CAST BIOGRAPHIES
CAITRIONA BALFE
(Claire Randall Fraser)
Irish born actress Caitriona Balfe will next be seen in Money Monster, TriStar’s thriller being directed by Jodie Foster.
Balfe will star alongside George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O’Connell, and play the Chief Communications
Officer for the company whose stock bottomed, causing the life’s savings of O’Connell’s character to be wiped out.
Balfe was most recently seen in Escape Plan for Summit/Lionsgate, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester
Stallone. Previous credits include the Warner Bros. feature Now You See Me directed by Louis Leterrier, J.J.
Abrams’ Paramount feature Super 8 as well as Bryan Singer and Jason Taylor’s limited digital series “H+.”
SAM HEUGHAN
(Jamie Fraser)
Sam Heughan is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In 2003 he was nominated for a
Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Performance for his role in “Outlying Islands” by David Greig at The
Royal Court and Traverse Theatre.
Heughan originated the role of Batman in the 2011 DC/Warner Bros. and Waterlane production of “Batman Live,” an
international tour which opened at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and went on tour to Las Vegas, South America
and throughout the U.K and Europe.
He has also had roles in a range of television series including "River City," "Island at War," "The Wild West," "Party
Animals," "Midsomer Murders," "Rebus" and most recently, "Any Human Heart" as Lieutenant McStay.
His TV movie credits include “Breaking the Mould” for BBC Television, “A Very British Sex Scandal” for Channel 4
and “First Light” for BBC2, an adaptation of the book, where he played the lead character Geoffrey Wellum. He was
nominated for a Grace Award for his performance as Prince Ashton, the son of Sir Roger Moore, in “A Princess for
Christmas” for Hallmark Channel.
His film credits include the short film Small Moments, and the feature films Young Alexander the Great and Emulsion.
He will also be seen in the upcoming films Heart of Lightness - filmed in Norway in the Arctic Circle - and playing the
lead role in When The Starlight Ends, an Independent movie shot in Los Angeles for Intellectual Films.
On stage, Heughan has performed at a variety of theaters in the U.K. in various classical and new writing pieces,
plus the London West End, including such productions as “King John,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Vortex,” “Hamlet,”
“Macbeth,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” "Plague over England" and more.
At the Royal Scottish Academy, Heughan starred in productions including “Crime & Punishment,” “The Seagull” and
“Prometheus Bound.”
Since starring in “Outlander,” Heughan has received numerous fan-generated accolades, including the BBC America
Anglophenia Man of the Year (2014), E! Online Alpha Male (2015), Entertainment Weekly’s EW-wy Best Actor –
Drama (2015) and Radio Times TV Champion (2015). Additionally, “Outlander” took home the award for Favorite
Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show at the 2015 People’s Choice Awards.
Sam created My Peak Challenge, a charity fitness event and brand. In collaboration with Leukemia Lymphoma
Research, Bear Strength Clothing and Fight Camp Glasgow, they have raised thousands for charity.
TOBIAS MENZIES
(Frank Randall/ Captain Black Jack Randall)
British actor Tobias Menzies received a Golden Globe® nomination this year in the Best Supporting Actor category
for his work on “Outlander.” He will also be seen in the upcoming Season Six of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” as heir of
Riverrun, ‘Edmure Tully.’ He came to international fame with his role as ‘Brutus’ in HBO’s acclaimed historical epic
“Rome” and since then has been in demand on TV, stage and the big screen. His latest TV role is in an all-star cast
in the BBC’s prestige adaptation of the John Le Carre bestseller “The Night Manager” and was recently seen in the
hit comedy “Catastrophe” with Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney. His other television credits include “The Shadow
Line” alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor and Stephen Rea, Charlie Brooker's “Black Mirror,” the political satire “The Thick of
It” and opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal in the mini-series “The Honourable Woman” created by Hugo Blick. On the big
screen he will shortly be seen in Underworld: Next Generation opposite Kate Beckinsale and Charles Dance. His first
notable film role came opposite Dame Judi Dench in the 2006 reboot of the James Bond franchise, Casino Royale,
and further film credits include Atonement, The Duel and Finding Neverland. He is about to begin a run in Chekhov’s
“Uncle Vanya” at the Almeida Theatre in London. He has also worked at London's Donmar Warehouse in “The
Recruiting Officer” and The Royal National Theatre in “The History Boys” in which he played the pivotal role of the
troubled young teacher ‘Irwin.’ RADA-trained actor Menzies has also played ‘Edgar’ in Pete Postlethwaites's “King
Lear,” Kiera Knightley's fiancé in “The Children’s Hour,” “Hamlet” directed by Rupert Goold and starred in Wallace
Shawn’s dramatic monologue “The Fever” directed by Robert Icke for the Almeida.
