Tony Kearney

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Tony Kearney is a Scottish actor and TV presenter. He is best known for playing Scott Wallace in the BBC Scotland soap opera, River City . He previously appeared for six years in Machair , a Scottish Gaelic soap. He narrated the Gaelic version of Meeow! .

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Early life

Kearney was born in Stirling and studied an arts degree at the University of Glasgow. [1]

Career

Kearney presented Blasad, a 2010 series on BBC Alba where he speaks with guests about food. [2] Kearney stars in Turas Tony, a 2011 BBC Alba series on where he takes on a number of challenges. These include running a hotel, joining a mountain rescue team, and working as a chef in a restaurant. [3] He has also appeared on Taggart and Wheel of Fortune . [4]

In 2011, Kearney acted in Somersaults, a play written by Iain Finlay Macleod for the National Theatre of Scotland. [5]

In August 2019 he provided commentary for the Scottish broadcast of the Eurovision Choir 2019 contest. [6]

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation series
28 October 2003 The Time Between Two Tides Cass Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
8 January 2004 Bampot Central [7] Jyzer Lu Kemp BBC Radio 3 The Wire
29 March 2004 Nude, Untitled Davey Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
8 December 2005Iona [8] Andrew ? BBC Radio 3 The Wire

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