Hilton McRae

Hilton McRae is a Scottish actor known for avant-garde and political theater as well as television and film work. Born in Dundee, he was a member of the radical group 7:84 before he completed his degree at Edinburgh University, and he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company by 1977. His British films include The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). In the U.S. he is most recognized for playing the rebel pilot Arvel Crynyd in Return of the Jedi, an uncredited part. He appeared in London musicals Mamma Mia! and Miss Saigon, taking the role of the Engineer in the latter. At the National Theatre he played Mr Stopnick in the British premiere of Caroline, or Change, which earned the Evening Standard's Best Musical Award. In 2009 he took the solo role in The Kreutzer Sonata at the Gate Theatre, revived in 2012 and transferred to New York.