Dougray Scott

Stephen Dougray Scott (born 26 November 1965<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films Ever After (1998), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Enigma (2001), Ripley's Game (2002), Hitman (2007), and My Week with Marilyn (2011). He is a recipient of the International Emmy Award for Best Actor and a BAFTA for his performance in the Scottish crime drama series Crime (2021).

Early life

Scott was born in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, the son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, a travelling salesman of refrigerators and freezers, and a former actor. He then gained a place on the full-time acting and performance course at Fife College's Kirkcaldy Campus.

Career

Scott began his acting career in national theatre, television, and puppet shows. He appeared in his first role on the television series Soldier Soldier and made his film debut in Twin Town. His first major film roles were as Prince Henry in Ever After and the hero in the film adaptation of the Robert Harris novel Enigma. He played the villain in Mission: Impossible 2 (and was selected to do so by Tom Cruise). He was cast to play Wolverine in the feature film version of X-Men, but Mission: Impossible 2 went over schedule, and he was injured in a motorbike accident while shooting the chase scene. He was forced to drop out of the project and was replaced by Hugh Jackman in X-Men.<ref name="BrisT090409">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

After the 2002 release of Die Another Day, Scott was a candidate to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.<ref name="DR220506">Template:Cite news</ref> Despite the numerous reports that Eon Productions was leaning towards naming Scott as the new Bond in the 007 adventure Casino Royale, the role eventually went to Daniel Craig. In January 2006, he appeared in the miniseries The Ten Commandments as Moses. He also appeared in the NBC series Heist, which aired in March 2006 for five episodes. From 2006 until 2007, he starred in the third season of Desperate Housewives as Teri Hatcher's character's new love interest. In 2007, he played the primary antagonist in the film Hitman, based on the Hitman video games. He appeared in the title role(s) of a modern re-telling of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In May 2009, it was announced that he was to play ex-con Michael O' Connor in the new RTÉ-ITV drama Father & Son.

Scott starred in The Day of the Triffids.<ref name="Tel110209">"Vanessa Redgrave to star in BBC's The Day of the Triffids" The Daily Telegraph, 11 February 2009</ref> The drama was broadcast in December 2009 as part of the BBC One Christmas schedule.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2011, Scott featured in the film Love's Kitchen alongside his wife Claire Forlani. In April 2011, Scott portrayed football manager Matt Busby in the BBC TV drama United, which was centred on the Munich air disaster of 1958, in which Busby was badly injured but survived. In 2013, he guest starred as para-psychological researcher/ghost hunter Alec Palmer in the Doctor Who episode "Hide".

In 2014, Scott portrayed the main villain in Taken 3.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2016, Scott became the voice of Orby in adverts for the oil and gas company BP.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In April 2016, Scott appeared in the second season of Fear the Walking Dead as Thomas Abigail, Victor Strand's business partner and lover.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2019, Scott joined the CW series Batwoman as Jacob Kane, the title character's father, set in the Arrowverse. He left the series during its second season.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> He appeared on the show Crime, for which he received a BAFTA and an International Emmy.

In 2025 Scott played in the Netflix movie Exterritorial his first German-speaking role alongside Jeanne Goursaud.<ref>Pa aufs Maul - Jeanne Goursaud legt bald in Netflix-Thriller „Exterritorial“ los</ref>

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Dougray Scott in 2010

Personal life

Scott is the father of twins (b. 1998), with former wife Sarah Trevis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 8 June 2007, he married actress Claire Forlani in Italy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They have a son<ref name= approve>Template:Cite news</ref> born 27 December 2014.

Scott is a fan of Hibernian Football Club, stemming from a grand-uncle being a scout for the team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Three maternal great-uncles were football referees, Tom Dougray being the most prominent.<ref>Dougray Scott's referee connection, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 12 February 2024</ref>

Politics

Scott is in favour of Scottish independence. "The question a lot of people always ask is, how can Scotland pay for itself? That's not the question to ask, we can look after ourselves. We could outlast the English purely based on Irn-Bru profits..." he told The Big Issue. "The question is, would it serve the country better to have its own government? We have a particular vision of the world, which is why I think it makes sense to have independence and we have many great stories to tell."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

