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Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Acting

Born: October 21, 1976Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include a British Academy Television Award, Silver Bear Berlin International Film Festival, and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Scott first came to prominence portraying James Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as the priest in the second series of Fleabag (2019) garnered him wider recognition. It earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his roles in the films Pride (2014), Spectre (2015), and 1917 (2019). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the romantic drama film All of Us Strangers (2023). In 2024, he starred as Tom Ripley in the thriller series Ripley, for which he received Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as a Peabody Award. On stage, Scott played the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 production of Present Laughter at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2005 for his role in A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Royal Court Theatre.

Known For
Filmography
Pressure

Pressure

James Stagg

2026
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Lee Ross

2025
Blue Moon

Blue Moon

Richard Rodgers

2025
People Watching

People Watching

2025
Back in Action

Back in Action

Baron

2025
Quintessentially Irish

Quintessentially Irish

Self

2024
National Theatre Live: Vanya

National Theatre Live: Vanya

Ivan / Sonya / Michael / Helena / Alexander / Maureen / Liam / Elizabeth

2024

On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers

Self

2024
All of Us Strangers

All of Us Strangers

Adam

2023
An Audience with Kylie

An Audience with Kylie

Self

2023
Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy

Lord Rollo

2022
Oslo

Oslo

Terje Rød-Larsen

2021
Cognition

Cognition

Elias

2020
Three Kings

Three Kings

Patrick

2020
1917

1917

Lieutenant Leslie

2019
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter

Garry Essendine

2019
A Dark Place

A Dark Place

Donald Devlin

2018
King Lear

King Lear

Edgar

2018
The Delinquent Season

The Delinquent Season

Chris

2018
Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet

2018
Handsome Devil

Handsome Devil

Dan Sherry

2017
This Beautiful Fantastic

This Beautiful Fantastic

Vernon

2016
Denial

Denial

Anthony Julius

2016
Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

Lazlov

2016
The Hope Rooms

The Hope Rooms

Sean

2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Addison Bennett

2016
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Professor Moriarty

2016
Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

Inspector Turpin

2015
Spectre

Spectre

C

2015
Pride

Pride

Gethin

2014
Jimmy's Hall

Jimmy's Hall

Father Seamus

2014
Locke

Locke

Donal (voice)

2014
Unlocking Sherlock

Unlocking Sherlock

Himself / Jim Moriarty

2014
Legacy

Legacy

Viktor Koslov

2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013
The Stag

The Stag

Davin

2013
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

Paul

2012
Sea Wall

Sea Wall

Alex

2012
Chasing Cotards

Chasing Cotards

Hart Elliot-Hinwood

2011
Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

Paul McCartney

2010
Silent Things

Silent Things

Jake

2010
Anton Chekhov's The Duel

Anton Chekhov's The Duel

Laevsky

2010
Little White Lie

Little White Lie

Barry

2008
The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

Vernon

2005
Dead Bodies

Dead Bodies

Tommy McGann

2003
Killing Hitler

Killing Hitler

Sniper

2003
Nora

Nora

Michael Bodkin

2000
Longitude

Longitude

John Campbell

2000
Sweety Barrett

Sweety Barrett

Danny

1999
The American

The American

Valentin de Bellegarde

1998
Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

Soldier on the Beach

1998
Miracle at Midnight

Miracle at Midnight

Michael Grunbaum

1998
Drinking Crude

Drinking Crude

Paul

1997
Korea

Korea

Eamon Doyle

1996
The Love She Sought

The Love She Sought

Child in classroom

1990