"In 2010, McGregor's performance as The Ghost Writer in Roman Polanski's psychological thriller ""The Ghost Writer"" garnered him the European Film Award for Best Actor. In 2016, McGregor made his directorial feature film debut in ""American Pastoral"". Ewan McGregor filmography The filmography of Scottish actor, voice actor, singer, and director Ewan McGregor. McGregor made his debut in the British television series ""Lipstick on Your Collar"". He followed this one year later by appearing in Bill Forsyth's ""Being Human"" (1994), Danny Boyle's thriller ""Shallow Grave"" (1994). Two years later, he plays the heroin addict Mark Renton in Danny Boyle's ""Trainspotting"" which"
"a popular success and in it Potter returned to use of lip-synched musical numbers in the manner of ""Pennies from Heaven"". It did help to launch the career of actor Ewan McGregor. On 14 February 1994, Potter learned that he had terminal pancreatic cancer which had metastasised to his liver. It was thought that this was a side effect of the medication he was taking to control his psoriasis. On 15 March 1994, three months before his death, Potter gave an interview to Melvyn Bragg, later broadcast on 5 April 1994 by Channel 4 (he had broken most of his"
"Television Dennis Potter drama ""Cream in My Coffee"" and realised that television production values were little different from those in the film industry; as a result he developed a belated career in television. He appeared in an episode of the Thames Television/ITV comedy-drama ""Minder"" in 1983 as Cecil Caine an eccentric widower, and in an episode of ""Inspector Morse"" in 1990 (Central Television/Zenith/ITV). He starred as Tom (Thomas Maddisson) in the Thames/ITV situation comedy ""Tom, Dick and Harriet""; during location filming for a 1983 episode, Jeffries and his co-stars Ian Ogilvy and Bridget Forsyth had to be rescued when a"
"Ewan McGregor in the lead role of Malcolm Scrawdyke. He appeared on an episode of ""Loose Ends"" hosted by Ned Sherrin on BBC Radio 4 on 10 December 2005. In 2005, he played the leading role of John Jarndyce in the critically acclaimed BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' ""Bleak House"", receiving an Emmy nomination. Two years later he played Peter Syme in the BBC One drama serial ""Jekyll"", a modern version of ""The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde"". Lawson also appeared as Captain ""Dreadnought"" Foster in ITV's dramatisations of C.S. Forester's ""Hornblower"". He appeared in ""Robin Hood"""
"Private Potter Private Potter is a 1962 British drama film directed by Caspar Wrede and starring Tom Courtenay, Mogens Wieth, Ronald Fraser, and James Maxwell. During the Cyprus Emergency, the eponymous Private Potter is a soldier who claims that the reason he cried out leading to the death of a comrade was that he saw a vision of God. There is then a debate over whether he should be court-martialled. The screenplay was written by Ronald Harwood for a television play that was broadcast on ITV in 1961 as an ITV Television Playhouse production and featured the same main cast."
"""Dragonheart"" (1996), and ""Seven Years in Tibet"" (1997), opposite Brad Pitt. He was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for ""Divorcing Jack"" (1998), and played Clov in a television film of Samuel Beckett's ""Endgame"" (2000). Notable appearances also include Bernardo Bertolucci's ""Besieged"" (1998) and Paul McGuigan's ""Gangster No. 1"" (2000), opposite Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell. He auditioned for the role of Quirinus Quirrell in the film ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"", but the part went to Ian Hart. Despite missing out on the first film, he was cast in 2004 as Professor Remus Lupin in ""Harry Potter"
"by marriage was actress Sheila Gish, which makes him a step-cousin of Gish's actress daughters, Kay Curram and Lou Gish. McGregor attended the independent Morrison's Academy in Crieff. After leaving school at the age of 16, he worked as a stagehand at Perth Theatre and studied a foundation course in drama at Kirkcaldy College of Technology, before moving to London to study drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama when he was 18 years old. Six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor won a leading role in Dennis Potter's six-part Channel 4 series ""Lipstick on Your"
"Granada, playing series regular Ben McCallister. Following this he has appeared in many acclaimed television productions such as ""Holby City"", ""The Bill"", ""Torchwood"", ""Afterlife"", ""Casualty"", ""Emmerdale"", ""Wolfblood"" and the crime detective series ""Inspector George Gently"". McDonald's first major film saw him appearing alongside Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor in the Beatrix Potter biopic ""Miss Potter"" as the young William Heelis, who encouraged the young Beatrix Potter to write and illustrate her stories. He then went on to appear in another British biopic playing Steve in ""And When Did You Last See Your Father?"" which starred Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth."
