Anthony "Tony" Curran is a Scottish actor.
Early life
Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School
and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy
of Music and Drama.
Career
Curran rose to fame in the BBC television
series This Life.
Since then, the Scots star has appeared in
a number of major film and television roles.
Some of his roles have included Rodney Skinner,
an original character in The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen.
To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a
special suit that turned him into a walking
bluescreen.
Curran also played vampire roles in Guillermo
del Toro's Blade II and Underworld: Evolution.
In 2006 Curran appeared in the unrated film
Red Road.
He performed non-simulated sex acts on camera
for the film, an uncommon choice for actors.
Curran is active in participating in marathons
to raise money for charity.
He is a frequent and popular participant in
the annual Dressed To Kilt event in New York
City, run by the organisation Friends of Scotland
in celebration of Tartan Week.
He is also a keen fan of Celtic Football Club.
In April 2009, Curran revealed to the Daily
Record newspaper that he is playing the role
of Lieutenant Delcourt, in The Adventures
of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, which was
released in 2011.
Curran played the painter Vincent van Gogh,
in the Doctor Who episode "Vincent and the
Doctor", written by Richard Curtis.
He also made a cameo appearance in "The Pandorica
Opens".
Curran voiced the character of Captain MacMillan
in the 2011 video game Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 3.
Curran currently plays the role of Datak Tarr
on the Syfy series Defiance.
Ultimate Force
Curran played Sgt Pete Twamley in the critically
acclaimed ITV series Ultimate Force, which
was broadcast in over 100 countries.
Curran left Ultimate Force in 2005 after his
character was killed off at the beginning
of season 3.
Ross Kemp, who played the lead character of
Staff Sergeant Henno Garvie in the show, said
"I hate the fact that most of the original
cast were killed off the show, people I'd
worked with for years making this, but we
must move on."
Personal life
Curran currently lives in Los Angeles with
his wife, Mai Nguyen, whom he met in Hollywood.
Video games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — "Baseplate"
SAS Major General James MacMillan Director
of United Kingdom Special Forces.
Awards
Evening News National Award — for the role
of Devil in the theatre production The Soldier's
Tale
BAFTA Scotland 2006 — Best Actor
Best Actor at the 2006 British Independent
Film Awards for his role in Andrea Arnold's
Red Road.
Filmography
References
External links
Tony Curran at the Internet Movie Database
