Stephen Dougray Scott (born November 25, 1965) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films Ever After (1998), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Enigma (2001), Ripley's Game (2002), Hitman (2007) and My Week with Marilyn (2011). He is a recipient of the International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the Scottish crime drama series Crime (2021).
Early life[]
Scott is the son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, a travelling salesman of refrigerators and freezers, and a former actor. He then gained a place on the full-time acting and performance course at Fife College’s Kirkcaldy Campus.
Career[]
Scott began his acting career in national theatre, television, and puppet shows. He appeared in his first role on the television series Soldier Soldier and made his film debut in Twin Town. His first major film roles were as Prince Henry in Ever After and the hero in the film adaptation of the Robert Harris novel Enigma. He played the villain in Mission: Impossible 2 (and was selected to do so by Tom Cruise). He was cast to play Wolverine in the feature film version of X-Men, but Mission: Impossible 2 went over schedule, and he was injured in a motorbike accident while shooting the chase scene. He was forced to drop out of the project and was replaced by Hugh Jackman in X-Men.[1][2]
After the 2002 release of Die Another Day, Scott was a candidate to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.[3] Despite the numerous reports that EON Productions was leaning towards naming Scott as the new Bond in the 007 adventure Casino Royale, the role eventually went to Daniel Craig. In January 2006, he appeared in the miniseries The Ten Commandments as Moses. He also appeared in the NBC series Heist, which aired in March 2006 for five episodes. From 2006 until 2007, he starred in the third season of Desperate Housewives as Teri Hatcher's character's new love interest. In 2007, he played the primary antagonist in the film Hitman, based on the Hitman video games. He appeared in the title role(s) of a modern re-telling of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In May 2009, it was announced that he was to play ex-con Michael O' Connor in the new RTÉ-ITV drama Father & Son.
Scott starred in The Day of the Triffids.[4] The drama was broadcast in December 2009 as part of the BBC 1 Christmas schedule.[5] In 2011, Scott featured in the film Love's Kitchen alongside his wife Claire Forlani. In April 2011, Scott portrayed football manager Matt Busby in the BBC TV drama United, which was centered on the Munich air disaster of 1958, in which Busby was badly injured but survived. In 2013, he guest starred as para-psychological researcher/ghost hunter Alec Palmer in the Doctor Who episode "Hide".
In 2014, Scott portrayed the main villain in Taken 3.[6]
In March 2016, Scott became the voice of Orby in adverts for the oil and gas company BP.[7]
In April 2016, Scott appeared in the second season of Fear the Walking Dead as Thomas Abigail, Victor Strand's business partner and lover.[8]
In 2019, Scott joined the CW series Batwoman as Jacob Kane, the title character's father, set in the Arrowverse. He left the series during its second season.[9] He appeared on the show Crime, for which he received a BAFTA and an International Emmy.
Personal life[]
Scott is the father of twins (b. 1998), with former wife Sarah Trevis.[10] On June 8, 2007, he married actress Claire Forlani in Italy.[11] They have a son[12] born on December 27, 2014.
Scott is a fan of Hibernian Football Club, stemming from a grand-uncle being a scout for the team.[13]
Scott is in favor of Scottish independence. "The question a lot of people always ask is, how can Scotland pay for itself? That's not the question to ask, we can look after ourselves. We could outlast the English purely based on Irn-Bru profits..." he told The Big Issue. "The question is, would it serve the country better to have its own government? We have a particular vision of the world, which is why I think it makes sense to have independence and we have many great stories to tell."[14]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Princess Caraboo | Dragoon captain | ||
1997 | Regeneration | Captain Robert Graves | ||
The Place of the Dead | Lance Corporal Richard Mayfield | |||
Twin Town | Terry Walsh | |||
1998 | Ever After | Prince Henry | ||
Deep Impact | Eric Vennekor | |||
1999 | Gregory's Two Girls | Fraser Rowan | ||
This Year's Love | Cameron | |||
Faeries | Faery Prince | Voice | ||
2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Sean Ambrose | ||
The Miracle Maker | John | Voice | ||
Arabian Nights | Sultan Shahryar / Amin | Television miniseries | ||
2001 | Enigma | Tom Jericho | ||
2002 | Ripley's Game | Jonathan Trevanny | ||
2003 | The Poet | Andrei | ||
To Kill a King | Thomas Fairfax | |||
2004 | The Truth About Love | Archie | ||
Things To Do Before You're 30 | Cass | |||
2005 | Dark Water | Kyle Williams | ||
2006 | The Ten Commandments | Moses | Television miniseries | |
Perfect Creature | Silus | |||
2007 | Hitman | Mike Whittier | ||
2008 | Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | ||
New Town Killers | Alistair | |||
2009 | False Witness | Ian Porter | ||
