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Ken Stott

Ken Stott

22 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ken Stott is a Scottish actor who works across stage, television and film, beginning in the theater in 1974 at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast and later joining the Royal Shakespeare Company after training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. He won an Olivier Award in 1995 for his supporting performance in Broken Glass at the Royal National Theatre. On television he is best known as DCI Red Metcalfe in Messiah and as the detective John Rebus in Rebus, and his role in The Missing earned him a BAFTA nomination and a BAFTA Scotland award. His screen work has been mostly in supporting parts, including Shallow Grave (1994), Fever Pitch (1997), King Arthur (2004), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and One Day (2011), and he played the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit trilogy (2012 to 2014).

71years old

Turns 72 on October 19in 7 days

  • Born Edinburgh
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Kenneth Campbell Stott

Movie Career

Films
22
Career span
27 years1994 to 2021

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Stott's career started at Belfast's Lyric Theatre in 1974. In early theater work he had a leading role in The Folk Singer, a dramatization of Dominic Behan's play, and played Judas in the first regional Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Michael Poynor in 1973.

  2. A change of course

    Before acting, Stott fronted a pop band for three years in his youth before leaving to pursue his acting career.

Ken Stott movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 Adventure, Fantasyas Balin

    IMDb rating 7.8937K votes

  2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 Adventure, Fantasyas Balin

    IMDb rating 7.8762K votes

  3. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014as Balin

    IMDb rating 7.4626K votes

  4. One Day2011as Steven

    IMDb rating 7.0181K votes

  5. Shallow Grave1994as Detective Inspector McCall

    IMDb rating 7.272K votes

  6. Man Up2015as Bert

    IMDb rating 6.860K votes

  7. The Dig2021as Charles Phillips

    IMDb rating 7.191K votes

  8. An Inspector Calls2015as Arthur Birling

    IMDb rating 7.618K votes

Most often with

Peter Jackson directed three of these films. Sixteen actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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David Thewlis, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with David ThewlisIan McKellen, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ian McKellenMartin Freeman, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Martin FreemanLee Pace, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Lee PaceGraham McTavish, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Graham McTavishJames Nesbitt, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with James NesbittPeter JacksonDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Peter Jackson

Films together

Box office

What Ken Stott's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.7 billion

15 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 22 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012as Balin$1.0 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012as Balin
    $1.0B27.3% of the total
  2. 2
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013as Balin
    $958M25.6% of the total
  3. 3
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014as Balin
    $956M25.5% of the total
  4. 4
    The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008as Trüffeljäger
    $420M11.2% of the total
  5. 5
    King Arthur2004as Marius Honorius
    $204M5.4% of the total
  6. 6
    One Day2011as Steven
    $59M1.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Café Society2016as Marty Dorfman
    $44M1.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Casanova2005as Dalfonso
    $38M1.0% of the total
Shallow Grave (1994), $19.8 millionThe Boxer (1997), $16.5 millionThe Mercy (2018), $4.5 millionMan Up (2015), $3.0 millionI'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), $490,964Plunkett & MacLeane (1999), $474,900Strike (2019), $24,743

$44.8 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Ken Stott's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1995Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleWon

Online

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