Dougray Scott
Scott in 2010
Born
Stephen Dougray Scott
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouses
Sarah Trevis
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(m. 2000; div. 2005)​
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    (m. 2007)​
    Children3

    Stephen Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films Ever After (1998), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Enigma (2001), Ripley's Game (2002), Hitman (2007), and My Week with Marilyn (2011). He is a recipient of the International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the Scottish crime drama series Crime (2021).

    Early life

    Scott is the son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, a travelling salesman of refrigerators and freezers, and a former actor. He then gained a place on the full-time acting and performance course at Fife College’s Kirkcaldy Campus.

    Career

    Scott began his acting career in national theatre, television, and puppet shows. He appeared in his first role on the television series Soldier Soldier and made his film debut in Twin Town. His first major film roles were as Prince Henry in Ever After and the hero in the film adaptation of the Robert Harris novel Enigma. He played the villain in Mission: Impossible 2 (and was selected to do so by Tom Cruise). He was cast to play Wolverine in the feature film version of X-Men, but Mission: Impossible 2 went over schedule, and he was injured in a motorbike accident while shooting the chase scene. He was forced to drop out of the project and was replaced by Hugh Jackman in X-Men.[1][2]

    After the 2002 release of Die Another Day, Scott was a candidate to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.[3] Despite the numerous reports that Eon Productions was leaning towards naming Scott as the new Bond in the 007 adventure Casino Royale, the role eventually went to Daniel Craig. In January 2006, he appeared in the miniseries The Ten Commandments as Moses. He also appeared in the NBC series Heist, which aired in March 2006 for five episodes. From 2006 until 2007, he starred in the third season of Desperate Housewives as Teri Hatcher's character's new love interest. In 2007, he played the primary antagonist in the film Hitman, based on the Hitman video games. He appeared in the title role(s) of a modern re-telling of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In May 2009, it was announced that he was to play ex-con Michael O' Connor in the new RTÉ-ITV drama Father & Son.

    Scott starred in The Day of the Triffids.[4] The drama was broadcast in December 2009 as part of the BBC 1 Christmas schedule.[5] In 2011, Scott featured in the film Love's Kitchen alongside his wife Claire Forlani. In April 2011, Scott portrayed football manager Matt Busby in the BBC TV drama United, which was centred on the Munich air disaster of 1958, in which Busby was badly injured but survived. In 2013, he guest starred as para-psychological researcher/ghost hunter Alec Palmer in the Doctor Who episode "Hide".

    In 2014, Scott portrayed the main villain in Taken 3.[6]

    In March 2016, Scott became the voice of Orby in adverts for the oil and gas company BP.[7]

    In April 2016, Scott appeared in the second season of Fear the Walking Dead as Thomas Abigail, Victor Strand's business partner and lover.[8]

    In 2019, Scott joined the CW series Batwoman as Jacob Kane, the title character's father, set in the Arrowverse. He left the series during its second season.[9] He appeared on the show Crime, for which he received a BAFTA and an International Emmy.

    Personal life

    Scott is the father of twins (b. 1998), with former wife Sarah Trevis.[10] On 8 June 2007, he married actress Claire Forlani in Italy.[11] They have a son[12] born 27 December 2014.

    Scott is a fan of Hibernian Football Club, stemming from a grand-uncle being a scout for the team.[13]

    Scott is in favour of Scottish independence. "The question a lot of people always ask is, how can Scotland pay for itself? That's not the question to ask, we can look after ourselves. We could outlast the English purely based on Irn-Bru profits..." he told The Big Issue. "The question is, would it serve the country better to have its own government? We have a particular vision of the world, which is why I think it makes sense to have independence and we have many great stories to tell."[14]