DUNCAN LACROIX
(Murtagh)
Duncan Lacroix played the part of a Saxon noble ‘Ealdorman Werferth’ in season two of “Vikings” which filmed in
Ireland. The British-born actor’s other notable television credits include HBO's “Game of Thrones,” CW’s
“Reign,” Sky Television's science fiction drama series “Primevil,” Season 2, Tile Films’ “A Terrible Beauty” and RTE
Television’s “Cromwell In Ireland.”
Having always been passionate about his theater acting, Duncan has performed with renowned Dublin based theater
company AC Productions’ as Malvolio in their staging of Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night” at the Project Arts Centre in
Dublin’s Temple Bar. This followed from his earlier work on their award-winning production of “Pinter x 4” at Dublin's
Pearse Centre. Some of Duncan’s other theater credits include “The Merry Wives of Windsor” with the DU Players in
Trinity College, Dublin, “Macbeth,” the Librarian in “Underneath the Lintel,” Ben in “The Dumb Waiter,” James in “The
Morning after Optimism” and Max Schimmelfennig in “The Ones Who Kill Shooting Stars.”
CLAIRE SERMONNE
(Louise De Rohan)
Claire Sermonne, who is of French and Russian ancestry has made her name as an actress on stage and television
in both France and Russia. A graduate in both the Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts in Paris and the Moscow Art
Theatre, where she trained in theatre, song and dance. Sermonne’s significant performances include roles in the
Russian TV series “The Rights and Laws,” and in the short film Echo, directed by Elie Wajeman.
ROSIE DAY
(Mary Hawkins)
The Winchester-born British actress Rosie Day began acting on stage aged just five years and has appeared in
productions including Nicholas Hytner’s “The Winter’s Tale” and Trevor Nunn’s “Summerfolk” both at the National
Theatre. Her most recent credits include Caroline Steinbeis’ “Pussy Riot” at the Royal Court and Blythe Stewart’s
“Velocity” at the Finborough Theatre. Day’s many TV roles include ITV Studios’ “Homefront,” E4’S “Misfits” and the
BBC’s “Siblings.” Day starred as the orphaned deaf mute ‘Angel’ in Paul Hyett’s horror film The Seasoning House,
winning the Best Actress prize at Screamfest in 2013. The same year she was selected as one of Screen
International’s UK Stars of Tomorrow. Her further feature work includes the romantic comedy All Roads Lead to
Rome, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Paz Vega and Claudia Cardinale, Jan Verdoen’s Heart of Lightness, Jonathan
English’s Ironclad: Battle for Blood for Mythic International Entertainment, and Paul Hyett’s horror title Howl. Day is
now filming Tiger Aspect Productions’ crime drama “Cuffs” for BBC One.
STANLEY WEBER
(Le Comte St Germain)
Stanley Weber is classically trained from the Conservatoire Nationale in Paris. He has played the title role in France
2's “Louis XV” and appeared in the critically acclaimed The First Day of the Rest of Your Life. Other credits include
Oliver Hirschbiegel's “Borgia” for Canal+, Iain Softley's Trap for Cinderella, Claude Miller's “Therese Desqueyroux”
with Audrey Tatou and Thea Sharrock's “Henry V” for the BBC. Stanley has most recently been seen in theaters
playing the lead role in the independent feature, Not Another Happy Ending which closed the Edinburgh Film
Festival. Weber has just completed filming the lead role in Sword of Vengeance directed by Jim Weedon.
ANDREW GOWER
(Prince Charles Stuart)
Fresh from graduating from the Oxford School of Drama in 2010, Liverpool-born Andrew Gower won the role of Dr.
