Scot Williams
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Scot Williams is an English
actor, writer and producer for stage, film and television.
As an actor, Williams made his film debut in the 1994 Iain Softley
film Backbeat
, in which he played the role of The Beatle's original drummer Pete Best
. Subsequently he later discovered that he was a distant relative of the late Alun Owen
, who in 1965 received an academy award nomination for his Beatles screenplay "A Hard Day's Night
".
In 1995 Williams played the lead role of Shaun Caine in the Jonathan Harvey
play Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club. After a regional tour, the play transferred to London's Donmar Warehouse
and then onto The Criterion Theatre
, Piccadilly
.
In 1996 Williams was offered the role of Joe Glover in the powerful television drama Hillsborough. Written by Jimmy McGovern
, Hillsborough was based on the football stadium disaster
of 1989 in which 96 Liverpool Football Club supporters unlawfully died and was directed by the BAFTA and Emmy winning Charles McDougall
. It went on to win dozens of awards around the world, including the 1997 Best Single drama BAFTA award.
In 1999 he played the role of 'Buddy' alongside Lisa Stansfield
, Rita Tushingham
and Alexei Sayle
in the musical comedy Swing as well as the part of 'Patrick Callaghan' a one legged heroin addicted informer in the gritty crime drama Liverpool One.
2003/04 saw Williams feature in a trilogy
of films written and directed by the iconic Peter Greenaway
, called The Tulse Luper Suitcases
. The first of which "The Moab Story" was an official selection for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
. As well as a return to the stage in Chris Honer's award winning production of the Arthur Miller
classic "All My Sons
" at Manchester
's Library Theatre.
In 2005 Scot played the lead role of the American Art authenticator 'Patrick Donovan', alongside Rutger Hauer and Malcolm McDowell
in the Venetian
set thriller "Tempesta" and also in 2006 co-starred with Jesse Bradford
, Sienna Guillory
and Steven Berkoff
in the horror film "Perfect Life"
In 2009 he starred in "Clubbed
" alongside Colin Salmon
and Maxine Peake
, playing the iconic bleached blonde lunatic 'Sparky' and in Adrian Vitoria's 'The Crew
' (an adaptation of Kevin Sampson
's novel "Outlaws") Scot played the lead role of 'Ged Brennen', a Liverpool gangster coming to terms with the changing face of crime. 2009 also saw Scot play the lead role of ex-Irish priest 'Sheamy O'Brien' in Maeve Murphy's "Beyond The Fire" alongside Cara Seymour. The film respectfully examined the loving relationship between two victims of sexual abuse and went on to win Best Film at the 2009 London Independent Film Awards. As well as this, Scot also popped up in the British gangster flick "Dead Man Running
" alongside Tamer Hassan
, Brenda Blethyn
and 50 Cent
.
Williams latest movie HARD BOILED SWEETS is a slick Noire Thriller co-starring Ian Hart, Paul Freeman and Elizabeth Berrington and is to be released Worldwide in 2011 by Universal Pictures.
For television Scot played the role of 'Father Melia' in the BBC's period drama series "Lilies". His other regular/returning TV roles have included 'Tom Tyrell in Showtimes "Meadowlands (Cape Wrath for C4 in the UK), 'Neil Jones' in the BBC's Nice Guy Eddie and Glen Freeman in BBC's Merseybeat
.
Williams has also guested in many TV dramas, including "Murder In Mind", "Soldier Soldier", "Heartbeat", "Bliss", "The Golden Collar", "Helen West", "In His Life - The John Lennon Story", "Springhill", "Casualty", "Serious and Organised", "Lock Stock...", "Where The Heart Is", "New Tricks" and "Holby City".
As a writer he has notched up ten stage/screen plays to date, receiving one or two award nominations along the way. They are "Growing Young" (1992), "The Herd Of Brutes" (1992), "Get Another Lover Mother" (1993), "The Plastic Daft" (1995), "Level Minus 99" (1995), "The Guilty Guessed" (1995), "Huggermugger" (1997), "Twenty Seven" (2005), "Stranger" (2008), "A Bard Day's Night/book" (2011)
"A Bard Day's Night" is a comedy stage musical co-written alongside his Backbeat co-star Chris O'Neill. The show is currently in Pre-Production with a view to making it's West End debut in 2012.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor, writer and producer for stage, film and television.
