Significant Glaswegian Actors/Actresses of the future
A list of upcoming Glasgow actors/actresses who will be huge in the future.
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- Iain De Caestecker is a Scottish actor. He went to Hillhead Primary School and successfully completed an HND in Acting and Performance at Langside College.
He played the lead in two high-profile BBC series - BAFTA-winning The Fades and Young James Herriot (both 2011). The latter earned him a nomination for a BAFTA Scotland for Best Actor/Actress - Television.
Psychological horror film In Fear premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. That same year, De Caestecker appeared in Filth and Not Another Happy Ending; the latter earned him his second BAFTA Scotland nomination, this time in the Best Actor/Actress - Film category.
He also appeared in the music video for Gabrielle Aplin's song "Please Don't Say You Love Me".
In 2013, De Caestecker landed the role of Leopold Fitz on the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). That same year, De Caestecker was cast in the lead role of Ryan Gosling's feature directorial debut Lost River (2014).
In 2018, De Caestecker co-starred in the J.J. Abrams-produced science fiction war film Overlord (2018). - Actor
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Declan Michael Laird is an actor, producer & writer who was born in Greenock, Scotland.
In 2011, Declan relocated to study at the world renowned "Stella Adler Academy of Acting" in Los Angeles, California. Upon graduation, he has continued his career across all creative mediums between the USA & UK.- Actor
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Paul Brannigan was born on 14 September 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an actor, known for The Angels' Share (2012), Under the Skin (2013) and Sunshine on Leith (2013).- Martin Bell grew up in Glasgow, Scotland. He made his screen debut at the age of 10, appearing as William in The Last Great Wilderness (2002), directed by David Mackenzie. Since then, he has made various appearances in British film, including the role of Julian in Peter Mullan's critically acclaimed Neds (2010).
Martin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Anatomy at the University of Glasgow in 2014. - Actor
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Robert Harrison grew up and went to school in Greenock, Scotland in the 60s. With a keen interest in music from an early age he lists Pink Floyd as one of his favourite artists and a big influence in his music career. Robert joined his 1st band, Tut Ka Mun in the early 80s. Tut Ka Mun toured Scotland throughout the 80s before splitting up. However, Robert gained a lot of experience and found himself in studios such as; Park Lane, Riverside and Sava Studios where he bumped into the likes of Texas, Gun, Del Amitri and Wet Wet Wet. He moved on by trying out with various bands to find the right one for him. Eventually he came to a band called, The Promise. He stayed with them throughout the 90s. In '98 they wrote and recorded a song that was entered to be the Official song for Scotland in the World Cup. Craig Brown loved the song and hoped it would be picked, but it was Del Amitiri's "Don't Come Home Too Soon" that won it. The song is still sitting, waiting for the next time Scotland makes it to the world cup.
To help pay the bills Robert worked as a Swimming pool manager at Wemyss Bay Holiday Park. He was required to become a qualified lifeguard for this job, which was perfect for Robert who was an avid swimmer. To maintain the pool he had to use Sub Aqua Equipment.
Robert's journey into acting is as lucky as any mans. One day he received a phone call from the researcher, Pamela Marshall, for a film being produced by Parallax Pictures (now Sixteen Films). They were looking for someone to play the part of a granddad in their film and their search had not been going well. Robert was asked to help them as he was a man of many contacts. Four days later he got back to them with a man whom they auditioned and found was perfect for the part.
Pleased with the result they asked if he could help them out with a few other things and he was happy to help. Ken Loach, the director of the movie Sweet Sixteen (2002), wanted to meet with him. Robert was unaware of the scale of the film but was happy to meet with director Ken Loach, whom he had not heard of before. They chatted about the film and he did a little improvisation scene for the director. Ken then offered him the part of a gangster in the film. After Sweet Sixteen many doors were opened for Robert thanks to Ken, Rebecca O'Brien and Paul Laverty.
Robert went on to work on various TV productions including stints on Rockface (2002), Taggart (1983), Monarch of the Glen (2000) as well as a role in _The Planman (2003) (TV)_ starring Robbie Coltrane. His feature film work has included Dear Frankie (2004) starring Gerard Butler, historical movie Man to Man (2005), starring Joseph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas, which he loved as it was a chance for him to travel back to 1860. In 'Cape Karma' he was the 1st Scotsman to be cast as a henchman in a Bollywood film.
His recent productions have seen him cast as Kenny in short film, Trawler, by Digi-Cult and the villainous henchman, Aspirin, in Scottish Sci-Fi short Night is Day by Silly Wee Films. He will be seen later in the year as a Terrorist on a Channel 5 game show called Commando VIP.- Alex Millan is known for Green (2012).
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Mark Harvey is known for Everything You Need (2011), Night Is Day: The Movie (2012) and The Young Ones: Safe Haven (2014).- Sharon Rooney was born on 22 October 1988 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for My Mad Fat Diary (2013), Barbie (2023) and Dumbo (2019).
