Bryan Larkin

Bryan Larkin (born 7 August 1973) is a Scottish actor, writer, producer and self-taught filmmaker. He was awarded the Trailblazer award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009. He is best known for his role of SAS Captain in London Has Fallen, directed by Babak Najafi, and the leading role of Dolokhov in Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz.

Early life Larkin was born in Glasgow and grew up in East Kilbride in Scotland to parents Frank Larkin and Andrine Larkin. He has one sister, Gillian. He trained at Langside college in Glasgow. for which he won a BAFTA Scotland Award for his performance. He later played the lead role of Joe Cullen in the BAFTA Scotland winning film Running in Traffic opposite Kenneth Cranham. He shares a second BAFTA Scotland Award with the film's co-producers, Marc Twynholm and Abigail Howkins. Running in Traffic also received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009.

His television appearances include Doctors, playing the guest lead role of Axel Hayley in the episode "The Messenger", as well as the role of Geordie in season one of Outlander. In 2015, he played the recurring character of Eddie in series three of Shetland for BBC Scotland, opposite Game of Thrones star Ciarán Hinds.

He played the role of Robert Eldridge Dean in the American depression-era film The Red Machine, written and directed by Alec Boehm and Stephanie Argy, and the lead role of Mitch in the action film Battleground, written and directed by Neil MacKay In 2015, he appeared in the Scottish/Irish horror film Let Us Prey opposite Liam Cunningham and Pollyanna McIntosh.

In 2016, he appeared opposite Gerard Butler in London Has Fallen, in the role of SAS commander Will Davies. The film was directed by Babak Najafi and was released on 4 March by Millennium Films, under their recently revived Gramercy Pictures label.

In 2017, he was cast as the lead antagonist, Ernest Hunt, in the Hong Kong film Chasing the Dragon (Chinese: 追龍), previously known as King of Drug Dealers. It stars Donnie Yen and Andy Lau, and is directed by Jason Kwan and Wong Jing. Larkin is believed to have largely improvised many of his scenes. His overall performance was highly praised, arguably because Westerners rarely get so much screen time in Hong Kong films. This allowed him to portray more facets of Hunt's character. One reviewer claimed that his performance was "uneven"; Larkin stated: "No character ever is... That's dull.I wanted to show Hunt's sociopathic, and villainous side, both quietly and bombastically. Otherwise he would appear one dimensional".

His work as a motion-capture and voice artist includes AAA titles Horizon Zero Dawn, Blood & Truth, Killzone: Mercenary and Quantum Break.

Larkin also appeared in a co-starring role in Vixxena. Critics considered Larkin one of the few highlights in the movie. Larkin was also set to reprise his role as the SAS commander opposite Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen, but reportedly owing to story development the shooting script no longer featured his character.

He further appeared in the History Channel's sixth series of Vikings series as Wiglaf, a Saxon warrior who led the battle against Ivor the Boneless.

Larkin is also currently developing his own projects, namely the Dead End series, in which he plays a nameless assassin known as "The Contractor". Larkin has created, produced, written and co-directed the series. The central storyline follows Larkin's character across Asia, the United Kingdom and Los Angeles in his pursuit of the key players in a global human trafficking ring. The trilogy has been released at international film festivals and has collected more than 40 awards to date and received positive reviews for its acting, story and technical achievements.

in 2020, he was cast in The Point Men, formerly known by its working title of The Negotiation, opposite South Korean actors Hwang Jung-min and Hyun Bin, in the supporting role of Abdullah. The film received a theatrical release across South Korea from 18 January 2023.

in 2021, he was cast in Paramount Pictures' forthcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, in the role of Chancellor Norixius. The film was scheduled for theatrical release on 3 March 2023.

In 2022, he returned to South Korea to commence shooting of Netflix series Narco-Saints opposite Park Hae-soo, Ha Jung-woo and Hwang Jung-min. It is co-written and directed by Yoon Jong-bin.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2002 Just Around the Corner Gareth 2003 Taggart Erwin Baxter TV series 2003 Room for the Night Ponce 2003 Solid Air Niall 2004 Reflections of a Life Alan 2005 Miracle of Silence Palsy man in Cafe 2006 As far as you've come Billy 2006 SCENE. Nathan/Gary/Actor 2007 Rebus Charlie Guthrie TV series 2009 An Act of Terror Colin Parker 2009 Running in Traffic Joe Cullen 2009 Miles Away Gill 2009 The Red Machine Robert Eldridge Dean 2011 A Portentous Death Husband 2011 River City Callum Duff TV series 2011 Fast Romance Doctor Gates 2011 The Crews Grassie 2011 Young James Herriot Detective TV series 2012 Battleground Mitch 2012 Lip Service Banker TV series 2012 To Our Bright White Hearts Bruce Callaghan 2013 Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz Dolokhov 2013 Killzone: Mercenary Voice of ISA Assault / Helghast Video game 2013 Powerstar Golf Voice of Henry Video game 2014 Let Us Prey PC Jack Warnock 2014 Outlander Geordie TV series 2015 Doctors Axel Hayley TV series 2016 Shetland Eddie TV series 2016 London Has Fallen Captain Will Davies 2016 Quantum Break Voice: Various Video game 2017 I Am Vengeance Marshall 2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Bajund, Jun, Kimik, Kudiv Video game 2017Chasing the Dragon Ernest Hunt 2020 Vikings Wiglaf TV series 2022 Narco-Saints DEA Chief TV series 2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Chancellor Norixius