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{{short description|Scottish actor (born 1963)}} {{Use Scottish English|date=December 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Angus_Macfadyen_in_the_film_Timeless.jpg | caption = Macfadyen in the film ''[[Timeless (film)|Timeless]]'' | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1963}}<ref name="IntellectualDevotionalBiographies">{{cite book |author1=David S. Kidder |author2=Noah D. Oppenheim |title=The Intellectual Devotional Biographies: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Acquaint Yourself with the World's Greatest Personalities |date=May 11, 2010 |publisher=[[Rodale, Inc.]] |isbn=9781605290881 |page=179 |url=https://www.google.fi/books/edition/The_Intellectual_Devotional_Biographies/hpzb_yA42TAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22angus+macfadyen%22+%221963%22&pg=PA179&printsec=frontcover |quote=Angus Macfadyen (1963β)}}</ref> | alma mater = [[University of Edinburgh]]<br>[[Central School of Speech and Drama]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1991βpresent | website = {{url|angusmacfadyen.com}} }} '''Angus Macfadyen''' (born 1963) is a Scottish actor. His roles include [[Robert the Bruce]], both in ''[[Braveheart]]'' and ''[[Robert the Bruce (film)|Robert the Bruce]]'', Komodo in ''[[Warriors of Virtue]]'', Vice-Counsel Dupont in ''[[Equilibrium (film)|Equilibrium]]'', [[List of Saw characters#Jeff Denlon|Jeff Denlon]] in the ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw]]'' franchise, [[Robert Rogers (soldier)|Robert Rogers]] in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] historical drama ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]'', McCreedy in [[Cameron Crowe]]'s ''[[We Bought a Zoo]],'' and biologist [[James Murray (biologist)|James Murray]] in ''[[The Lost City of Z (film)|The Lost City of Z]]''. He has made appearances on several television series such as ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'', and ''[[Superman & Lois]]''. ==Early life== Macfadyen was brought up in the [[Philippines]], [[Africa]], [[Singapore]] and [[France]]. His father was a doctor in the [[World Health Organization]].<ref>[http://www.relaxorium.com/mindspringbs/angusarticles.html Angus Articles]</ref> Macfadyen attended the [[University of Edinburgh]] and the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London. ==Career== ===1990s=== Macfadyen's first role was Philip in the film made for television ''[[The Lost Language of Cranes (film)|The Lost Language of Cranes]]'' (1991). He portrayed a young man who must tell his parents that he is gay. Playing the role of his father was fellow Scottish actor [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]]. Macfadyen then acted in five episodes of ''[[Soldier Soldier]]'' before appearing in the television film ''15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight'' (1993) and also on the television series ''[[Takin' Over the Asylum]]'' (1994) about a salesman who runs a radio station in a mental institution. That role led to his role as [[Robert the Bruce]] in [[Mel Gibson]]'s film ''[[Braveheart]]'' (1995).<ref name="imdb.com">{{cite web|author=Written By tknight |url=https://pro-labs.imdb.com/name/nm0005171/?ref_=sch_int |title=Angus Macfadyen - IMDbPro |publisher=Pro-labs.imdb.com |access-date=2017-09-12}}</ref> In 1995 he also portrayed [[Richard Burton]] in the TV miniseries ''[[Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story]]''. After ''Braveheart'' won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, Macfadyen acted in the independent film ''[[Nevada (1997 film)|Nevada]]'' (1997), before giving the most over-the-top{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} performance of his career in the action/fantasy ''[[Warriors of Virtue]]'' (1997). He also co-starred alongside [[Don Cheadle]] and [[Ray Liotta]] when he played Peter Lawford in the HBO film ''[[The Rat Pack (film)|The Rat Pack]]'' (1998).