Andrew Scott is arguably one of the leading Irish actors in Hollywood, with his increasing movie and TV roles. Over the years, Scott has worked in theater, film, and television. Born into a family of five, Andrew Scott has an older and younger sister, Sarah Scott and Hannah Scott, respectively. Raised a Catholic (although no longer practicing), Scott’s mother taught art, while his father worked in a recruitment agency.
In 2024, the Dublin-born actor was cast as the title character in the Netflix psychological thriller Ripley. In the Steven Zaillian-created series, Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley alongside Dakota Fanning, John Malkovich, and Johnny Flynn. If the Ripley Series actor looks familiar, here are 7 Andrew Scott movie and TV roles you probably remember him from.
Lennon Naked (2010)
Throughout his career, Andrew Scott has worked in the Irish, British, and American film industries. In 2010, he portrayed the multi-Grammy Award-winning English singer and musician Paul McCartney in the TV movie Lennon Naked. Scott co-starred with Christopher Eccleston, who played John Lennon. Lennon Naked is a biographical film about the life of legendary English singer and musician John Lennon. The 82-minute television film centered around Lennon’s life between 1967 and 1971.
Sherlock (2010-2017)
The British mystery crime drama Sherlock is one of Andrew Scott’s top movie and TV roles of his career. Sherlock’s success and the character Scott played was a career-defining role for the actor. Scott portrayed Sherlock Holmes’ archenemy, James “Jim” Moriarty, on the show from 2010 to 2017. With English actor Benedict Cumberbatch portraying the title character, Sherlock was a critical success. Scott appeared in 8 of Sherlock’s 13 episodes.
Spectre (2015)
Andrew Scott achieved a new career height with his starring role in a James Bond movie. Scott was cast in Spectre (2015) as Max Denbigh “C,” which audiences would remember as the head of the new joint intelligence service. As one of the film’s villains, C was a covert Spectre agent working for the advancement of the Nine Eyes Committee and Spectre’s world domination. Although Scott didn’t think he gave his best in the role, he was one of the movie’s memorable villains. With its $880.7 million Box Office earnings, Spectre quickly became Andrew Scott’s highest-grossing movie.
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
In his second feature film of 2015, Andrew Scott played the primary antagonist, Inspector Roderick Turpin, in the science fiction horror Victor Frankenstein. With James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe leading the cast, Scott’s Inspector Turpin is a supporting character hell-bent on stopping Victor Frankenstein’s blasphemous experiments. Although Victor Frankenstein was a Box Office bomb, it is one movie Ripley audiences might recognize Scott from, especially with his character’s quest for revenge.
Fleabag (2019)
Andrew Scott joined the British comedy-drama Fleabag in its second season. The 2-season series cast Scott as Hot Priest. Scott’s character is introduced in episode 1 of Fleabag season 2. Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) becomes infatuated with The Hot Priest after first seeing him at the church. Although she confesses her affection for the priest, he does his best to resist the temptation. However, Scott’s priest character later succumbs to his mortal feelings. However, in the series finale, the priest breaks up with Fleabag, choosing his devotion to God instead. Both seasons of Fleabag hold a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
1917 (2019)
Andrew Scott showed his versatility as an actor with his performance in Sam Mendes’ 2019 British war movie 1917. Scott joined other top European actors to breathe life into Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ screenplay. Scott co-starred with George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch. In 1917, Scott played Lieutenant Leslie. While only a supporting character, Scott didn’t get much screen time. Despite only appearing in about 5 to 10 of the movie’s 119-minute runtime, Scott’s performance and character was enough to leave an impression on viewers. 1917 was a critical and commercial success.
All of Us Strangers (2023)
In Andrew Haigh’s British romantic fantasy All of Us Strangers, Andrew Scott leads the cast as Adam. The character is introduced as a lonely television screenwriter who lives a secluded life in London. Scott co-starred with Paul Mescal, who played Harry, a romantic interest of Adam. All of Us Strangers premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival in August 2023. Unsurprisingly, the movie was a critical success. It is one of Andrew Scott’s most recent movie and TV roles. If you enjoyed reading about Scott’s career, read 7 times Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott stole our hearts onscreen.
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