Andrew Scott
Born: 1976-10-21 in Dublin, Ireland
Known For: Acting
Biography
Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include a British Academy Television Award, Silver Bear Berlin International Film Festival, and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Scott first came to prominence portraying James Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as the priest in the second series of Fleabag (2019) garnered him wider recognition. It earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his roles in the films Pride (2014), Spectre (2015), and 1917 (2019). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the romantic drama film All of Us Strangers (2023). In 2024, he starred as Tom Ripley in the thriller series Ripley, for which he received Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as a Peabody Award. On stage, Scott played the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 production of Present Laughter at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2005 for his role in A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Royal Court Theatre.
Filmography
2026
- Pressure as James Stagg
- A Place in Hell
- We Were Here ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Lee Ross
- Too Much as Jim Wenlich Rice
- Back in Action as Baron
- Blue Moon as Richard Rodgers
- People Watching
2024
- RIPLEY as Tom Ripley
- National Theatre Live: Vanya as Ivan / Sonya / Michael / Helena / Alexander / Maureen / Liam / Elizabeth
- On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers as Self
- Quintessentially Irish as Self
2023
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- All of Us Strangers as Adam
- An Audience with Kylie as Self
2022
- Catherine Called Birdy as Lord Rollo
2021
- The Pursuit of Love as Lord Merlin
- Oslo as Terje Rød-Larsen
- Secret Safari: Into the Wild as Narrator
2020
- Cognition as Elias
- Three Kings as Patrick
2019
- His Dark Materials as Jopari
- 1917 as Lieutenant Leslie
- Modern Love as Tobin
- National Theatre Live: Present Laughter as Garry Essendine
2018
- King Lear as Edgar
- A Dark Place as Donald Devlin
- Hamlet as Hamlet
- The Delinquent Season as Chris
2017
- School of Roars as Narrator
- Handsome Devil as Dan Sherry
- Earth's Seasonal Secrets as Narrator (voice)
2016
- Fleabag as The Priest
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as Addison Bennett
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Professor Moriarty
- Denial as Anthony Julius
- This Beautiful Fantastic as Vernon
- Swallows and Amazons as Lazlov
- The Hope Rooms as Sean
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Spectre as C
- Victor Frankenstein as Inspector Turpin
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Locke as Donal (voice)
- Pride as Gethin
- Jimmy's Hall as Father Seamus
- Unlocking Sherlock as Himself / Jim Moriarty
2013
- Dates as Christian
- National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
- The Stag as Davin
- Legacy as Viktor Koslov
2012
- The Hollow Crown as King Louis
- The Town as Mark Nicholas
- Blackout as Dalien Bevan
- Simon Schama's Shakespeare
- The Scapegoat as Paul
- Sea Wall as Alex
2011
- Black Mirror as Chris Gillhaney
- Chasing Cotards as Hart Elliot-Hinwood
2010
- Sherlock as Jim Moriarty
- Anton Chekhov's The Duel as Laevsky
- Lennon Naked as Paul McCartney
- Silent Things as Jake
2009
- Garrow's Law as Captain Robert Jones
2008
- John Adams as Colonel William Smith
- Little White Lie as Barry
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2005
- The Comeback as Brandon Wallick
- The Quatermass Experiment as Vernon
2004
- My Life in Film as Jones
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Killing Hitler as Sniper
- Dead Bodies as Tommy McGann
2002
- Foyle's War as James Devereaux
2001
- Band of Brothers as John D. Hall
1999
- Sweety Barrett as Danny
1998
- Saving Private Ryan as Soldier on the Beach
- Miracle at Midnight as Michael Grunbaum
- The American as Valentin de Bellegarde
1997
- Drinking Crude as Paul
1996
- Korea as Eamon Doyle
1990
- The Love She Sought as Child in classroom
1964
- Horizon as Narrator
1962
- The Late Late Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee