Ken Stott

Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 19 October 1954) is a Scottish stage, television, and film actor. His most notable roles include the title character DI John Rebus in the crime fiction-mystery series Rebus (2006–2007) and DCI Red Metcalfe in Messiah (2001–2005). Stott also appeared as the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014).

Stott received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the 1995 play Broken Glass at the Royal National Theatre. For his role as Ian Garrett in the 2014 BBC TV mini-series The Missing alongside James Nesbitt, Stott was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television, winning the latter.

Early life and education Kenneth Campbell Stott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 19 October 1954. his father, David Stott, was a Scottish teacher and educational administrator. Stott was educated at George Heriot's School in Lauriston, Edinburgh.

After attending Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, Stott began working in the theatre for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), but for some years his earnings from acting were minimal and he was forced to support himself by also working as a double glazing salesman. In 1997, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his role in the Yasmina Reza play Art, in which he appeared with Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay at Wyndham's Theatre.

He returned to the Duke of York's Theatre in 2016 to play " Sir" (alongside Reece Shearsmith) in Ronald Harwood's The Dresser. The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (King Lear, 1982), In 2021, he appeared as Chief Superintendent Bob Toal in the police procedural Crime.

In 2008 Stott was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA for his performance as comedian Tony Hancock in BBC Four's Hancock and Joan.

Filmography

Television Scottish BAFTA for Best Acting Performance in Television

Awards and nominations

BAFTA TV Awards 0 win, 3 nominations

+ British Academy Television Awards Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2001 The Vice 2001 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor 2009 Hancock and Joan 2009 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor 2015 The Missing2015 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor

BAFTA Scotland Awards 2 win, 2 nominations

+ BAFTA Scotland Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 2009 Hancock and Joan 2009 British Academy Scotland Awards for Best Actor in Television 2015 The Missing 2015 British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actor in Television

Laurence Olivier Awards 1 win, 4 nominations

+ Laurence Olivier Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref. 1992 The Recruiting Officer at the National Theatre 1992 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1995 Broken Glass at the National Theatre Lyttelton / Duke of York's 1995 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1997 Art at Wyndham's TheatreLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actor 2010 A View from the Bridge as Eddie Carbone at the Duke of York's 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role

Royal Television Society

0 wins 1 nomination

+ Royal Television Society Year Nominated work Category Result 2002 The Vice Royal Television Society Award Best Actor