Stephen Dougray Scott(born
26 November 1965), better known asDougray
Scott( / ˈ d uː ɡ r eɪ / ), is a
Scottish actor.Scott was born inKirkcaldy ,
Fife , the son of
Elma, a nurse, and
Alan Scott, anactorandsalesperson . He attended
Auchmuty High School. Adopting hisstage namefrom his grandmother's surname, "Dougray", he enrolled in a foundation course in drama before going on to attend theRoyal
Welsh College of Music & DramainCardifffrom
1984 to
1987; here, he earned the college's Most Promising
Drama Student award. In
1988, he moved to
London.Scott began his acting career in national theatre, television, and puppet shows. He appeared in his first role on the television seriesSoldier Soldierand made his film debut inTwin
Town . His first major film roles were as
Prince Henry inEver Afterand the hero inthe film adaptationof theRobert HarrisnovelEnigma . In
2000, he signed up to play the villain inMission:
Impossible II(hand-picked by starTom
Cruise ) but was also due to playWolverinein the feature film version ofX-Men . WhenMission: Impossible IIwent over schedule, Scott was replaced byHugh JackmaninX-Men . After the
2002 release ofDie
Another Day , Scott was a frontrunner to replacePierce BrosnanasJames
Bond .
Despite the numerous reports thatEon Productionswas leaning towards naming Scott as the new Bond in the
007 adventureCasino
Royale , the role eventually went toDaniel
Craig . In
January 2006, he appeared in the miniseriesThe Ten CommandmentsasMoses . He also appeared in theNBCseriesHeist , which aired in
March 2006 for five episodes. From
2006 until
2007, he starred in the third season ofDesperate HousewivesasTeri Hatcher 's character's new love interest. In 2007, he played the primary antagonist in the filmHitman , based on thepopular video game . He appeared in the title role(s) of a modern re-telling ofDr.
Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde . In May 2009, it was announced that he was to play ex-con
Michael O' Connor in the newRTÉ - ITVdramaFather & Son .Scott starred inThe
Day of the Triffids . The drama was broadcast in
December 2009 as part of theBBC 1Christmas schedule. In
2011, Scott featured in the filmLove's Kitchenalongside his wifeClaire Forlani , who played his love interest in the film. On the opening weekend in the UK it took just £121 in June 2011. In
April 2011, Scott portrayed football managerMatt Busbyin theBBCTV dramaUnited , which was centred on theMunich air disasterof
1958, in which Busby was badly injured but survived. Busby's family were reportedly "incensed" by Scott's portrayal, with Busby's son commenting that his father's character "had the appearance of a gangster rather than a football manager" and wore anovercoatandtrilby hatinstead of atracksuit , despite Busby famously being the first "tracksuit" manager of the post-
World War IIera. In
2013, he guest starred as para-psychological researcher/ghost hunter (and War
Hero)
Alec Palmer in theDoctor Whoepisode "
Hide " alongsideMatt
Smith ,Jenna ColemanandJessica Raine .Scott signed up to play the main primary villain inTaken 3(hand-picked by starLiam Neeson ) in
2015.In
March 2016, Scott became the voice of
Orby in adverts for
British oil and gas companyBP . In
April 2016, Scott appeared in the second season of
Fear the Walking Dead playing the character
Thomas Abigail, the business partner and lover of
Strand. Scott is the father of twins,
Eden and
Gabriel Trevis Scott (b.
1998), with former wifeSarah Trevis , to whom he was married from 2000 to
2005. On 8 June 2007, he married actressClaire ForlaniinItaly . Scott is an avid fan ofHibernian
Football Cluband a celebrity supporter of theBritish Red CrossandWaterAid .Dougray and
Claire have a son
Milo Thomas Scott born
27 December 2014
- published: 23 Jul 2016
- views: 1