<ref name="imdb.com"/> Macfadyen played [[Orson Welles]] in [[Tim Robbins]]'s third directorial film ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999). Although the film received a nomination for the [[Palme d'Or]] at [[Cannes]], it was a financial flop. Macfadyen next made the Shakespearan film ''[[Titus (film)|Titus]]'' (1999), alongside [[Anthony Hopkins]], where he played Lucius, eldest son of Titus Andronicus. Directed by [[Julie Taymor]], the film was a critical triumph but with mediocre box office results. ===2000s=== After the noir film ''Second Skin'' (2000), Macfadyen acted in a number of poorly received films. One such film was the action film ''Styx'' (2001) which starred [[Peter Weller]]. A year later, he acted in the comedy film ''[[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]'' (2002) alongside a number of famous names: [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Ellen Burstyn]], [[Maggie Smith]] and [[Ashley Judd]]. That same year, Macfadyen took the role of Vice-Counsel Dupont in ''[[Equilibrium (film)|Equilibrium]]'' (also 2002). The film, also starring [[Christian Bale]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Taye Diggs]] and [[Emily Watson]], is set in the future, where a fascist regime forbids all emotions.<ref name="imdb.com"/> Macfadyen acted as Marcus Crassus in a TV mini-series of ''[[Spartacus (miniseries)|Spartacus]]'' (2004), and the character of Bill in ''[[The Pleasure Drivers]]'' (2005). In 2006, he was the lead in the dramatic film ''The Virgin of Juarez'' (2006).<ref name="imdb.com" /> He then starred in [[Kevin Connor (director)|Kevin Connor]]'s mini-series [[Blackbeard (2006 film)|''Blackbeard'']], it co-stars [[Richard Chamberlain]], [[Jessica Chastain]], [[Mark Umbers]], [[Stacy Keach]], [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]], and [[Rachel Ward]]. It's about pirate [[Blackbeard]] (Macfadyen), who wreaks havoc on the high-seas looking for [[Captain Kidd]]'s treasure.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8XJ6UcCumYC&q=David+Winters+as+Silas+Bridges&pg=PA10|title=Movies Made for Television: 2005β2009|last=Marill|first=Alvin H.|date=2010-10-11|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810876590|language=en}}</ref> His dark presence causes controversy in the local port town of New Providence, especially among Gov. Charles Eden (Chamberlain) and his [[adoption|adopted]] daughter Charlotte (Chastain), who is being wooed by Lt. Robert Maynard (Umbers).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/blackbeard-1200515539/|title=Blackbeard|last1=Fries|first1=Laura|date=2006-06-14|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> His next big role was that of [[List of Saw characters#Jeff Denlon|Jeff Denlon]] in ''[[Saw III]]'' (also 2006). Jeff is a man obsessed with revenge, and he is led into a series of traps that test his ability to forgive. The film was a smash hit for its $10 million budget, earning almost $200 million worldwide. Macfadyen then co-starred in the [[box-office bomb|box office bomb]] ''[[Redline (2007 film)|Redline]]'' and ''Saw IV'' (both 2007), which was also a box office success. Macfadyen continued making films, starring as the outlaw Will Tunney in his western film ''Shadowheart'' (2009). He has appeared on television on the series ''[[Killer Wave]]'' (2007) and ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' (2008) He has also acted in the mystery film ''[[San Saba (film)|San Saba]]'' (2008) and the thriller film ''[[Clean Break (film)|Clean