Andrew Scott

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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.

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2027
Margie Claus
Movie Jack Frost (voice)
2027
A Place in Hell
Movie
2026
Elsinore
Movie Ian Charleson
2026
It Gets Worse
TV show
2026
Vintage Violence
Movie Embassy Security Guard
2026
Pressure
Movie James Stagg
2026
We Were Here
Movie Executive Producer
2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie Lee Ross
2025
Blue Moon
Movie Richard Rodgers
2025
Too Much
TV show Jim Wenlich Rice
2025
People Watching
Movie
2025
Back in Action
Movie Baron
2024
RIPLEY
TV show Tom Ripley
2024
Quintessentially Irish
Movie Self
2024
National Theatre Live: Vanya
Movie Ivan / Sonya / Michael / Helena / Alexander / Maureen / Liam / Elizabeth
2024
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
Movie Self