Gavin Mitchell is a Scottish actor and comedian, best known for playing Boaby, the barman, in the sitcom ''

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''.

Life and career

Mitchell had a recurring role as Callum McIntyre in the drama series '' Monarch of the Glen'', played various roles in sketch show '' Velvet Soup'', and has appeared in sitcoms '' Empty'', ''

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'' and '' You Instead''. He played a recurring character in crime drama '' The Field of Blood''. He appeared in two episodes of series 7 of the children's adventure series ''

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'', in which he also voiced The Mastermind, taking over from Brian Cox. He can currently be seen playing

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Sergei Alexandrovich in

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's '' The Last Czars''. On stage, Mitchell has played the male lead in ''Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut'', a spoof of the

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film ''

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'', which has appeared at the

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. He toured Britain, Paris and Barbados. Mitchell is a fan of

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: in March 2016 he accepted Bowie's posthumous induction into Glasgow's Barrowland Hall of Fame. In June 2019, Mitchell won 'Best Actor' at 'The Scottish Comedy Awards' and in July 2019 was awarded an honorary

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External links

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Gavin Mitchell on BFI
Living people Scottish male television actors Scottish male comedians Male actors from Glasgow Comedians from Glasgow Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-actor-stub