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Starred with Robert Carlyle in two movies. First was Trainspotting (1996) as Mr Renton, Carlyle's character was Begbie. Second was To End All Wars (2001) as McLean, Carlyle's character was named Campbell. Campbell was the name given to Cosmo's character in Braveheart(1995) See more trivia »

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in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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2013/I Sacrifice (pre-production)
DCI McKie
 
2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour (post-production)
Blucher (voice)
 
2013 The Christmas Candle (post-production)
Herbert Hopewell
 
2013 Sea Out (short) (completed)
Old Joe
 
2013 January (completed)
Albert
 
2013 Hammer of the Gods
King Bagsecg
 
2013 Case Histories (TV series)
Len Lomax
– Started Early, Took My Dog (2013) … Len Lomax
 
2013 The Golden Scallop
Judge Wellington
 
2011-2013 Game of Thrones (TV series)
Jeor Mormont
– And Now His Watch Is Ended (2013) … Jeor Mormont
– Walk of Punishment (2013) … Jeor Mormont
– Dark Wings, Dark Words (2013) … Jeor Mormont
– Valar Dohaeris (2013) … Jeor Mormont
– The Ghost of Harrenhal (2012) … Jeor Mormont
See all 12 episodes »
 
2013 Get Lucky
Mr. Zigic
 
2013/II The Boogeyman
Dr. Harper
 
2013 Death in Paradise (TV series)
Roger Seymour
– Episode #2.1 (2013) … Roger Seymour
 
2012 Darksiders II (Video Game)
Maker Elder Eidard (voice) / Nephilim Wisper 1 (voice)
 
2012 Game of Thrones (Video Game)
Jeor Mormont (voice)
 
2012 Songs for Amy
Murdo
 
2012 Silent Witness (TV series)
Arnold Mears
– Paradise Lost: Part 2 (2012) … Arnold Mears
– Paradise Lost: Part 1 (2012) … Arnold Mears
 
2012/I Citadel
Priest
 
2011 The Glass Man
Pecco
 
2011 No Saints for Sinners
Murphy
 
2010 The Santa Incident (TV movie)
Nick
 
2010 Sons of Anarchy (TV series)
Father Kellan Ashby
– Bainne (2010) … Father Kellan Ashby
– Fírinne (2010) … Father Kellan Ashby
– Turas (2010) … Father Kellan Ashby
– Lochan Mor (2010) … Father Kellan Ashby
– Widening Gyre (2010) … Father Kellan Ashby
See all 8 episodes »
 
2010 The Runway
Sutherland
 
2010 Donkeys
 
2010 FlashForward (TV series)
Phillip
– Revelation Zero: Part 2 (2010) … Phillip
 
2010 Outcast
Laird
 
2010 Castle (TV series)
Finn Rourke
– Sucker Punch (2010) … Finn Rourke
 
2010 One Night in Emergency (TV movie)
 
2009 Merlin (TV series)
Hengist
– Lancelot and Guinevere (2009) … Hengist
 
2009 The Clan
Hector McKinley
 
2009 2081 (short)
George Bergeron
 
2008 The Color of Magic (TV movie)
Galder Weatherwax
 
2007 Futureshock: Comet (TV movie)
Brenden Kelly
 
2007 Where Have I Been All Your Life? (short)
John
 
2007 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Dawson
 
2007 The Last Legion
Hrothgar
 
2007 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Jack 'Axeman' McKinley
– The Axeman Cometh (2007) … Jack 'Axeman' McKinley
 
2006 The Lives of the Saints
Mr. Karva
 
2006 Free Jimmy
HudMaSpecs (voice: English version)
 
2006 Half Light
Finlay Murray
 
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Father Christmas
 
2005 Greyfriars Bobby
James Brown
 
2005 Little House on the Prairie (TV mini-series)
Mr. Scott
 
2004 Troy
Glaucus
 
2004 One Last Chance
Big John
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Tchaikovsky (2004) … Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Solid Air
Finn
 
2003/I The Reckoning
Lambert
 
2003 Man Dancin'
Donnie McGlone
 
2003 Skagerrak
Robert
 
2002 The Four Feathers
Col. Sutch
 
2002 Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Billy
 
2001 All the Queen's Men
Archie
 
2000-2001 Rebus (TV series)
Morris Cafferty / Morris Gerald Cafferty
– Mortal Causes (2001) … Morris Gerald Cafferty
– The Hanging Garden (2000) … Morris Cafferty
 
