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Richard Madden, born 18 June 1986, is a Scottish stage, film, and television actor best known for portraying Robb Stark in the HBO series "Game of Thrones" and Prince Kit in Disney's "Cinderella." Starring as David Budd in the BBC miniseries "Bodyguard" has also brought him more international acclaim and attention including a Golden Globe and other nominations. Despite his seemingly overnight success, Madden has been acting since he was in his teens, with only a brief break where he focused on school.
Madden was born in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, where he was brought up with two sisters. His mother, Pat, is a classroom assistant, and his father, Richard, is in the fire brigade.- Actor
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Martin Compston grew up in Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire. He spent his teen years going to see soccer (football) team Celtic with his brother Barry and dreamed one day he would play for them. He attended St. Columba's High School in Gourock, Inverclyde, where he passed through his Standard Grade Exams and obtained three As and two Bs in his Higher results. He left school after his fifth year to pursue his dream as a footballer and was soon signed by Morton Football Team.
In 2000, director Ken Loach discovered him at an audition at his old high school and gave him the lead role in Sweet Sixteen (2002). The movie was filmed in Martin's home area, including Greenock, Gourock, Inverkip, Kilmalcolm, and Wemyss Bay. The film was a huge success, which shot Martin into full view of the public and even gave some fame to Inverclyde. However, many counselors thought that this was bad publicity because the film has to do with drugs and underage drinking. However, Ken Loach then made a statement that the movie was not based on Greenock and Inverclyde - but was only filmed there, as that was where Martin was located.
Compston reunited with Loach for the omnibus film Tickets (2005)- Actor
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Mark Rowley was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Ann and Stephen Rowley, a fireman. He attended PACE Youth Theatre for several years and it was here that he discovered his ambition to become an actor.
Mark later on attended the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD - now renamed the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland [RCS]) He graduated in 2012. Durring his training he was able to take on work with the BBC, making an appearance alongside Jason Isaacs in the drama 'Case Histories'.- Actor
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Richard Wilson OBE (born Iain Carmichael Wilson) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He played Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990). A later role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin (2008).
Wilson was born in Greenock, Scotland. He studied science in Greenock, and did National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore. He worked in a laboratory at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow as a research scientist before switching to acting when he was 27. He trained at RADA and then appeared in repertory theatres in Edinburgh (Traverse Theatre), Glasgow and Manchester (Stables Theatre).
He initially turned down the role of Victor Meldrew and it was almost offered to Les Dawson before Wilson changed his mind.
Wilson was awarded the OBE for services to drama as a director and actor in 1994. In April 1996, he was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow for a term of three years.
Wilson's biography, One Foot on the Stage: The Biography of Richard Wilson, was written by James Roose-Evans.
Wilson has worked for the gay rights campaign group Stonewall, and is one of the patrons of Scottish Youth Theatre. He is also a long-time supporter of the charity Sense, and in 2007 hosted their annual award ceremony. He is also one of the honorary patrons of the London children's charity Scene & Heard.
The narration of "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus", from Strawbs' eponymous first album, was performed by Wilson.
He is a major supporter of the Labour Party, and he recorded the party's manifesto for the 2010 General Election.
In March 2011, Wilson presented an edition of the Channel 4 current affairs programme Dispatches (1987) entitled Train Journeys from Hell (2011), with transport journalist Christian Wolmar highlighting the failings of the British rail network.
Wilson was a supporter of his local football club, Greenock Morton, but he has come to lend greater support to English club Manchester United. He is a patron of the Manchester United Supporters Trust. Wilson has been a campaigner for gay rights for many years, and he came out as gay in a Daily Mail interview in March 2013. He is good friends with his One Foot in the Grave (1990) co-star Angus Deayton, and is godfather to Deayton's son.
It was reported on 12 August 2016 that Wilson had suffered a heart attack. He had been due to reprise the role of Victor Meldrew in a one-man show at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.- Born in Neilston, East Renfewshire, Scotland, Kevin attended PACE Theatre Company in Paisley as a child and later trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. He is most known for appearing in Sunshine on Leith (2013),Sunset Song (2015) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).
In April 2021, Guthrie was found guilty of a sexual assault against an actress that occurred in 2017. He was sentenced to three years in prison and placed on the Sexual Offenders Register indefinitely. - Actor
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George Ian Kenneth "Kenny" Ireland (7 August 1945 - 31 July 2014) was a Scottish actor and theatre director. Ireland was best known to television viewers for his role in Victoria Wood As Seen on TV in the 1980s, and for playing Donald Stewart in Benidorm from 2007 until his death in 2014.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland had been prominent in the theatre where he spent ten years as director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. When he left the post in 2003 he controversially attacked the Scottish arts establishment for providing "theatre on the cheap" and the Scottish Executive for putting plans for a National Theatre of Scotland on "the back burner". The National Theatre of Scotland was finally launched in 2006. He also appeared in an episode of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as a journalist. In some early TV appearances (e.g. the BBC's "Five Red Herrings") he was credited as "Ian Ireland".
