Killian Scott
Biography
Killian Scott is an Irish actor who started out in theater before adopting a stage name to avoid confusion with Cillian Murphy. He gained fame in Ireland for playing Tommy in the RTÉ One series Love/Hate, which began in 2010. On film, he appeared in Calvary (2014) and Trespass Against Us (2016), and he took his first lead role in the Irish thriller Traders in 2015. He joined Ripper Street as Augustus Dove, played D.I. Eric Wardle in Strike, and was cast as the lead in Damnation. He starred opposite Liam Neeson in The Commuter (2018), which he called a career highlight. His later television work includes Dublin Murders, where he played Detective Rob Reilly, Secret Invasion, and Kaos, in which he appears as Orpheus.
41years old
Turns 42 on July 6in 278 days
- Born Kilmallock
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 6 years2012 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018The CommuterIMDb rating 6.3
- 2016Trespass Against UsIMDb rating 5.8
- 2014CalvaryIMDb rating 7.4
- 2012Good VibrationsIMDb rating 7.2
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About the name
Killian Scott began in theater, then changed his name to Killian Scott so he would not be confused with Cillian Murphy, another Irish actor.
A role that slipped away
Scott was cast as the lead in the series Damnation, taking over the part from Aden Young, who had left over creative differences.
Getting ready for a role
In 2019, Scott starred with Sarah Greene in Dublin Murders, which comes from Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad book series. He played the lead character, Detective Rob Reilly, and took on an English accent for that part.
A first
After Love/Hate finished, Scott took his first lead role in a film, appearing in the Irish thriller Traders in 2015.
Early training
Killian Scott attended University College Dublin, where he studied English and philosophy, and afterward went to London for training at the Drama Centre.
Killian Scott movies on Netflix
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Films together
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