From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tony Curran
Tony Curran
Tony Curran • Menace (2002) — Det. Sgt. Skinner (TV)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) — Rodney
Born 13 December 1969 (1969-12-13) Skinner (The Invisible Man)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• Flight of the Phoenix (2004) — Rodney
Occupation Actor • Beowulf & Grendel (2005) — Hondscioh
Partner Mai Nguyen
• Underworld: Evolution (2006) — Markus Corvinus
• Red Road (2006) — Clyde
Anthony "Tony" Curran (born 13 December 1969) is a • Miami Vice (2006) — Aryan Brother (as Anthony
Scottish actor. Curran)
Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an alum- • The Good German (2006) — Danny
nus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of • Trust Me (2007) — Miles Loncrain
the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. • Shuttle (2008) — Driver
Tony rose to fame in the BBC television series This • The Midnight Meat Train (2008) — The Driver
Life. Since then, the Scots star has appeared in a number • The Lazarus Project (2008) — William Reeds
of major film and television roles. • A Day in the Life (2009) — Dr. Reynolds
Some of his roles have included The Invisible Man in • Ondine (2009) — Alex
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. To portray the In- • Corrado (2009) — Officer Tony
visible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him in- • Golf in the Kingdom (2010) - Adam Green
to a walking bluescreen (according to his commentary on • The Presence (2010) - The Man In Black
the DVD, he looked like a "smurf on acid"). Curran also • The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
played the vampire named Priest in Guillermo del Toro’s — Lt. Delcourt
Blade II. • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) - Chirkoff
Curran is active in participating in marathons to raise • The Veteran (2011) - Chris Turner
money for charity. He is a keen fan of Rangers Football • Cat Run (2011) - Sean Moody
Club. • Two-Legged Rat Bastards (2011) (short) - Desoto
He is a frequent and popular participant in the annual • Crossmaglen (2011) - Dermot McGarvey
Dressed To Kilt event in New York City, run by the or- • The Last Best Place (2011) - Fletcher
ganization Friends of Scotland in celebration of Tartan
Week. TV
In April, 2009 Curran revealed to the Daily Record
• Taggart - Ian Jardine
newspaper that he is playing the role of Lieutenant Del-
• This Life — Lenny
court, in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, due
• Touching Evil (guest, two episodes entitled Scalping)
to be released in 2011.
(1998)
Curran played the painter Vincent Van Gogh, in the
• Split Second (1999) — Ronnie Baxter (TV)
Doctor Who episode "Vincent and the Doctor", written by
• Great Expectations (1999) — Orlick (TV)
Richard Curtis.[1] He also made a cameo appearance in
• The Mists of Avalon (2001) — Uther’s Captain
"The Pandorica Opens".
• Ultimate Force (2002) — Sergeant Pete Twamley
• Numb3rs (2008) — (guest, one episode "Frienemies")
Filmography • Medium (2009) — Lucas Harvey (guest, one episode
• Being Human (1993) — Raider "The Devil Inside")
• Shallow Grave (1994) — Travel Agent • Primeval (2009) — Sir William de Mornay (guest, one
• Captives (1994) — Spider episode)
• Go Now (1995) — Chris Cameron • 24 (2010) — Lugo
• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999) — Sean • The Mentalist (2010) — C.D.C.A Agent Dean Harkin
Devine • Doctor Who (2010) — Vincent Van Gogh
• The 13th Warrior (1999) — Weath the Musician • Pillars of the Earth (2010) — King Stephen
• Gladiator (2000) — Assassin #1
• Pearl Harbor (2001) — Ian
• Blade II (2002) — Priest
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tony Curran
Awards External links
• Evening News National Award - for the role of Devil in • Tony Curran at the Internet Movie Database
the theatre production "The Soldier’s Tale" Persondata
• BAFTA Scotland 2006 - Best Actor
Name Curran, Tony
• Best Actor at the 2006 British Independent Film
Awards for his role in Andrea Arnold’s Red Road. Alternative names
Short description
References Date of birth 13 December 1969
[1] "A chat with Richard Curtis". bullz-eye.com. Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland, UK
http://www.bullz-eye.com/movies/interviews/ Date of death
2009/richard_curtis.htm. Retrieved 2 September Place of death
2010.
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Categories: 1969 births, Living people, People from Glasgow, Alumni of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dra-
ma, Scottish film actors, Scottish television actors
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