Break]]'' (aka, ''Unnatural Causes'', 2008). ===2010s=== Macfadyen has appeared in two thrillers: ''Pound of Flesh'' (2010) alongside [[Malcolm McDowell]], which revolves around a corrupt college professor, and the crime thriller ''Shadows of the White Nights'' (aka, ''Assassins Run'', 2013) alongside [[Christian Slater]]. He starred as Lucas Blackstone in the Christian film ''Taken by Grace'' (also 2013). Additionally, Macfadyen was part of the cast of the [[USA Network]]'s television series ''[[Psych]]'', the [[Cameron Crowe]] feature film ''[[We Bought a Zoo]]'' (2011) starring [[Matt Damon]], and the final season of ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' as villain Nicholas Quinn. Macfadyen also starred as [[Robert Rogers (British Army officer)|Robert Rogers]] in [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s historical drama series ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]'' (2014β17), and [[Allan Pinkerton]] on the first-run syndicated series ''[[The Pinkertons]]'' (2014β15).<ref name="imdb.com"/> ''Macbeth: Unhinged'' (2016) is a modernised feature-length film adapted from the Shakespearean play in which he stars and directs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Foster |first=Richard |url=http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/crowned-by-chance/Content?oid=2174915 |title=Crowned By Chance | News and Features | Style Weekly - Richmond, VA local news, arts, and events |publisher=Style Weekly |date=2017-08-09 |access-date=2017-09-12}}</ref> He appeared opposite [[Charlie Hunnam]] and [[Robert Pattinson]] as biologist [[James Murray (biologist)|James Murray]] in the 2016 biographical drama ''[[The Lost City of Z (film)|The Lost City of Z]].'' In 2021, Macfadyen was cast as [[Jor-El]] in ''[[Superman & Lois]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Russ|last=Burlingame|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/superman-lois-casts-angus-macfadyen-as-jor-el-exclusive-/|title=Superman & Lois Casts Angus Macfadyen as Jor-El (Exclusive)|website=Comicbook.com}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1995 | ''[[Braveheart]]'' | [[Robert the Bruce]] | |- | rowspan=4 | 1997 | ''[[Nevada (1997 film)|Nevada]]'' | West | |- | ''[[Warriors of Virtue]]'' | Komodo | |- | ''[[Snide and Prejudice]]'' | [[Adolf Hitler]] / Michael Davidson | |- | ''[[Still Breathing (film)|Still Breathing]]'' | Philip | |- | rowspan=3 | 1998 | ''[[Joseph's Gift]]'' | Carl | |- | ''[[The Brylcreem Boys]]'' | Rudolph Von Stegenbek | |- | ''[[Lani Loa β The Passage]]'' | Turner | |- | rowspan=3 | 1999 | ''FaΓ§ade'' | Frederic Colbert | |- | ''[[Titus (film)|Titus]]'' | Lucius | |- | ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' | [[Orson Welles]] | |- | rowspan=2 | 2002 | ''[[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]'' | Connor McGill | |- | ''[[Equilibrium (film)|Equilibrium]]'' | Vice-Counsel DuPont | |- | 2005 | ''Shooting Gallery'' | Tenderloin Tony | [[Direct-to-video]] |- | rowspan=4 | 2006 | ''[[Fatwa (film)|Fatwa]]'' | Bobby | |- | ''[[The Pleasure Drivers]]'' | Bill | |- | ''[[Saw III]]'' | [[List of Saw characters#Jeff Denlon|Jeff Denlon]] | |- | ''[[.45 (film)|.45]]'' | Al "Big Al" | |- | rowspan=2 | 2007 | ''[[Redline (2007 film)|Redline]]'' | Michael D'Orazio | |- | ''[[Saw IV]]'' | Jeff Denlon | Cameo |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 | ''Impulse'' | Jonathan Dennison, Simon Philips | |- | ''[[Clean Break (film)|Clean Break]]'' | Matt McKay | |- | 2011 | ''[[We Bought a Zoo]]'' | Peter MacCready | |- | rowspan=2 | 2013 | ''[[Copperhead (2013 film)|Copperhead]]'' | Jee Hagadorn | |- | ''[[Sugar (2013 film)|Sugar]]'' | Uncle Gene | |- | 2016 | ''[[Timeless (film)|Timeless]]'' | Dr. Meier | |- | 