2001 To End All Wars
Lt. Col. Stuart McLean
 
2001 Best of Both Worlds (TV series)
William Landucci
 
2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (TV movie)
McNab
 
2000 Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2000 Badger (TV series)
Charlie Maddox
– Predators (2000) … Charlie Maddox
 
2000 Honest
Tommy Chase
 
2000 Tales from the Madhouse (TV mini-series)
The Centurion
– The Centurion (2000) … The Centurion
 
2000 The 10th Kingdom (TV mini-series)
Blind Woodsman
– Episode #1.4 (2000) … Blind Woodsman
 
1989-1999 The Bill (TV series)
D.C.I. Cameron / Patrick Grainger
– Haunted (1999) … Patrick Grainger
– Seen to Be Done (1989) … D.C.I. Cameron
 
1999 One More Kiss
Frank
 
1999 Comedy Lab (TV series)
David
– Heart and Sole (1999) … David (voice)
 
1999 Split Second (TV movie)
Donald Paterson
 
1999 Billy and Zorba (short)
Zorba
 
1999 The Match
Billy Bailey
 
1999 Sunset Heights
MacDonald
 
1999 Cleopatra (TV mini-series)
Agrippa
 
1998 Babe: Pig in the City
Thelonius (voice)
 
1998 Urban Ghost Story
Minister
 
1998 Two Lives (TV series)
Eddie
– Golden Wedding (1998) … Eddie
 
1997 Soldier Soldier (TV series)
Lt Col Philip Drysdale
– No Pain, No Gain (1997) … Lt Col Philip Drysdale
– Chain of Command (1997) … Lt Col Philip Drysdale
– Fit to Explode (1997) … Lt Col Philip Drysdale
– The Road to Damascus (1997) … Lt Col Philip Drysdale
– How Was It for You? (1997) … Lt Col Philip Drysdale
See all 9 episodes »
 
1997 Ain't Misbehavin' (TV mini-series)
Malky Fraser
– Episode #1.3 (1997) … Malky Fraser
– Episode #1.2 (1997) … Malky Fraser
– Episode #1.1 (1997) … Malky Fraser
 
1997 Ivanhoe (TV mini-series)
Cedric
– Part Six (1997) … Cedric
– Part Four (1997) … Cedric
– Part Three (1997) … Cedric
– Part Two (1997) … Cedric
– Part One (1997) … Cedric
 
1997 Santa/Claws (short)
Santa Claus
 
1996 Emma
Mr. Weston
 
1996 Bad Boys (TV series)
Tam Devlin
– Dead Men Don't Wear Bunnets (1996) … Tam Devlin
 
1996 Trainspotting
Mr. Renton
 
1994-1995 Roughnecks (TV series)
Tom
– Episode #2.7 (1995) … Tom
– Episode #2.6 (1995) … Tom
– Episode #2.5 (1995) … Tom
– Episode #2.4 (1995) … Tom
– Episode #2.3 (1995) … Tom
See all 13 episodes »
 
1995 Braveheart
Campbell
 
1994 Screen Two (TV series)
Jerry
– Sin Bin (1994) … Jerry
 
1994 Alleyn Mysteries (TV series)
Major Keith Ballantyne
– Dead Water (1994) … Major Keith Ballantyne
 
1994 The House of Eliott (TV series)
James Maxton
– Episode #3.5 (1994) … James Maxton
 
1993 Between the Lines (TV series)
D.C.C. Birman
– Manoeuvre 11 (1993) … D.C.C. Birman
 
1993 Scene (TV series)
Reception Officer
– Pig Boy (1993) … Reception Officer
 
1989-1993 Casualty (TV series)
John Breckman / Tony
– Cat in Hell (1993) … Tony
– A Grand in the Hand (1989) … John Breckman
 
1992 Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series)
Teacher
– Lesson (1992) … Teacher
 
