Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor and writer.

Early life

Brian McCardie attended St. Brendan’s, then St. Athanasius Primary Schools. He went on to Our Lady's High School in Motherwell. His parents moved from

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lana ...

to Carluke while he was at school and he developed an interest in theatre, starring in a production of the musical "Godspell" with a local drama group consisting of youngsters from local schools.

Career

McCardie recently appeared in the

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three-part drama ''

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'', as Jackson Jones, written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by Lewis Arnold and starring

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and

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. He also appeared in Sky Atlantic’s ''Domina'', set in

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, playing

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. He performed his self-penned one-man play ''Connolly'' at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast but the cancellation of 2020’s

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meant he lost the opportunity to present it in a six-week run in Edinburgh's Cowgate, where

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was born and raised. He has performed readings of his own poems at various venues around Ireland and is currently filming them for distribution online.

Selected filmography

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'' (1990, TV Movie) – Bunny *'' Waterfront Beat'' (1990–1991, TV Series) – PC Ronnie Barker *'' Tonight at 8.30'' (1991, TV Series) – Bill – 1st Soldier *'' Murder Most Horrid'' (1991, TV Series) – Supermarket Assistant *''

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'' (1993, TV Series) – Archie Henderson * ''Taggart'' (1994–2010, TV Series) – Thomas Keenan / Fisher / Martin McLean / Alex Currie *''

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'' (1995, TV Movie) – Vic Leigh * ''Rob Roy'' (1995) – Alasdair McGregor * ''Kidnapped'' (1995, TV Movie) – David Balfour *'' The Ghost and the Darkness'' (1996) – Angus Starling *'' Speed 2: Cruise Control'' (1997) – Merced *''

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'' (1999) – Eric *''

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'' (1999, TV Series) – Philip Boxer *'' Rituals and Resolutions'' (1999, Short) – Will * ''Snatch'' (2000) – Uncle Dean *'' Beyond the City Limits'' (2001) – Sergei Akotia *''Mr. Barrington'' (2003) – Mr Barrington *'' Solid Air'' (2003) – Robert Houston Junior *''

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'' (2004, TV Series) – Taffy Saunders *'' Ellie Parker'' (2005) – Acting Student * ''Murphy's Law'' (2006, TV Series) – Billy Johnstone * ''Low Winter Sun'' (2006, TV Movie) – Det Con Joe Geddes * ''Lilies'' (2007, TV Mini-Series) – Dadda Moss *'' The Whistleblowers'' (2007, TV Series) – Tim Robey *''

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'' (2007, TV Series) – Brian Robertson * ''Shameless'' (2008, TV Series) – Paddy McGrath * ''Kiss of Death'' (2008, TV Movie) – Michael Bovery * ''Heroes and Villains'' (2008, TV Series documentary) –

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'' (2009) –

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* ''Wasted'' (2009) – Party Host *'' Seaside Stories'' (2009) – Dr. Forbes *'' Soulboy'' (2010) – Fish-shop Bobby *''Anywhere But Here'' (2010, TV Movie) – Peter McBride * ''Thorne'': ''Sleepyhead'' (2010, TV Mini-Series) – Frank Calvert * ''Accused'' (2010, TV Series) – DI Warren *''

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'' (2011, Video Game) – (English version, voice) * ''The Ripper'' (2011, Computer Game) – The Reverend (voice) * ''Case Histories'' (2011, TV Series) – Terence Smith * ''Titanic'' (2012, TV Mini-Series) – First Officer Murdoch *'' Vexed'' (2012, TV Series) – Robert Randell *'' Doors Open'' (2012, TV Movie) – Charlie Calloway *'' Line of Duty'' (2012–2014, TV Series) – Tommy / John Thomas Hunter * ''The Crash'' (2013, TV Series) – Charlie Harris *'' MI High'' (2013, TV Series) – Mr. McNab * ''For Those in Peril'' (2013) – Dr. Forbes *''

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'' (2013, Short) – Steve * ''Filth'' (2013) – Dougie Gillman * ''Ghosts'' (2014) – Jacob Engstrand * ''Peterman'' (2014) – Bill * ''Wasted Time'' (2014) – Danny *'' The Musketeers'' (2015, TV Series) – Sebastian Lemaitre *''

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'' (2015, Short) – Duncan *''

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'' (2015, TV Series) – Archie Pugh * ''Outlander'' (2015, TV Series) – Sir Marcus MacRannoch * ''Scarlet'' (2016, Short) – Fisherman * ''Rebellion'' (2016, TV Mini-Series) –

* ''The Job'' (2016) – Geoff * ''Fortitude 2'' (2017, TV Series) – Lazlo Hindemith *''

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'' (2017, Short) – PC Brian Cassidy *''

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'' (2018) – Ziggy Barrow * ''Ordeal by Innocence'' (2018, TV Mini-Series) – Bellamy Gould (Transmission BBC 1 Easter 2018) *'' Agatha and The Truth of Murder'' (2018, DPS Productions, TV Movie) – Sir Hugh Persimmion *''

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'' (2018, 8 Part TV Series) – Lord Pendergast *'' Giri/Haji'' (2019, 8 Part Series) – Jack Sister Pictures *''

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'' (2019, Netflix/Nutopia, 6 Part Series, TV Series documentary) – Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin *'' Our Ladies'' (2019, Sigma/In a Big Country Films) *''

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'' (2019, DPS Productions) – Sir John Pym * ''Domina'' – Cicero (2020, SkyAtlantic/FiftyFathoms) * ''Time'' (TV) – Jackson Jones (2021, BBC) * '' Mia and The Dragon Princess'' (Film) Skipper Matthews (2022) Dead Pixel Productions * ''The Long Shadow'' (TV) (20222023) Steve ITV *'' Six Four'' (TV) Bill Martin (20222023) ITV

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCardie, Brian 1965 births Date of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Glasgow Living people Scottish male film actors Scottish male stage actors Scottish male television actors National Youth Theatre members