Graham McTavish
Graham McTavish (born January 4, 1961 in Glasgow , Scotland ) is a British actor .
Life
theatre
In 2000 he toured the world as Vincent van Gogh with his self-written piece Letters from the Yellow Chair . He starred as Fitz in the 2004 play Four Nights in Knaresborough . For this role he was nominated for Best Actor for the Manchester Evening News Theater Awards in 2004. He appeared in 2006 at the Royal Court Theater in London in the play Rainbow Kiss by Simon Farquhar and had other roles at the Royal Lyceum Theater in Edinburgh .
Movie and TV
In the eighth season of Red Dwarf , he played Warden Ackerman. He also had many supporting roles in British dramas and films such as Casualty , Jekyll , The Bill , Taggart and Sisterhood early in his career . McTavish moved to Los Angeles from the UK in 2007 . A week after his arrival, he was given a role in the film John Rambo alongside Sylvester Stallone . In 2009 he took on one of the leading roles with Big Marc in Hooligans 2 - Stand Your Ground . Furthermore, he portrayed a Russian diplomat in the eighth season of series 24. Since August 2014, he can be seen in the series Outlander .
In the three-part real - life adaptation of the children's book The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien by director Peter Jackson , McTavish was seen as the dwarf Dwalin. In the series Preacher he has played the character of the saint of the killer since 2016.
Video games
McTavish also appeared in many video games . He spoke, among others, Commander Lucius in Shadow Complex , Dante Alighieri in Dante's Inferno , Zoran Lazarevic in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Charlie Cutter in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception . In the Call of Duty series, too , he repeatedly takes on different roles.
Filmography (selection)
- 1998–2005: Casualty (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1999: Red Dwarf (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2003: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ( Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life )
- 2004: D-Day decision in Normandy ( D-Day 06/06/1944 )
- 2004: King Arthur
- 2005–2006: The Bill (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2005: Empire (miniseries)
- 2005: Rome (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2008: John Rambo ( Rambo )
- 2008: Lost (TV series, episode)
- 2008: Prison Break (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2009: Hooligans 2 - Stand Your Ground ( Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground )
- 2009: Middle Men
- 2009: Penance - They pay for their sins (Penance)
- 2010: 24 (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2010: Secretariat - A horse becomes a legend ( Secretariat )
- 2011: Colombiana
- 2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ( The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey )
- 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ( The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug )
- 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies ( The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies )
- 2014–2016: Outlander (TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2015: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV series, one episode)
- 2015: Creed - Rocky's Legacy ( Creed )
- 2016: The Finest Hours
- since 2016: Preacher (TV series)
- 2017: Castlevania (TV series, 3 episodes, voice)
- 2018: Colony (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2018: Aquaman
- 2019: Lucifer (TV series, 6 episodes)
Web links
- Graham McTavish in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Graham McTavish Official Website
Individual evidence
- ^ Arts Archive - Letters from the Yellow Chair . Retrieved on May 1, 2011. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Stage Reviews - Four Nights in Knaresborough . In: The Stage . March 23, 2004. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ Manchester Evening News Theater Awards . In: The British Theater Guide . November 12, 2004. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ Rainbow Kiss at the Royal Court Theater . Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ a b Biography on Grahem McTavish's official website . Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ Production Notes by John Rambo (DOC; 1.8 MB) In: Lionsgate Publicity . Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ Bory's Kit " Peter Jackson and New Line Announce 'Hobbit' Casting ", Hollywood Reporter . Published October 21, 2010, Accessed October 24, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McTavish, Graham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom |