Andrew Scott

In 1992, he portrayed Stan in Brighton Beach Memoirs at Andrew's Lane in Dublin. He made his film debut in Korea (1995), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 1998, he appeared as Edmund Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Night at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, and won Actor of the Year at the Sunday Independent Spirit of Life Arts Awards. He also received an Irish Times Theatre Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor that year.

He appeared in the films Nora and Longitude (2000), and in the television adaptation of The American. In 2001, he acted in the miniseries Band of Brothers. In 2004, he was named a European Film Promotions “Shooting Star.” He appeared in the BBC series My Life in Film and won a Laurence Olivier Award for A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Royal Court Theatre, as well as a Theatregoers’ Choice Award for Aristocrats at the Royal National Theatre. He originated roles in the Royal Court premiere of Dying City. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Vertical Hour at the Music Box Theatre and received a Drama League Award nomination.

He portrayed Col. William Smith in the miniseries John Adams and starred in the one-man play Sea Wall (2009). In 2009, he appeared in Cock at the Royal Court, which won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2010. His screen work during this period included roles in Foyle’s War, the short films Chasing Cotards and Silent Things, the BBC film Lennon Naked (as Paul McCartney), and the film The Duel (2010).

From 2010 to 2017, he portrayed Jim Moriarty in the television series Sherlock, winning the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2010, he appeared in Garrow’s Law and in the Old Vic production of Design for Living. In 2011, he played Julian in Emperor and Galilean at the Royal National Theatre and appeared in the television drama The Hour. In 2013, he participated in the National Theatre’s 50 Years on Stage. In 2014, he starred in Birdland at the Royal Court Theatre. In 2015, he appeared in the James Bond film Spectre. His subsequent film roles included This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) and Denial (2016). In 2017, he starred in Hamlet at the Almeida Theatre, earning a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and voiced Obake in Big Hero 6: The Series.

In 2018, he portrayed Edgar in the television film King Lear. In 2019, he appeared as The Priest in series two of Fleabag, earning nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and winning a Critics’ Choice Television Award. That year, he also starred in the Black Mirror episode “Smithereens,” receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and appeared in the film 1917. From 2019 to 2022, he portrayed Colonel John Parry in His Dark Materials. In 2019, he starred in Present Laughter at the Old Vic, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He appeared in The Pursuit of Love (2021), Oslo (2021), and Catherine Called Birdy (2022).

In 2023, he starred in All of Us Strangers, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination, and performed in the one-man production Vanya. He later starred as Tom Ripley in the television series Ripley, receiving nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award. In 2025, he joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and appeared in the ensemble film Wake Up Dead Man, the third installment in the Knives Out series.