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
2025
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Lee Ross
- Blue Moon as Richard Rodgers
- Back in Action as Baron
- Too Much as Jim Wenlich Rice
- People Watching
2024
- Quintessentially Irish as Self
- RIPLEY as Tom Ripley
- On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers as Self
- National Theatre Live: Vanya as Ivan / Sonya / Michael / Helena / Alexander / Maureen / Liam / Elizabeth
2023
- All of Us Strangers as Adam
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- An Audience with Kylie as Self
2022
- Catherine Called Birdy as Lord Rollo
2021
- Oslo as Terje Rød-Larsen
- The Pursuit of Love as Lord Merlin
- 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
- Hamlet as Hamlet
- King Lear as Edgar
- A Dark Place as Donald Devlin
- The Delinquent Season as Chris
2017
- Handsome Devil as Dan Sherry
- School of Roars as Narrator
2016
- Fleabag as The Priest
- Alice Through the Looking Glass as Addison Bennett
- Swallows and Amazons as Lazlov
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Professor Moriarty
- This Beautiful Fantastic as Vernon
- The Hope Rooms as Sean
- Denial as Anthony Julius
- Earth's Seasonal Secrets as Narrator (voice)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Spectre as C
- Victor Frankenstein as Inspector Turpin
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Locke as Donal (voice)
- Pride as Gethin
- Unlocking Sherlock as Himself / Jim Moriarty
- Jimmy's Hall as Father Seamus
2013
- The Stag as Davin
- Legacy as Viktor Koslov
- National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
- Dates as Christian
2012
- The Hollow Crown as King Louis
- The Scapegoat as Paul
- The Town as Mark Nicholas
- Blackout as Dalien Bevan
- Simon Schama's Shakespeare
- Sea Wall as Alex
2011
- Black Mirror as Chris Gillhaney
- Chasing Cotards as Hart Elliot-Hinwood
2010
- Sherlock as Jim Moriarty
- Lennon Naked as Paul McCartney
- Silent Things as Jake
- Anton Chekhov's The Duel as Laevsky
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 Quatermass Experiment as Vernon
2004
- My Life in Film as Jones
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Dead Bodies as Tommy McGann
- Killing Hitler as Sniper
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
- The American as Valentin de Bellegarde
- Miracle at Midnight as Michael Grunbaum
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