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Darren McStay

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Darren McStay
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Darren McStay was born and raised in London, England by his is Irish mother Brigid. He has one sister named Melanie.

After graduating from at East 15 Acting School, Darren has since worked on productions for the National Theatre, Complicite, Royal Opera House, Secret Cinema and also starred in Handspring Theatre's production of 'WarHorse' in London's West End.

Darren has worked along side actors such as Karen Gillan, Andrew Scott, Ian McDiarmid, as well as Directors such as Jonothan Kent, Geraldine Pilgrim, Tom Morris, Marianne Elliot and Riley Stearns.

Darren writes and produces music videos and also hosts a successful Youtube channel called 'Improve Your Voice'.

More details on Darren's other endeavors can be found on his website.
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    To Thy Rest (2025)
    To Thy Rest
    8.0
    • Night Porter
    • 2025
    Conflict (2024)
    Conflict
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Uutisankkuri
    Alexander Arnold in Delivery Run (2024)
    Delivery Run
    7.8
    • Paul
    • 2024
    Karen Gillan in Dual (2022)
    Dual
    5.8
    • Sarah's Lawyer
    • 2022

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    Actor



    • Cupid's Arrow
      • Frank Heart
      • Completed



    • To Thy Rest (2025)
      To Thy Rest
      8.0
      • Night Porter
      • 2025
    • Conflict (2024)
      Conflict
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Uutisankkuri
      • 2024–2025
    • Alexander Arnold in Delivery Run (2024)
      Delivery Run
      7.8
      • Paul
      • 2024
    • Stormskerry Maja (2024)
      Stormskerry Maja
      7.7
      • Various British Soldiers (voice)
      • 2024
    • Arctic Circle (2018)
      Arctic Circle
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Colin McGrady
      • 2023
    • The Gadabout (2023)
      The Gadabout
      Short
      • Floyd (voice)
      • 2023
    • Stellan Skarsgård and Gustaf Skarsgård in What Remains (2022)
      What Remains
      5.0
      • Martin
      • 2022
    • Stop Nyqvist (2022)
      Stop Nyqvist
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Alistair Kirkpatrick
      • 2022
    • Nika Savolainen in Next of Kin (2022)
      Next of Kin
      6.4
      TV Series
      • The Man
      • 2022
    • Karen Gillan in Dual (2022)
      Dual
      5.8
      • Sarah's Lawyer
      • 2022
    • Balise (2021)
      Balise
      Short
      • Dom
      • 2021
    • Knock, Knock (2020)
      Knock, Knock
      5.9
      Short
      • James
      • 2020
    • Esko Kovero, Pete Lattu, Tommi Taurula, Sami Uotila, Sofia Lehtinen, Sami Sowe, Hanna Kinnunen, Oona Kare, Jarkko Miettinen, and Lenita Susi in Secret Lives (1999)
      Secret Lives
      3.9
      TV Series
      • Tarjoilija
      • 2020
    • Rantabaari (2019)
      Rantabaari
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Andrew Cox
      • 2020
    • Jarkko Niemi, Tommi Rantamäki, Iikka Forss, and Mikko Töyssy in Modernit miehet (2019)
      Modernit miehet
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Alex
      • 2019

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    • Snafu
      • Writer
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    • Cupid's Arrow
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    • To Thy Rest (2025)
      To Thy Rest
      8.0
      • screenplay
      • 2025
    • Pop
      Pop
      • Writer

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    • Snafu
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Cupid's Arrow
      • Director (directed by)
      • Completed



    • To Thy Rest (2025)
      To Thy Rest
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Pop
      Pop
      • Director

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    Director & Cinematography Reel
    Drama Comedy - Short Clip
    Demo Reel 0:33
    Drama Comedy - Short Clip
    To Thy Rest - Trailer #1
    Trailer 1:21
    To Thy Rest - Trailer #1

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Spouse
      • Monika LindemanJuly 23, 2016 - present (1 child)

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      • Male

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      Founding member of long running Comedy Bluegrass Redneck Band 'Leonard and Bubba's Delicious Goo Goo Cluster' Darren has played to crowds of up to three thousand including, Bournemouth Opera house, Bestival, Glastonbury and the Lord Mayors Show on London's South Bank. Hollywood actor Patrick Bergin has been known to Join the band on stage as 'The Sheriff'.

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