Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in '' Underworld: Evolution'', '' Doctor Who'', '' Roots'', and the Netflix historical epic ''

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''. He appears in the

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film '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) as Bor and the second season of '' Daredevil'' (2016) as Finn Cooley.

Early life and education

Curran was born in

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, and is a graduate of the

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

Career

Curran appeared in the

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television series '' This Life''. Since then, he has appeared in a number of major film and television roles, including Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man), an original character in ''

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''. To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen. (According to his commentary on the

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, he looked like a " smurf on acid".) He also played vampire roles in

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's ''

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'' as Priest and '' Underworld: Evolution'' as Markus. In 2006 he appeared in the unrated film '' Red Road''. Curran participates in marathons to raise money for charity. He is a frequent and popular participant in the annual Dressed to Kilt event in

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, run by Friends of Scotland in celebration of Tartan Week. He is also a keen fan of Celtic F.C. Curran played the role of Datak Tarr on the Syfy series ''Defiance'' and in 2014, he costarred with

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in the thriller film ''Awaiting''. In 2016 Curran signed to play 'Callum' in the new E4/

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original series ''Crazyhead''. Curran portrayed

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in the science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. The episode, written by

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, was rated by

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as the best of

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's time as the Doctor. A scene where Curran plays van Gogh, taken into the future to see his work in a modern museum, has been described as one of the most emotional in the entire series. Curran also made a cameo appearance in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "

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". Curran played Sgt. Pete Twamley in the ITV series ''

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'', which was broadcast in over 100 countries. Curran later worked in

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of ''

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'' where he portrayed

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in his human form and voiced him in his true alien form starting in the five-part episode "Armageddon".

Personal life

In 2012, he married Mai Nguyen; the couple have a daughter.

Awards

* Evening News National Award — for the role of

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in the theatre production ''The Soldier's Tale'' * Best Actor at the 2006

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for his role in

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's '' Red Road''. *

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2006 — Best Actor

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Tony 20th-century Scottish actors 21st-century Scottish actors Living people Male actors from Glasgow Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors Year of birth missing (living people)