Andrew Mullery in Mammoth Media’s medical drama “Monroe” for ITV Studios. He has also starred as Nick Cutler,
the vampire solicitor in season four of Touchpaper TV’s cult comedy “Being Human,” and as Gilbert in Company
Pictures’ “The Village” for the BBC. Gower also played the lead role of Victor Frankenstein in BBC Three's live
musical production of “Frankenstein’s Wedding,” broadcast live from Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds. In the cinema, Gower
appeared in Jon Stewart’s feature debut Rosewater. Gower’s stage credits include ‘Seiffert’ in “The Conquest of the
South Pole” at the Arcola Theatre (touring to the Rose Theatre in Kingston). Most recently, Gower played ‘Caligula’ in
NBC’s mini-series “A.D. The Bible Continues.”
LIONEL LINGELSER
(King Louis XV)
Lionel Lingelser is a rising star of French stage and screen. A graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts
in Paris, Lingelser stars in Jean Emmanuel Godart’s forthcoming feature Big House with Gérard Depardieu. This
follows roles in François Desagnat and Thomas Sorriaux’s comedy Daddy Cool, with Daniel Auteuil, and Jean-Michel
Ribes’ Musée Haut, Musée Bas with Victoria Abril and Michel Blanc. Lingelser’s extensive stage work includes the
lead in Moliere’s “Les Fourberies de Scapin” directed by Omar Porras, and Marie-Aude Murail’s “Oh Boy,” directed by
Olivier Letellier. The Alsace-born actor also runs his own theatre company, the Munstrum Theatre in Mulhouse.
ROMANN BERRUX
(Fergus)
Romann Berrux already has a prolific career considering his age. His first experience as an actor started with Marc
Esposito’s feature film le Coeur des Hommes 2. He has appeared several times on television, and has embodied the
son of Philippe Lefebvre in the French TV series “Detectives” for several years. He also performed the voice of
‘Kirikou’ in the animated film Kirikou Et Les Hommes et Les Femmes and appeared in French theatre with “Kramer
Contre Kramer.”
DOMINIQUE PINON
(Master Raymond)
Born in France, actor Dominique Pinon is renowned for his work with French auteurs and frequent collaborators Marc
Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Caro and Jeunet, Pinon made the post-apocalyptic dark comedy Delicatessen
(1991), to be followed by The City of Lost Children (1995). He then made Alien: Resurrection (1997), Amélie (2001),
A Very Long Engagement (2004), Micmacs (2009), and The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013) with Jeunet.
Early on in his career, Pinon appeared in Jean-Jacques Beineix’s Diva (1981) and Daniel Vigne’s The Return of
Martin Guerre (1982), for which he received a Cesar® nomination for most promising actor, and later starred in
Claude Lelouch’s acclaimed Roman de Gare (2007). Pinon’s recent feature work includes prominent roles in Israel
Horovitz’s English-language My Old Lady, Jean-Michel Ribes’ Brèves de Comptoir, Guillaume Lubrano’s Reality
Check and Roman Prygunov’s Downshifter. Pinon is also a prolific presence in the theatre, winning the Moliere for
best actor in 2004. His recent stage work includes roles in Christophe Lidon’s “La Tempete” and Laurent Frechuret’s
adaptation of “Richard III.”
FRANCES DE LA TOUR
(Mother Hildegarde)
British actress Frances de la Tour boasts a hugely successful career spanning 50 years in theatre, television and
film. A regular at the National Theatre, the RSC and on London’s West End, her celebrated stage performances
include ‘Helena’ in Peter Brook's iconic production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (RSC), the title roles in “St Joan”
(NT) and “Hamlet” (Half Moon ) and “Les Parents Terribles”(NT), a role which garnered her an Olivier® award
nomination for Best Actress) and “The History Boys” ( a role she reprised on Broadway for which she won a Tony
Award®). De la Tour won the Evening Standard and Olivier® awards for Best Actress for “Duet For One,” the Variety
Club Best Actress prize for Noel Coward's “Fallen Angels,” the Olivier award for Best Supporting Actress for “When
She Danced,” and the Olivier award for Best Actress for Eugene O'Neill's “A Moon For The Misbegotten,”
(Hammersmith Studios). Her television roles include a BAFTA Best Actress nominated performance in “Duet For
One,” Aunt Western in “Tom Jones,” (BBC) Kudos Productions’ “Vicious” for which she was nominated for a BAFTA®
Best Actress Award, as well as the BBC comedy series “Big School.” On film, ‘Miss Jones’ in Rising Damp for which
she won an Evening Standard Best Actress Film Award, De La Tour also appeared in Alan Bennett/Nicholas Hytner
film of The History Boys for which she was nominated for a BAFTA® Best Actress Award. She has also appeared in
Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, Michael Newell's Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire and David Yates' Harry Potter And
The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Albert and Allen Hughes’ The Book Of Eli, Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland and James
Bobin’s Alice Through The Looking Glass, ‘Sally’ in Survivor, and more recently in Nicholas Hytner’s The Lady In The
Van with Maggie Smith, and in Mr Holmes with Ian McKellen.
LAURENCE DOBIESZ
(Alexander Randall)
Laurence Dobiesz is a rising British actor of Polish origins who trained at the Oxford School of Drama and has since
worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Theatre and with new young directors including Blanche
McIntyre in “When Did You Last See My Mother?” on stage and London’s Trafalgar Studios, and in “Mad Forest” for
director Caroline Steinbeis. On television, Dobiesz has appeared in “Obsession: Dark Desires” for October Films,
“The Riots: In Their Own Words” for the BBC, and “The Bill” for ITV Studios. He played ‘Prince Harry’ in Be Nice!
Pictures’ Distinguished Ladies. Dobiesz’s feature credits include Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, James
Kent’s Testament of Youth and Oliver Parker’s Dad’s Army. Since it’s radio debut in 2010, Dobiesz has appeared
weekly in BBC Radio 4’s “What the Papers Say.”
GRAHAM McTAVISH
(Dougal MacKenzie)
Graham McTavish can currently be seen opposite Oscar®-nominee Sylvester Stallone in Creed, the smash-hit Rocky
reboot starring Michael B. Jordan. He will also star opposite Star Trek’s Christopher Pine in the upcoming rugged
nautical adventure Finest Hours.
His role as Dwalin, the brave warrior dwarf in Peter Jackson’s trilogy The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and most recently The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies made him a firm
favorite with fantasy fans. He is also a fixture in the Marvel Universe as the voice of Loki for the TV series “Wolverine”
and the “X-Men,” “Hulk Vs. Thor” and “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.”
McTavish began his career in London, appearing in such diverse projects as the cult hit Red Dwarf, Brian Blessed’s
King Lear and the miniseries “Empire” as well as leading theatre roles at the Royal Court and the National Theatres
in London and the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh.
One week after arriving in Los Angeles, he landed a leading role in Rambo. Since then, McTavish has worked nonstop in a diverse array of roles on television and film, including the nefarious Russian Diplomat ‘Mikhail Novakovich’
on the final season of “24” and ‘Earl Jansen’ in Secretariat with Diane Lane. Graham can also be seen in Middle
Men, with James Caan and Giovanni Ribisi and in the Olivier Megaton feature Columbiana, opposite Zoe Saldana.
McTavish also developed quite a fan base with his voice performance as Dante Aligheri in the animated film and
video game of Dante’s Inferno.
GARY LEWIS
(Colum MacKenzie)
Gary Lewis’s role as ‘Colum MacKenzie’ is the latest in a long line of characters that has made him an international
name.
Lewis is equally at home in high profile film roles such as the troubled father in Billy Elliot and the volatile ‘McGloin’ in
Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York as he is in critically-acclaimed independent films such as My Name Is Joe, the
Oscar® nominated Joyeux Noel, and the award-winning Glasgow Girls.
Lewis won a Best Actor award for his role in Peter Mullan’s Orphans. He and Mullan were recently re-united on
screen in the BBC two-part crime drama Stonemouth. Gary is due to film another BBC crime series “One of Us” this
year continuing a body work in acclaimed television drama’s which includes “Prime Suspect”, “Case Histories” and
“Silent Witness.”
He was BAFTA® nominated for his role in “Mo” alongside Julie Walters in a touching drama about outspoken British
politician ‘Mo Mowlam’ and her battle against cancer.
