Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor and writer.

Early life

Brian McCardie attended St. Brendan’s, then St. Athanasius Primary Schools. He went on to Our Lady's High School in Motherwell. His parents moved from

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

to Carluke while he was at school and he developed an interest in theatre, starring in a production of the musical "Godspell" with a local drama group consisting of youngsters from local schools.

Career

McCardie recently appeared in the

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three-part drama ''

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'', as Jackson Jones, written by

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, directed by Lewis Arnold and starring

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and

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. He also appeared in

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’s ''Domina'', set in

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, playing

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. He performed his self-penned one-man play ''Connolly'' at the

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but the cancellation of 2020’s

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meant he lost the opportunity to present it in a six-week run in Edinburgh's Cowgate, where

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was born and raised. He has performed readings of his own poems at various venues around Ireland and is currently filming them for distribution online.

Selected filmography

*'' Forget About Me'' (1990, TV Movie) – Bunny *''

Waterfront Beat ''Waterfront Beat'' is a BBC television police procedural drama series, broadcast between 6 January 1990 and 20 February 1991. The series follows the work of a group of police detectives stationed in the Liverpool docks. The series was created b ...

'' (1990–1991, TV Series) – PC Ronnie Barker *'' Tonight at 8.30'' (1991, TV Series) – Bill – 1st Soldier *''

Murder Most Horrid ''Murder Most Horrid'' is a British black comedy anthology series starring Dawn French. It was broadcast on BBC Two for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. Created by Paul Smith (television writer), Paul Smith, who also co-created '' ...

'' (1991, TV Series) – Supermarket Assistant *''

Doctor Finlay ''Doctor Finlay'' is a British television series based on A. J. Cronin's stories about the fictional medical hero, Dr. Finlay. It was first broadcast on 5 March 1993 on ITV. It is a follow-up to ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'', the successful BBC ...

'' (1993, TV Series) – Archie Henderson * ''Taggart'' (1994–2010, TV Series) – Thomas Keenan / Fisher / Martin McLean / Alex Currie *''

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'' (1995, TV Movie) – Vic Leigh * ''Rob Roy'' (1995) – Alasdair McGregor * ''Kidnapped'' (1995, TV Movie) – David Balfour *''

The Ghost and the Darkness ''The Ghost and the Darkness'' is a 1996 American historical adventure film directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas. The screenplay, written by William Goldman, is a fictionalized account of the Tsavo man-eaters, ...

'' (1996) – Angus Starling *'' Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (1997) – Merced *'' 200 Cigarettes'' (1999) – Eric *''

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'' (1999, TV Series) – Philip Boxer *''

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'' (1999, Short) – Will * ''Snatch'' (2000) – Uncle Dean *''

Beyond the City Limits Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed b ...

'' (2001) – Sergei Akotia *''Mr. Barrington'' (2003) – Mr Barrington *''

Solid Air ''Solid Air'' is the fourth studio album by Scottish folk singer-songwriter John Martyn, released in February 1973 by Island Records. Background The album was recorded over eight days and features instrumental contributions by bassist Danny Th ...

'' (2003) – Robert Houston Junior *''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' (2004, TV Series) – Taffy Saunders *''

Ellie Parker ''Ellie Parker'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Scott Coffey. It stars Naomi Watts in the title role, a young woman struggling as an actress in Los Angeles. ''Ellie Parker'' began as a short film that was screened a ...

'' (2005) – Acting Student * ''Murphy's Law'' (2006, TV Series) – Billy Johnstone * ''Low Winter Sun'' (2006, TV Movie) – Det Con Joe Geddes * ''Lilies'' (2007, TV Mini-Series) – Dadda Moss *''

The Whistleblowers ''The Whistleblowers'' is a British drama series, first broadcast on ITV from 27 September to 1 November 2007. The series stars Richard Coyle and Indira Varma as personal injury lawyers Ben Graham and Alisha Cole, who set themselves up in priv ...

'' (2007, TV Series) – Tim Robey *''

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'' (2007, TV Series) – Brian Robertson * ''Shameless'' (2008, TV Series) – Paddy McGrath * ''Kiss of Death'' (2008, TV Movie) – Michael Bovery * ''Heroes and Villains'' (2008, TV Series documentary) –

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*''

The Damned United ''The Damned United'' is a 2009 British sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling 2006 novel ''The Damned Utd'' – a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian ...

'' (2009) – Dave Mackay * ''Wasted'' (2009) – Party Host *''

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'' (2009) – Dr. Forbes *''

Soulboy Soulboys (sometimes spelled soul boys) were a working class English youth subculture of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and fans of American soul and funk music. The subculture emerged in North-West England as northern soul event attendees began ...

'' (2010) – Fish-shop Bobby *''Anywhere But Here'' (2010, TV Movie) – Peter McBride * ''Thorne'': ''Sleepyhead'' (2010, TV Mini-Series) – Frank Calvert * ''Accused'' (2010, TV Series) – DI Warren *''

The Witcher 2 ''The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings'' ( pl, Wiedźmin 2: Zabójcy królów) is a 2011 action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red, based on ''The Witcher'' series of fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the sequel to the 20 ...

