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Actor

Andrew Scott

Acting

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Acting credits

91

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.6

Moderate attention

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Movies: 59Series: 33Crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 125660

IMDb ID: nm0778831

Known for: Acting

Born: October 21, 1976

Age: 49

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2027

Years active: 84

Average TMDB rating: 6.95

Wikidata: Q507322

Other jobs

Producer (2)Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)

Biography

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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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Andrew Scott.

Series poster for Too Much (2025)

as Jim Wenlich Rice • 2 eps

Too Much

2025 Series
Series poster for RIPLEY (2024)

as Tom Ripley • 8 eps

RIPLEY

2024 Series
Series poster for Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023)

as Self • 1 eps

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023 Series
Series poster for The Pursuit of Love (2021)

as Lord Merlin • 3 eps

The Pursuit of Love

2021 Series
Series poster for Secret Safari: Into the Wild (2021)

as Narrator • 6 eps

Secret Safari: Into the Wild

2021 Series
Series poster for His Dark Materials (2019)

as Jopari • 1 eps

His Dark Materials

2019 Series
Series poster for Modern Love (2019)

as Tobin • 1 eps

Modern Love

2019 Series
Series poster for School of Roars (2017)

as Narrator • 104 eps

School of Roars

2017 Series
Series poster for Earth's Seasonal Secrets (2016)

as Narrator (voice) • 4 eps

Earth's Seasonal Secrets

2016 Series
Series poster for Fleabag (2016)

as The Priest • 6 eps

Fleabag

2016 Series
Series poster for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 Series
Series poster for Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

as Self • 2 eps

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 Series
Series poster for Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

as Self - Guest • 2 eps

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 Series
Series poster for Dates (2013)

as Christian • 1 eps

Dates

2013 Series
Series poster for The Town (2012)

as Mark Nicholas • 3 eps

The Town

2012 Series
Series poster for Blackout (2012)

as Dalien Bevan • 3 eps

Blackout

2012 Series
Series poster for The Hollow Crown (2012)

as King Louis • 1 eps

The Hollow Crown

2012 Series
Series poster for Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012)

2 eps

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

2012 Series
Series poster for Black Mirror (2011)

as Chris Gillhaney • 1 eps

Black Mirror

2011 Series
Series poster for Sherlock (2010)

as Jim Moriarty • 8 eps

Sherlock

2010 Series
Series poster for Garrow's Law (2009)

as Captain Robert Jones • 1 eps

Garrow's Law

2009 Series
Series poster for John Adams (2008)

as Colonel William Smith • 7 eps

John Adams

2008 Series
Series poster for The Graham Norton Show (2007)

as Self • 2 eps

The Graham Norton Show

2007 Series
Series poster for The Comeback (2005)

as Brandon Wallick • 2 eps

The Comeback

2005 Series