    Filmography

    Scott at the 2013 WonderCon
    Year Title Role Notes
    1990 Zorro Don Pedro DeSoto Episode: "Child's Play"
    1992 Taggart Colin Murphy Episode: "Nest of Vipers Part One"
    Lovejoy Horse 2 episodes
    Tell Tale Hearts David Sellors 3 episodes
    1993 Stay Lucky Alex 4 episodes
    1994 Princess Caraboo Dragoon captain
    1995 Kavanagh QC Terry Fisher Episode: "A Family Affair"
    Soldier Soldier Major Rory Taylor 11 episodes
    Highlander: The Series Warren Cochrane Episode: "Through a Glass, Darkly"
    1996 The Crow Road Lewis McHoan Miniseries
    1997 Regeneration Captain Robert Graves
    The Place of the Dead Lance Corporal Richard Mayfield
    Twin Town Terry Walsh
    1998 Ever After Prince Henry
    Deep Impact Eric Vennekor
    1999 Gregory's Two Girls Fraser Rowan
    This Year's Love Cameron
    Faeries Faery Prince Voice
    2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Sean Ambrose
    The Miracle Maker John Voice
    Arabian Nights Sultan Shahryar / Amin Miniseries
    2001 Enigma Tom Jericho
    2002 Ripley's Game Jonathan Trevanny
    2003 The Poet Andrei
    To Kill a King Thomas Fairfax
    2004 The Truth About Love Archie
    Things To Do Before You're 30 Cass
    2005 Dark Water Kyle Williams
    2006 The Ten Commandments Moses Miniseries
    Perfect Creature Silus
    Heist Mickey O'Neil
    2006–2007 Desperate Housewives Ian Hainsworth 18 episodes
    2007 Hitman Mike Whittier
    The Donald Gray Show
    2008 Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
    New Town Killers Alistair
    2009 False Witness Ian Porter
    The Day of the Triffids Dr. Bill Masen
    Father & Son Michael O'Connor
    2010 There Be Dragons Robert
    Love's Kitchen Rob Haley
    2011 My Week with Marilyn Arthur Miller
    United Matt Busby
    2012 Sinbad Father La Stessa
    2013 Death Race 3: Inferno Niles York / Frankenstein Direct-to-DVD
    Doctor Who Alec Palmer Episode: "Hide"
    Strike Back: Shadow Warfare James Leatherby 2 episodes
    Last Passenger Lewis Shaler
    The Wrong Mans Walker
    2013–2014 Hemlock Grove Dr. Norman Godfrey
    2014 Taken 3 Stuart St. John
    2015 Tiger House Shane
    The Rezort Archer
    The Vatican Tapes Roger Holmes
    2016 London Town Nick Baker
    Full Circle Senator David Faulkner
    Fear the Walking Dead Thomas Abigail 2 episodes
    Harley and the Davidsons Randall James Miniseries
    2017 The Replacement David Warnock Miniseries
    Jamie Johnson Foxborough Scout Episode: "End Game"
    2017–2018 Snatch Vic Hill
    2018 The Woman in White Sir Percival Glyde Miniseries
    Urban Myths Arthur Miller Episode: "Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder"
    2019 Departure Ethan Moreau 6 episodes
    Sea Fever Gerard
    2019–2021 Batwoman Jacob Kane Main role (seasons 1–2), 35 episodes
    2020 Sulphur and White Donald Tait
    2021-present Irvine Welsh's Crime Ray Lennox Main role (12 episodes), also executive producer
    2021 La Cha Cha Roger Callaway
    2023 A Town Called Malice Tony Lord
    Irena's Vow Eduard Rügemer
    Vigil AVM Marcus Grainger Miniseries

    Awards and nominations

    YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
    1999Teen Choice AwardsFilm – Breakout PerformanceEver AfterNominated
    2009AFI AwardsBest Lead Actor in a Television Drama[15]False WitnessNominated
    2010Astra AwardsMost Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male[16]Nominated
    2022International Emmy AwardsPerformance by an ActorIrvine Welsh’s CrimeWon

    References

    1. ↑ Maddox, Garry (9 April 2009). "A canny X-man". Brisbane Times.
    2. ↑ White, Adam (9 March 2020). "Dougray Scott claims that Tom Cruise blocked him from Wolverine role that made Hugh Jackman a star". The Independent. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
    3. ↑ "BROSNAN COST ME 007 ROLE". Daily Record. 22 May 2006.
    4. ↑ "Vanessa Redgrave to star in BBC's The Day of the Triffids" The Daily Telegraph, 11 February 2009
    5. ↑ "BBC One - The Day of the Triffids". BBC.
    6. ↑ Lee, Maggie (31 December 2014). "'Taken 3' Review: Liam Neeson Stars in Mind-Numbing Misfire". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
    7. ↑ "BP's First Ad Campaign for a Decade". 21 March 2016.
    8. ↑ Ge, Linda (4 February 2016). "'Fear the Walking Dead' Casts Dougray Scott for Season 2". The Wrap. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
    9. ↑ Agard, Chancellor (27 June 2021). "Original 'Batwoman' cast member exits after two seasons". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
    10. ↑ "Dougray Scott preparing for second shot at marriage". The Scotsman. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
    11. ↑ Tan, Michelle (8 June 2007). "Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott Get Married". People. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
    12. ↑ Ferguson, Donna (12 January 2018). "Dougray Scott: 'Mum's parents didn't approve of Dad. They cut off all contact'". The Guardian.
    13. ↑ "My team: Hibernian - Sport". The Observer.
    14. ↑ MacKenzie, Steven (16 May 2023). "Dougray Scott says Labour 'are a bunch of Conservatives dressed in the working man's rags' be in favour of Scottish independence". The Big Issue. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
    15. ↑ "'Samson & Delilah': Australian Film Institute Awards". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
    16. ↑ "ASTRA Awards 2010: Nominees". TV Tonight. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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