Angus Macfadyen
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Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor.
Angus Macfadyen was born in Glasgow
and was brought up partly in Africa, France, the Philippines
and Singapore
. His father was a doctor in the World Health Organisation. He was once engaged to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones
.
Angus attended the University of Edinburgh
, and the Central School of Speech and Drama
in London. He has portrayed Orson Welles
in Tim Robbins'
1999 film, Cradle Will Rock
, Philip in the BBC's production of The Lost Language of Cranes
, Dupont in Equilibrium
, Robert the Bruce in 1995's Braveheart
, and Jeff Denlon in the Saw film series.
Angus Macfadyen was born in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and was brought up partly in Africa, France, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. His father was a doctor in the World Health Organisation. He was once engaged to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE, is a British actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a number of United Kingdom and United States television films and small roles in films, she came to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies such as the 1998 action film The Mask of...
.
Angus attended the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, and the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
in London. He has portrayed Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
in Tim Robbins'
Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the former longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon...
1999 film, Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock is a 1999 drama film which chronicles the process and events that surrounded the production of the original 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein...
, Philip in the BBC's production of The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes is a novel by David Leavitt, first published in 1986. A British TV movie of the novel was made in 1991. The movie was released on dvd in 2009.-Plot introduction:...
, Dupont in Equilibrium
Equilibrium (film)
Equilibrium is a 2002 American science fiction action film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. It stars Christian Bale as John Preston, a warrior-priest and enforcement officer in a future dystopia where both feelings and artistic expression are outlawed and citizens take daily injections of drugs...
, Robert the Bruce in 1995's Braveheart
Braveheart
Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace...
, and Jeff Denlon in the Saw film series.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The Lost Language of Cranes | Philip Benjamin | TV film |
Soldier Soldier Soldier Soldier Soldier Soldier is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name.Produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven series and 82 episodes from 1991 to 1997... |
Lt. Alex Pereira | Five episodes | |
1993 | 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight | David McBride | TV film |
1994 | Two Golden Balls | Dexter | TV film |
Takin' Over the Asylum Takin' Over the Asylum Takin' Over the Asylum is a six part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. It was written by Donna Franceschild, produced by Chris Parr and directed by David Blair.... |
Fergus | Four episodes | |
1995 | Braveheart Braveheart Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelized by Randall Wallace... |
Robert the Bruce | Was also the film's narrator |
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story is a 1995 biographical TV film directed by Kevin Connor. The film stars Sherilyn Fenn , Katherine Helmond, Nigel Havers, Angus Macfadyen, William McNamara and Ray Wise.-Cast:... |
Richard Burton | TV film | |
1997 | Nevada Nevada (1997 film) - Plot :Brennan plays "Chrysty", a woman with a past who arrives on foot to the small town of Silver City, Nevada. There, she meets the women of the town, all but one of whom accept her... |
West | |
Warriors of Virtue Warriors of Virtue Warriors Of Virtue is a 1997 Chinese-American fantasy film directed by Ronny Yu. It is in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Although commercially unsuccessful and critically panned, a sequel, Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao, was made in 2002.... |
Komodo | ||
Snide and Prejudice | Michael Davidson/Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945... |
