Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott was born in Dublin, Ireland on 21st October 1976. After dropping out of the Drama course at Trinity College Dublin, Andrew joined the Abbey Theatre where he went on to star in several of their subsequent productions. His Success in Ireland continued, as he picked up the IFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Tommy McGann in Dead Bodies in 2003. Over the years, roles in film and television productions like, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Longitude and John Adams established Andrew on the international stage.

His biggest break came opposite Benedict Cumberbatch as James Moriarty in Sherlock, the BBC’s modern adaptation of the famous Arthur Conan Doyle books. This performance would see Andrew pick up his second IFTA in 2010 for Best Supporting Actor - Drama. Andrew’s continued success has seen him star in the latest James Bond installment Spectre, critically acclaimed films such as Pride and The Delinquent Season, on top of the title role in the West End stage production of Hamlet, in which his performance was described as “emphatic” by The Guardian.

Scott has since been nominated for several more IFTA awards for performances in Irish productions The Stag and Handsome Devil, as well as Pride, The Hollow Crown, His Dark Materials, The Pursuit of Love and All of Us Strangers. In 2020, Scott won the IFTA Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role - Drama for his performance in Black Mirror.

In 2024, he took on the lead role of Netflix's major Patricia Highsmith adaptation Ripley.