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Grant Ritchie (actor)
This list of Scottish actors is part of the List of Scots series. A *Khalid Abdalla (born 1980) * Andrew Agnew (born 1976) * Sadie Aitken (1905–1985) *Spottiswoode Aitken (1868–1933) * Maev Alexander (born 1948) * John Alford (born 1971) * Andrea Allan (born 1946) * Charlie Allan (born 1963) *Ronni Ancona (born 1966) * Dave Anderson (born 1945) *Rona Anderson (1926–2013) * David Ashton (born 1941) B *Shabana Bakhsh (born 1981) *Ian Bannen (1928–1999) * Lois de Banzie (1930–2021) *John Barrowman (born 1967) * Stanley Baxter (born 1926) *Johnny Beattie (1926–2020) *Maureen Beattie (born 1953) * Duncan Bell (born 1955) * John Bell (born 1997) * Margaret Bicknell (1681–1723) * Sean Biggerstaff (born 1983) *Isobel Black (born 1943) * Peter Blake (1948–2018) *Martin Boddey (1907–1975) *Mark Bonnar (born 1968) * Stuart Bowman * Billy Boyd (born 1968) *Kate Bracken (born 1990) * Joseph Brady (1928–2001) *Steven Brand (born 1969) *Paul Brannigan (born 1986) *Ewen B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish People
The Scots ( sco, Scots Fowk; gd, Albannaich) are an ethnic group and nation native to Scotland. Historically, they emerged in the early Middle Ages from an amalgamation of two Celtic-speaking peoples, the Picts and Gaels, who founded the Kingdom of Scotland (or ''Alba'') in the 9th century. In the following two centuries, the Celtic-speaking Cumbrians of Strathclyde and the Germanic-speaking Angles of north Northumbria became part of Scotland. In the High Middle Ages, during the 12th-century Davidian Revolution, small numbers of Norman nobles migrated to the Lowlands. In the 13th century, the Norse-Gaels of the Western Isles became part of Scotland, followed by the Norse of the Northern Isles in the 15th century. In modern usage, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from Scotland. The Latin word ''Scoti'' originally referred to the Gaels, but came to describe all inhabitants of Scotland. Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois De Banzie
Lois de Banzie (4 May 1930 – 3 April 2021) was a Scottish-born American stage, film, and television actress. Career Theatre De Banzie may be best known for her Drama Desk Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performance in Paul Osborn's play ''Morning's at Seven''. Her other Broadway credits include ''The Octette Bridge Club'', '' Da'', and ''The Last of Mrs. Lincoln''. Television De Banzie also had a prolific career in television and movies, mostly appearing in small-to-mid-sized parts, but with numerous guest roles in various television programs. Her television credits include ''Baby Talk'', '' Bodies of Evidence'', '' Cheers'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''Family Ties'', ''Home Improvement'', '' Major Dad'', ''Mama's Family'', '' Matlock'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', ''Sisters'', ''Taxi'' and '' Who's the Boss?'' among others. Film Her film credits include ''Addams Family Values'', '' Annie'', '' Arachnophobia'', ''Big Business'', '' Mass Appeal'', ''Sister Act'', and ''Toot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Bowman (actor)
Stuart Bowman is a Scottish actor, born in Dundee and brought up in Fife and Clackmannanshire. He is known for playing head of MI5, Stephen Hunter-Dunn in the BBC's ''Bodyguard'', his regular appearances as Sergeant Thomson in '' Gary: Tank Commander'', and for his portrayal of Alexandre Bontemps in the Canal+ series ''Versailles''. Bowman was an established character actor on television, but his role as Bontemps raised his public profile. It necessitated living in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ... for the three years that ''Versailles'' took to film. Afterwards he said that he did not regret the conclusion of the series. "With Bontemps I don't think there was much I would be able to do with him beyond season three...So, for me, it felt right and natural t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bonnar
Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in ''Guilt'', Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland'', Bruno Jenkins in ''Casualty'', Detective Finney in ''Psychoville'', DCC Mike Dryden in ''Line of Duty'', Colin Osborne in ''Unforgotten'', Townsend in ''Battlefield 1 and '' Field in '' Summer of Rockets''. Career On television, Bonnar has appeared as Peter Mayhew in BBC One's '' New Blood'' and Chris in the Channel 4 comedy ''Catastrophe'', a role which he reprised in the following series. He also portrays the Rev. Adam Collingbourne in ITV's '' Home Fires'', John Halliday in ''Undercover'', as well as regular Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland'' for BBC One. Other television credits include '' Vera'', ''Grantchester'', ''Case Histories'', '' The Paradise'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Psychoville'', ''Taggart'', '' Phoneshop'' and ''Paradox''. In 2005, he portrayed regular Bruno Jenkins in the BBC One series ''Casualty''. In 2018, he portrayed Dr Neil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Boddey
Albert Martin Boddey (16 April 1907 – 24 October 1975) was a British film and television actor. He was a founder member of the Lord's Taverners charity. Boddey started acting when he was nearly 40, often portraying irritable authority figures such as police officers or magistrates. Selected filmography * '' A Song for Tomorrow'' (1948) - Major * ''The Third Man'' (1949) - Russian Military Policeman (uncredited) * ''Landfall'' (1949) - Civilian (uncredited) * ''The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery'' (1950) - 2nd Plainclothesman (uncredited) * ''Cairo Road'' (1950) - Maj. Ahmed Mustafa * '' State Secret'' (1950) - Clubman * ''The Dancing Years'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Seven Days to Noon'' (1950) - Gen. Willoughby * '' Cage of Gold'' (1950) - Adams * '' The Franchise Affair'' (1951) - Insp. Hallam * '' The Adventurers'' (1951) - Chief Engineer * '' Laughter in Paradise'' (1951) - Store Shopwalker * ''Cloudburst'' (1951) - Desk Sergeant * ''Valley of Eagles'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (actor)
Peter Blake (8 December 1948 – 21 July 2018) was a Scottish actor. Probably best known as the character Kirk St Moritz in the BBC sitcom '' Dear John'', by John Sullivan, his other high-profile moments came through his playing of a 'Fonz'-type character in Pepsi-Cola commercials which led to a hit record in 1977 "Lipsmackin' Rock 'n' Rollin", Andy Evol the disc-jockey in ''Agony'' with Maureen Lipman for LWT and in an episode of ''Taggart'' ("Do or Die") as Sgt. Bill Kent. He also had a long association with ''The Rocky Horror Show'' playing Frank-N-Furter over a thousand times between 1975 and 1994.''The Rocky Horror Show'' : King's Road Theatre (Chelsea, London) Programme 1975; Comedy Theatre (London) Programme 1979; Theatre Tour Programme 1992 and 1994. Early life Peter Blake was born John Beattie Dempsey on 8 December 1948 in Selkirk, Scotland. He was always referred to by his parents as Ian, the Scottish Gaelic term for John. He began his career as an aspiring pop sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isobel Black
Isobel Anne Gatward ( Black; born 15 December 1942), known professionally as Isobel Black, is a British actress. She is the daughter of the screenwriter Ian Stuart Black. Isobel Black attended Queen Elizabeth's Girls’ Grammar School in Barnet, Hertfordshire. She is possibly best known for her parts in films such as ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963), ''Twins of Evil'' (1971) (both horror films made by Hammer), ''The Magnificent Two'' (1967) with Morecambe and Wise, ''David Copperfield'' (1969), and ''10 Rillington Place'' (1971). She has also made many appearances on television, including ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Elephant Boy'', ''Danger Man'', ''The Plane Makers'', '' The Avengers'', ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''The Troubleshooters'', '' The Spies'', ''Mystery and Imagination'', '' Department S'', '' Ace of Wands'', '' The Capone Investment'' and '' The Brief''. As Isobel Gatward, she was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2017 New Year Honours for her services to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Biggerstaff
Sean Biggerstaff (born 15 March 1983) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Oliver Wood in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, appearing in ''Philosopher's Stone'' (2001), '' Chamber of Secrets'' (2002), and '' Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011). Biggerstaff began acting as a child actor at the age of five and made his screen debut in the television miniseries ''The Crow Road'' (1996). He won a BAFTA Scotland Award for playing Jeremy Wolfenden in the television film ''Consenting Adults'' (2007). He also appeared in the feature films '' Cashback'' (2006) and ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (2013). Early life Biggerstaff was born in Glasgow, Scotland, growing up with his parents in Maryhill. He went to Parkview Primary School in Summerston and joined the local drama group, the Maryhill Youth Theatre, when he was seven. Career Biggerstaff gained his first professional acting role at ten, playing the son of MacDuff in a Michael Boyd production of '' Macbeth'' at the Tron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Bicknell
