Graham McTavish
| Graham McTavish | |
|---|---|
 McTavish at the 2014 Comic-Con International | |
| Born |
4 January 1961 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Graham McTavish (born 4 January 1961) is a Scottish television and film actor and voice actor.
Early life
McTavish was born 4 January 1961[1] in Glasgow, Scotland to Alec and Ellen McTavish. Alec was a politically active person, and political discourse was common in the McTavish household. The family left Glasgow when McTavish was a child. During the course of his life, he lived in Canada, England and Scotland before settling in New Zealand. McTavish's parents were both deceased by some point prior to 2014.[2]
Career
Early in his career, McTavish did theatre work at the Dundee Rep with colleagues that included Jimmy Logan and Robert Robertson.[2]
He played the character Warden Ackerman in Red Dwarf in five episodes of series 8. McTavish has also had many supporting roles in British dramas and films such as Casualty, Jekyll, The Bill, Taggart and Sisterhood. He also played the ill-tempered Mercenary Commander Lewis in Rambo, had a role as Desmond's drill sergeant in the fourth season of Lost, starred in Ali G Indahouse as a Customs Officer and played a Russian pirate in NCIS. He played Ferguson in 4 episodes of season 4 of Prison Break. He has also starred in the film Green Street 2 which was released on 23 March 2009. McTavish provided the voice and motion capture work for the evil psychopath war criminal Zoran Lazarevic in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the voice of the main protagonist Dante Alighieri in Dante's Inferno, Restoration leader Commander Lucius in the Shadow Complex video game, and the Decepticon Thundercracker in Transformers: War for Cybertron. He played Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Novakovich in the eighth season of 24, and did voice work as the Marvel Comics villain Loki in Hulk Vs. Thor and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. In 2011, McTavish also provided the voices of antagonist Joseph Bertrand III in Infamous 2 and newcomer Charlie Cutter in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
McTavish is also provided Additional Voices for What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Heavenly Sword, Quantum of Solace, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
McTavish appeared in the 2011 film The Wicker Tree, Robin Hardy's sequel to his 1973 film, The Wicker Man and played Dwalin in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy.
In September 2013, it was announced that McTavish had been cast as Dougal Mackenzie in the television series Outlander for the American television channel Starz. The series is an adaption of the bestselling novels by author Diana Gabaldon.[3] The series premiered on 9 August 2014 to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.[4]
In April 2014 McTavish honored his Scottish heritage by serving as the 17th Grand Marshall of New York City's Tartan Day Parade.[2]
McTavish plays the Saint of Killers in the AMC TV series Preacher, having debuted in that role in the series' second episode, "See", in June 2016.[5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Freedom Fighter | Guards | TV movie |
| 1988 | For Queen & Country | Lieutenant | |
| 1989 | Erik the Viking | Thangbrand | |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows | Drunken Weasel | Voice |
| 1997 | King Lear: A Critical Guide | Albany | Video documentary short |
| 1997 | Julius Caesar: A Critical Guide | Brutus / Himself - Presenter | Video documentary short |
| 1998 | Macbeth | Banquo | TV movie |
| 1998 | Merlin: The Quest Begins | Rengal | |
| 1999 | King Lear | Duke of Albany | |
| 2000 | The Stretch | Andy McKinley | TV movie |
| 2001 | Red Cap | Chris Davies | TV Movie |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | Police Officer - Customs | |
| 2003 | Dot the i | Detective | |
| 2003 | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Submarine Captain | |
| 2004 | King Arthur | Roman Officer | |
| 2004 | D-Day 6.6.1944 | Group Capt. James Stagg | TV movie |
| 2008 | Rambo | Lewis | |
| 2008 | Sisterhood | Martin | |
| 2009 | Hulk Vs. | Loki | Voice |
| 2009 | Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground | Big Marc Turner | |
| 2009 | Middle Men | Ivan Sokoloff | |
| 2009 | Penance | Geeves | |
| 2009 | Pandemic | Captain Riley [6] | |
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic | Dante | Voice |
| 2010 | Secretariat | Earl Jansen | |
| 2011 | Dead Space: Aftermath | Captain Campbell | Voice |
| 2011 | Colombiana | Head Marshall Warren | |
| 2011 | The Wicker Tree | Sir Lachlan Morrison | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Dwalin | |
| 2013 | The Sixth Gun | Silas Hedgepet | TV movie |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Dwalin | |
| 2014 | Plastic | Steve Dawson | |
| 2014 | Realiti | Mandrake | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Dwalin | |
| 2015 | Creed | Tommy Holiday | |
| 2016 | The Finest Hours | Frank Fauteux |
Television
| Year | Programme | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Return to Treasure Island | Ned | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Highlander: The Series | Charlie | 1 episode |
