Iain De Caestecker ( ; born 29 December 1987) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for portraying Leopold Fitz/The Doctor in the television series ''

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''. He is also known for his roles in Coronation Street as Adam Barlow and the films ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2013), '' Lost River'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2018).

Early life

De Caestecker was born in

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, Scotland. He is of Belgian descent through his paternal grandfather. He has a twin sister and two older brothers. His parents are both medical doctors. His mother, Dr Linda De Caestecker, is Director of Public Health (DPH) for

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, the largest health board in Scotland. She is an honorary professor at the

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. Iain De Caestecker went to Hillhead Primary School. He completed an HND in Acting and Performance at

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Career

De Caestecker made his professional acting debut in the BBC short film ''Billy and Zorba'' at the age of nine. This was followed by a minor role as a bully in the comedy horror film '' The Little Vampire''. In 2010, De Caestecker made his television debut in serial drama ''

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''. The following year he first appeared as

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in ''

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'', the UK's longest-running and most-watched TV soap opera. He would appear in 54 episodes between 2001 and 2003 before the role was recast with an older actor. He played the lead in BAFTA-winning BBC series ''

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'' and '' Young James Herriot''; the latter earned him a nomination for a

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for Best Actor/Actress – Television. Psychological horror film ''

'' premiered at the 2013

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to rave reviews. That same year, De Caestecker appeared in ''

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'' ("''I'm a big fan of

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and ..I got to play all my scenes with

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which meant a lot to me''") and ''

''; the latter earned him his second BAFTA Scotland nomination, this time in the Best Actor/Actress – Film category. He also appeared in the music video for

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's song ''

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''. On his first visit to Los Angeles, De Caestecker landed a series regular role on the

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television series ''

'' (2013-2020). He played scientist

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and was a part of the main cast from Seasons 1 through 6. In the seventh and final season, he appeared as a special guest star due to scheduling issues with a prior commitment. His ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' character was animated for an episode of

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's ''Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister 6'', to which the actor lent his voice. In 2014, De Caestecker played the lead role in

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's directorial debut '' Lost River''. The film premiered in competition in the

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section at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. In 2018, De Caestecker co-starred in the

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-produced war horror film ''

''. The movie received two nominations at the 2019

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. In 2020, De Caestecker starred as young Douglas Petersen in

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's four-part miniseries '' Us'', based on David Nicholls' novel of the same name. In the same year he also starred opposite

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in the PBS Masterpiece/BBC One political-thriller series

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. Fresh from wrapping up work on ''Roadkill'', De Caestecker filmed horror short ''Upstairs''. The film was played on the festival circuit around the world. In 2022, De Caestecker led the cast of

's three-part drama ''The Control Room''. And he will make guest appearances on prestige podcast shows from French-American podcast network Paradiso Media ''Conference Call'', along with Jeff Ward,

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, and

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Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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