The Day of the Triffids | Dr. Bill Masen | Television miniseries | ||
2010 | There Be Dragons | Robert | ||
Love's Kitchen | Rob Haley | |||
2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Arthur Miller | ||
United | Matt Busby | |||
2013 | Death Race 3: Inferno | Niles York / Frankenstein | Direct-to-DVD | |
Last Passenger | Lewis Shaler | |||
2014 | Taken 3 | Stuart St. John | ||
2015 | Tiger House | Shane | ||
The Rezort | Archer | |||
The Vatican Tapes | Roger Holmes | |||
2016 | London Town | Nick Baker | ||
2019 | Sea Fever | Gerard | ||
2020 | Sulphur and White | Donald Tait | ||
2021 | La Cha Cha | Roger Callaway | ||
2023 | Irena's Vow | Eduard Rügemer | ||
TBA | The Crow Girl † | Lou Stanley | Filming | [15] |
2025 | Sherlock & Daughter † | Professor Moriarty |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | Zorro | Don Pedro DeSoto | Episode: "Child's Play" |
1992 | Taggart | Colin Murphy | Episode: "Nest of Vipers, Part 1" |
Lovejoy | Horse | 2 episodes | |
Tell Tale Hearts | David Sellors | 3 episodes | |
1993 | Stay Lucky | Alex | 4 episodes |
1995 | Kavanagh QC | Terry Fisher | Episode: "A Family Affair" |
Soldier Soldier | Major Rory Taylor | 11 episodes | |
Highlander: The Series | Warren Cochrane | Episode: "Through a Glass, Darkly" | |
1996 | The Crow Road | Lewis McHoan | Television miniseries |
2006 | Heist | Mickey O'Neil | Main role |
2006–2007 | Desperate Housewives | Ian Hainsworth | 18 episodes |
2007 | The Donald Gray Show | ||
2009 | Father & Son | Michael O'Connor | Television miniseries |
2012 | Sinbad | Father La Stessa | Episode: "Fiend or Friend?" |
2013 | Doctor Who | Alec Palmer | Episode: "Hide" |
Strike Back: Shadow Warfare | James Leatherby | 2 episodes | |
The Wrong Mans | Walker | ||
2013–2014 | Hemlock Grove | Dr. Norman Godfrey | 23 episodes |
2016 | Full Circle | Senator David Faulkner | 10 episodes |
Fear the Walking Dead | Thomas Abigail | 2 episodes | |
Harley and the Davidsons | Randall James | Episode: "Race to the Top" | |
2017 | The Replacement | David Warnock | Television miniseries |
Jamie Johnson | Foxborough Scout | Episode: "End Game" | |
2017–2018 | Snatch | Vic Hill | 21 episodes |
2018 | The Woman in White | Sir Percival Glyde | Television miniseries |
Urban Myths | Arthur Miller | Episode: "Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder" | |
2019 | Departure | Ethan Moreau | 6 episodes |
2019–2021 | Batwoman | Jacob Kane | 35 episodes |
2021–2022 | Irvine Welsh's Crime | Ray Lennox | 12 episodes; also executive producer |
2023 | A Town Called Malice | Tony Lord | |
Vigil | AVM Marcus Grainger | Television miniseries |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Film – Breakout Performance | Ever After | Nominated |
2009 | AFI Awards | Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama[16] | False Witness | |
2010 | Astra Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male[17] | ||
2022 | International Emmy Awards | Performance by an Actor | Irvine Welsh’s Crime | Won |
References[]
- ↑ Maddox, Garry (April 9, 2009). "A canny X-man". Brisbane Times.
- ↑ White, Adam (March 9, 2020). "Dougray Scott claims that Tom Cruise blocked him from Wolverine role that made Hugh Jackman a star". The Independent. Retrieved on July 28, 2021.
- ↑ "BROSNAN COST ME 007 ROLE". Daily Record (May 22, 2006).
- ↑ "Vanessa Redgrave to star in BBC's The Day of the Triffids". The Daily Telegraph (February 11, 2009).
- ↑ "BBC One - The Day of the Triffids". BBC.
- ↑ Lee, Maggie (December 31, 2014). "'Taken 3' Review: Liam Neeson Stars in Mind-Numbing Misfire". Variety. Retrieved on May 26, 2017.
- ↑ "BP's First Ad Campaign for a Decade" (March 21, 2016).
- ↑ Ge, Linda (February 4, 2016). "'Fear the Walking Dead' Casts Dougray Scott for Season 2". The Wrap. Retrieved on September 17, 2016.
- ↑ Agard, Chancellor (June 27, 2021). "Original 'Batwoman' cast member exits after two seasons". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved on June 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Dougray Scott preparing for second shot at marriage". The Scotsman (October 20, 2006). Retrieved on May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Tan, Michelle (June 8, 2007). "Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott Get Married". People. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved on May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Ferguson, Donna (January 12, 2018). "Dougray Scott: 'Mum's parents didn't approve of Dad. They cut off all contact'". The Guardian.
- ↑ "My team: Hibernian - Sport". The Observer.
- ↑ MacKenzie, Steven (May 16, 2023). "Dougray Scott says Labor 'are a bunch of Conservatives dressed in the working man's rags' be in favor of Scottish independence". The Big Issue. Retrieved on June 4, 2023.
- ↑ Cormack, Morgan (March 11, 2024). "Katherine Kelly, Torchwood's Eve Myles cast in thriller The Crow Girl". Radio Times.
- ↑ "'Samson & Delilah': Australian Film Institute Awards". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved on November 3, 2016.
- ↑ "ASTRA Awards 2010: Nominees". TV Tonight (May 14, 2010). Retrieved on November 3, 2016.
External links[]
- Dougray Scott at Wikipedia
- Dougray Scott at the Internet Movie Database
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