2017 | ''[[The Lost City of Z (film)|The Lost City of Z]]'' | [[James Murray (biologist)|James Murray]] | |- | 2018 | ''Alive'' | Caretaker / The Man | |- |2018 |''[[F.R.E.D.I.]]'' |Grant |<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Alan|title=F.R.E.D.I|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/fredi/|access-date=October 25, 2024|publisher=[[Film Threat]]|date=September 17, 2019}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 2019 | ''[[3022]]'' | Richard Valin | |- | ''[[Robert the Bruce (film)|Robert the Bruce]]'' | [[Robert the Bruce]] | Also producer and screenwriter |- | 2020 | ''[[Steel Rain 2: Summit]]'' | Willis Chatman Smoot | |- | 2024 | ''[[Horizon: An American Saga β Chapter 1]]'' |Desmarais | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1991 | ''[[The Lost Language of Cranes (film)|The Lost Language of Cranes]]'' | Philip | Television film |- | 1992 | ''[[Soldier Soldier]]'' | Lieutenant Alex Pereira | Recurring role, 5 episodes |- | 1994 | ''[[Screen One]]'' | Dexter | 1 episode |- | 1994 | ''[[Takin' Over the Asylum]]'' | Fergus | Miniseries, 4 episodes |- | 1995 | ''[[Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story]]'' | [[Richard Burton]] | Television film |- | 1998 | ''[[The Rat Pack (film)|The Rat Pack]]'' | [[Peter Lawford]] | Television film |- | 2000 | ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (miniseries)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'' | [[Zeus]] | Miniseries, 2 episodes |- | 2003 | ''[[Miracles (TV series)|Miracles]]'' | Alva Keel | Main role, 13 episodes |- | 2004 | ''[[Spartacus (miniseries)|Spartacus]]'' | [[Marcus Crassus]] | Television film |- | 2004 | ''[[Five Days to Midnight]]'' | Roy Bremmer | Miniseries, 5 episodes |- | 2005 | ''[[Tilt (American TV series)|Tilt]]'' | Roy McEntyre | 1 episode |- | 2005β2006 | ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' | Joseph Erhmann | 3 episodes |- | 2006 | ''[[Blackbeard (miniseries)|Blackbeard]]'' | [[Blackbeard]] | Miniseries, 3 episodes |- | 2007 | ''[[Killer Wave]]'' | John McAdams | Miniseries, 2 episodes |- | 2008 | ''[[Eleventh Hour (American TV series)|Eleventh Hour]]'' | Jason Cooper | 1 episode |- | 2008 | ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' | Julian | Recurring role, 6 episodes |- | 2010 | ''[[Lie to Me]]'' | Jimmy Doyle | Episode "Sweet Sixteen" |- | 2010 | ''[[Psych]]'' | Logan Paget | 1 episode |- | 2011 | ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' | Sean McAllister | 2 episodes |- | 2012 | ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' | Nicholas Quinn | 4 episodes |- | 2013 | ''[[Republic of Doyle]]'' | Gerald Byrne | 1 episode |- | 2014β2017 | ''[[Turn: Washington's Spies]]'' | [[Robert Rogers (British Army officer)|Robert Rogers]] | Main role, 31 episodes |- | 2014β2015 | ''[[The Pinkertons]]'' | [[Allan Pinkerton]] | Main role, 22 episodes |- | 2019 | ''[[Strange Angel]]'' | [[Aleister Crowley]] | Recurring role, 5 episodes |- | 2021 | ''[[Superman & Lois]]'' | [[Jor-El]] | Recurring role; 5 episodes |- | 2023 | ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'' | Brigadier General [[Simon Fraser of Balnain|Simon Fraser]] | Recurring role, 3 episodes |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|5171}} * [http://www.angusmacfadyen.com/ Starring Angus Macfadyen] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Macfadyen, Angus}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:20th-century Scottish male actors]] [[Category:21st-century Scottish male actors]] [[Category:Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Scottish male film actors]] [[Category:Scottish male stage actors]] [[Category:Scottish male television actors]]
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