""""", ""Waist Deep"", as well as episodes of television shows ""The Shield"", ""Firefly"", ""Chicago Hope"", and ""MDs"". In 2000, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Danny Glover (who portrayed Marty in the film adaptation of ""Dreamgirls"") both appeared in the TNT made-for-television movie ""Freedom Song"". He has had recurring roles on TV series such as ""Soul Food"", ""I'll Fly Away"", and ""ER"". His one-time role as a suicide patient on ""ER"" earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, later in that series he appeared in a recurring role as Roger McGrath. His most prominent role as"
"Hunt. He played Dougie Raymond in the British television series ""The Vice"" and Albert Blithe in HBO's mini-series ""Band of Brothers"". His first recurring television role was in the British television series ""Grange Hill"". In 1995, Warren starred in ""Boston Kickout"". In 1996 Warren played Immortal Morgan D'Estaing in the season four """" episode ""Double Jeopardy"". Warren worked in the production of digital storyboards (as a stand-in for Ewan McGregor) in """". In 2000, he was presented a Royal Television Society award for his role as Monks in the ITV production of ""Oliver Twist"". In 2001 he appeared in the"
"the title part of ""Robin Hood"" in a TV mini-series ""The Legend of Robin Hood"". In 1985 he again took a part in a production concerning Ancient Rome: the American mini-series ""A.D."" in which he portrayed the Roman politician and opponent of Nero, Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Martin Potter (actor) Martin Potter (born 4 October 1944) is a British actor. After the National Youth Theatre and repertory theatre in Guildford and Hampstead, Potter received his first role in British television at the age of 23 in the television drama ""The Bonegrinder"" (1968) written by Dennis Potter. In the same year he"
"Miss Potter Miss Potter is a 2006 British biographical fiction family drama film directed by Chris Noonan. It is a biographical film of children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, and combines stories from her own life with animated sequences featuring characters from her stories, such as Peter Rabbit. Scripted by Richard Maltby, Jr., the director of the Tony-winning Broadway revue, ""Fosse"", the film stars Renée Zellweger in the title role; Ewan McGregor as her publisher and fiancé, Norman Warne; and Lloyd Owen as solicitor William Heelis. Emily Watson stars as Warne's sister, Millie. Lucy Boynton also stars as the young"
"Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. In 2003, he appeared with Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner, playing the principal villain in the Western film ""Open Range"". In 2004, he appeared in five films, including Wes Anderson's cult comedy ""The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou""; the British gangster film ""Layer Cake""; theatrical drama ""Being Julia""; and the CGI action fantasy ""Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"". In 2004, he began playing Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts's headmaster in the third installment of J. K. Rowling's franchise, ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"", taking over the role"
"films, television series, and theater. He starred in the short-lived NBC series ""Conviction"" as Nick Potter, a lawyer from an ""old money"" family of prominence, who leaves his job at a private law firm to join the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. He is also known for his starring role in the 2002 film ""New Suit"", the 2004 film """", and the 2009 ""Love Comes Softly"" movie series films ""Love Takes Wing"" and ""Love Finds a Home"", as well as a recurring role on the TV series ""Dawson's Creek"". He also had a guest role in season four of the series"
"lived together for nearly 20 years before marrying in March 2004 in Antigua; she died of cancer a year later (9 March 2005). He married Karen Prentice in Italy in the summer of 2017. Denis Lawson Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of ""Bleak House"", as Gordon Urquhart in the film ""Local Hero"", as DI Steve McAndrew in BBC One's ""New Tricks"", and as Wedge Antilles in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy. He is the uncle of actor Ewan McGregor."
