| Dougray Scott | |
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| Born | Stephen Scott November 25, 1965 Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Forlani |
Dougray Scott (born November 25, 1965) is a Scottish television and film actor. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Glenrothes is a former new town situated in the heart of Fife, in east central Scotland. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English film and television actress. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland.
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Scott was born Stephen Dougray Scott in Glenrothes, Fife, the son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, an actor and salesperson. Glenrothes is a former new town situated in the heart of Fife, in east central Scotland. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland [1] He adapted his stage name from the surname of his French grandmother, "Dougray". [2] Scott enrolled in a foundation course in drama and then went on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff (1984-87). The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama ( Welsh: Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru) is a Conservatoire located in Cardiff. He earned the college's 1987 Most Promising Drama Student award.
Scott began his acting career in regional theatre and television. He appeared in his first high-profile role on the television series Soldier Soldier, and made his film debut in Twin Town. Soldier Soldier was a British Television Drama series The title comes from a traditional song of the same name Twin Town is a 1997 Black comedy film made and set in Swansea, south Wales, although some parts were filmed in Port His first major film roles were as Prince Henry in Ever After and the hero in the adaptation of Robert Harris' novel Enigma. Ever After A Cinderella Story is a 1998 Film adaptation of the Fairy tale Cinderella, directed by Andy Tennant Enigma is a 2001 film set in World War II. It stars Dougray Scott and Kate Winslet and is based on the novel Enigma Robert Dennis Harris (born March 7, 1957 in Nottingham) is a best-selling English Novelist. Enigma is a novel by Robert Harris, about Tom Jericho a young mathematician trying to break the Germans' " Enigma " ciphers during World War In 2000, he signed to play the villain in Mission: Impossible II — hand-picked by star Tom Cruise — but was also due to play Wolverine in the big screen version of X-Men. Mission Impossible II, or MI-2 as it is also known is a 2000 film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise, Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer X-Men is a 2000 Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics characters of the same name. When Mission Impossible II went over schedule by two months, Scott was replaced in the latter film by Hugh Jackman. Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October, 1968) is an Tony Award -winning and Emmy Award -winning Australian Actor
After the release of The World Is Not Enough (1999), Scott was a frontrunner to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story [3] Brosnan's contract was for three films with an optional fourth. Ultimately, Brosnan's option was picked up. After its release, Scott was once again widely believed to be a leading candidate to take on the role. Despite the numerous reports that EON Productions was leaning towards naming Scott as the new Bond in the 007 adventure Casino Royale, the famous role eventually went to Daniel Craig. EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor.
He recently appeared in the NBC series Heist which aired in March 2006 for only five episodes. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Heist is an American Television series that premiered March 22, 2006, on NBC, but was almost immediately cancelled Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English In January 2006, he appeared in the miniseries The Ten Commandments as Moses. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July The Ten Commandments is a Miniseries that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses. Moses ( Latin: Moyses,; Greek: grc Mωυσής in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: ar موسىٰ From 2006 until 2007, he starred in the third season of Desperate Housewives, as Teri Hatcher's character's new love interest. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8 1964) is an American Actress. In 2007, he played the primary antagonist in the film Hitman, based on the popular video game. Hitman is a 2007 film based on the same-titled video game series In 2008, he appeared as the title role(s) of a modern re-telling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
In April 2000, Scott married casting director Sarah Trevis. They have a set of twins. In 2005, the couple divorced. On June 8, 2007, Scott married actress Claire Forlani in Italy. Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English film and television actress. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
He is also an avid supporter of Hibernian FC.