1992 Heartbeat (TV series)
Matthew Chapman
– Nowt But a Prank (1992) … Matthew Chapman
 
1992 Medics (TV series)
Harry Liverege
– Episode #2.4 (1992) … Harry Liverege
 
1992 Screaming (TV series)
 
1991 Stay Lucky (TV series)
Bigmac
– Hard Times, Hard Men (1991) … Bigmac
 
1991 Sharp End (TV mini-series)
Carmichael
 
1990 The Fool
Mr. Bowring
 
1990 El C.I.D. (TV series)
Sands
– Getting Even (1990) … Sands
 
1990 The Campbells (TV series)
Sgt. Henderson
– Old Ways and New (1990) … Sgt. Henderson
 
1990 Treasure Island (TV movie)
Redruth
 
1989 The Nightwatch (TV movie)
James Smithson
 
1989 Saracen (TV series)
Miekera
– Into Africa (1989) … Miekera
 
1989 The Justice Game (TV series)
Glen
 
1989 Winners and Losers (TV mini-series)
Frank Kerr
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Frank Kerr
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Frank Kerr
– Episode #1.1 (1989) … Frank Kerr
 
1989 Crossbow (TV series)
Anton
– Silver Rider (1989) … Anton
 
1988 Taggart (TV series)
Victor Baird
– Dead Giveaway (1988) … Victor Baird
 
1988 Stormy Monday
Tony
 
1988 Codename: Kyril (TV mini-series)
Bonham
– Episode #1.1 (1988) … Bonham
 
1987 Brond (TV series)
Primo
 
1987 Super Gran (TV series)
Mr. McBigg
– Supergran Snookered (1987) … Mr. McBigg
 
1986 Lost Empires (TV mini-series)
Inspector Furness
– Episode #1.6 (1986) … Inspector Furness
 
1985-1986 C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV series)
McNeill
– Fit (1986)
– Under Plain Cover (1985) … McNeill
 
1986 Running Scared (TV series)
Detective Inspector McNeil
– Episode #1.4 (1986) … Detective Inspector McNeil
 
1986 Highlander
Angus MacLeod
 
1985 Operation Julie (TV movie)
Longfellow
 
1985 Big Deal (TV series)
– Down and Under (1985)
 
1985 Lytton's Diary (TV series)
Harry Owen
– Daddy's girls (1985) … Harry Owen
 
1984 Fairly Secret Army (TV series)
Crazy Colin Carstairs
– The Pulses Quicken (1984) … Crazy Colin Carstairs
– Romance Plughole (1984) … Crazy Colin Carstairs
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Dr. Ian McCarran
– The Legend of Das Geisterschloss (1984) … Dr. Ian McCarran
 
1984 Murder Not Proven? (TV series)
Sergeant Munro
– Death on the Mountain (1984) … Sergeant Munro
 
1984 Minder (TV series)
Jock McLeish
– Senior Citizen Caine (1984) … Jock McLeish
 
1982 Living Apart Together
Priest
 
1981 Strangers (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Galbraith
– A Dear Green Place (1981) … Det. Sgt. Galbraith
 
1981 The House on the Hill (TV series)
Bonfield
– Semper Fidelis (1981) … Bonfield
 
1981 The Nightmare Man (TV movie)
Sgt. Carch
 
1980 Hammer House of Horror (TV series)
Willis
– The Thirteenth Reunion (1980) … Willis (as James Cosmos)
 
1980 Take the High Road (TV series)
Alex Geddes
 
1979 The Professionals (TV series)
Glover
– Runner (1979) … Glover
 
1979 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Glasgow McDade
– To Honour and Obey (1979) … Glasgow McDade
 
1979 Thundercloud (TV series)
CPO Hawkins
– Goodbye Mister Tortoise (1979) … CPO Hawkins
– Bats in the Belfry (1979) … CPO Hawkins
– Seeing the Light (1979) … CPO Hawkins
– Who Goes There? (1979) … CPO Hawkins
– Don't Go Near the Water (1979) … CPO Hawkins
See all 13 episodes »
 
1979 Dick Barton: Special Agent (TV series)
Jock Anderson
– Adventure Three: Part 1 (1979) … Jock Anderson
– Adventure Two: Part 8 (1979) … Jock Anderson
– Adventure Two: Part 7 (1979) … Jock Anderson
– Adventure Two: Part 6 (1979) … Jock Anderson
– Adventure Two: Part 5 (1979) … Jock Anderson
See all 16 episodes »
 
