Graham McTavish (born 4 January 1961) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Dwalin in ''

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'' film trilogy, The Saint of Killers in the

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series ''

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'', Dougal MacKenzie and William Buccleigh MacKenzie in the

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series '' Outlander'', and Harrold Westerling in the

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series ''

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''. He is also known for his roles in the video game franchise ''

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'' as the main antagonist Zoran Lazarević in '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' and Charlie Cutter in '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception''. Graham is proud of his Scottish heritage and a member of Clan MacTavish. In 2020, McTavish and ''Outlander'' co-star Sam Heughan co-wrote ''Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other'', which hit No. 1 on the ''New York Times''' Best Seller Lists for hardcover nonfiction and for combined print and e-book nonfiction.

Early life

McTavish was born 4 January 1961, in

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. He is the son of Alec and Ellen McTavish. The family, especially his father, was politically active, and political discourse was common in their household. His family left Glasgow when McTavish was a child, and throughout his adult life, he has lived in places such as Canada, the United States, and England before settling in New Zealand.English, Paul (14 April 2015)
"Outlander star Graham McTavish says he is proud of his Scottish roots and loves the show's Scots-daft fans"
'' Daily Record'' (Scotland). During school, McTavish and a friend would write and perform comedy sketches, which led to his drama teacher asking him to step in to cover a role in Sheridan's ''

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'' after the principal actor became ill. He went on to attend

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, earning a degree in

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. This degree course allowed him to perform in three

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plays per year while at school, and led to McTavish earning his

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after performing in a play by

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Career

Early in his career, McTavish did theatre work with the repertory theatres of London's West End and at the Dundee Rep with colleagues that included Jimmy Logan and Robert Robertson.

Television

McTavish's first professional role, in 1986, was in episode two of

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's mini-series '' Return to Treasure Island''. He next featured in 1988's ''Freedom Fighter'' (aka ''Wall of Tyranny''), which was broadcast on ITV and starred

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as a man who helped those living in East Berlin cross the

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. Popular fantasy-adventure series '' Highlander'', which centered on an immortal man tasked with fighting evil, saw McTavish in the series four episode "Judgment Day" in 1996 and the television film ''Merlin'' saw him co-star as Rengal in 1998. Between 1998 and 1999, he went on to appear in several episodic television series including a three-part episode of ITV's

based crime drama ''

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'',

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medical drama ''

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'',

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's sci-fi sitcom ''

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'', and ITV's police drama '' Heartbeat''. In 2000, McTavish guest-starred in ITV's mini-series '' The Stretch'', a two-part crime drama centering on crime boss Terry Green and his wife Sam. The next year guest-starred on a series two episode of BBC One's long-running medical drama ''

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''. In 2002, he had guest spots on BBC One's comedy ''Celeb'', ITV's crime drama '' Rose & Maloney'', and ABC's fantasy mini-series '' Dinotopia''. The following year he featured in an episode of ITV's mystery drama ''

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'', three episodes of ITV's gangster drama ''

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'', and two episodes of BBC's mini-series '' The Last King'' (aka ''Charles II: The Power and the Passion''). BBC's crime drama ''

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'' (2004), a serial revolving around an undercover police officer in London, saw McTavish guest-star in the series two episode "Bent Moon on the Rise", followed by a turn as Captain James Stagg in BBC's made for TV Film ''D-Day 6 June 1944''. McTavish returned to the crime drama ''

'' in 2005's episode "Mind Over Matter" and to medical drama ''

'' in the series nineteen episode "Baby Love". That same year, he was cast in two separate series based upon events from the rise of the

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. First was a five episode role as General Rapax in ABC's mini-series ''

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,'' which chronicled Octavius, who would become Emperor

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. Second was a two-episode stint as Urbo in HBO's

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nominated series ''

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''. He went on to a recurring role in ITV's police procedural drama ''

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''. McTavish finished out the year by starring in two television films: ''Good Girl, Bad Girl'', the story of a set of twins who tangle with a drug dealer, and '' Sharpe's Challenge'', a drama surrounding a British Soldier (

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) during the Napoleonic Wars. 2007 saw McTavish feature in numerous episodic television productions. He portrayed The Dark Spirit in a three episode guest appearance on

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's web series ''Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side,'' which explored the world through the ghost's perspective. The series is a spin-off of their supernatural series ''

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''. From there he had guest appearances in BBC One's dramas ''

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'' and ''

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'', ITV's medical drama ''

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'', CBS's FBI centered drama ''

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'', police procedural ''

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'', and family drama ''

