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Tony Curran

Tony Curran

Department: Acting

Biography

Anthony "Tony" Curran (born 13 December 1969) is a Scottish actor. Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Tony rose to fame in the BBC television series This Life. Since then, the Scots star has appeared in a number of major film and television roles. Some of his roles have included The Invisible Man in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen (according to his commentary on the DVD, he looked like a "smurf on acid"). Curran also played the vampire named Priest in Guillermo del Toro's Blade II. Curran is active in participating in marathons to raise money for charity. He is a keen fan of Celtic Football Club. He is a frequent and popular participant in the annual Dressed To Kilt event in New York City, run by the organization Friends of Scotland in celebration of Tartan Week. In April, 2009 Curran revealed to the Daily Record newspaper that he is playing the role of Lieutenant Delcourt, in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, due to be released in 2011. Curran played the painter Vincent Van Gogh, in the Doctor Who episode "Vincent and the Doctor", written by Richard Curtis. He also made a cameo appearance in "The Pandorica Opens".

Known For

The Good German

The Good German

2006

Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution

2006

Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf & Grendel

2005

Red Road

Red Road

2006

Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix

2004

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003

The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

2008

Blade II

Blade II

2002

Corrado

Corrado

2009

Ondine

Ondine

2010

Shuttle

Shuttle

2008

The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

Being Human

Being Human

1994

The Veteran

The Veteran

2011

The Presence

The Presence

2010

Cat Run

Cat Run

2011

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

Golf in the Kingdom

Golf in the Kingdom

2011

Two-Legged Rat Bastards

Two-Legged Rat Bastards

2011

No Holds Bard

No Holds Bard

2009

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

2013

The Seventeenth Kind

The Seventeenth Kind

2014

National Achievement Day

National Achievement Day

1996

The Midnight Meat Train

The Midnight Meat Train

2008

Marvellous

Marvellous

2014

The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior

1999

Shoot for the Sun

Shoot for the Sun

1987

Awaiting

Awaiting

2015

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000

Heavenly Pursuits

Heavenly Pursuits

1986

Coming Down

Coming Down

1997

The Hunt for Tony Blair

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011

Go Now

Go Now

1995

Eat Locals

Eat Locals

2017

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

2001

Race

Race

2016

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1999

Shallow Grave

Shallow Grave

1994

In the Dark Half

In the Dark Half

2012

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

Postman Pat: The Movie

Postman Pat: The Movie

2014

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

2011

Calibre

Calibre

2018

Outlaw King

Outlaw King

2018

Captives

Captives

1994

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

Donkeys

Donkeys

2010

Nightlife

Nightlife

1996

Trust Me

Trust Me

2007

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

Two Deaths of Henry Baker

Two Deaths of Henry Baker

2020

Split Second

Split Second

1999

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

2009

Ibiza: Seven Nights from £99

Ibiza: Seven Nights from £99

2001

Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill

2009

Defiance

Defiance

2013

Medium

Medium

2005

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005

Ultimate Force

Ultimate Force

2002

Night Stalker

Night Stalker

2005

24

24

2001

Taggart

Taggart

1983

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

1992

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

The Tales of Para Handy

The Tales of Para Handy

1994

Gemini Division

Gemini Division

2008

Young James Herriot

Young James Herriot

2011

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

2012

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

2010

Defiance

Defiance

2013

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

The Flash

The Flash

2014

This Life

This Life

1996

Secret Invasion

Secret Invasion

2023

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008

Mary & George

Mary & George

2024

Elementary

Elementary

2012

Crazyhead

Crazyhead

2016

Marvel's Daredevil

Marvel's Daredevil

2015

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

2008

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999

For All Mankind

For All Mankind

2019

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

2018

Undercover Heart

Undercover Heart

1998

The Bombing of Pan Am 103

The Bombing of Pan Am 103

2025

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The Calling

The Calling

2022

Mayflies

Mayflies

2022

Your Honor

Your Honor

2020

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

1991

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1999

Rhona Who Lives by the River

Rhona Who Lives by the River

Roots

Roots

2016

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

2025

Shockers

Shockers

1999

The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon

2001

Perfect World

Perfect World

2000