Angus Macfadyen
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Angus Macfadyen in the film Timeless
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| Born |
21 September 1963 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | www |
Angus Macfadyen (born 21 September 1963) is a Scottish actor known for his roles as Robert the Bruce in Braveheart, Vice-Counsel Dupont in Equilibrium, Jeff Denlon in the Saw franchise and McCreedy in Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo. He has made appearances on several television series such as Californication, Criminal Minds and the final season of Chuck. He currently stars as Robert Rogers in the AMC historical drama Turn: Washington's Spies and as Allan Pinkerton on the first-run syndicated series The Pinkertons.
Macfadyen was born in Glasgow, Scotland and lived a colourful childhood, being brought up in such places as the Philippines, Africa, Singapore and France. His father was a doctor in the World Health Organization. Macfadyen attended the University of Edinburgh and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Macfadyen's first role was Philip in the film made for television The Lost Language of Cranes. He portrayed a young man who must tell his parents that he is gay. Playing the role of his father was fellow Scottish actor Brian Cox. Macfadyen then acted in the television film 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight (1993) and also on the television series Takin' Over the Asylum (1994) about a salesman who runs a radio station in a mental institution. That role led to his role as Robert the Bruce in Mel Gibson's film Braveheart (1995).
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