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''. The next year he landed the role of Ferguson in the fourth season of

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's popular drama ''

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''. In the fourth season of ABC's hit science fiction series '' Lost,'' McTavish guest starred as Desmond's drill sergeant. He also appeared in ABC's supernatural thriller ''

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'' and CBS's crime drama '' CSI: Miami''. In 2009, McTavish returned to CBS for a guest starring role, opposite

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, in the supernatural drama ''

''. McTavish portrayed Russian foreign minister Mikhail Novakovich in a seven-episode stint on Fox's hit series '' 24'' in 2010''.'' He went on to appear in an episode of Fox's action comedy series '' The Good Guys,'' which revolves around two detectives stuck solving small crimes. In September 2013, it was announced that he had been cast as Dougal MacKenzie, war chief of the MacKenzie clan, in

's time-travel drama series '' Outlander''. The series is an adaption of the bestselling novels by author

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and premiered on 9 August 2014 to positive reviews from both critics and television audiences. McTavish would reprise the role throughout seasons one and two. In 2016, McTavish landed the recurring role of William Munny, the Saint of Killers in AMC's drama ''

'', which is based upon

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and

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of the same name. 2018 saw McTavish feature in the recurring role of Andrew MacGregor in

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's science fiction series ''

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'', which explores earth after an alien attack. Season four of the

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drama ''

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'', with McTavish in the recurring role of Father Kinley, debuted in 2019. The series was based upon

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's Lucifer character from '' The Sandman'' comics. McTavish returned to '' Outlander'' in 2020, in a surprise appearance as William Buccleigh MacKenzie, the son of Dougal MacKenzie and Geillis Duncan ( Lotte Verbeek). Later that year, he and ''Outlander'' co-star Sam Heughan announced that STARZ had ordered eight episodes of the travel documentary ''Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham'', and it premiered in February 2021. The show's second season premiered in August 2023, exploring McTavish's adopted home of

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. In 2021 McTavish also joined the cast of

's fantasy drama ''

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'', based upon author Andrzej Sapkowski's

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, as master spy and Redanian Intelligence head Sigismund Dijkstra.

Film

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'' (1988), a social drama from director Martin Stellman, featured McTavish opposite

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in his first professional film role. The next year he had a small part in

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' mythological comedy '' Erik the Viking'', which was written and performed in the style of a

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film. Working once again with Jones, McTavish portrayed a drunken weasel in 1996's '' Mr. Toad's Wild Ride'', an adaptation of

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's children's classic ''

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''. He went on to star in director Jeremy Freeston's 1997 adaptation of

's ''Macbeth'', opposite

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. McTavish performed in two documentaries on Shakespearean works in 1997. The first was Cromwell Productions' ''King Lear: A Critical Guide'', where he portrayed Albany. Second was ''Julius Caesar: A Critical Guide'', where he portrayed Brutus. He continued with Shakespeare in 1999 by portraying the

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in ''

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'', opposite

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McTavish's next feature film was 2002's ''

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,'' where he portrayed a customs officer, followed by 2003's '' Dot the i'', where he portrayed a detective opposite Tom Hardy. He went on to portray a submarine captain in director

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's '' Lara CroftTomb Raider: The Cradle of Life''. The next year he was featured in Buena Vista Pictures' action adventure film ''

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''. In 2008, McTavish starred opposite

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in ''

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'', the fourth film in the franchise based upon

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's 1972 novel ''First Blood''. His next film, director Richard Wellings-Thomas' comedy '' Sisterhood'', saw McTavish in the role of Martin. 2009 saw several film roles for McTavish, including prison drama '' Green Street 2,'' independent horror film ''

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,'' Jason Connery's thriller ''Pandemic,'' and the dramatic comedy '' Middle Men'', opposite

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. In 2010, McTavish had a supporting role in

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's ''

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'', based upon the true story of

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and the racehorse who would win the first American Triple Crown in twenty-five years. He would go on to feature in '' The Wicker Tree'' (2011), Robin Hardy's sequel to his 1973 film ''

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,'' and

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' action film ''

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'', opposite Zoe Saldana. Between 2012 and 2014, he portrayed the dwarf Dwalin in director

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's Empire Award-winning ''The Hobbit'' trilogy. McTavish completed 2014 with a supporting role in the action adventure film ''

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'', opposite

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, and director

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's independent sci-fi thriller ''REALITi''. The next year he portrayed Ricky Conlan ( Tony Bellew)'s boxing trainer Tommy Holiday in ''

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,'' the seventh film in the ''Rocky'' franchise. Disney's '' The Finest Hours'', based upon the true story of a daring