"BBC television film ""Learners"", together with David Tennant. In 2008, he plays David Grant, Abby's husband, in the re-imagined BBC series ""Survivors"". In January 2009 he appeared in the TV drama ""Above Suspicion"" as DI Mike Lewis. Since January 2010 he has appeared as Reg Trotter in three episodes of ""Rock & Chips"", a prequel to the long-running series ""Only Fools and Horses"". In August 2011, Dingwall appeared as Detective Superintendent Stuart Barlow in ""New Tricks"" on BBC One. In 2014, he appeared in ""The Driver"". From 2016 onward he has played Inspector Janvier in ""Maigret"", starring Rowan Atkinson. Dingwall's"
"in a céilidh sequence for which he was also credited as an adviser. In the next decade, he played the repugnant Pew in Disney's ""Treasure Island"" (1950), Angus in ""Pandora and the Flying Dutchman"" (1951), and Dr. MacFarlane in ""Hobson's Choice"" (1954). Laurie's role as Private Frazer, the gaunt-faced, intense, pessimistic undertaker, and British Home Guard soldier in the sitcom ""Dad's Army"" (1968–1977) remains his best known TV role, although he featured in many British series of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s including ""Tales of Mystery"", ""Doctor Finlay's Casebook"", and ""The Avengers"". Laurie starred as Mad Peter in the Hammer"
"episode of ""Riptide"" (1969); Don in an episode of ""The Squirrels"" (1976); and as Cookson in two episodes of ""Armchair Thriller"" (1978). He appeared as Monty Fish in the second series of ITV's post-war comedy drama ""Shine on Harvey Moon"" in 1982. Haft also appeared in an episode of Dempsey and Makepeace. He appeared in three separate episodes of The Bill (1985, 1998 and 2007), portraying a different character in each. Haft accepted the role of Reno in the 2006 thriller film ""Solo"". Haft portrayed Harry Gold in the British soap opera ""EastEnders"", from 23 June 2010 until late November"
"""Heavenly Pursuits"" (1986). He would also play the lead in the BBC Scotland feature-length adaptation of the William McIlvanney short story ""Dreaming"" (1990). Bremner portrayed Spud in Danny Boyle's film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel ""Trainspotting"", and Mullet, a street thug in Guy Ritchie's ""Snatch"". In the 1995 stage version of ""Trainspotting"", Bremner played the lead role of Mark Renton, the role played by Ewan McGregor in the 1996 film. He has played supporting roles in blockbusters such as ""Pearl Harbor"" and ""Black Hawk Down"", in which he appeared alongside ""Trainspotting"" co-star Ewan McGregor (which he has again since,"
"(1962), ""The Pallisers"" (1974), ""Quatermass"" (1979) and ""Tales of the Unexpected"" (1980–81). He also played Otto von Bismarck in both ""Edward the Seventh"" (1975) and ""Disraeli"" (1978). His film appearances included ""The Dam Busters"" (1954), as Guy Gibson's rear gunner Flt. Lt. R.D. Trevor-Roper, and ""Private Potter"" (1962) as the Brigadier. In 1957 he had a spell in the BBC's Radio Drama Repertory company when, after an accident in which he injured his leg, he was unable to undertake film or stage work. Appearances during this time included the role of Rupert Dreisler in Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair."
"Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC TV serials ""Pennies from Heaven"" (1978), ""The Singing Detective"" (1986), and the television plays ""Blue Remembered Hills"" (1979) and ""Brimstone and Treacle"" (1976). His television dramas mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television. Born in Gloucestershire and graduating from Oxford University, Potter"
"Flint"". Duggan was cast in a 1964 episode of ""The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"" entitled ""The McGregor Affair"". In this segment, he portrays a man who finally determines a way to get rid of his drunken wife, only to later regret what he had done and become a victim of the same fate he had planned for his wife. In 1966 he played Father Michael in ""The Eighth Day"" an episode of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre. Also, in 1966, Duggan appeared on ""F Troop"" as Major Chester Winster, in the episode: ""The New I. G."". He also played Brigadier/Major"
"father served in the Royal Navy during World War II on the Arctic convoys and was then employed as a motorcycle despatch rider. Aged 16 Si worked laying paving stones for a construction firm. He then worked in film and television production. He was assistant location manager on ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" and location manager on ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"". He met Dave Myers in 1995 on the set of a TV drama entitled ""The Gambling Man"" on which he was the second assistant director. The duo appeared on the BBC's ""The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook""."
"was named one of fifty finalists in the 2011 contest. In 2016, McGregor became a brand ambassador for men's underwear company Noble by Noble. In January 2008, McGregor began presenting the motoring show ""Blood, Sweat and Gears"" on Foxtel's Fox8. That same year, he appeared in an episode of ""Underbelly"". McGregor has also appeared in ""Carla Cametti PD"" (2009), and the drama series ""Winners & Losers"" (2011). In April 2012, McGregor made a guest appearance in ""Offspring"". McGregor joined the cast of the soap opera ""Neighbours"" as Detective Detective Mark Brennan in 2010. McGregor was initially contracted for six months,"
"received a repeat broadcast. It was released in 2007 alongside ""Shaggy Dog"" (1968) and ""Lay Down Your Arms"" (1970) as the second volume of Network DVD's ""Dennis Potter at London Weekend Television"". Moonlight on the Highway Moonlight on the Highway is a television play by Dennis Potter, first broadcast on 12 April 1969 as part of ITV's ""Saturday Night Theatre"" strand. The tale of a young Al Bowlly obsessive attempting to blot out memories of sexual abuse via his fixation with the singer, the play was the first of Potter's works to use popular music as a dramatic device and"
"Hero (TV Series)...Dotty Parker / Sheila Redman, the Spirit 1981 Nero Wolfe (TV Series)...Melanie Davidson 1981 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)...Adelaide Malone 1980 Beyond Westworld (TV Series)...Dianna Lionstar 1980 CHiPs (TV Series)...Denise 1980 Desperate Voyage (TV Movie) 1980 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (TV Movie)...Eliza 1979-1983 Hart to Hart (TV Series)...Victoria Dickenson / Nikki Stephanos 1979-1981 The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)...Leigh Gamble / Linda Calahan 1979 High Midnight (TV Movie)...Sgt. Liz Spencer 1979 Dear Detective (TV Series) 1979 Married: The First Year (TV Series)...Emily Gorey 1979 The Paper Chase (TV Series)...Chris Carlyle 1978 The White Shadow (TV Series)...Dr. Evelyn Crawford 1978"
"he portrays several popular recurring characters, such as the King of Empty Promises, Sir Simon Milligan, and Jerry Sizzler. Still, it's a frequent running gag that McDonald is the least popular member and always struggling not to get kicked out. Since ""The Kids in the Hall""'s end in 1994, McDonald has played many roles in movies like ""Boy Meets Girl"", Agent Pleakley in the ""Lilo & Stitch"" franchise, and Harry Potter in ""Epic Movie"". On television, he has appeared on ""The Martin Short Show"", ""Ellen"" (as a radio personality), ""That '70s Show"" (as a confused young cleric, Pastor Dave), ""Seinfeld"","
