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Ken Stott
Scottish actor

Ken Stott

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Scottish actor
A.K.A.
Kenneth Campbell "Ken" Stott
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Age
70 years
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1.7018 m
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Biography

Kenneth Campbell "Ken" Stott (born 19 October 1954) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor who won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1995 in the play Broken Glass at Royal National Theatre. He is more recently known for his role as the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and as Ian Garrett in the 2014 BBC TV mini-series The Missing starring alongside James Nesbitt. His many notable roles in UK television include the role of Edward 'Eddie' McKenna in the Scottish BBC miniseries Takin' Over The Asylum (1994) co-starring with a young David Tennant, the title character DI John Rebus in the crime fiction-mystery series Rebus (2000–2007) and also as DCI Red Metcalfe in Messiah (2001–2008).

Early life

Stott was born in Edinburgh. His mother, Antonia (née Sansica), was a Sicilian lecturer whose own father had previously been a priest. His father, David Stott, was a Scottish teacher and educational administrator. Stott was educated at George Heriot's School. For three years in his youth he was a member of a band called Keyhole, members of which later went on to form the Bay City Rollers. After attending Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, Stott began working in the theatre for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but for some years his earnings from acting were minimal and he was forced to support himself by also working as a double glazing salesman. This is echoed in the character he plays in Takin' Over the Asylum.

Career

Ken Stott as Balin in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Stott's early work focused on theatre with a notable leading role in the dramatisation of Dominic Behan's play about the Northern Ireland troubles The Folk Singer (Belfast Lyric Theatre). Stott appeared in small roles in BBC series such as Secret Army (1977), The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (King Lear, 1982), and Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective (1986). He also featured in an advert for the British COI's "Drinking And Driving Wrecks Lives" campaign, playing a fireman. He eventually began to earn starring roles on television in the 1990s. He created the leading role in The Prince's Play, a translation and adaptation by Tony Harrison of Victor Hugo's Le Roi s'amuse, for the National Theatre, London, 1996.

His highest-profile television roles have included hospital radio DJ Eddie McKenna in BBC Scotland's Takin' Over The Asylum the leading character, DCI Red Metcalfe, in the BBC crime drama series Messiah (BBC One, 2001–05); DI Chappell in ITV police drama The Vice (1999–2003); as a drunk who fantasises about finding redemption by joining the Salvation Army in Promoted to Glory (ITV, 2003); as Adolf Hitler in Uncle Adolf (ITV, 2005) and as a fictional Chancellor of the Exchequer in Richard Curtis's The Girl in the Café (BBC One, 2005). 2006 saw him take over the title character in detective series Rebus, a television adaptation of the Ian Rankin novels which had previously starred John Hannah. In 2008 Stott was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA for his performance as comedian Tony Hancock in BBC Four's Hancock and Joan. He played the father of cookery writer Nigel Slater in the BBC One adaptation of Slater's autobiographical novel Toast, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Freddie Highmore. In 2015, Stott played Arthur Birling in Helen Edmundson's BBC TV adaptation of J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls.

On the big screen, he has tended to play mostly supporting parts, such as DI McCall in Shallow Grave (1994), Ted in Fever Pitch (1997), Marius Honorius in King Arthur (2004), an Israeli arms merchant in Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and Trufflehunter, a badger loyal to Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008). However, he has had occasional starring roles in the cinema, most notably opposite Billy Connolly and Iain Robertson in The Debt Collector (1999) and Plunkett and Macleane of the same year. Most recently, he has starred as Balin in the live-action adaptation of The Hobbit, and played the role to critical acclaim. Stott played a supporting role as Dexter Mayhew's father in One Day (2011) starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess.

Stott has continued to act on stage, and in 1997 was nominated for Best Actor at the Laurence Olivier Awards for his role in the Yasmina Reza play Art in which had appeared with Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay. In 2008 Stott starred in another West End production of a Reza play, this time God of Carnage, alongside Tamsin Greig, Janet McTeer and Ralph Fiennes at the Gielgud Theatre. He starred in a revival of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge at the Duke of York's Theatre in early 2009 and reprised his role of Michael in God of Carnage on Broadway (as a replacement for James Gandolfini) at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York.

He returned to the Duke of York's Theatre in 2016 to play " Sir" [ alongside Reece Shearsmith ] in Ronald Harwood's 'The Dresser' to great critical acclaim.

He is a popular choice for voice work, as narrator for series such as Trawlermen, a documentary following North Sea trawlers, and Send in the Dogs, following the work of UK Police Officers and their canine partners.

Personal life

Stott has a son, David (born 1985), by his marriage, which ended in divorce. He has not remarried. Stott currently lives with his girlfriend, the artist Nina Gehl. Stott is a supporter of Heart of Midlothian, with an irony, in that the character portrayed by him, Ian Rankin's most well known character, Inspector John Rebus, is in fact a Hibernian supporter.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977Secret ArmyBarojaTV series
1982King LearCuranTV film
1983The Beggar's OperaJemmy TwitcherTV film
1985TaggartDr. MacNaughtenTV series: 1 episode
1986The Singing DetectiveUncle JohnTV mini-series: 2 episodes
1988London's BurningCyrilFirst episode
1988For Queen and CountryCivil Servant
1990Your Cheatin' HeartFraser BoyleTV series: 6 episodes
1991All Good ThingsLawrence WilsonTV series: 5 episodes
1993Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story-TV
1993Anna LeeBernie SchillerTV
1993Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful LifeWoland the KnifemanShort film
1993Being HumanGasper Diez
1994Takin' Over the AsylumEddieTV series: 6 episodes
1994Shallow GraveDI McCall
1996Saint-ExPrevot
1996Silent WitnessSergeant Bob ClaireTV series: 2 episodes
1996A Mug's GameMcCaffrey
1996RhodesBarney BarnatoTV mini-series: 5 episodes
1997The BoxerIke Weir
1997Stone, Scissors, PaperRedfernTV
1997Fever PitchTed, the Headmaster
1999DockersTommy WaltonTV
1999The Debt CollectorGary Keltie
1999Plunkett & MacleaneChance
1999Vicious CircleMartin CahillTV
1999–2003The ViceDI Pat ChappelTV Series: 16 episodes
Nominated–British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
2000The Miracle MakerSimon PeterVoice Only
2001Messiah (a.k.a. Messiah I: The First Killings)DCI Red MetcalfeTV mini-series
2002Messiah 2: Vengeance is MineDCI Red MetcalfeTV mini-series
2003Promoted to GloryMikeTV
2003The KeyBillyTV
2003I'll Sleep When I'm DeadTurner
2004MessiahDCI Red MetcalfeTV mini-series
2004King ArthurMarius Honorius
2004SpivsJack
2005CasanovaDalfonso
2005Messiah: The HarrowingDCI Red MetcalfeTV mini-series
2005The Girl in the CaféChancellor
2005The Mighty CeltGood Joe
2005Uncle AdolfAdolf HitlerTV
2006–2007RebusDI John RebusTV series: 10 episodes
2007Charlie Wilson's WarZvi Rafiah
2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianTrufflehunterVoice only
2008Hancock and JoanTony HancockTV
Scottish BAFTA for Best Acting Performance in Television
Nominated–British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
2010ToastDad
2011The RunawayJoey Pasqualino
2011One DayDexter's Dad
2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyBalin
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugBalin
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesBalin
2014Man UpBert
2014The MissingIan GarrettTV series

Nominated–British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor

2015An Inspector CallsArthur BirlingTV film
2016War & PeaceBazdeevTV series
2016Café SocietyMarty
2016The MercyStanley BestPost-production
2017100 StreetsTerence

Awards and nominations

BAFTA TV Awards

0 win, 3 nominations

British Academy Television Awards
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2001The Vice2001 British Academy Television Award for Best ActorNominated
2009Hancock and Joan2009 British Academy Television Award for Best ActorNominated
2015The Missing2015 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated

BAFTA TV Awards Scotland

2 win, 2 nominations

BAFTA Scotland
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2009Hancock and Joan2009 British Academy Scotland Awards for Best Actor in TelevisionWon
2015The Missing2015 British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actor in TelevisionWon

Laurence Olivier Awards

1 win, 4 nominations

Laurence Olivier Award
YearNominated workCategoryResult
1992The Recruiting Officer at the National Theatre1992 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated
1995Broken Glass at the National Theatre Lyttelton / Duke of York's1995 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting RoleWon
1997Art at the Wyndam Theatre1997 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Lead RoleNominated
2010A View from the Bridge as Eddie Carbone at the Duke of York's1995 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Lead RoleNominated

Royal Television Society

0 wins 1 nomination

Royal Television Society
YearNominated workCategoryResult
2002The ViceRoyal Television Society Award Best ActorNominated

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