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rescue in 1952, saw McTavish co-star opposite Chris Pine and

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in 2016. He then appeared, as himself, in director Yaniv Rokah's documentary '' Queen Mimi'', which recounted the life of a homeless woman in

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. In 2017, McTavish starred in director Niall Johnson's western thriller ''The Stolen'', followed by a cameo as King Atlan in the

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film ''

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''. Director Adam Sigal's independent film ''Sargasso'' saw McTavish in a starring role in early 2019. Later that same year, it was announced that McTavish would star, opposite

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, in Specter Pictures' upcoming horror thriller ''Chasing Nightmares''. McTavish is currently working on his directoral debut, titled ''This Guest of Summer'', which was partially funded through IndieGoGo, a crowd funding platform. Besides directing, he will also star in the film alongside fellow ''Outlander'' alumni

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and Duncan Lacroix and fellow ''Hobbit'' alumni

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and Adam Brown.

Voice work

McTavish has done extensive voice work in animated series, films and video games.

Animation and films

McTavish's first voice work was in the recurring role of Sebastian Shaw in the

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series '' Wolverine and the X-Men''. McTavish continued in the

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by portraying the villain

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in the direct-to-video animated feature '' Hulk Versus'' and the

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animated series '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. In 2010, he portrayed the lead role of Dante in '' Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic'', opposite

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. The direct-to-video feature was a companion piece to

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' video game ''

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'', which was based upon

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's fourteenth century

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''. 2011 saw McTavish feature in director Mike Disa's direct-to-video sci-fi animated feature '' Dead Space: Aftermath'' in the role of Captain Caleb Campbell. From there, between 2015 and 2017, he had a recurring voice role in

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's animated series ''

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'' and a guest spot in an episode of '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' (2016). McTavish would go on to feature in

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's animated series '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise,'' in the dual roles of Titus and Vernon, while he appeared as the voice of Fergus McDuck, father of

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, in the 2017 ''

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'' animated series episode "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" McTavish currently stars as

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in Netflix's animated series ''

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'', an adaptation of

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's Gothic horror

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Video games

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' action game '' Killzone: Liberation (2006)'', a sequel to its popular game ''Killzone'', was McTavish's first professional voice role in video games. He would go on, in 2009, to portray Commander Lucius in

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' ''

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,'' Crimson in

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's '' Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2,'' Arl Eamon Guerrin in

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's '' Dragon Age: Origins,'' Archer in

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's '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,'' and Wilcox in

' '' The Saboteur''. McTavish also provided both the voice and motion capture work for the main antagonist Zoran Lazarević in action-adventure game '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.'' The next year he provided the voice of the main protagonist Dante Alighieri in ''

,'' Khan in '' Metro 2033,'' the Decepticon Thundercracker in '' Transformers: War for Cybertron,'' and Viktor Barisov in

's '' Singularity. In 2011, McTavish provided the voices of antagonist Joseph Bertrand III in '' Infamous 2,'' an imperial guardsman in '' Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution'', a ClawHammer soldier in '' SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs,'' Caddoc in '' Hunted: The Demon's Forge,'' and Ivan Stagleishov in '' Ace Combat: Assault Horizon''. McTavish also provided both the voice and motion capture work for Charlie Cutter in '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception''. He would reprise the role in 2016's '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' after voicing Sebastian Malory/Sir Percival in 2015's third-person action-adventure game '' The Order: 1886.'' McTavish has also provided additional voices for '' Medieval II: Total War,'' ''

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'', '' 007: Quantum of Solace'', '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized,'' '' Call of Duty: Black Ops,'' and '' Star Wars: The Old Republic''.

Writing

In 2020, McTavish and fellow ''Outlander'' actor Sam Heughan published a book entitled ''Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other,'' which was inspired by their work on the upcoming

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''Men in Kilts''. The book reached the #1 spot on the ''New York Times''' Best Seller Lists for hardcover nonfiction and for combined print and e-book nonfiction, and also hit No. 1 on the ''Publishers Weekly'' Bestseller List for hardcover nonfiction, among other lists. In April 2015, McTavish was the 17th grand marshall of

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Parade.

Personal life

McTavish was married to

filmmaker Gwen Isaac, with whom he has two children. They lived in

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, New Zealand. In January 2023, McTavish married Garance Doré at Borthwick Castle in Scotland.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Written works by McTavish

* ''Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McTavish, Graham Living people Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors Scottish male video game actors Scottish male voice actors 20th-century Scottish male actors 21st-century Scottish male actors 1961 births Male actors from Glasgow