Ken Stott

Stott received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the 1995 play Broken Glass at the Royal National Theatre. For his role as Ian Garrett in the 2014 BBC TV mini-series The Missing alongside James Nesbitt, Stott was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television, winning the latter.

• Birth Name — Kenneth Campbell Stott • Born — 19 October 1954 • Birthplace — Edinburgh, Scotland • Education — * George Heriot's School • Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1974–present • Known for — * Rebus (2000–2007) • Takin' Over the Asylum (1994) • The Missing (2014) • The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014) • Awards — * BAFTA Scotland (twice) • Laurence Olivier (once) • Children — 1

Kenneth Campbell Stott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 19 October 1954. His mother, Antonia (née Sansica), was a Sicilian lecturer, his father, David Stott, was a Scottish teacher and educational administrator. Stott was educated at George Heriot's School in Lauriston, Edinburgh. For three years in his youth he fronted a pop band, but left to pursue his career in acting. After attending Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, Stott began working in the theatre for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), but for some years his earnings from acting were minimal and he was forced to support himself by also working as a double glazing salesman.

Stott's career began in 1974 at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. His early work in theatre included a notable leading role in the dramatisation of Dominic Behan's play about the Northern Ireland troubles The Folk Singer, where he also played the part of Judas in the first regional production of Jesus Christ Superstar directed by Michael Poynor (1973). In 1996, he created the leading role in The Prince's Play, a translation and adaptation by Tony Harrison of Victor Hugo's Le Roi s'amuse, for the National Theatre, London, 1996. In 1997, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role in the Yasmina Reza play Art, in which he appeared with Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay at Wyndham's Theatre. In 2008 Stott starred in another West End production of a Reza play, this time God of Carnage, alongside Tamsin Greig, Janet McTeer and Ralph Fiennes at the Gielgud Theatre. He starred in a revival of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge at the Duke of York's Theatre in early 2009, and reprised his role of Michael in God of Carnage on Broadway (as a replacement for James Gandolfini) at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York. He returned to the Duke of York's Theatre in 2016 to play " Sir" (alongside Reece Shearsmith) in Ronald Harwood's The Dresser.

Stott has a son, David (born 1985), by his first marriage, which ended in divorce. He married his long-time partner, the artist Nina Gehl, in 2016. Stott is a supporter of Heart of Midlothian Football Club.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1988 — | For Queen and Country — Civil Servant • 1993 — | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life — Woland the Knifeman — Short film • | Being Human — Gasper Diez • 1994 — | Shallow Grave — DI McCall • 1996 — Saint-Ex — Prevot • | A Mug's Game — McCaffrey • 1997 — The Boxer — Ike Weir • | Fever Pitch — Ted, the Headmaster • 1999 — | The Debt Collector — Gary Keltie • | Plunkett & Macleane — General Chance • 2000 — The Miracle Maker — Simon Peter — Voice only • 2003 — | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead — Frank Turner • 2004 — | King Arthur — Marius Honorius • | Spivs — Jack • 2005 — Casanova — Dalfonso • | The Girl in the Café — Chancellor • | The Mighty Celt — Good Joe • 2007 — Charlie Wilson's War — Zvi Rafiah • 2008 — The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian — Trufflehunter — Voice only • 2011 — The Runaway — Joey Pasqualino • | One Day — Steven Mayhew • 2012 — The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey — Balin • 2013 — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug • 2014 — The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies • | Man Up — Bert • 2016 — | Café Society — Marty Dorfman • | 100 Streets — Terence • 2018 — The Mercy — Stanley Best • Strike — The Boss — Animated film; voice only • 2021 — The Dig — Charles Phillips

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1977 — Secret Army — Baroja — Episode: "Child's Play" • 1982 — BBC Television Shakespeare — Curan — Episode: King Lear • 1985 — Taggart — Dr. MacNaughten — Episode: "Murder in Season" • 1986 — The Singing Detective — Uncle John — 2 episodes • 1988 — London's Burning — Cyril — First episode • 1990 — Your Cheatin' Heart — Fraser Boyle — Miniseries • 1991 — All Good Things — Lawrence Wilson — 5 episodes • 1993 — Anna Lee — Bernie Schiller — TV film • 1994 — Takin' Over the Asylum — Eddie McKenna • 1995 — The Bill — Brian — Episode: "The Lives of Brian" • 1996 — Silent Witness — Sergeant Bob Claire — Episode: "Darkness Visible" • Rhodes — Barney Barnato — 6 episodes • 1997 — Screen Two — Redfern — Episode: "Stone, Scissors, Paper" • 1999 — Dockers — Tommy Walton — TV film • Vicious Circle — Martin Cahill • 1999–2003 — The Vice — DI Pat Chappel — 22 episodes Nominated-British Academy Television Award for Best Actor • 2000–2007 — Rebus — DI John Rebus — 10 episodes • 2001 — Messiah — DCI Red Metcalfe — Miniseries • 2002 — Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine • 2004 — Messiah 3: The Promise • 2005 — Messiah: The Harrowing • Uncle Adolf — Adolf Hitler — TV film • 2008 — Hancock and Joan — Tony Hancock — TV film Scottish BAFTA for Best Acting Performance in Television Nominated–British Academy Television Award for Best Actor • 2010 — Toast — Alan Slater — TV film • 2014 — The Missing — Ian Garrett — 5 episodes Nominated–British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor • 2015 — An Inspector Calls — Arthur Birling — TV film • 2016 — War & Peace — Bazdeev — 2 episodes • 2017 — Fortitude — Erling Munk — Season 2 • 2021-2023 — Crime — Chief Superintendent Bob Toal

Ken Stott is recorded as actor.

0 win, 3 nominations British Academy Television Awards • Year — Nominated work — Category — Result — Ref. • 2001 — The Vice — 2001 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor • 2009 — Hancock and Joan — 2009 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor • 2015 — The Missing — 2015 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor

2 win, 2 nominations BAFTA Scotland • Year — Nominated work — Category — Result — Ref. • 2009 — Hancock and Joan — 2009 British Academy Scotland Awards for Best Actor in Television • 2015 — The Missing — 2015 British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actor in Television

1 win, 4 nominations Laurence Olivier Award • Year — Nominated work — Category — Result — Ref. • 1992 — The Recruiting Officer at the National Theatre — 1992 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role • 1995 — Broken Glass at the National Theatre Lyttelton / Duke of York's — 1995 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role • 1997 — Art at Wyndham's Theatre — Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor • 2010 — A View from the Bridge as Eddie Carbone at the Duke of York's — 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role

0 wins 1 nomination Royal Television Society • Year — Nominated work — Category — Result • 2002 — The Vice — Royal Television Society Award Best Actor