Scot Williams

Biography

Scot Williams is an English actor, writer and producer who works in stage, film and television and grew up in Liverpool, where he was an usher at the Everyman theater. He made his film debut in Iain Softley's Backbeat (1994) as the Beatles' original drummer Pete Best, and took the lead in Jonathan Harvey's play Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club, which went from a regional tour to London's Donmar Warehouse and then the Criterion Theatre. He played Joe Glover in the 1996 television drama Hillsborough, which won a BAFTA for best single drama. He appeared in Peter Greenaway's Tulse Luper Suitcases trilogy, whose first part, The Moab Story (2003), was selected for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. His other films include Clubbed (2008) and The Crew (2008). He has written stage and screen plays, some earning award nominations.

53years old

Turns 54 on November 29in 19 days

Born November 29, 1972Liverpool
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 28 years1994 to 2022

Genres

Drama63%, 5 films
Crime50%, 4 films
Action38%, 3 films
Thriller25%, 2 films
Adventure13%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Williams played Pete Best, the Beatles' original drummer, in Iain Softley's 1994 film Backbeat. That role was his film debut as an actor.
A change of course
Williams worked as an usher at Liverpool's Everyman theater, selling ice creams for £8 per shift, and counted the performances he saw there as his real payment.
Behind the camera
Williams wrote the comedy stage musical A Bard Day's Night with his Backbeat co-star Chris O'Neill, and the show was in pre-production for a planned West End debut in 2012.

Scot Williams movies on Netflix

Memory2022IMDb rating 5.8as Ellis Van Camp
Just Charlie2017IMDb rating 6.9as Paul Lyndsay
K-Shop2016IMDb rating 5.9as Jason Brown
Redirected2014IMDb rating 6.4as Michael
Clubbed2008IMDb rating 6.7as Sparky
The Crew2008IMDb rating 5.9as Ged Brennan
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story2003IMDb rating 6.7as Percy Hockmeister
Backbeat1994IMDb rating 6.7as Pete Best

Best known for

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

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Redirected2014 Action, Comedy, Crimeas Michael
IMDb rating 6.435K votes
Clubbed2008 Crime, Dramaas Sparky
IMDb rating 6.73.9K votes
The Crew2008as Ged Brennan
IMDb rating 5.92.9K votes
K-Shop2016as Jason Brown
IMDb rating 5.92.4K votes
Memory2022as Ellis Van Camp
IMDb rating 5.843K votes
Backbeat1994as Pete Best
IMDb rating 6.77.1K votes
Just Charlie2017as Paul Lyndsay
IMDb rating 6.91.0K votes
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story2003as Percy Hockmeister
IMDb rating 6.71.3K votes

Worked with

Scot Williams made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Liam Neeson

Vinnie Jones

Guy Pearce

Louis Mandylor

Stephen Dorff

Atanas SrebrevMartin CampbellDirector, 1 film Emilis VelyvisDirector, 1 film Iain SoftleyDirector, 1 film

Films together

Liam Neeson1 film together, 2022
Liam Neeson's page
- Memory2022IMDb rating 5.8Williams as Ellis Van CampNeeson as Alex Lewis
Vinnie Jones1 film together, 2014
Vinnie Jones's page
- Redirected2014IMDb rating 6.4Williams as MichaelJones as Golden Pole
Guy Pearce1 film together, 2022
Guy Pearce's page
- Memory2022IMDb rating 5.8Williams as Ellis Van CampPearce as Vincent Serra
Louis Mandylor1 film together, 2022
Louis Mandylor's page
- Memory2022IMDb rating 5.8Williams as Ellis Van CampMandylor as Drunk broker
Stephen Dorff1 film together, 1994
Stephen Dorff's page
- Backbeat1994IMDb rating 6.7Williams as Pete BestDorff as Stuart Sutcliffe
Atanas Srebrev1 film together, 2022
Atanas Srebrev's page
- Memory2022IMDb rating 5.8Williams as Ellis Van CampSrebrev as Dr. Joseph Myers
Martin CampbellDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Martin Campbell
- Memory2022IMDb rating 5.8Williams as Ellis Van Camp
Emilis VelyvisDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Emilis Velyvis
- Redirected2014IMDb rating 6.4Williams as Michael
Iain SoftleyDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Iain Softley
- Backbeat1994IMDb rating 6.7Williams as Pete Best

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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