Gary’s recent film work includes Libertador, a film about the life of Simon Bolivar, The Strange Case of Wilhelm
Reich, about the last years of Wilhelm Reich and the powerful Catch Me Daddy.
STEPHEN WALTERS
(Angus Mhor)
Stephen Walters is best known for his role in the film Batman Begins. He also starred in Layer Cake and Mean
Machine. Stephen’s other notable film credits include Kelly + Victor, Powder, Age of Heroes, Splintered, Franklyn,
Hannibal Rising, Revolver and Kiss Kiss (Bang, Bang). Stephen was also seen in the TV film “Hillsborough” as reallife victim Ian Glover, a role with a personal connection for the English-born actor.
His most notable television appearances include roles in HBO’s award-winning “Band of Brothers,” NBC’s “Dracula”
and the UK drama “Skins.” His other television credits include: “Brookside,” “Touching Evil,” “Plunkett and Macleane,”
“Nice Guy Eddie,” “Buried,” “Silent Witness,” “Murder City,” “The Visit,” “Wire in the Blood,” “Great Night Out” and
“The Village.”
In October 2013, Walters was nominated by the RTS (Royal Television Society) for Best Actor for his performance in
Sky Arts’ “Ragged.”
GRANT O’ROURKE
(Rupert MacKenzie)
Grant O’Rourke trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. A critically acclaimed stage actor, he is
a well-known face in Scottish theater and has appeared on every main stage around his native country. From playing
Richard III and Hamlet to debuting new writing, O’Rourke has worked for companies such as The Royal Lyceum, The
Citizens, The Traverse, Pitlochry Festival Theatre and many more. Recent theater includes “The Lieutenant of
Inishmore,” “Midsummer Night's Dream,” “Takin' over the Asylum” and a UK tour of one man show “The Agony and
The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” which was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award, and
for which Grant was nominated for a Critics' Award for Best Actor. He recently won Best Actor at the Critics Award
for Theatre in Scotland for the title roles of ‘Tonino’ and ‘Zanetto’ in “The Venetian Twins” at The Royal Lyceum, also
receiving the nomination for Best Performance at the UK Theatre Awards. O’Rourke’s film/TV credits include Crying with Laughter, Still Game, “Up There,” “Taggart,” “How Not to Live Your
Life,” “M.I. High,” “Bob Servant,” “Scot Squad” and “High Times”. He has appeared in numerous dramas for Radio 4. LAURA DONNELLY
(Jenny Fraser Murray)
Laura Donnelly grew up in Belfast, Ireland before moving to Glasgow to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of
Music and Drama. Since graduating in 2004, she has worked extensively in film, television and theater. Donnelly’s
film credits include Stephen Frears’ most recent project The Program playing ‘Emma O’Reilly,’ Hello Carter as the
role of ‘Tara Cook’ and the lead role of ‘Abby’ in Dread. Her credits in television and theater include ‘Sarah Kay’ in
BBC’s “The Fall,” ‘The Other Woman’ in “The River” opposite Hugh Jackman on Broadway and at the Royal Court,
‘Violet Heath’ in ABC’s “Missing,” ‘Katie Doogan’ in “Philadelphia Here I Come” at the Donmar Warehouse and ‘Anna’
in “Judgment Day” at the Almeida Theatre. Donnelly can currently be seen in ITV’s new series Beowulf: Return to the
Shieldlands playing the lead role of ‘Elvina’ and has just finished a run of “The Wasp” at Trafalgar Studios.
SIMON CALLOW
(Duke of Sandringham)
Simon Callow is an actor, author and director. He studied at Queen’s University, Belfast, and then trained as an actor
at the Drama Centre in London. He joined the National Theatre in 1979, where he created the role of Mozart in Peter
Shaffer’s “Amadeus.” He has appeared in many films and TV dramas, including A Room with a View, Four Weddings
and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, The Phantom of the Opera and “Doctor Who.” He directed “Shirley Valentine” in
the West End and on Broadway, “Single Spies” at the NT, and “Carmen Jones” at the Old Vic, as well as the film The
Ballad of the Sad Café. His many one-man shows include “Inside Wagner’s Head” at the Royal Opera House, “The
Mystery of Charles Dickens,” “Being Shakespeare,” and “A Christmas Carol,” all in the West End. He has written
acclaimed biographies of Oscar Wilde, Orson Welles and Charles Laughton; his autobiographical book “My Life in
Pieces” won the Sheridan Morley Award. His most recent book “Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World”
was published in 2012.
