Tony Curran

In the 2025 Starz streaming series Outlander: Blood of My Blood, he appears as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat.

• Name — Tony Curran • Birthplace — Glasgow, Scotland • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1985–present • Education — Royal Conservatoire of Scotland • Spouse — Mai Nguyen (m. 2012) • Children — 1

Curran is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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". 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. Curran has campaigned for charities and was named as an official ambassador of the Celtic F.C. Foundation.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 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 • 2023 — Secret Invasion — Derrik Weatherby — 2 episodes • 2024 — Mary & George — King James I — 7 episodes • 2025 — The Bombing of Pan Am 103 — DCI Harry Bell — 6 episodes • 2025 — Outlander: Blood of My Blood — Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat — 10 episodes • TBA — Rhona Who Lives by the River — Narrator — Upcoming series

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2011 — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Yuri, Major General MacMillan / "Baseplate" • 2012 — Counter-Strike: Global Offensive — SAS soldier voices • 2025 — Battlefield 6 — Alexander Kincaid

Tony Curran is recorded as having received British Independent Film Awards and BAFTA Scotland.