"David Hasselhoff David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed ""The Hoff"", is an American actor, singer, producer, and businessman, who set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. He first gained recognition on ""The Young and The Restless"", playing Dr. Snapper Foster. His career continued with his leading role as Michael Knight on ""Knight Rider"" and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series ""Baywatch"". Hasselhoff produced ""Baywatch"" from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended with ""Baywatch Hawaii"". On screen, he appeared in films including ""Click"", """", ""The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie"", and"
"Paynter in ""Intimate Strangers"", ""The Dutch Train Hijack"" 1976, Dr Dorn in ""The Seagull"" 1977, Kim Philby in ""Philby, Burgess and Maclean"" 1977 (nominated Best Actor Monte Carlo Festival 1978), ""An Englishman's Castle"" (1978), the title role in ""The Trial of Uri Urlov"" 1978, ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" 1978, ""Crime and Punishment"" 1979, ""‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore"" 1979, ""The Human Crocodile"" 1980, ""Smiley's People"" 1982, ""A Woman Called Golda"" (with Ingrid Bergman) 1982, J A D Ingres in ""Artists and Models"" 1983, ""Game, Set and Match"" 1987, ""War and Remembrance"" 1988, ""Countdown to War"" 1989, ""Medics"" 1991 and 1992,"
"series including ""Without a Trace"", """" and ""Numb3rs"". One of his most notable roles to date was a recurring role as Kyle Hunter for seven episodes of the fourth and final season of The WB drama ""Everwood"" from 2005 to 2006. In January 2008, he made his film debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie ""Minutemen"" where he played the villainous role of Derek Beauguard. In 2009, McQueen was cast as Jeremy Gilbert in the CW's television adaptation of L. J. Smith's ""The Vampire Diaries"" novels and starred for the first six seasons until 2015. Gilbert was written to have"
"missing) and the shots sampled from ""Fury from the Deep"" from Episode 1 are also the only surviving footage from those episodes. Patrick Troughton's eldest son David made his second appearance in ""Doctor Who"" in episode six of this story as Private Moor, having first appeared in ""The Enemy of the World"" (1968). He subsequently appeared as King Peladon in ""The Curse of Peladon"" in 1972, and then as Professor Hobbes in ""Midnight"" in 2008. Gregg Palmer previously played a Cyberman in ""The Tenth Planet"" in 1966. Jane Sherwin who played Lady Jennifer Buckingham was producer Derrick Sherwin's wife. Terence"
"role of a boy called Napoleon in a six-part television adaptation of John Buchan's 1922 novel ""Huntingtower"". From 1957 and throughout the 1960s, he performed a steady stream of roles in various television series, such as Jan in ""The Silver Sword"" (1957–58), Tim Birch in ""Emergency – Ward 10"" (1963–64), and Roger Wain in ""Coronation Street"" (1965). He appeared in a 1964 serial ""Smugglers Bay"" with Patrick Troughton. With a well-established career in television, Hines appeared in feature films less frequently. Hines' ""Doctor Who"" debut came in 1966, when he was cast to play the part of Jamie McCrimmon, the"
"seen on Television in “Scorpion (TV series)” (as Captain Ron Gentry), “Westworld (TV Series)” (as Foreman), “Gone (TV series)” as (Det. Ted Rogers), ""Chicago P.D."" (as Dennis Lee), ""Hawaii Five-0"" (as Chief of Police Mahaka), ""Criminal Minds"" as (Det. Ekler), ""Eastwick"", ""Crash"" (as Chun Soo Park), ""Lie to Me"" (as Ambassador Park Jung-Soo), ""Prison Break"" (as Company Surgeon), ""Entourage"", ""The Mentalist"" (as Davis in the pilot episode as well as in the 2012 episode, ""The Crimson Ticket""), ""Chuck"" (as Rashan Chen), ""Curb Your Enthusiasm"", ""The Young and the Restless"" (as Dr. Jun), ""Accidentally on Purpose"", ""24"" (as Craig Erwich), ""Sucker"