Margaret Bicknell (1695?–1723) was a Scottish theatre actress and dancer. Early life and education She was sister of Elizabeth Younger, an actress, who survived her some years. Younger informed Mrs. Saunders, a well-known actress who had for some years quitted the stage, that her father and mother, James and Margaret Younger, were born in Scotland. Career Bicknell's first known appearance was at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, located in London, England, on 20 August 1702. On 7 November 1706 we hear of Mrs. Bicknell playing, at the Haymarket Theatre, "Edging, a Chambermaid," in ''The Careless Husband'' of Cibber, her associates including Wilks, Cibber, Mrs. Oldfield, and Mrs. Barry. Subsequent years saw her appear as Miss Prue in Congreve's "Love for Love," Miss Hoyden in the "Relapse" of Vanbrugh, Melantha in "Marriage à la Mode," and other characters of which sauciness and coquetry are the chief features. Her name appears to a petition signed by Barton Booth and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bell (child Actor)
John Hunter Bell (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish actor. He has played Bain in two instalments of The Hobbit (film series), '' The Hobbit'' film series, "Young Ian" Murray in the Starz television series ''Outlander (TV series), Outlander'', Angus in ''Battleship (film), Battleship'', Helius in ''Wrath of the Titans'' and List of Tracy Beaker Returns characters#Toby Coleman, Toby Coleman in ''Tracy Beaker Returns''. Career Bell made his television debut as Creet in ''Doctor Who'''s 2007 episode "Utopia (Doctor Who), Utopia", after he won the role in a Blue Peter competition. Two years later he portrayed the lead role of Connor in award winning director Chris Roche's short film ''Transit''. That same year Bell would star as young orphan Tomas in his first feature length film ''A Shine of Rainbows''. From 2009 to 2010 he portrayed Anthony Weaver in BBC One's comedy series ''Life of Riley (TV series), Life of Riley'' and from 2010 to 2011 he starred as List of Tracy Beaker Retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Bell (actor)
Duncan Bell (born 16 January 1955) is a Scottish stage and screen actor. He is best known for his role as Sgt Dennis Merton in '' Heartbeat''. Television career In September 2001, he joined British TV drama series '' Heartbeat'' as Sergeant Dennis Merton. The role of Merton brought back childhood memories for Duncan as he spent holidays in Scarborough, close to where most of the programme is filmed. In September 2003, Duncan became a father to a baby girl and left ''Heartbeat'' in July 2004. He appeared in series 10 episode 7 ("The Great Depression of 1994") of ''Minder'' sporting a ponytail. Also played the role of Lt Colonel P. Philips in series 5 of ''Soldier Soldier'' - (1995–1996). In 2008, he appeared as a guest star in ''Foyle's War''. Stage career His stage work includes ''Philistines'', '' The Life of Galileo'', ''Remembrance of Things Past ''In Search of Lost Time'' (french: À la recherche du temps perdu), first translated into English as ''Remembrance of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Beattie
Maureen Jane Beattie (born 14 August 1953) is an Irish-born, Scottish actress of both stage and screen. Early life Beattie was born in Bundoran, County Donegal on 14 August 1953, as the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, who appeared as Malcolm Hamilton in Glasgow drama ''River City'', and his wife Kitty Lamont. She is the eldest of four children, and is the sister of Louise Beattie who appeared in ''Emmerdale'' in 2000 as Chris Tate's lawyer Laura Johnstone. Beattie was born in the seaside resort of Bundoran, Co Donegal, whilst her father was appearing at the town's St Patrick's Hall. She returned home to Glasgow, when she was two weeks old. After attending High School in Glasgow, she went on to do a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she won the James Bridie Gold Medal for Acting during her final year. She graduated in 1974 with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts. Career After graduating, Beattie went on to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
