Tony Curran | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Mai Nguyen (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in Underworld: Evolution , Doctor Who , Roots , and the Netflix historical epic Outlaw King . He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: The Dark World (2013) as Bor and the second season of Daredevil (2016) as Finn Cooley. In late 2022, Curran starred in the BBC drama Mayflies .
Curran was born in Glasgow, and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. [1]
Curran appeared in the BBC television series This Life . Since then, he has appeared in a number of major film and television roles, including Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man), an original character 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".) He also played vampire roles in Guillermo del Toro's Blade II as Priest and Underworld: Evolution as Markus. In 2006 he appeared in the unrated film Red Road . [2]
Curran played the role of Datak Tarr on the Syfy series Defiance and in 2014, he costarred with Diana Vickers in the thriller film Awaiting. [3] In 2016 Curran signed to play 'Callum' in the new E4/Netflix original series Crazyhead.
Curran portrayed Vincent van Gogh in the science fiction television series Doctor Who . The episode, written by Richard Curtis, was rated by Screen Rant as the best of Matt Smith's time as the Doctor. [4] A scene where Curran plays van Gogh, taken into the future to see his work in a modern museum, has been described as one of the most emotional in the entire series. [5] [6] Curran also made a cameo appearance in the Doctor Who episode "The Pandorica Opens".
In 2002, Curran played Sgt. Pete Twamley in the ITV series Ultimate Force , which was broadcast in over 100 countries. Curran later worked in season 8 of The Flash where he portrayed Despero in his human form and voiced him in his true alien form starting in the five-part episode "Armageddon". He starred in the 2018 film Outlaw King , alongside Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Florence Pugh.
His lead performance in the poignant 2022 BBC drama Mayflies was described by The Guardian as "devastating". [7] In 2023, he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing a Skrull infiltrator who had assumed the identity of Derrik Weatherby, "C" of the British Secret Intelligence Service (a.k.a. MI6) in the series Secret Invasion .
In 2012, he married Mai Nguyen; the couple have a daughter. [1] Curran has campaigned for charities and was named as an official ambassador of the Celtic F.C. Foundation. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Being Human | Raider | |
1994 | Shallow Grave | Travel Agent | |
1994 | Captives | Spider | |
1995 | Go Now | Chris Cameron | |
1999 | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | Sean Devine | |
1999 | The 13th Warrior | Weath the Musician | |
2000 | Gladiator | Assassin No. 1 | |
2001 | Pearl Harbor | Ian | |
2002 | Blade II | Priest | |
2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man) | |
2004 | Flight of the Phoenix | Rodney | |
2005 | Beowulf & Grendel | Hondscioh | |
2006 | Underworld: Evolution | Markus Corvinus | |
2006 | Red Road | Clyde Henderson | |
2006 | Miami Vice | Aryan Brother | As Anthony Curran |
2006 | The Good German | Danny | |
2007 | Trust Me | Miles Loncrain | |
2008 | Shuttle | Driver | |
2008 | The Midnight Meat Train | Driver | |
2008 | The Lazarus Project | William Reeds | |
2009 | A Day in the Life | Dr. Reynolds | |
2009 | Ondine | Alex | |
2009 | Corrado | Officer Tony | |
2010 | The Presence | The Man in Black | |
2010 | Golf in the Kingdom | Adam Green | |
2011 | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | Lt. Delcourt | |
2011 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Chirkoff | |
2011 | Cat Run | Sean Moody | |
2011 | The Veteran | Chris Turner | |
2011 | Two-Legged Rat Bastards | Desoto | Short |
2011 | Crossmaglen | Dermot McGarvey | |
2011 | The Last Best Place | Fletcher | |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | Man in Black Agent | |
2012 | In the Dark Half | Filthy | |
2013 | Mary Queen of Scots | Knox | |
2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Bor | Uncredited |
2014 | Postman Pat: The Movie | Paparazzi 2 (voice) | |
2014 | The Seventeenth Kind | James | Short |