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Still Breathing Still Breathing Still Breathing is 1997 drama feature film starring Brendan Fraser and Joanna Going. Con artist Rosalyn Willoughby in Hollywood and puppeteer Fletcher McBracken in San Antonio have the same dream, which links them to each other. He travels to L.A. to find her, but at first she resists him... |
Philip | ||
1998 | Joseph's Gift Joseph's Gift Joseph's Gift is a 1998 feature film. It is a modern-day retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph, son of Jacob.-Plot:The Keller family are the owners of a successful garment business based in Los Angeles, California. The story mainly revolves around Jacob Keller's youngest son Joseph... |
Carl | |
The Brylcreem Boys The Brylcreem Boys The Brylcreem Boys is a 1998 film directed and co-written by Terence Ryan about the extraordinary neutrality arrangements pertaining to Ireland during World War II, by the Éamon de Valera government... |
Count Rudolph von Stegenbek | ||
The Rat Pack | Peter Lawford | TV film | |
Lanai-Loa | Turner | ||
1999 | Facade Façade (film) Façade is a 2000 action/thriller movie.The film contains strong sexuality and language.- Cast :*Eric Roberts as Colin Wentworth*Camilla Overbye Roos as Caroline Kelner*Angus Macfadyen as Frederic Colbert*Brad Garrett as Henry*Joe Viterelli as Max... |
Frederic Colbert | a.k.a. Death Valley |
Titus Titus (film) Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general. It was the first film of the play . The film was made by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Blue Sky Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures... |
Lucius | ||
Cradle Will Rock Cradle Will Rock Cradle Will Rock is a 1999 drama film which chronicles the process and events that surrounded the production of the original 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein... |
Orson Welles Orson Welles George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio... |
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2000 | Jason and the Argonauts Jason and the Argonauts (2000 film) Jason and the Argonauts, aka Jason and the Golden Fleece is a 2000 TV movie, directed by Nick Willing and produced by Hallmark Entertainment. It is very loosely based on the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.-Plot:... |
Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... |
TV film |
Second Skin | Sam Kane | ||
2001 | A Woman's a Helluva Thing | Houston Blackett | TV film |
Styx | Mike | ||
2002 | On the Roof | Jack | |
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a 2002 American comedy-drama film starring Sandra Bullock and Ashley Judd, directed and written by Callie Khouri... |
Connor McGill | ||
Equilibrium Equilibrium (film) Equilibrium is a 2002 American science fiction action film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. It stars Christian Bale as John Preston, a warrior-priest and enforcement officer in a future dystopia where both feelings and artistic expression are outlawed and citizens take daily injections of drugs... |
Dupont | ||
2003 | Miracles Miracles (TV series) Miracles is an American drama television program starring Skeet Ulrich and Angus Macfadyen. Created by Richard Hatem and Michael Petroni, the series has sometimes been dubbed a "spiritual version of The X-Files" by its creators... |
Alva Keel | Thirteen episodes |
2004 | Spartacus Spartacus (2004 film) Spartacus is a 2004 North American Movie directed by Robert Dornhelm and produced by Ted Kurdyla from a teleplay by Robert Schenkkan. It stars Goran Visjnic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, Ross Kemp and Ben Cross. It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast... |
Marcus Crassus | TV film |
5ive Days to Midnight 5ive Days to Midnight 5ive Days to Midnight is a five-part miniseries which ran on the Sci Fi Channel in June of 2004. It stars Timothy Hutton as J.T... |
Roy Bremmer | TV film | |
2005 | The Pleasure Drivers The Pleasure Drivers The Pleasure Drivers is an 2007 American thriller directed by Andrzej Sekula and written by Adam Haynes. It stars Lauren Holly, Angelo Spizzirri, Steffany Huckaby, Meat Loaf, [Jill Bennett |Jill Bennett]], Lacey Chabert, and Angus Macfadyen.-Story:"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate... |
Bill | |
Tilt Tilt (TV series) Tilt is a U.S. TV series set against the backdrop of the World Championship of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, and with the tagline "You're playing poker. They're playing you." The series first aired on January 13, 2005, and is the second original drama series from ESPN, following Playmakers... |
Roy "Mac" McEntyre | One episode | |
