Stephen McCole

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Stephen McCole
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Years active1998–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]

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Career

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]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 The Crow Road Dean Watt4 episodes
1998 The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Wullie Macboyne6 episodes
2001 Band of Brothers Frederick Heyliger Episode: "Crossroads"
2001BlackoutRabTelevision film
2002SundayPara FTelevision film
2003The KeyDanny3 episodes
2005 Holby City Liam KingEpisode: "Thin Ice"
2000–2006 Rebus Si McLeese

Stanley Toal

2 episodes
2007KitchenPolicemanTelevision film
2004–2008 High Times Rab12 episodes
2003–2008 Taggart Eddie Calder

Kevin Nash

2 episodes
2010 Single Father Jimbo3 episodes
2011 The Field of Blood Danny Ogilvey2 episodes
2011 Young James Herriot Tommy HallidayEpisode: #1.1
2012 The Hollow Crown Douglas Episode: "Henry IV, Part 1"
2012 Merlin Ragnor2 episodes
2014 River City Alan Lindsay3 episodes
2014The SunnyKrisTelevision film
2015 Atlantis GalenosEpisode: "The Dying of the Light"
2016The CrewsPaul 'Pepe' MacreadyEpisode: "The Old Firm"
2020 Outlander Graham MenziesEpisode: "Perpetual Adoration"
2020 Save Me PaulEpisode: #2.6
2020 Brassic Nathan BeasleyEpisode: "The Circus"
2021AdamMental Health NurseTelevision film
2021 Too Close Johnny HapgoodEpisode: #1.2
2021 Vigil Patrick Cruden4 episodes
2021 Shetland Logan Creggan6 episodes
2022 Mayflies Woodbine2 episodes
2023Dirty WaterLegend3 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Dead Eye DickJoeShort 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
2000CleanShort film
2000A Small Piece of ParadiseStuartShort film
2001 Last Orders Young Vince
2002 The Magdalene Sisters Young Man in Car
2005At the End of the SentenceSueShort film
2008 Stone of Destiny Gavin Vernon
2009Crying with LaughterJoey Frisk
2010I'll Be Right HereMoffatShort film
2010 Neds Mr McLeod
2011 Perfect Sense Nice Official
2011 A Lonely Place to Die Mr. Mcrae
2011DignitasShort film
2013 The Wee Man Junior Thompson
2013TurncoatVince DeaconShort film
2014HoleThorneShort film
2015 The Legend of Barney Thomson Wullie Henderson
2016True ValueRegisShort film
2016The Last SupperUncleShort film
2017NatalieTonyShort film
2018 Outlaw King Seamus Barbour

Chamberlain

2018 Malevolent Frank
2019 Beats Sergeant Ian Black
2019 Connect Jeff
2020 A Gift from Bob Mark
2021Don vs LightningMurrayShort film
2021The Grief That Stole ChristmasLeeShort film
2022Broken GlassJackShort film
2022The BarberSolicitor
2023 Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance Fergus

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References

  1. Paul English, "High Times duo Stephen and Paul McCole find fame in unlikely places", The Daily Record , 28 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009
  2. "The Rushmore Academy • Films • Rushmore".
  3. 1 2 "BBC Scotland – River City – New family set for Shieldinch".
  4. The BAFTA Scotland Awards 2004, .baftascotland.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2090
  5. Paul English "Our telly critic Paul English picks his favourite STV shows", The Daily Record , 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009
  6. Aidan Smith, "Dramatic return of tall storey" Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Scotland on Sunday , 2 October 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2009
  7. Brian Beacom, "Brothers' Electric hit" [ dead link ], The Evening Times, 25 March 2005