Tony Kearney

Tony Kearney is a Scottish actor and TV presenter. He is best known for playing Scott Wallace in the BBC Scotland soap opera, River City. He has previously appeared for six years in Machair, a Scottish Gaelic soap.

Kearney was born on Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, and has studied an arts degree at Glasgow University.[1]

Kearney presented Blasad, a 2010 series on BBC Alba where he speaks with guests about food.[2] Kearney stars in Turas Tony, a 2011 BBC Alba series on where he takes on a number of challenges. These include running a hotel, joining a mountain rescue team, and working as a chef in a restaurant.[3] He has also appeared on Taggart and Wheel of Fortune.[4]

In 2011, Kearney acted in Somersaults, a play written by Iain Finlay Macleod for the National Theatre of Scotland.[5]

Radio

Date Title Role Director Station
02003-10-2828 October 2003 The Time Between Two Tides Cass Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
02004-01-088 January 2004 Bampot Central[6] Jyzer Lu Kemp BBC Radio 3 The Wire
02004-03-2929 March 2004 Nude, Untitled Davey Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

References

  1. ^ English, Paul (2006). "Scott's suicidal but I couldn't be happier". Daily Record. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Scott%27s+suicidal+but+I+couldn%27t+be+happier%3B+River+City+star+Tony...-a0142244917. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Food For Thought With Tony Kearney On BBC Alba". MG Alba. http://www.mgalba.com/en/features/archive/blasad.html. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  3. ^ English, Paul (8 July 2011). "In at the deep end: River City actor Tony Kearney goes to extremes for new role". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/television-news/2011/07/08/in-at-the-deep-end-river-city-actor-tony-kearney-goes-to-extremes-for-new-role-86908-23256386/. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "Most eligible men 2003 - Tony Kearney". Scotland On Sunday. 7 November 2003. http://living.scotsman.com/mosteligiblemen2003/14-Tony-Kearney.2477231.jp. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  5. ^ Fisher, Mark (22 March 2011). "Somersaults - review". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/mar/22/somersaults-review. Retrieved 19 September 2011. 
  6. ^ BBC – The Wire – Bampot Central