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Scott at the 2013 WonderCon

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Princess Caraboo	Dragoon Captain
1997	Twin Town	Terry Walsh
	Love in Paris	Charlie	Direct-to-video
	Regeneration	Captain Robert Graves
1998	Deep Impact	Eric Vennekor
	Ever After	Prince Henry
1999	This Year's Love	Cameron
	Faeries	Faery Prince	Voice
	Gregory's Two Girls	Fraser Rowan
	Template:Sortname	John	Voice
2000	Mission: Impossible 2	Sean Ambrose
2001	Enigma	Tom Jericho
2002	Ripley's Game	Jonathan Trevanny
2003	To Kill a King	Thomas Fairfax
	Template:Sortname	Andrei
2004	One Last Chance	Frankie the Fence
2005	Things to Do Before You're 30	Cass
	Template:Sortname	Archie
	Dark Water	Kyle Williams
2006	Perfect Creature	Silus
2007	Hitman	Mike Whittier
2008	Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde	Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
	New Town Killers	Alistair
2011	There Be Dragons	Robert
	Love's Kitchen	Rob Haley
	Template:Sortname	Ludwig Giroux
	My Week with Marilyn	Arthur Miller
2013	Death Race 3: Inferno	Niles York / Frankenstein	Direct-to-video
	Last Passenger	Lewis Shaler
2014	Taken 3	Stuart St. John
2015	Template:Sortname	Archer
	Template:Sortname	Roger Holmes
	Tiger House	Shane
2016	London Town	Nick Baker
2019	Sea Fever	Gerard
2020	Sulphur and White	Donald Tait
2021	La Cha Cha	Roger Callaway
2023	Irena's Vow	Eduard Rügemer
2025	Exterritorial	Erik Kynch
	My Oxford Year	William Davenport	Netflix film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Zorro	Don Pedro DeSoto	Episode: "Child's Play"
1992	Taggart	Colin Murphy	3 episodes
	Lovejoy	Horse	2 episodes
	Tell Tale Hearts	David Sellors	Miniseries; 3 episodes
1993	Stay Lucky	Alex	4 episodes
1995	Kavanagh QC	Terry Fisher	Episode: "A Family Affair"
	Soldier Soldier	Major Rory Taylor	11 episodes
	Highlander: The Series	Warren Cochrane	Episode: "Through a Glass, Darkly"
1996	Template:Sortname	Lewis McHoan	Miniseries; 4 episodes
1997	Template:Sortname	Lance Corporal Richard Mayfield	Television film
2000	Arabian Nights	Sultan Shahryar / Amin	Miniseries; 2 episodes
2006	Heist	Mickey O'Neil	Main role
	Template:Sortname	Moses	Miniseries; 2 episodes
2006–2007	Desperate Housewives	Ian Hainsworth	18 episodes
2009	False Witness	Ian Porter	Miniseries; 2 episodes
	Father & Son	Michael O'Connor	Miniseries; 4 episodes
	Template:Sortname	Dr. Bill Masen	Miniseries; 2 episodes
2011	United	Matt Busby	Television film
2012	Sinbad	Father La Stessa	Episode: "Fiend or Friend?"
2013–2014	Hemlock Grove	Dr. Norman Godfrey	Main role (seasons 1–2)
2013	Doctor Who	Alec Palmer	Episode: "Hide"
	Strike Back: Shadow Warfare	James Leatherby	2 episodes
	Template:Sortname	Walker	2 episodes
2016	Fear the Walking Dead	Thomas Abigail	2 episodes
	Harley and the Davidsons	Randall James	Miniseries; episode: "Race to the Top"
	Full Circle	Senator David Faulkner	Main role (season 3)
2017	Template:Sortname	David Warnock	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2017–2018	Snatch	Vic Hill	Main role
2017	Jamie Johnson	Foxborough Scout	Episode: "End Game"
2018	Urban Myths	Arthur Miller	Episode: "Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder"
	Template:Sortname	Sir Percival Glyde	Miniseries; 5 episodes
2019	Departure	Ethan Moreau	6 episodes
2019–2021	Batwoman	Jacob Kane	Main role (seasons 1–2); 35 episodes
2021–present	Crime	Ray Lennox	Main role; also executive producer
2023	Template:Sortname	Tony Lord	Main role
	Vigil	AVM Marcus Grainger	6 episodes
2025	Template:Sortname	Lou Stanley	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Sherlock & Daughter	Professor Moriarty	Main role
	Summerwater	David	Main role; upcoming series<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1999	Teen Choice Awards	Film – Breakout PerformanceTemplate:Citation needed	Ever After	Template:Nominated
2009	AFI Awards	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || rowspan="2"|False Witness || Template:Nominated
2010	Astra Awards	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Template:Nominated
2022	International Emmy Awards	Performance by an Actor	Irvine Welsh’s Crime	Template:Won

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