Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in the film '' Underworld: Evolution'' (2006), the television series ''

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'' (2010), the

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'' (2016), and the

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'' (2018). He appears in different minor roles in

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productions, including the film '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013), the second season of the Netflix series '' Daredevil'' (2016), and the

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miniseries ''

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'' (2023). In late 2022, Curran starred in the BBC drama ''

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''.

Education

Curran is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Career

Curran appeared in the

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television series '' This Life''. Since then, he has appeared in a number of major film and television roles, including Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man), an original character in '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''. To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen. (According to his commentary on the

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, he looked like a " smurf on

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".) He also played vampire roles in

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's '' Blade II'' as Priest and '' Underworld: Evolution'' as Markus. In 2006 he appeared in the unrated film '' Red Road''. Curran played the role of Datak Tarr on the Syfy series ''Defiance'' and in 2014, he costarred with

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in the thriller film ''Awaiting''. In 2016 Curran signed to play 'Callum' in the new E4/

original series ''Crazyhead''. Curran portrayed

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in the science fiction television series ''

''. The episode, written by

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, was rated by

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as the best of

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's time as

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. A scene where Curran plays van Gogh, taken into the future to see his work in a modern museum, has been described as one of the most emotional in the entire series. Curran also made a cameo appearance in the ''Doctor Who'' episode " The Pandorica Opens". In 2002, Curran played Sgt. Pete Twamley in the ITV series ''

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'', which was broadcast in over 100 countries. Curran later worked in season 8 of ''

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'' where he portrayed

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in his human form and voiced him in his true alien form starting in the five-part episode "Armageddon". He starred in the 2018 film ''

'', alongside Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Florence Pugh. His lead performance in the poignant 2022

drama ''

'' was described by

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as "devastating". In 2023, he joined the

, playing a

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infiltrator who had assumed the identity of Derrik Weatherby, "C" of the British Secret Intelligence Service (a.k.a.

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) in the series ''

''. Tony also played a member of the Royal Air Force in the 2001 film titled Pearl Harbor which featured Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Junior and Josh Hartnett .

Personal life

In 2012, he married Mai Nguyen; the couple have a daughter. Curran has campaigned for charities and was named as an official ambassador of the Celtic F.C. Foundation.

Awards

* Evening News National Award — for the role of

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in the theatre production ''The Soldier's Tale'' * Best Actor at the 2006

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for his role in

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's '' Red Road''. * BAFTA Scotland 2006 — Best Actor

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Tony Living people 20th-century Scottish male actors 21st-century Scottish male actors Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Male actors from Glasgow Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors Year of birth missing (living people)