| 1998–2005 | Taggart | Col. Ian Sinclair, Robin Caldwell | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2005 | Casualty | Gerry Talbot, George Naseby | 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Red Dwarf | Warden Ackerman | 8 episodes |
| 1999 | Heartbeat | Derek Flowers | 1 episodes |
| 2001 | Doctors | Paul Brookes | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Celeb | Steve | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Rose and Maloney | Jackson | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Dinotopia | Ajax | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Rosemary & Thyme | D.I. Taylor | 1 episode |
| 2003 | The Last King | Captain | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Murder City | Noel Fredericks | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Murphy's Law | Al Leyton | 1 episode |
| 2005 | What's New, Scooby Doo? | Additional voices | Voice, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Empire | General Rapax | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Rome | Urbo | 2 episodes |
| 2005-2006 | The Bill | Peter Larson | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Sharpe's Challenge | McCrae | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | New Tricks | Jason Ferris | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Jekyll | Gavin Hardcastle | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Numb3rs | John Corcoran | 1 episode |
| 2007 | NCIS | Aleksei | 1 episode |
| 2007 | The Royal | Anthony Poole | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Cane | Neville | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Lost | Sergeant | 1 episode |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Mitch Davis | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Pushing Daisies | Hansel Von Getz | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Prison Break | Ferguson | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Sebastian Shaw | voice, 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Gordon Bradley | 1 episode |
| 2010 | 24 | Mikhail Novakovich | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Dolph | 1 episode |
| 2010–2011 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Loki | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Kim | Voice, 1 episode |
| 2014–2016 | Outlander | Dougal MacKenzie | Main cast |
| 2015 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Savanti Romero | Voice, 1 episode |
| 2016 | Preacher | The Saint of Killers | Main cast |
Video games
| Year | Video game | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Killzone: Liberation | HGH Support, HGH Generic, HGH Infantry | |
| 2006 | Medieval II: Total War | ||
| 2006 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | NEVEC Orbital Elevator Operator | |
| 2007 | Heavenly Sword | Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | Operation Darkness | Oskar Dirlewanger | |
| 2008 | Lost Planet: Colonies | NEVEC Orbital Elevator Operator | |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | Shadow Complex | Commander Lucius | |
| 2009 | Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Crimson | |
| 2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Zoran Lazarevic | |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Arl Eamon Guerrin, Vartag Gavorn | |
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Archer | |
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized | ||
| 2009 | The Saboteur | Wilcox | |
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno | Dante Alighieri | |
| 2010 | Metro 2033 | Khan | |
| 2010 | Transformers: War for Cybertron | Thundercracker | |
| 2010 | Singularity | Viktor Barisov | |
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution | Imperial Guard Vehicles / Guardsman | |
| 2011 | SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs | ClawHammer Soldier 2 / US Commander | |
| 2011 | Hunted: The Demon's Forge | Caddoc | |
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Joseph Bertrand III | |
| 2011 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Ivan Stagleishov | |
| 2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Charlie Cutter, Zoran Lazarevic | |
| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | ||
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III | Dr. Benjamin Church | |
| 2015 | The Order: 1886 | Sebastian Mallory / Sir Percival | |
| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Charlie Cutter, Zoran Lazarevic | Multiplayer Only |
References
- ↑ "Graham McTavish". TV Guide. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- 1 2 3 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).
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (4 September 2013). "Ron Moore's 'Outlander' Adds Pair to Cast". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Outlander (2014 - )". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ↑ Wigler, Josh (June 5, 2016). "'Preacher': What That Massive Comic Book Cameo Means Moving Forward". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Pandemic". 27 October 2009 – via IMDb.