Tony Curran
Acting
- Born:
- 1969-12-13
- Place of birth:
- Port Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
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".
Known For
Filmography
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Mary & George
Secret Invasion
Mayflies
The Calling
Your Honor
Two Deaths of Henry Baker
For All Mankind
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Deadwood: The Movie
Outlaw King
Summer Camp Island
Calibre
Eat Locals
Crazyhead
Roots
Race
Marvel's Daredevil
Awaiting
The Flash
Marvellous
The Seventeenth Kind
Postman Pat: The Movie
Thor: The Dark World
Mary, Queen of Scots
Defiance
Labyrinth
Elementary
In the Dark Half
Young James Herriot
The Adventures of Tintin
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Golf in the Kingdom
X-Men: First Class
The Veteran
Cat Run
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Donkeys
Hawaii Five-0
The Presence
The Pillars of the Earth
Ondine
Bunker Hill
A Day in the Life
No Holds Bard
Corrado
The Lazarus Project
The Mentalist
Sons of Anarchy
Gemini Division
The Midnight Meat Train
Shuttle
Trust Me
The Good German
Red Road
Miami Vice
Underworld: Evolution
Night Stalker
Beowulf & Grendel
Doctor Who
Numb3rs
Medium
Flight of the Phoenix
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Ultimate Force
Menace
Blade II
24
The Mists of Avalon
Ibiza: Seven Nights from £99
Pearl Harbor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gladiator
Perfect World
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Shockers
Split Second
The 13th Warrior
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Undercover Heart
Coming Down
Nightlife
National Achievement Day
This Life
Go Now
Shallow Grave
The Tales of Para Handy
The Negotiator
Being Human
Captives
A Touch of Frost
Soldier Soldier
Shoot for the Sun
Heavenly Pursuits
Stookie
Dramarama
Taggart