Stephen McCole | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Stephen McCole is a Scottish actor. He is best known for starring in the dark comedy series High Times , [1] the American comedy Rushmore , [2] and for his former role in BBC Scotland soap opera River City . [3]
In his best known role, High Times , McCole portrays Rab, an unemployed stoner who lives with his best friend in a bleak high-rise flat in Glasgow. The series, which received the 2004 BAFTA Scotland Best Drama Award, [4] also features McCole's older brother, Paul. [5] McCole credits the realism of his role to growing up in similar surroundings in Glasgow's Castlemilk housing estate. [6]
McCole also starred in the 2008 adventure comedy Stone of Destiny . He has appeared in The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998), The Acid House (1998), Postmortem (1998), Rushmore (1998) and the 2003 BBC One miniseries The Key. In 2005, he directed the short comedy film Electric Blues, written by his brother. [7]
From 2014, he became part of the main cast of BBC Scotland soap opera "River City", playing the role of Alan Lindsay, and left in 2015. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | The Crow Road | Dean Watt | 4 episodes |
1998 | The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Wullie Macboyne | 6 episodes |
2001 | Band of Brothers | Frederick Heyliger | Episode: "Crossroads" |
2001 | Blackout | Rab | Television film |
2002 | Sunday | Para F | Television film |
2003 | The Key | Danny | 3 episodes |
2005 | Holby City | Liam King | Episode: "Thin Ice" |
2000–2006 | Rebus | Si McLeese Stanley Toal | 2 episodes |
2007 | Kitchen | Policeman | Television film |
2004–2008 | High Times | Rab | 12 episodes |
2003–2008 | Taggart | Eddie Calder Kevin Nash | 2 episodes |
2010 | Single Father | Jimbo | 3 episodes |
2011 | The Field of Blood | Danny Ogilvey | 2 episodes |
2011 | Young James Herriot | Tommy Halliday | Episode: #1.1 |
2012 | The Hollow Crown | Douglas | Episode: "Henry IV, Part 1" |
2012 | Merlin | Ragnor | 2 episodes |
2014 | River City | Alan Lindsay | 3 episodes |
2014 | The Sunny | Kris | Television film |
2015 | Atlantis | Galenos | Episode: "The Dying of the Light" |
2016 | The Crews | Paul 'Pepe' Macready | Episode: "The Old Firm" |
2020 | Outlander | Graham Menzies | Episode: "Perpetual Adoration" |
2020 | Save Me | Paul | Episode: #2.6 |
2020 | Brassic | Nathan Beasley | Episode: "The Circus" |
2021 | Adam | Mental Health Nurse | Television film |
2021 | Too Close | Johnny Hapgood | Episode: #1.2 |
2021 | Vigil | Patrick Cruden | 4 episodes |
2021 | Shetland | Logan Creggan | 6 episodes |
2022 | Mayflies | Woodbine | 2 episodes |
2023 | Dirty Water | Legend | 3 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Dead Eye Dick | Joe | Short film |
1998 | My Name Is Joe | Mojo | |
1998 | Postmortem | George Statler Jr. | |
1998 | The Acid House | Boab | |
1997 | Orphans | John | |
1998 | Rushmore | Magnus Buchan | |
2000 | Complicity | Al | |
2000 | Clean | Short film | |
2000 | A Small Piece of Paradise | Stuart | Short film |
2001 | Last Orders | Young Vince | |
2002 | The Magdalene Sisters | Young Man in Car | |
2005 | At the End of the Sentence | Sue | Short film |
2008 | Stone of Destiny | Gavin Vernon | |
2009 | Crying with Laughter | Joey Frisk | |
2010 | I'll Be Right Here | Moffat | Short film |
2010 | Neds | Mr McLeod | |
2011 | Perfect Sense | Nice Official | |
2011 | A Lonely Place to Die | Mr. Mcrae | |
2011 | Dignitas | Short film | |
2013 | The Wee Man | Junior Thompson | |
2013 | Turncoat | Vince Deacon | Short film |
2014 | Hole | Thorne | Short film |
2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | Wullie Henderson | |
2016 | True Value | Regis | Short film |
2016 | The Last Supper | Uncle | Short film |
2017 | Natalie | Tony | Short film |
2018 | Outlaw King | Seamus Barbour Chamberlain | |
2018 | Malevolent | Frank | |
2019 | Beats | Sergeant Ian Black | |
2019 | Connect | Jeff | |
2020 | A Gift from Bob | Mark | |
2021 | Don vs Lightning | Murray | Short film |
2021 | The Grief That Stole Christmas | Lee | Short film |
2022 | Broken Glass | Jack | Short film |
2022 | The Barber | Solicitor | |
2023 | Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance | Fergus |
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