Andrew Scott

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-10-21 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Andrew Scott

Biography

Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include a British Academy Television Award, Silver Bear Berlin International Film Festival, and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Scott first came to prominence portraying James Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as the priest in the second series of Fleabag (2019) garnered him wider recognition. It earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his roles in the films Pride (2014), Spectre (2015), and 1917 (2019). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the romantic drama film All of Us Strangers (2023). In 2024, he starred as Tom Ripley in the thriller series Ripley, for which he received Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as a Peabody Award. On stage, Scott played the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 production of Present Laughter at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2005 for his role in A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Royal Court Theatre.

Known For

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • Horizon

    Horizon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Sherlock

    Sherlock

  • Band of Brothers

    Band of Brothers

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • Saving Private Ryan

    Saving Private Ryan

  • 1917

    1917

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Back in Action

    Back in Action

  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Spectre

    Spectre

  • Too Much

    Too Much

  • Fleabag

    Fleabag

  • Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

  • The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

  • RIPLEY

    RIPLEY

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • School of Roars

    School of Roars

  • Oslo

    Oslo

  • The Late Late Show

    The Late Late Show

  • All of Us Strangers

    All of Us Strangers

  • Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons

  • Quintessentially Irish

    Quintessentially Irish

  • Locke

    Locke

  • Garrow's Law

    Garrow's Law

  • Victor Frankenstein

    Victor Frankenstein

  • Anton Chekhov's The Duel

    Anton Chekhov's The Duel

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

    Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • Jimmy's Hall

    Jimmy's Hall

  • Pride

    Pride

  • A Place in Hell

    A Place in Hell

  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

  • Longitude

    Longitude

  • Dates

    Dates

  • The Love She Sought

    The Love She Sought

  • The Stag

    The Stag

  • An Audience with Kylie

    An Audience with Kylie

  • The Pursuit of Love

    The Pursuit of Love

  • Handsome Devil

    Handsome Devil

  • Nora

    Nora

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • The Scapegoat

    The Scapegoat

  • This Beautiful Fantastic

    This Beautiful Fantastic

  • Miracle at Midnight

    Miracle at Midnight

  • Cognition

    Cognition

  • Sweety Barrett

    Sweety Barrett

  • Pressure

    Pressure

  • Little White Lie

    Little White Lie

  • The American

    The American

  • The Delinquent Season

    The Delinquent Season

  • A Dark Place

    A Dark Place

  • Dead Bodies

    Dead Bodies

  • Legacy

    Legacy

  • Catherine Called Birdy

    Catherine Called Birdy

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • The Town

    The Town

  • Unlocking Sherlock

    Unlocking Sherlock

  • The Quatermass Experiment

    The Quatermass Experiment

  • The Hope Rooms

    The Hope Rooms

  • On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers

    On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers

  • Korea

    Korea

  • National Theatre Live: Present Laughter

    National Theatre Live: Present Laughter

  • Denial

    Denial

  • National Theatre Live: Vanya

    National Theatre Live: Vanya

  • My Life in Film

    My Life in Film

  • Chasing Cotards

    Chasing Cotards

  • Secret Safari: Into the Wild

    Secret Safari: Into the Wild

  • Simon Schama's Shakespeare

    Simon Schama's Shakespeare

  • Earth's Seasonal Secrets

    Earth's Seasonal Secrets

  • Drinking Crude

    Drinking Crude

  • Three Kings

    Three Kings

  • Longitude

    Longitude

  • Lennon Naked

    Lennon Naked

  • Killing Hitler

    Killing Hitler

  • People Watching

    People Watching

  • Silent Things

    Silent Things

  • Sea Wall

    Sea Wall