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Dougray Scott

Born in Scotland, trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama where he was named most promising drama student. Scott's early work was in Scottish national theatre and television, first appearing in the series Soldier Soldier as well as on the stage in the Tim Fleming directed production of Wallace. Early television credits to follow included The Rover, Taggart: Nest of Vipers, Lovejoy, and Soldier Soldier. Scott followed this up with impactful turns in the films You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Black Beauty, and Another Nine & a Half Weeks. Shortly thereafter, Scott could be seen opposite Drew Barrymore in the hit film Ever After, opposite Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, and Vanessa Redgrave in the film Deep Impact, as well as the second installment in the hit Mission: Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible 2. Scott also appeared opposite Kate Winslet in Michael Apted's Enigma as well as the 2002 film Ripley's Game, opposite Ray Winstone. Starring opposite Jennifer Connelly in the 2005 film Dark Water and the 2007 film Hit Man, Scott soon appeared in US television for the first time in the ABC miniseries The Ten Commandments as well the Hallmark TV movie Arabian Nights.

US television audiences next saw Scott in the NBC series Heist as well as the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. He followed these impressive turns with the BBC miniseries adaptation of the cult classic novel The Day of the Triffids. Scott was most recently seen in the critically-acclaimed movie My Week With Marilyn, the hit Netflix series Hemlock Grove, and the Cinemax series Strike Back. Scott can next be seen in the films Last Passenger and Lionsgate's The Vatican Tapes.

Scott's impressive theatre resume includes the 2000 Donmar premiere of To The Green Fields Beyond, directed by Sam Mendes, The Rover, directed by Jules Wright, and The Power and the Glory, directed by Tim Luscombe.

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The Crow Girl (2025)
Starring as DI Lou Stanley
Island Crossings (2023)
Starring as Narrator (8 episodes)
A Town Called Malice (2023)
Starring as Uncle Tony (2 episodes)
Irvine Welsh's Crime (2021)
Starring as DI Ray Lennox (12 episodes)
Vigil (2021)
Starring as Marcus Grainger (6 episodes)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Guest starring as Dougray Scott
Batwoman (2019)
Starring as Jacob Kane (35 episodes)
Departure (2019)
Starring as Ethan Moreau (4 episodes)
  • Episode 1x06: Endgame (Aug 14, 2019)
  • Episode 1x05: Grounded (Aug 7, 2019)
  • Episode 1x04: Sabotage (Jul 31, 2019)
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The Woman in White (2018)
Starring as Sir Percival Glyde (5 episodes)
Snatch (2017)
Starring as Vic Hill (20 episodes)
The Replacement (2017)
Starring as David Warnock (3 episodes)
Urban Myths (2017)
Guest starring as Arthur Miller
Harley and the Davidsons (2016)
Starring as Randall James
Jamie Johnson (2016)
Guest starring as Foxborough Scout
Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
Guest starring as Thomas Abigail (2 episodes)
Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom (2015)
Starring as Narrator (3 episodes)
  • Episode 1x03: Winter (Feb 18, 2015)
  • Episode 1x02: Summer (Feb 11, 2015)
  • Episode 1x01: Spring (Feb 4, 2015)
The Wrong Mans (2013)
Guest starring as Walker (2 episodes)
Hemlock Grove (2013)
Starring as Dr. Norman Godfrey (23 episodes)
Sinbad (2012)
Guest starring as Father La Stessa
Father & Son (2010)
Starring as Michael O'Connor (4 episodes)
Strike Back (2010)
Starring as James Leatherby (2 episodes)
The Day of the Triffids (2009)
Starring as Bill Masen (2 episodes)
  • Episode 1x02: Night 2 (Dec 29, 2009)
  • Episode 1x01: Night 1 (Dec 28, 2009)
The One Show (2006)
Guest starring as Dougray Scott
The Ten Commandments (2006)
Starring as Moses
Doctor Who (2005)
Guest starring as Alec Palmer
  • Episode 7x09: Hide (Apr 20, 2013)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Guest starring as Ian Hainsworth (18 episodes)
Arabian Nights (2000)
Starring as Shahryar / Amin the Beggar (2 episodes)
  • Episode 1x02: Part 2 (May 1, 2000)
  • Episode 1x01: Part 1 (Apr 30, 2000)
The Crow Road (1996)
Starring as Lewis McHoan
This Morning (1988)
Guest starring as Dougray Scott
  • Episode 33x229: 18/11/21 (Nov 18, 2021)
Sherlock & Daughter ()
Starring as Moriarty
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