Ireland's directing credits include Guys & Dolls, A View from the Bridge, Romeo and Juliet, Phaedra, Macbeth, Lovers, The Anatomist, Clay Bull, Mother Courage, Much Ado About Nothing, Of Mice and Men, Private Lives, Oleanna, The Gowk Storm, Waiting for Godot, Dancing at Lughnasa, Oedipus Tyrannos and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
He also appeared in Acorn Antiques, the STV series Taggart, the 1983 film Local Hero, Series 2 of "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" the 1990 series House of Cards as Media tycoon Benjamin Landless starring alongside Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart, and the David Leland film The Big Man with Liam Neeson. He was also in Heartbeat.
He appeared in the television series Benidorm as swinger Donald Stewart from 2007 until the end of the latest series that aired in early 2014. In June 2014, it was announced that he had brain cancer. His character did not appear in the 7th series of Benidorm in person, however the character's voice was heard on a telephone call, albeit provided by a sound-a-like.- At 18, he won the lead role of Oskar in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Let The Right One In, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne and directed by John Tiffany. The play opened at Dundee Rep in the summer of 2013 before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre in London the following December and then onto the Apollo Theatre in the West End in 2014, with Quinn reprising the lead role on both occasions. He then attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since graduating he has performed in London's National Theatre and Old Vic as well as various Scottish theaters including a national tour of "Oor Wullie"- The Musical, where he played the titular role.
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Fulton Mackay was born on August 12, 1922 in Paisley, Scotland. He was an actor and writer, best known for his portrayal of authoritarian prison warder Mr Mackay in one of the BBC's most popular sitcoms, Porridge (1974), as well as appearing in Local Hero (1983), Defense of the Realm (1985) and Doing Time (1979). He was married to Sheila Manahan. He died on June 6, 1987 in London, England.- Actor
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Neil Oliver was born on 21 February 1967 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Coast Australia (2013), Brookside (1982) and Today's Builder (2009). He has been married to Trudi Alexandria Wallace since 10 October 2009. They have three children.- Actress
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Renee Houston was born on 24 July 1902 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Repulsion (1965), A Girl Must Live (1939) and Carry on at Your Convenience (1971). She was married to Donald Stewart, Patrick Aherne and George Balharrie. She died on 9 February 1980 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.- Shogun was born on 22 May 1997 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Shogun: Vulcan (2016), The Rap Game UK (2019) and The Idris Takeover (2017).
- Rosé was born on 26 May 1989 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for iCarly (2021), Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-shero and RuPaul's Drag Race (2009).
- John Carlin was born on 6 November 1929 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Carry on Laughing (1975), The Three Musketeers (1966) and Man About the House (1973). He died on 19 November 2017 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Jackie Farrell was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Taggart (1983), Winners and Losers (1988) and A Sense of Freedom (1981).
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Danny McCahon was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. Danny is known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Doctors (2000) and Casualty (1986).- Annette Kerr was born on 2 July 1920 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), The Golden Age (1967) and 2point4 Children (1991). She died on 23 September 2013 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
- John B. McCann was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Chicago P.D. (2014), Asher (2018) and The Deuce (2017).
- Andrew Neil was born on 21 May 1949 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Parting Shots (1998), Dirty Weekend (1993) and The Andrew Neil Interviews (2016). He has been married to Susan Nilsson since 8 August 2015.
- Hector Nichol was a Paisley comedian, actor and singer. He recorded football songs for Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Dundee United and Dundee, but his other lasting legacy, as well as a spate of video releases of his stand up routines, is in a very different vein. In 1979 he took on the role of a dying gangster in the shocking Peter McDougall drama Just a Boy's Game for the BBC. His performance was a remarkable study of stubborn, hollow disregard for life around him, and despite a few tell-tale signs of his comic skill in his perfectly timed insults, this was a brilliant transformation. Sadly his potential career as a straight actor was cut short by his death in the early eighties.
- Jenni Keenan-Green was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She is known for Tetris (2023), World's End (2015) and Trust Me (2017).
- Gordon Williams was born on 20 June 1934 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Straw Dogs (2011), Straw Dogs (1971) and Hazell (1978). He was married to Claerwen Jones. He died on 20 August 2017.