'' (2011, Video Game) – (English version, voice) * ''The Ripper'' (2011, Computer Game) – The Reverend (voice) * ''Case Histories'' (2011, TV Series) – Terence Smith * ''Titanic'' (2012, TV Mini-Series) – First Officer Murdoch *''

Vexed ''Vexed'' is a British comedy-drama, police procedural television series for BBC Two that aired in 2010 and 2012. Created and written by Howard Overman, the first series starred Lucy Punch as D.I. Kate Bishop and Toby Stephens as D.I. Jack ...

'' (2012, TV Series) – Robert Randell *''

Doors Open ''Doors Open'' is a 2008 novel by crime writer Ian Rankin. It was his first stand-alone thriller in over 10 years. The story was originally published as a serial novel in ''The New York Times Magazine''. Plot outline Mike Mackenzie is a soft ...

'' (2012, TV Movie) – Charlie Calloway *''

Line of Duty ''Line of Duty'' is a British police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions. On 26 June 2012, BBC Two began to broadcast the first series; it was its best-performing drama series in ten years wit ...

'' (2012–2014, TV Series) – Tommy / John Thomas Hunter * ''The Crash'' (2013, TV Series) – Charlie Harris *''

MI High ''M.I. High'' is a British Action film, action television series produced by Kudos (production company), Kudos for CBBC and created by Keith Brumpton. The series focuses on a team of undercover teenage spies working for a fictional version of the ...

'' (2013, TV Series) – Mr. McNab * ''For Those in Peril'' (2013) – Dr. Forbes *'' The Groundsman'' (2013, Short) – Steve * ''Filth'' (2013) – Dougie Gillman * ''Ghosts'' (2014) – Jacob Engstrand * ''Peterman'' (2014) – Bill * ''Wasted Time'' (2014) – Danny *''

The Musketeers ''The Musketeers'' is a British period action drama programme based on the characters from Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' and co-produced by BBC America and BBC Worldwide. The series follows the musketeers Athos, Aramis ...

'' (2015, TV Series) – Sebastian Lemaitre *'' Dropping Off Michael'' (2015, Short) – Duncan *''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'' (2015, TV Series) – Archie Pugh * ''Outlander'' (2015, TV Series) – Sir Marcus MacRannoch * ''Scarlet'' (2016, Short) – Fisherman * ''Rebellion'' (2016, TV Mini-Series) –

* ''The Job'' (2016) – Geoff * ''Fortitude 2'' (2017, TV Series) – Lazlo Hindemith *'' Come Out of the Woods'' (2017, Short) – PC Brian Cassidy *''

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'' (2018) – Ziggy Barrow * ''Ordeal by Innocence'' (2018, TV Mini-Series) – Bellamy Gould (Transmission BBC 1 Easter 2018) *''

Agatha and The Truth of Murder ''Agatha and the Truth of Murder'' is a 2018 British alternative history drama film about crime writer Agatha Christie becoming embroiled in a real-life murder case during her 11-day disappearance in 1926. Written by Tom Dalton, it depicts Christi ...

'' (2018, DPS Productions, TV Movie) – Sir Hugh Persimmion *''

Moscow Noir ''Moscow Noir'' ( sv, Dirigenten) is a Swedish-Russian financial thriller television series. It focusses on Tom Blixen (played by Adam Pålsson), an investment manager from Sweden who is involved in a shady trade deal with an oil company in Mosco ...

'' (2018, 8 Part TV Series) – Lord Pendergast *''

Giri/Haji ( ja, 義理/恥, 'Duty/Shame') is a British crime drama television series which premiered on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2019, and was released internationally on Netflix on 10 January 2020. A co-production between the BBC an ...

'' (2019, 8 Part Series) – Jack Sister Pictures *'' Last of The Czars'' (2019, Netflix/Nutopia, 6 Part Series, TV Series documentary) – Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin *''

Our Ladies ''Our Ladies'' is a 2019 Scottish coming-of-age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Michael Caton-Jones, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alan Sharp, based on Alan Warner's 1998 novel ''The Sopranos''. The film stars Tallulah Greive, Ab ...

'' (2019, Sigma/In a Big Country Films) *'' Charles lst'' (2019, DPS Productions) – Sir John Pym * ''Domina'' – Cicero (2020, SkyAtlantic/FiftyFathoms) * ''Time'' (TV) – Jackson Jones (2021, BBC) * '' Mia and The Dragon Princess'' (Film) Skipper Matthews (2022) Dead Pixel Productions * ''The Long Shadow'' (TV) (20222023) Steve ITV *'' Six Four'' (TV) Bill Martin (20222023) ITV

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCardie, Brian 1965 births Date of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Glasgow Living people Scottish male film actors Scottish male stage actors Scottish male television actors National Youth Theatre members