Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the University of Aberdeen. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was the winner of the Bancroft Gold Medal. He has appeared onstage as "Macbeth" (Tron Theatre), "Henry V" (Royal Shakespeare Company), starred in "Martin Guerre" and in "The Blue Room" with Nicole Kidman. He also received much acclaim for his role in "Silent Scream". He and

Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. A highly respected theatre actor, Gambon is recognised for his role as Philip Marlow in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective and for his role as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series, replacing the late actor Richard Harris...(Wikipedia)

Credits include: Fleabag, The Witches, The Killing Fields, Miss Potter and Outlander

Credits include: Gone Girl, Die Another Day, Pride & Prejudice, The World's End and Doom

Credits include: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pride & Prejudice, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Bohemian Rhapsody

Credits include: The Fall, Dracula 2000, Chaos, Thr3e and Wives And Daughters

Credits include: Dune, Revolver, The Libertine, Krull and Macbeth

Credits include: The Bank Job, Death at a Funeral, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, High Rise and Bodyguard

Credits include: Miss Potter, Elizabeth I, Cranford, Cracker and Wives And Daughters

Credits include: Truly Madly Deeply, Suite Francaise, The Ones Below, Me Without You and Cranford

Credits include: Dirk Gently, Foyle's War, Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness, Wives And Daughters and Blue Lightning: Part 1

Credits include: Wives And Daughters and Beyond the Known World