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road | Michael Alberts | ||
Shooting Gallery Shooting Gallery (film) Shooting Gallery is a 2005 film directed by Keoni Waxman starring Freddie Prinze, Jr.. The plot consists of a young hustler who meets his match in a veteran pool player and small-time gangster .... |
Tenderloin Tony | Direct-to-video | |
Alias Alias (TV series) Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006... |
Joseph Ehrmann | Three episodes | |
2006 | The Virgin of Juarez | Patrick Nunzio | Voice Voice acting Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called... |
Fatwa Fatwa (film) Fatwa is a 2006 American drama/thriller film starring Lauren Holly.- Plot :* Junior Senator Maggie Davidson faces a personal crisis. She creates a false terrorist plot to cover up her problem.- Cast :* Lacey Chabert ... as Noa Goldman... |
Bobby | ||
Blackbeard | Blackbeard Blackbeard Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies.... |
TV film | |
Scoundrels, Scallywags, and Scurvy Knaves | Direct-to-video | ||
Saw III Saw III Saw III is a 2006 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and story by James Wan and Whannell. Wan and Whannell directed and wrote Saw and Bousman wrote and directed Saw II. It is the third film in the seven-part Saw film series and stars... |
Jeff Denlon | Nominated- Scream Award for Scream King | |
.45 .45 (film) .45 is an independent 2006 thriller film starring Milla Jovovich, Angus Macfadyen, Aisha Tyler, Stephen Dorff, and Sarah Strange. Gary Lennon, whose last feature was 1995's Drunks, wrote and directed the film... |
Al | ||
2007 | The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud | Claude | TV film |
Killer Wave Killer wave Killer Wave is a 2007 joint American-Canadian action-thriller TV mini-series, directed by Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald and written by Tedi Sarafian, George Malko, William Gray.-Plot:... |
John McAdams | TV mini-series | |
Redline | Michael D'Orazio | ||
Saw IV Saw IV Saw IV is a 2007 Canadian-American horror film and midquel to 2006's Saw III. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by newcomers Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton. The film was released in North America on October 26, 2007... |
Jeff Denlon | Cameo | |
2008 | Impulse | Jonathan Dennison/Simon Phillips | Direct-to-video |
Clean Break Clean Break (film) Clean Break is a 2008 American film starring Tara Reid, Angus Macfadyen, and Colm Meaney. It was released in a few European markets in 2008 , and has no current release date for the US.-Plot:... |
Matt McKay | ||
San Saba San Saba (film) The film, San Saba, stars Angus Macfadyen, Vivica A. Fox and Elizabeth Rohm. It is a film noir detective thriller and was directed by Mike Greene. The Production Designer was Brian Fowler. The film was produced in conjunction with AmberGreen Entertainment and Rigel Entertainment... |
Bud | ||
Eleventh Hour Eleventh Hour (U.S. TV series) Eleventh Hour is an American science-based drama television series, which is based on the 2006 British series of the same name. The series originally ran on CBS from October 9, 2008 to April 2, 2009 and aired on Thursdays at 10 pm . The series was a joint venture between Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Jason Cooper | One episode | |
Californication Californication (TV series) Californication is an American comedy-drama that premiered on Showtime on August 13, 2007. The show was created by Tom Kapinos. The protagonist, Hank Moody , is a troubled novelist whose move to California, coupled with his writer's block, complicates his relationships with his longtime girlfriend... |
Julian | Six episodes | |
Saw V Saw V Saw V is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson... |
Jeff Denlon | Cameo | |
2009 | Shadowheart | Will Tunney | Direct-to-video |
Pound of Flesh | Patrick Kelly | ||
Saw VI Saw VI Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith... |
Jeff Denlon | Cameo | |
2010 | Lie to Me Lie to Me Lie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer... |
Jimmy Doyle | One episode |
Psych Psych Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts... |
Logan Paget | One episode | |
2011 | Shadows of the White Nights | Richard | Post-production |
Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Sean McAllister | One episode | |
We Bought a Zoo We Bought a Zoo We Bought a Zoo is an upcoming comedy-drama film directed by Cameron Crowe starring Matt Damon, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Scarlett Johansson, Desi Lydic, Patrick Fugit, and Elle Fanning.... |
Peter MacCready |