Scott Kyle
| Scott Kyle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1983 Rutherglen, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor / Theatre director |
Scott Kyle is a Scottish actor best known for his roles of Ross in Outlander, Clancy in The Angels' Share and for the film Kilo Two Bravo in which he played real life soldier Corporal Stu Pearson in a story about a small unit of British soldiers positioned near the Kajaki dam, in Afghanistan.[1][2]
Theatre Industry
Kyle's theatrical work includes the Des Dillon play Singin' I'm No A Billy He's A Tim about Old Firm football fans (he portrayed the supporter of Rangers, the team he followed in childhood). The show (which was also produced by Kyle's company NLP) toured throughout Scotland and Ireland and featured at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Kyle received the 2010 Stage Awards Best Actor Award for his role.[3]
Between 2012 and 2017 Kyle was the artistic director of the Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate in Scotland[4] (housed in a refurbished Category B listed former cinema).
He attended Stonelaw High School.
Current projects
Bab: The Man Who Took Too Much
Bab: The Man Who Took Too Much is the first episode of an animated series about scrapyard owner Bab Cunningham who is trying to get away with swindling the government, produced by Regal Animation. In November 2016, the casting of Scott Kyle and Gregor Firth was announced.[5] The pair played alongside each other in Outlander, where Scott played Ross and Gregor played the role of Kincaid, two of the men of Lallybroch, both of whom met director and executive producer Fraser Murdoch whilst working on Outlander.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pondlife | Brian | |
| 2009 | Sandwich | Kenny McFadden | Short |
| 2011 | The Crews | Kenny McFadden | TV series |
| 2012 | The Angels' Share | Clancy | |
| 2014 | Kajaki | Stu Pearson | |
| 2016 | Outlander | Ross | TV series |
| 2018 (expected) | Bab: The Man Who Took Too Much | Bab (and co-writer) | Animated series, directed by Fraser Murdoch |
References
- ↑ "Rutherglen actor Scott Kyle facing biggest challenge of career at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Rutherglen Reformer". Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 8 Aug 2015.
- ↑ "Kajaki: reliving the horrors of war - The Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 Nov 2014.
- ↑ "Rutherglen Actor Heading Back To The Fringe (Daily Record, 2015)".
- ↑ Bathgate Regal Theatre - About Scott Kyle
- 1 2 Jamie Callaghan (2016-11-18). "Outlander star signs up for Kirkcaldy animator's film". Fife Today. Retrieved 2016-12-30.