: Tank Commander | Gary McLintoch | Main role; Series 1–3; 18 episodes (also writer) |
| 2010 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Liam O'Hagan | Series 9; Episodes 3 & 5: "Candy" and "Muse" |
| How Not to Live Your Life | Randy | Series 3; Episode 7: "Don the Musical" | |
| 2011–2016 | Fresh Meat | Howard McGregor | Series 1–4; 30 episodes |
| 2012 | The Approximate History of Maths | Alan / Various (voice) | Television film |
| 2013 | Bob Servant Independent | Anders | Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 5: "Launch Day" and "The Debate" |
| Dates | Callum | Episode 6: "Erica & Callum" | |
| Bad Education | Bonehead | Series 2; Episode 7: "Christmas" | |
| Two Doors Down | Tony | Television film (pilot for series) | |
| 2014 | Marvellous | Malcolm | Television film |
| The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night | Howard | Television Special | |
| 2016 | Gary: Tank Commander's Election Special | Gary McLintoch | Television film (also writer) |
| 2016–2020 | The A Word | Eddie Scott | Series 1–3; 16 episodes |
| 2018 | Gary Goes to Hollywood | Gary McLintock | Television film (also writer) |
| 2018–2022 | A Discovery of Witches | Hamish Osborne | Series 1 & 3; 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Traitors | David Hennessey | Mini-series; Episodes 1–3: "Feef", "Hugh" and "Priscilla" |
| 2021 | The Cockfields | Tony | Series 2; 4 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Guilt | Teddy McLean | Series 2 & 3; 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Man vs. Bee | Coleman | Episodes 1 & 3: "Chapter 1" and "Chapter 3" |
| 2023 | Dog Squad | Dan (voice) | Series 2; Episode 2: "Mission: Windy Day" |
| 2024 | Super Happy Magic Forest | Herbert (voice) | (unknown episodes) |
| Only Child | Richard Pritchard | Episodes 1–6 [13] |
| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | Peter Pan | Smee | King's Theatre, Glasgow | |
| 2016/17 | Gary: Tank Commander | Gary McLintoch | SSE Hydro, Glasgow | |
| 2017/18 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Gary Trot | SSE Hydro, Glasgow | |
| 2019/20 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Gary Muddles | SSE Hydro, Glasgow | |
| 2023/24 | Sleeping Beauty | Gary McLintoch | His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen |
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