CLIVE RUSSELL
(Lord Lovat)
Born in England and raised in Scotland, Clive Russell is a familiar face to television and film audiences around the
world. Standing at 6' 6", Russell cuts an impressive figure and brings a physicality and wide-ranging vocal ability to
his work. Known to many as Blackfish Tully in “Game of Thrones,” Russell has also starred as Scottish warrior King
‘Robert the Bruce’ in “After Bannockburn,” “After Braveheart” and as ‘Cumelios’ in “Barbarians Rising,” directed by
Declan O'Dwyer on the small screen. His TV resume boasts eye-catching roles in period drama “Ripper Street,”
crime procedural “Silent Witness” and “Wizards & Aliens,” the critically acclaimed BBC children's show. His big
screen work includes stand out performances in Hollywood and international independent films. He earned a
Canadian Academy Award® nomination in 1996 for Best Actor in Margaret’s Museum for his portrayal of a gentle
giant ex-coal miner and starred as ‘Captain Tanner’ in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and the sequel Sherlock
Holmes: Game of Shadows. He also appeared in John McTiernan's The Thirteenth Warrior and Gillian Armstrong's
adaptation of Peter Carey's novel Oscar and Lucinda. After treading the boards for the RSC and the Royal Court and
testing his nerve as a standup comedian, Russell brings a wealth of experience and on screen presence to every role
he is asked to inhabit. He most recently starred in the TV comedy sitcom “Mountain Goats” for the BBC.
SOPHIE SKELTON
(Brianna Randall)
Sophie Skelton was born in Woodford, Cheshire and her love of ballet led to her stage debut at 4 years old. This
encouraged her to opt for a career playing other people on stage and screen. A trained singer and dancer, her stage
debut came in “Fiddler on the Roof “ in 2008 and this was followed by roles in “Les Miserables,” “West Side Story”
and “Mary Poppins.” She has appeared in TV series including “Doctors,” “DCI Banks,” “Waterloo Road” and “Foyle’s
War” and most recently she had the lead role of Gemma Holt in an episode of the BBC drama “Casualty - Forsaking
All Others.”
Skelton will shortly be seen in the title role in “Ren,” a fantasy action-adventure series for Mythica Entertainment in
which she plays a young woman marked by an ancient spirit who must risk everything to discover the truth about her
life. She will also appear in the role of ‘Jess’ in the soon to be released film, Another Mother’s Son, directed by
Christopher Menaul, followed by the film Ladybird, directed by Tim Fellingham and Charlotte Stente Nelson, in which
she plays the role of ‘Rose.’
RICHARD RANKIN
(Roger Wakefield)
Scottish born actor Richard Rankin is fast becoming a familiar face to global audiences after landing big ticket roles in
Hollywood backed films, high profile British television and a good deal of stage work. Born in Rutherglen, South
Lanarkshire on the outskirts of Glasgow, Rankin epitomizes the tall, dark, handsome leading man and stands six feet
tall in stocking soles. He recently starred opposite Bradley Cooper, Uma Thurman and Sienna Miller in John Wells'
Burnt. He has also garnered praise for his convincing work in high profile television shows including the BBC drama
“The Syndicate,” brought to the screen by BAFTA® winning writer Kay Mellor, “The Crimson Field,” the BBC backed
big budget World War I set mini-series, and NBC’s “American Odyssey.” He first landed on everyone's radar playing
various roles in three seasons of runaway cult comedy sketch show hit “Burnistoun,” set in a fictional Scottish town
outside Glasgow. He has also taken to the stage with roles in the Laurence Olivier Award®-winning play “Black
Watch” and George Perrin's well received “Good With People.” Most recently Rankin appeared in the BBC One hit
drama “From Darkness” with Anne-Marie Duff, and he will next be seen playing a detective in “Thirteen,” a new
original drama TV miniseries written by young rising star Marnie Dickens for the BBC.