2015 | Awaiting | Morris | |
2016 | Race | Lawson Robertson | |
2017 | Eat Locals | Peter Boniface | |
2018 | Calibre | Logan | |
2018 | Outlaw King | Angus Macdonald |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–1987 | Dramarama | Archie Campbell / Jason | 2 episodes |
1992 | Strathblair | Ian | Episode #2.6 |
1994 | The Tales of Para Handy | Sailor in Pub / Donald | 2 episodes |
1994 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Young Policeman | Episode: "Mother" |
1995 | Soldier Soldier | Sgt Ian Kelly | Episode: "Leaving" |
1995 | Screen Two | David | Episode: "Nervous Energy" |
1996 | Grange Hill | Police Officer #2 | Episode #19.16 |
1996 | Atletico Partick | Dr. Maitland | 3 episodes |
1997 | Taggart | Ian Jardine | Episode: "Apocalypse Part One" |
1997 | The Bill | D.C. Dave McGovern | Episode: "Professional Opinion" |
1997 | A Touch of Frost | Craig Hudson | Episode: "Penny for the Guy" |
1997 | This Life | Lenny | 7 episodes |
1998 | Touching Evil | Emerson | Episodes: "Scalping Part 1 & 2" |
1998 | Undercover Heart | Jimmy Hatcher | 5 episodes |
1999 | Great Expectations | Orlick | Television film |
1999 | Split Second | Ronnie Baxter | Television film |
1999 | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | Sean Devine | 2 episodes |
2000 | Perfect World | Spencer | Episode: "Charity" |
2001 | The Mists of Avalon | Uther's Captain | 2 episodes |
2002 | Menace | Det. Sgt. Skinner | 2 episodes |
2002–2003 | Ultimate Force | Sergeant Pete Twamley | 12 episodes |
2005 | Night Stalker | Damon Caylor | Episode: "The Five People You Meet in Hell" |
2007 | A.M.P.E.D. | Mark Jacocks | Television film |
2008 | Gemini Division | Walken | 5 episodes |
2008 | Numb3rs | Victor Tooner | Episode: "Frienemies" |
2009 | Medium | Lucas Harvey | Episodes: "The Devil Inside Part 1 & 2" |
2009 | Primeval | Sir William de Mornay | Episode #3.7 |
2010 | 24 | Lugo Elson | 3 episodes |
2010 | The Mentalist | C.D.C.A Agent Dean Harken | Episode: "Code Red" |
2010 | Doctor Who | Vincent van Gogh | Episodes: "Vincent and the Doctor," "The Pandorica Opens" |
2010 | Pillars of the Earth | King Stephen | 8 episodes |
2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Tyrell Neth | Episode: "Unleashed" |
2011 | The Hunt for Tony Blair | Robin Cook | Television film |
2011 | Boardwalk Empire | Eaominn Rohan | Episode: "Peg of Old" |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | John O'Toole | Episode: "Ike Maka" |
2011 | Covert Affairs | MI6 "Janitor" Kenneth Martin | Episode: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
2011 | Luck | Steward's Assistant | Episode: "Pilot" |
2011 | Young James Herriot | Prof. Donald Richie | 3 episodes |
2012 | Labyrinth | Guy d'Évreux | 2 episodes |
2013–2015 | Defiance | Datak Tarr Datak Tarr's father | 36 episodes |
2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Gaines | 3 episodes |
2014 | Marvellous | Lou Macari | Television film |
2016 | Daredevil | Finn Cooley | Episode: "Penny and Dime" |
2016 | Elementary | Joshua Vikner | 2 episodes |
2016 | Roots | Connelly | 2 episodes |
2016 | Crazyhead | Callum | 6 episodes |
2017–2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Commander Throk / various (voice) | 5 episodes |
2018 | The Looming Tower | Inspector Barry James | 2 episodes |
2018–2019 | Ray Donovan | Michael "Red" Radulovic | 7 episodes |
2019 | SEAL Team | Brett "Swanny" Swann | 5 episodes |
2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | James Smith | Television film |
2020–2023 | Your Honor | Frankie | 15 episodes |
2021 | The Flash | Despero | 5 episodes |
2021 | Summer Camp Island | Ryan (voice) | Episode: "The Babies Chapter 2: Teacup Giant" |
2022 | For All Mankind | Clarke Halladay | Episode: "Happy Valley" |
2022 | The Calling | John Wentworth | 6 episodes |
2022 | Mayflies | Tully | Two-part drama [9] |
2023 | Secret Invasion | Derrik Weatherby | 2 episodes |
2024 | Mary & George | King James I | 7 episodes |
TBA | Rhona Who Lives by the River | Narrator | Upcoming series |
TBA | Lockerbie | Filming [10] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | MacMillan / Baseplate, Yuri | |
2012 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | SAS soldier voices |
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