As an actor, Williams made his film debut in the 1994 Iain Softley
Iain Softley
Iain Softley is an English film director. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he played the part of Thomas Becket in its 1975 production of T. S...
film Backbeat
Backbeat (film)
Backbeat is a 1994 British-German drama film directed by Iain Softley. It chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe and John Lennon , and also with Sutcliffe's German girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr...
, in which he played the role of The Beatle's original drummer Pete Best
Pete Best
Pete Best is a British musician, best known as the original drummer in The Beatles. He was born in the city of Madras, British India...
. Subsequently he later discovered that he was a distant relative of the late Alun Owen
Alun Owen
Alun Owen was a British screenwriter, predominantly active in television, but best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night ....
, who in 1965 received an academy award nomination for his Beatles screenplay "A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night (film)
A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British black-and-white comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring The Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists...
".
In 1995 Williams played the lead role of Shaun Caine in the Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey (playwright)
Jonathan Harvey is a British playwright whose work has earned multiple awards. He is also a former secondary school English teacher.-Life and works:...
play Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club. After a regional tour, the play transferred to London's Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
and then onto The Criterion Theatre
Criterion Theatre
The Criterion Theatre is a West End theatre situated on Piccadilly Circus in the City of Westminster, and is a Grade II* listed building. It has an official capacity of 588.-Building the theatre:...
, Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Piccadilly is a major street in central London, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London's second most important western artery. St...
.
In 1996 Williams was offered the role of Joe Glover in the powerful television drama Hillsborough. Written by Jimmy McGovern
Jimmy McGovern
Jimmy McGovern is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool.-Early career:McGovern started his career working on Channel 4's soap opera Brookside in 1982, tackling many social issues such as unemployment.-Successes:...
, Hillsborough was based on the football stadium disaster
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a human crush that occurred on 15 April 1989 at Hillsborough, a football stadium, the home of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in Sheffield, England, resulting in the deaths of 96 people, and 766 being injured, all fans of Liverpool F.C....
of 1989 in which 96 Liverpool Football Club supporters unlawfully died and was directed by the BAFTA and Emmy winning Charles McDougall
Charles McDougall
Charles McDougall is a British Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning director.-Biography:McDougall has directed for popular television series which include the pilot episode of ABC's Desperate Housewives . McDougall has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk on Channel 4 and Sex and the City on HBO...
. It went on to win dozens of awards around the world, including the 1997 Best Single drama BAFTA award.
In 1999 he played the role of 'Buddy' alongside Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
, Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham
-Career:Born in Liverpool, Tushingham began her career as a stage actress at the Liverpool Playhouse. Her screen debut was in A Taste of Honey...
and Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle
Alexei David Sayle is a British stand-up comedian, actor and author. He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007...
in the musical comedy Swing as well as the part of 'Patrick Callaghan' a one legged heroin addicted informer in the gritty crime drama Liverpool One.
2003/04 saw Williams feature in a trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
of films written and directed by the iconic Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular...
, called The Tulse Luper Suitcases
The Tulse Luper Suitcases
The Tulse Luper Suitcases is a multimedia project by Peter Greenaway, initially intended to comprise three "source" and one feature films, a 16-episode TV series, and 92 DVDs, as well as Web sites, CD-ROMs and books...
. The first of which "The Moab Story" was an official selection for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. As well as a return to the stage in Chris Honer's award winning production of the Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
classic "All My Sons
All My Sons
All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances...
" at Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
's Library Theatre.
In 2005 Scot played the lead role of the American Art authenticator 'Patrick Donovan', alongside Rutger Hauer and Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years.McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films If...., O Lucky Man!, A Clockwork Orange and Caligula...
in the Venetian
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
set thriller "Tempesta" and also in 2006 co-starred with Jesse Bradford
Jesse Bradford
- Early life :Bradford was born Jesse Bradford Watrouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, the only child of actors Terry Porter and Curtis Watrouse, who appeared in commercials, soap operas, and industrial films. His mother also played his character's mother in Hackers...