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Patrick O'Donnell was born on 16 October 1938 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Good Will Hunting (1997), 2by4 (1998) and Infinitely Near (1999). He died on 13 December 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Robert Love was born on 9 January 1936 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is a producer, known for Taggart (1983), The Campbells (1986) and McCallum (1995).
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Murray McLauchlan was born on 30 June 1948 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Alligator Shoes (1981), Partners (1976) and Melanie (1982). He is married to Denise Donlon.- Enid Hewitt was born on 10 September 1902 in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for While I Live (1947), The Spell of Amy Nugent (1941) and Solution by Phone (1954). She was married to John Harlow. She died in 1988 in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.
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John Law was born on 11 November 1929 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Casino Royale (1967), The Kenneth Williams Show (1970) and The Frost Report (1966). He died on 5 January 1970 in Chelsea, London, England, UK(undisclosed).- Hunter Davies was born on 7 January 1936 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is a writer, known for Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Father's Day (1983) and The Wednesday Play (1964). He was previously married to Margaret Forster.
- Betty Gillin was born in 1932 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Play from 'A' (1976), The Lost Tribe (1980) and The Sunday Drama (1977). She died in 1984 in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
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Joe Egan was born on 18 October 1946 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Reservoir Dogs (1992), The Happytime Murders (2018) and Morning Glory (2010).- Sound Department
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Hugh Strain was born in 1931 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Death Wish (1974), Get Carter (1971) and Highlander (1986). He died on 30 July 2011 in London, England, UK.- Producer
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John G. Temple was born on 8 August 1933 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. John G. was a producer and writer, known for The Cuckoo Waltz (1975), Coronation Street (1960) and Lex Again (1969). John G. was married to Isabel ?. John G. died on 15 January 2018 in Rothley, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK.- Duchess Margaret of Argyle was born on 1 December 1912 in Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was married to Ian Douglas Campbell and Charles Sweeny. She died on 26 July 1993 in London, England, UK.
- Norrie May-Welby was born on 23 May 1961 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Murder Call (1997) and Hir (2010).
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David Donaldson was born on 19 April 1987 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is a cinematographer and editor, known for Cleek (2017), Citadel (2012) and Holiday Monday (2021).- Writer
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Andrew Newall was born on 4 January 1973 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is a writer, known for Someone Else (2010), Cool Blue (2002) and Tall Tale TV (2017).- Make-Up Department
Trevor Sorbie was born on 13 March 1951 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for Keep Off the Grass (1983), The Afternoon Show (2002) and Style Challenge (1996).- Ross Benson was born on 29 September 1948 in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was married to Ingrid Seward, Zoë Bennett and Beverly Rose. He died on 8 March 2005 in London, England, UK.
- Margot MacAlaster was born on 7 June 1908 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Tom's Midnight Garden (1974), Thursday's Child (1972) and Public Eye (1965). She died on 13 July 1992 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Lisa Gardner was born on 9 September 1980 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Sea of Souls (2004), Battlestar Galactica: By Your Command (2008) and River City (2002).
- Dennis Eadie was born on 12 February 1917 in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was married to Gillian Apold and Isobel Woodsend. He died on 28 March 2015 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.
- Jack Whyte was born on 15 March 1940 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Chautauqua Girl (1983), A Total Write-Off! (2007) and Scribes (2004). He was married to Beverley Martin and Helena Grace Kirkham. He died on 22 February 2021 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
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Terence Cook was born on 17 June 1918 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Spy-Catcher (1959), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Two for a Pair (1951). He died on 24 January 2015 in Kent, England, UK.- Eleanor Laing was born on 1 February 1958 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.
- Harry Burns was born in 1951 in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.
- Craig Porter was born on 2 September 1987 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Wasted (2009), Taggart (1983) and Stacey Stone (2001).
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Billy Raymond was born on 6 January 1938 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Young Doctors (1976), Woobinda, Animal Doctor (1968) and The International Variety Show (1961). He died on 15 May 2013 in Gold Coast Hospital, Queensland, Australia.- Nora Laidlaw was born on 8 July 1928 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Studio 4 (1962), Z Cars (1962) and Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962). She was married to Iain Crawford. She died in 1979 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, UK.
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Eddie Straiton was born on 27 March 1917 in Clydebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He is known for All Creatures Great and Small (1978) and That's My Dog (1984). He died on 30 October 2004 in Stone, Staffordshire, England, UK.- Walter Roy was born on 16 February 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for It Depends What You Mean (1946), Once in a New Moon (1934) and Here Comes the Sun (1946). He died on 10 July 1948 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Henri Temianka was born on 19 November 1906 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. Henri is known for Ethan (1964). Henri died on 7 November 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.