Andrew Scott is an Irish film, theater, voice and television actor. Many know him for his role as Moriarty in the hit BBC TV series Sherlock. From childhood, Andrew showed a craving for art, and his career began at school.
At the end of October - on the 21st - in 1976, the future famous and highly demanded artist Andrew Scott was born. He was born in Ireland. Andrew's hometown is Dublin. According to the horoscope of Andrew Scott - Libra. The boy's father, Jim Scott, was engaged in recruiting and employment in a small local office. Andrew's mother, Nora Scott, was an art critic and painter. She taught a course in fine arts at an Irish school. In addition to Andrew himself, this family also has two daughters. Sarah is Andrew Scott's older sister, and Hannah is her younger sister, who, like Andrew himself, is busy building an acting career.
Biography of Andrew Scott
The future renowned film and theater actor studied at the Dublin school. It should be noted that this school was of a closed type, Catholic and only for boys.
From an early age, Andrew began to demonstrate his natural acting talent. Such a craving for art and creativity eventually led the boy to the school theater group. The teachers there immediately noted and singled out Andrew, already then predicting an excellent acting future for him. Therefore, already at that moment, Scott decided for himself that he simply had to become an artist. Parents did not interfere with their son, on the contrary, they encouraged his desire to join creativity and reveal his talent and potential.
When Andrew Scott graduated from high school, he easily entered the prestigious educational institution - Trinity College, which is located at the University of Dublin, which is the oldest university in Ireland and is very popular.
However, Andy did not succeed in completing higher education. At some point, the talented young man got into the acting troupe of the Abbey Theater. He was immediately enrolled in the main cast, and after the first performances, Andrew received a lot of praise from both the general public and eminent critics. As a result, he was faced with a choice: either to continue working on the theatrical stage, or to graduate from the university. Scott chose the first option, and judging by the way his career is shaping up, he was right.
Continuing to serve at the Abbey Theater, Andrew increasingly received leading roles in various productions. He quickly revealed himself as a talented actor, accumulating the necessary experience. And already at the age of 18-19 he was first invited to shoot a movie. From that moment, its meteoric rise began.
Andrew Scott Movies, Series, Theater & Awards
Andrew Scott's first film career was in an Irish film called Korea. This movie turned out to be quite successful, which bore fruit for the young artist: filmmakers began to notice it more and more actively.
The next major step in his acting career for Scott was working with Steven Spielberg. The young talented actor got a modest role in the movie "Saving Private Ryan". This film was extremely successful and received a lot of positive reviews.
A little later, Andrew Scott received an offer to collaborate with a theater and film director named Karl Renz. He was going to make a film based on the popular Western play "The Long Day Goes Into Night." Despite the fact that Scott was again asked to play the background role, he did not refuse the contract. As a result, this project brought the actor a certain fame, albeit not worldwide, and Scott was also awarded the title of "Best Supporting Actor" according to the newspaper Irish Times. In addition, representatives of the independent award "Spirit of Life" drew attention to the artist. As a result, Andrew Scott was voted Best Emerging Actor.
In 2000, another successful film with Andrew Scott was released - "Nora". It was a biographical drama in which Ewan McGregor played the leading role.
Along with the development of a career in cinema, which was rapidly moving upward, Andrew Scott tried not to abandon the theater. He takes part in the play "A Christmas Carol in Dublin", which is held with a full house and a standing ovation on the stage of one of the leading theaters in London.
In addition to theatrical projects and work in the cinema, Andrew Scott gets into the cast of television series. He starred in the show "Brothers in Arms", which had quite high ratings and was extremely well received by the public. And also worked on the Longitude project.
The next highly successful film project of the Irish actor was the feature film Corpses. It was released in 2003. Scott coped with his role so well that this film brought him a lot of rave reviews. Andrew Scott won the Irish Films Award for Best Actor of the Year. And also his role in the film "Corpses" was highly appreciated at the Film Festival held in Berlin, Germany. According to his results, he was awarded the "Rising Star of Cinema" award.
Andrew Scott's latest achievement was the Lawrence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Art. He was so highly acclaimed for his professional performance at the Royal Theater in London. Then Scott appeared in the production of "Aristocrats", performed on the stage of the National Theater. And after that he became the owner of the "Viewers' Choice" award. In addition, the actor was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his role as twin brothers in the theatrical production "Dying City."
2006 was marked for the already famous Irish actor by the fact that the mini-television series "My Life in Cinema", which had a comedic bias, was released on the BBC channel.
During 2009, the actor starred in the series "Foyle's War". And in the same period, he again became the laureate of the Laurence Olivier Prize for another role in one of the sensational English performances.
A year later, Andrew Scott played Paul McCrutney himself in the film about The Beatles.
Perhaps the greatest possible success, world fame brought Andrew Scott the role of Moriarty in the television series "Sherlock", which was developed and filmed by the BBC. In 2012, he received new honorary awards and nominations for this role.
In 2015, the full-length film Spectrum was released, which tells about James Bond. A year later, in 2016, Andrew Scott became part of the cast of Alice Through the Looking Glass. After these successful films, Scott continued to actively work in film, appear on television and perform in the theater, developing his career. Among his other projects are, for example, "Fantastic Love and Where to Find It", "Crime Season", "Quiet Things", "Pride", "King Lear". In addition, the talented artist also works as a voice actor.
Personal life and relationships of Andrew Scott
The famous actor is quite secretive by nature, he does not like to talk a lot and frankly about his private life. However, in 2013, he officially made the so-called coming out, telling the public about his non-traditional sexual orientation. His official partner, but not her husband, is Stephen Beresford, an actor, director and screenwriter.