- John Gaffney was born in Hamilton in Scotland and moved to the island of Jersey in 1983. It was here where he got a taste for acting after being approached to take on a stage role by a local theatre director whilst singing in a night club. When he returned to Scotland in 1992, Gaffney was offered a place on an acting course at the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formally the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) but family commitments forced him to decline the opportunity and instead decided to return to his trade as a plasterer.
In 2008, Gaffney returned to acting with small parts in short films including R.E.M, Hush (2010), and A Spanking in Paradise (2010). In 2011 he landed his first major role, starring as Dougie Fallon in the independently made television series The Crews (2011). Starring alongside David Hayman and Stephen McCole, Gaffney's character Fallon was a high level member of a drug-dealing gang in Glasgow who has risen through the ranks of the criminal underworld. The following year, Gaffney landed the role of Superintendent Charles Sloan in the feature Sci Fi film Night Is Day: The Movie (2012) which premiered at the 2012 edition of the Glasgow Film Festival.
Starring opposite Duncan Airlie James, 2013 saw Gaffney star as Liverpudlian gangster called Butler in the short film The Priest with Two Guns (2013). The character, known as 'Butler the Bookie' is owed money by the brother of Father O'Reilly (played by James) who is being held hostage until the debt is repaid. In the same year, Gaffney also made appearances in the short films V for Visa (2013) and "Doug And Steves Big Holy Adventure" by John McPhail as well as Blink (2013) by Colin Ross Smith.
In 2014, Gaffney was approached by Andy S. McEwan to play the role of Tam in the short comedy film Broken Record (2014). The film saw Gaffney star as part of a comedy duo with Steven Patrick where they played a couple of house clearance workers in the 1990s who think they have stumbled upon hidden treasure in the form of old gramophone records. The film was warmly received by critics with many commenting on Gaffney's flawless comedic performance.
Later that year, Gaffney was recommended by Chris Quick to director Johnny Herbin who was casting for his short film Electric Faces (2015). Quick, a producer on the film, suggested Gaffney was an ideal candidate to play the part of Lucas after working with him on the set of Broken Record (2014). Herbin agreed with the decision and Gaffney was cast as Lucas. In 2015, Gaffney was cast in Where Do We Go from Here? (2015), the first feature film of Scottish director John McPhail and later played the role of Coleman in Crime (2015) by Carter Ferguson. - Lynn Murray is a Scottish actress from Glasgow. She is probably best know for her roles in Notes (2013), In Search of La Che (2011) and Falling for Fitzgerald (2011) in which she won the best actress accolade at the 2012 edition of the British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. She has also enjoyed a wide variety of success in theatre roles across the United Kingdom.
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Amanda Marment is known for The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek (2013), Good Intentions (2014) and Redcon-1 (2018).- Actress
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Vivien Taylor was born in Glasgow, Scotland and has enjoyed performing from a young age, starting dance classes at the age of three. She reached professional levels in her Royal Academy and Imperial Society ballet, tap and modern exams. During this period she appeared in many stage shows, both dancing and acting. It was in her teenage years that she developed a real interest in acting and whilst studying for her MA (Honours) Degree in Film and Television and Theatre at the University of Glasgow she attended an open call for a TV commercial. Although Vivien didn't book the role, the casting director told her that she wanted to represent her as her agent and help her lay the foundations of an acting career. It was at this time Vivien started booking parts in commercials and small roles in television programmes, as well as her first leading roles in several short films. She also attended acting classes from Mark Westbrook as well as various screen acting courses run by Equity. From then on her acting career gained momentum, when Vivien was cast as female lead, Dr Elizabeth Lawrence in Indiana Jones fan film, 'Treasure of The Templars.' Although she had studied film acting, it was during this six week shoot that Vivien had the opportunity to hone her film acting skills, being pushed to levels that she didn't think were achievable. Soon after this she was cast as third female lead, Tamara in _Cycle(2006)_ which was shown, much to Vivien's delight at the Cannes Film Festival. Since then, she has expanded her spectrum of roles in theatre, television, radio, short and feature films and prides herself on the variety of character types she has played. She has also does a lot of voice work for adverts and animations. Vivien's most recent highlights were as drug addict Sheena in Wayne Thallon's dark comedy feature film A Spanking in Paradise (2010) which along with The Dunwich Horror (2010) (in which Vivien played Lavinia Whateley) gained 'Best of the Fest' at the 64th Edinburgh International Film Festival. After showing how physically versatile Vivien was whilst appearing as a host of characters in CBBC's Hedz (2007), she was cast as the grotesque zombie matron in Outpost: Black Sun (2012), and appeared as the same character in pre-zombie form the following year in the prequel, Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz (2013) which was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2013. Vivien has recently been attached to a number of feature film projects with Thunderball Films which are scheduled to be going into production in the very near future.- Actress
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