Sean Kane
Encyclopedia
Sean Kane is a Scottish
actor born in Peebles
. He trained in acting at Queen Margaret College now Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
.
drama The 39 Steps
with Rupert Penry Jones and Eddie Marsan
. He has also appeared in The BBC soap River City
and in the 2005 film, Night People, which won the audience award at BAFTA Scotland
. He also played the role of Sunny Jim in Para Handy
in a new version, which was staged and filmed in front of a live audience at the Warehouse in Lossiemouth
and is now available on DVD.
Macbeth
and Peter Pan
for the Royal Lyceum Theatre
.
Dial M for Murder
, Mistress of the Inn by Carlo Goldoni
and Run for Your Wife for Perth Repertory Theatre.
A Streetcar Named Desire
and A Little Hotel on the Side for Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
The title role of Tam Lin
for Theatre Alba at the Edinburgh Festival
The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and Abanazer in Aladdin
at the Macrobert
More recently he played the role of Mark Renton in the stage premiere of Porno (novel)
.
premieres: The Battle in the Hills/The Storm Watchers by George Mackay Brown
and Our Boys by Jonathan Guy Lewis
which opened at the Netherbow Theatre now named the Scottish Storytelling Centre
and Four Nights in Knaresborough
by Paul Webb which premiered at the Traverse Theatre
in 2004.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
actor born in Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
. He trained in acting at Queen Margaret College now Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
.
Television and film
In 2008 he appeared in BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (2008 film)
The 39 Steps is a 2008 British television feature-length adaptation of the John Buchan novel The Thirty-Nine Steps produced by the BBC. The adaptation is set on the eve of World War I, and sees mining engineer Richard Hannay caught up in a conspiracy following the death of a British spy in his...
with Rupert Penry Jones and Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Edward Maurice C. "Eddie" Marsan is an English actor.-Early life:Marsan was born in Stepney, London to a working class family; his father was a lorry driver and his mother a school dinner lady and teacher's assistant...
. He has also appeared in The BBC soap River City
River City
River City is a Scottish television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow...
and in the 2005 film, Night People, which won the audience award at BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Formed in 1997, the branch holds an annual awards ceremony, the British Academy Scotland Awards , to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film, television and video games...
. He also played the role of Sunny Jim in Para Handy
Para Handy
Para Handy, the anglicized Gaelic nickname of the fictional character Peter Macfarlane, is a character created by the journalist and writer Neil Munro in a series of stories published in the Glasgow Evening News under the pen name of Hugh Foulis....
in a new version, which was staged and filmed in front of a live audience at the Warehouse in Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important fishing town. Although there has been over a 1,000 years of settlement in the area, the present day town was formed over the past 250 years and consists of four separate communities that...
and is now available on DVD.
Theatre
Theatre credits include:Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
and Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
for the Royal Lyceum Theatre
Royal Lyceum Theatre
The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a 658 seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. It was built in 1883 by architect C. J. Phipps at a cost of UK£17,000 on behalf...
.
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American thriller film adapted from a successful stage play by Frederick Knott, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. The movie was released by the Warner Bros...
, Mistress of the Inn by Carlo Goldoni
Carlo Goldoni
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty...
and Run for Your Wife for Perth Repertory Theatre.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (play)
A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was...
and A Little Hotel on the Side for Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
The title role of Tam Lin
Tam Lin
Tam Lin is the hero of a legendary ballad originating from the Scottish Borders. The story revolves around the rescue of Tam Lin by his true love from the Queen of the Fairies...
for Theatre Alba at the Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and Abanazer in Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
at the Macrobert
MacRobert
*10373 MacRobert, an asteroid*Macrobert, a theatre and cinema complex on the main campus of the University of Stirling, Scotland*MacRobert Award, presented annually by the Royal Academy of Engineering...
More recently he played the role of Mark Renton in the stage premiere of Porno (novel)
Porno (novel)
Porno is a novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, and is the sequel to Trainspotting.The book describes the characters of Trainspotting ten years after the events of the earlier book, as their paths cross again, this time with the pornography business as the backdrop rather than heroin use...
.
Company
Sean is founder of the critically acclaimed company Theatre Enigma which has produced three ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
premieres: The Battle in the Hills/The Storm Watchers by George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown , was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist, whose work has a distinctly Orcadian character...
and Our Boys by Jonathan Guy Lewis
Jonathan Guy Lewis
Jonathan Guy Lewis is an English actor who has played Sgt. Chris McCleod in Soldier Soldier, Chris Hammond in London's Burning, Ian Bentley in Coronation Street, and Anthony Woods in Holby City...
which opened at the Netherbow Theatre now named the Scottish Storytelling Centre
Scottish Storytelling Centre
The Scottish Storytelling Centre the world's first purpose built modern centre for live storytelling, located on the High Street in Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Scotland, United Kingdom. It was formally opened on 1 June 2006 by Patricia Ferguson MSP, Minister for Culture in the Scottish Executive...
and Four Nights in Knaresborough
Four Nights in Knaresborough
Four Nights in Knaresborough is a play written by Paul Corcoran and first performed at the Tricycle Theatre, London in 1999. It recounts the aftermath of the murder of Thomas Becket by four knights making "the worst career choice in history"...
by Paul Webb which premiered at the Traverse Theatre
Traverse Theatre
The Traverse Theatre is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1963.The Traverse Theatre commissions and develops new plays or adaptations from contemporary playwrights. It also presents a large number of productions from visiting companies from across the UK. These include new plays,...
in 2004.