1978 Kidnapped (TV mini-series)
Beggar
– Uncle Ebenezer (1978) … Beggar
 
1978 The Sweeney (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth
– Hard Men (1978) … Det. Sgt. Davy Freeth
 
1978 The Standard (TV series)
Harry Bray
– New Standards (1978) … Harry Bray
 
1977-1978 Midnight Is a Place (TV series)
Davey Scatcherd
– Episode #1.13 (1978) … Davey Scatcherd
– Episode #1.12 (1977) … Davey Scatcherd
– Episode #1.11 (1977) … Davey Scatcherd
 
1977 George & Mildred (TV series)
Keith
– The Dorothy Letters (1977) … Keith
 
1973-1977 Warship (TV series)
L / Reg. Fuller
– Counter-Charge (1977) … L / Reg. Fuller
– Rendezvous (1977) … L / Reg. Fuller
– Singapore Incident (1977) … L / Reg. Fuller
– Wind Song (1977) … L / Reg. Fuller
– Heart of Oak (1976) … L / Reg. Fuller
See all 20 episodes »
 
1976 Orde Wingate (TV series)
Brigadier Calvert
– Turn You to the Strong Hold (1976) … Brigadier Calvert
– For the Sword of the Lord and of Gideon (1976) … Brigadier Calvert
– If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem (1976) … Brigadier Calvert
 
1976 Survivors (TV series)
Lenny Carter
– The Chosen (1976) … Lenny Carter
 
1975 Quiller (TV series)
Hamilton
– Target North (1975) … Hamilton
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Robert Bruce
– The Wallace (1975) … Robert Bruce
 
1974 Play for Today (TV series)
Loch
– The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974) … Loch
 
1973 Sutherland's Law (TV series)
Ian Campbell
– The Sea (1973) … Ian Campbell
 
1973 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Sgt. Robbins
– Professional (1973) … Sgt. Robbins
 
1972 The Stone Tape (TV movie)
Cliff Dow
 
1972 Sutherland's Law (TV movie)
Ian Campbell
 
1972 Young Winston
Officer on Train
 
1972 Doomwatch
Bob Gillette
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Inspector Williams
– Element of Risk (1971) … Inspector Williams
 
1971 The View from Daniel Pike (TV series)
Det. Con. Sanderson
– A Tale of Two Cities (1971) … Det. Con. Sanderson
 
1971 UFO (TV series)
Lt. Anderson
– Reflections in the Water (1971) … Lt. Anderson
 
1971/I In the Devil's Garden
Det. Sgt. Beale
 
1970 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Senior Under Officer Patterson
– Sovereign's Company (1970) … Senior Under Officer Patterson
 
1970 The Borderers (TV series)
Hector
– A Woman or an Epitaph (1970) … Hector
 
1969 The Virgin Soldiers
Waller
 
1969 Softly Softly (TV series)
McBride
– In at the Death (1969) … McBride
 
1969 Battle of Britain
Jamie
 
1965-1969 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Peter Randall / Private Davidson
– Single or Return (1969) … Private Davidson
– The Vision (1965) … Peter Randall
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Det. Sgt. MacGregor
– Dover and the Deadly Poison Pen Letters (1968) … Det. Sgt. MacGregor
 
1967 The Revenue Men (TV series)
Andrew
– A Pretty Flat Kind of Existence (1967) … Andrew
 
1967 St. Ives (TV series)
Dalmahoy
– Journey's End (1967) … Dalmahoy
– The Assembly Ball (1967) … Dalmahoy
 
1966 This Man Craig (TV series)
Douglas McGrath
– Nurinder (1966) … Douglas McGrath
 
1966 Ransom for a Pretty Girl (TV mini-series)
Charlie Milne
 
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2007 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
– The Axeman Cometh (2007) (performer: "Dimples")
 
1999 One More Kiss (performer: "Beautiful Dreamer")
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2009 The Narnia Code (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2009 Movie Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Trainspotting (2009) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 

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Trivia:

Starred with Robert Carlyle in two movies. First was Trainspotting (1996) as Mr Renton, Carlyle's character was Begbie. Second was To End All Wars (2001) as McLean, Carlyle's character was named Campbell. Campbell was the name given to Cosmo's character in Braveheart(1995) See more »

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