, Sienna Guillory
Sienna Guillory
Sienna Tiggy Guillory is an English actress, and former model. She is known for playing the title role in the TV miniseries, Helen of Troy, her portrayal of Jill Valentine in the science fiction action horror film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and as elf princess Arya Dröttningu in fantasy-adventure...
and Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff is an English actor, writer and director. Best known for his performance as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, he is typically cast in villanous roles, such as Lt...
in the horror film "Perfect Life"
In 2009 he starred in "Clubbed
Clubbed
Clubbed is a 2009 British drama film about a 1980s factory worker who takes up a job as a club doorman, written by Geoff Thompson and directed by Neil Thompson.-Synopsis:...
" alongside Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon is a British actor best known for playing the character Charles Robinson in three James Bond films.-Personal life:...
and Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake is an English stage, film and television actress known for playing Veronica in Channel 4's Manchester-based drama series Shameless, Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies, and, most recently, barrister Martha Costello in BBC legal drama Silk.-Early life:Peake is the second of...
, playing the iconic bleached blonde lunatic 'Sparky' and in Adrian Vitoria's 'The Crew
The Crew (2008 Film)
The Crew is a 2008 British crime film based on the novel "Outlaws" by Kevin Sampson. It is set in the criminal underworld of Northern England especially Liverpool, Merseyside.-Synopsis:...
' (an adaptation of Kevin Sampson
Kevin Sampson
Kevin M. Sampson is an American football tackle who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
's novel "Outlaws") Scot played the lead role of 'Ged Brennen', a Liverpool gangster coming to terms with the changing face of crime. 2009 also saw Scot play the lead role of ex-Irish priest 'Sheamy O'Brien' in Maeve Murphy's "Beyond The Fire" alongside Cara Seymour. The film respectfully examined the loving relationship between two victims of sexual abuse and went on to win Best Film at the 2009 London Independent Film Awards. As well as this, Scot also popped up in the British gangster flick "Dead Man Running
Dead Man Running
Dead Man Running is a 2009 British crime film directed by Alex De Rakoff and written by Alex De Rakoff and John Luton. The film was budgeted on $1 million...
" alongside Tamer Hassan
Tamer Hassan
Tamer Hassan is a British actor of Turkish Cypriot descent.-Early life:Hassan was born in London, England into a Turkish Cypriot family. Having sustained an injury in boxing, Hassan started to run nightclubs and restaurants and is now the owner, chairman and player/coach of Greenwich Borough and...
, Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
and 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
.
Williams latest movie HARD BOILED SWEETS is a slick Noire Thriller co-starring Ian Hart, Paul Freeman and Elizabeth Berrington and is to be released Worldwide in 2011 by Universal Pictures.
For television Scot played the role of 'Father Melia' in the BBC's period drama series "Lilies". His other regular/returning TV roles have included 'Tom Tyrell in Showtimes "Meadowlands (Cape Wrath for C4 in the UK), 'Neil Jones' in the BBC's Nice Guy Eddie and Glen Freeman in BBC's Merseybeat
Merseybeat (TV series)
Merseybeat is a British police procedural television series shown on BBC One, with a total of four series broadcast between 2001 and 2004. The series follows the personal and professional lives of one shift of police officers from the fictional Newton Park police station on Merseyside, England.In...
.
Williams has also guested in many TV dramas, including "Murder In Mind", "Soldier Soldier", "Heartbeat", "Bliss", "The Golden Collar", "Helen West", "In His Life - The John Lennon Story", "Springhill", "Casualty", "Serious and Organised", "Lock Stock...", "Where The Heart Is", "New Tricks" and "Holby City".
As a writer he has notched up ten stage/screen plays to date, receiving one or two award nominations along the way. They are "Growing Young" (1992), "The Herd Of Brutes" (1992), "Get Another Lover Mother" (1993), "The Plastic Daft" (1995), "Level Minus 99" (1995), "The Guilty Guessed" (1995), "Huggermugger" (1997), "Twenty Seven" (2005), "Stranger" (2008), "A Bard Day's Night/book" (2011)
"A Bard Day's Night" is a comedy stage musical co-written alongside his Backbeat co-star Chris O'Neill. The show is currently in Pre-Production with a view to making it's West End debut in 2012.