Tony Curran
Known for: Acting
Born: December 13, 1969
Place of birth: Port Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Anthony "Tony" Curran (born 13 December 1969) is a Scottish actor. Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Tony rose to fame in the BBC television series This Life. Since then, the Scots star has appeared in a number of major film and television roles. Some of his roles have included The Invisible Man in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen (according to his commentary on the DVD, he looked like a "smurf on acid"). Curran also played the vampire named Priest in Guillermo del Toro's Blade II. Curran is active in participating in marathons to raise money for charity. He is a keen fan of Celtic Football Club. He is a frequent and popular participant in the annual Dressed To Kilt event in New York City, run by the organization Friends of Scotland in celebration of Tartan Week. In April, 2009 Curran revealed to the Daily Record newspaper that he is playing the role of Lieutenant Delcourt, in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, due to be released in 2011. Curran played the painter Vincent Van Gogh, in the Doctor Who episode "Vincent and the Doctor", written by Richard Curtis. He also made a cameo appearance in "The Pandorica Opens".
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Filmography
56 movies · 44 TV shows, newest first
8.6
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
2025
7.4
The Bombing of Pan Am 103
2025
7.1
Mary & George
2024
6.4
Secret Invasion
2023
5.1
Mayflies
2022
6.2
The Calling
2022
8.1
Your Honor
2020
4.2
Two Deaths of Henry Baker
2020
7.7
For All Mankind
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.7
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
6.8
Outlaw King
2018
7.7
Summer Camp Island
2018
6.5
Calibre
2018
5.1
Eat Locals
2017
6.5
Crazyhead
2016
6.9
Roots
2016
7.3
Race
2016
8.2
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
4.1
Awaiting
2015
7.8
The Flash
2014
7.1
Marvellous
2014
NR
The Seventeenth Kind
2014
5.1
Postman Pat: The Movie
2014
6.5
Thor: The Dark World
2013
5.1
Mary, Queen of Scots
2013
6.8
Defiance
2013
5.5
Labyrinth
2012
7.6
Elementary
2012
5.4
In the Dark Half
2012
7.6
Young James Herriot
2011
6.9
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
7.8
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011
6.5
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011
3.0
Golf in the Kingdom
2011
7.3
X-Men: First Class
2011
5.9
The Veteran
2011
5.2
Cat Run
2011
5.5
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
2011
6.0
Donkeys
2010
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010
4.2
The Presence
2010
7.7
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
6.4
Ondine
2010NR
Bunker Hill
2009
5.8
A Day in the Life
2009
10.0
No Holds Bard
2009
3.5
Corrado
2009
6.0
The Lazarus Project
2008
8.4
The Mentalist
2008
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
2008
10.0
Gemini Division
2008
6.2
The Midnight Meat Train
2008
5.3
Shuttle
2008
7.5
Trust Me
2007
5.8
The Good German
2006
6.5
Red Road
2006
6.0
Miami Vice
2006
6.6
Underworld: Evolution
2006
5.6
Night Stalker
2005
5.6
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
7.6
Doctor Who
2005
7.0
Numb3rs
2005
7.5
Medium
2005
6.0
Flight of the Phoenix
2004
6.0
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
6.6
Ultimate Force
2002
6.6
Blade II
2002
7.8
24
2001
6.7
The Mists of Avalon
2001
NR
Ibiza: Seven Nights from £99
2001
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
8.2
Gladiator
2000
9.0
Perfect World
2000
7.0
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1999
NR
Shockers
1999
4.8
Split Second
1999
6.7
The 13th Warrior
1999
6.4
Great Expectations
1999
NR
Great Expectations
1999
9.5
Undercover Heart
1998
7.0
Coming Down
19978.0
Nightlife
1996
10.0
National Achievement Day
1996
7.3
This Life
1996
6.6
Go Now
1995
7.0
Shallow Grave
1994
7.5
The Tales of Para Handy
1994
9.0
The Negotiator
1994
5.1
Being Human
1994
5.8
Captives
1994
7.5
A Touch of Frost
1992
6.9
Soldier Soldier
1991
7.0
Shoot for the Sun
1987
7.2
Heavenly Pursuits
1986
9.0
Stookie
1985
7.3
Dramarama
1983
6.4
Taggart
1983NR
Rhona Who Lives by the River
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