Brian McCardie
| Brian McCardie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1965 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor. He appears in Jon Baird's Filth, based on the Irvine Welsh novel of the same name, playing Dougie Gillman and Jacob Engstrand in Richard Eyre's production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre then transferring to The Trafalgar Studios in the West End, then New York. He just played James Connolly, a Leader of the 1916 Irish Rising, for RTÉ.
Early life
McCardie was born in Bellshill. He attended St. Athanasius Primary School in Carluke, then Our Lady's High School in Motherwell where he began acting in amateur drama before attending the National Youth Theatre then onto Rose Bruford College (1984–87).[1]
Career
After working in Theatre around the UK and various television Series and films. He may be best known for his portrayal of Alasdair Roy McGregor in the film Rob Roy (1995). Recent work of note includes Murphy's Law and Lilies (BBC Northern Ireland) and the BAFTA nominated and RTS winner Low Winter Sun (Channel 4, Tiger Aspect).
Filmography
- "Rebellion" James Connolly"
- "The Job" Geoff
- Scarlet Fisherman
- Outlander" Season 2 episode 15 Sir Marcus MacRannoch
- Holby City"- Squeeze the Pips- Archie Pugh
- The Musketeers series 2 episode 2 An Ordinary Man Sebastian Lemaitre
- Dropping Off Michael as Duncan
- Wasted Time Danny
- The Groundsman as Steve
- Crash as Charlie Harris
- Seaside Stories as Dr. Forbes
- MI High as Mr. McNab
- Doors Open as Charlie Calloway
- Filth as Dougie Gillman
- Vexed (TV Series) as Robert Randell
- Line Of Duty (TV Series) as Tommy
- Titanic as William McMaster Murdoch
- Case Histories as Terence Smith
- Accused as DI Warren
- The Ripper (Computer Game) as The Reverend (voice)
- The Witcher 2 (Computer Game) as Various characters (voice)
- Thorne: Sleepyhead as Frank Calvert
- Anywhere But Here as Peter McBride
- Wasted as Party Host
- Soulboy as Fish-shop Bobby
- The Damned United as Dave Mackay
- Kiss of Death as Michael Bovery
- Shameless as Paddy McGrath
- Rebus as Brian Robertson
- The Whistleblowers as Tim Robey
- Heroes and Villains as Hernan Cortez
- Lilies as Dadda Moss
- Low Winter Sun as Det Con Joe Geddes
- Murphy's Law as Billy Johnstone
- Ellie Parker as Acting Student
- The Bill as Taffy Saunders
- Solid Air as Robert Houston Junior
- Mr. Barrington as Mr Barrington
- Taggart as Martin McLean
- Beyond the City Limits as Sergei Akotia
- Rituals and Resolutions as Will
- Kavanagh QC as Philip Boxer
- 200 Cigarettes as Eric
- Speed 2: Cruise Control as Merced
- The Ghost and the Darkness as Angus Starling
- Kidnapped as David Balfour
- Rob Roy as Alasdair McGregor
- Dirty Old Town as Vic Leigh
- Doctor Finlay as Archie Henderson
- Murder Most Horrid as Supermarket Assistant
- Tonight at 8.30 as Bill - 1st Soldier
- Waterfront Beat as PC Ronnie Barker
- Forget About Me as Bunny
- The Musketeers as Sebastian Lemaitre
References
- ↑ "Client Details: Brian McCardie" UnitedAgents.co.uk. Retrieved: 3 March 2010