Richard McCabe
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Richard McCabe is a Scottish actor born in Glasgow and educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Although he has appeared in several high-profile films including Notting Hill, Master and Commander and The Constant Gardener, McCabe is primarily a classical actor and an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company since 1997. He is also an accomplished musician and composer.[citation needed]
McCabe has performed classical roles in many of Great Britain's major playhouses such as the Sheffield Crucible, Bolton Octagon, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Manchester Royal Exchange. He regularly performs leading roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company, notably his King John for the 2006 production directed by Josie Rourke.
McCabe has also appeared in an episode of Midsomer Murders entitled Four Funerals and a Wedding. From April 2008 he will be filming a part in Wallander on location in Sweden.
