Tony Curran

Biography

Tony Curran is a Scottish actor and a graduate of Scotland's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He appeared in the BBC series This Life, and his film roles include Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man, in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) and vampires in Blade II (2002) and Underworld: Evolution (2006). He appeared in Red Road (2006), for which he won best actor at the British Independent Film Awards, and he also received a BAFTA Scotland best actor award. On television he played Vincent van Gogh in Doctor Who and Datak Tarr in Defiance, and he appeared in Roots, Daredevil, The Flash, Secret Invasion, and Mayflies. He starred in Outlaw King (2018) with Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Florence Pugh. His stage role as the Devil in The Soldier's Tale won him an Evening News National Award, and in the 2025 Starz series Outlander: Blood of My Blood he plays Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat.

56years old

Turns 57 on December 13in 59 days

Born December 13, 1969Glasgow
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 27
Career span: 26 years1994 to 2020

Genres

Action48%, 13 films
Drama48%, 13 films
Thriller41%, 11 films
Adventure22%, 6 films
Mystery22%, 6 films

First and latest

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Getting ready for a role
Curran appeared as Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man, a new character in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He wore a special suit that made him a walking bluescreen, and on the DVD commentary he said he looked like a "smurf on acid."

Tony Curran movies on Netflix

Two Deaths of Henry Baker2020IMDb rating 4.2as Sheriff Ron Capman
Calibre2018IMDb rating 6.8as Logan McClay
Outlaw King2018IMDb rating 6.9as Angus Og Macdonald, Lord of Islay
Eat Locals2017IMDb rating 5.5as Peter Boniface
Race2016IMDb rating 7.1as Lawson Robertson
Marvellous2014IMDb rating 7.8as Lou Macari
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son2011IMDb rating 4.5as Chirkoff
The Adventures of Tintin2011IMDb rating 7.3as Lieutenant Delcourt (voice)
The Veteran2011IMDb rating 5.8as Chris Turner
The Presence2010IMDb rating 4.4as The Man In Black
Ondine2009IMDb rating 6.8as Alex
Shuttle2008IMDb rating 5.6as Driver
The Lazarus Project2008IMDb rating 6.0as William Reeds
The Midnight Meat Train2008IMDb rating 6.0as Driver
Miami Vice2006IMDb rating 6.1as Aryan Brother
Red Road2006IMDb rating 6.8as Clyde
The Good German2006IMDb rating 6.0as Danny
Underworld: Evolution2006IMDb rating 6.7as Marcus
Beowulf & Grendel2005IMDb rating 5.8as Hondscioh
Flight of the Phoenix2004IMDb rating 6.1as Alex Rodney
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003IMDb rating 5.8as Rodney Skinner
Blade II2002IMDb rating 6.7as Priest
Gladiator2000IMDb rating 8.5as Assassin #1
The 13th Warrior1999IMDb rating 6.6as Weath - Musician
Being Human1994IMDb rating 5.3as Raider
Captives1994IMDb rating 6.2as Spider
Shallow Grave1994IMDb rating 7.2as Travel Agent

Best known for

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

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Underworld: Evolution2006 Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fias Marcus
IMDb rating 6.7219K votes
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Rodney Skinner
IMDb rating 5.8193K votes
Calibre2018as Logan McClay
IMDb rating 6.840K votes
Outlaw King2018as Angus Og Macdonald, Lord of Islay
IMDb rating 6.989K votes
Flight of the Phoenix2004as Alex Rodney
IMDb rating 6.159K votes
The 13th Warrior1999as Weath - Musician
IMDb rating 6.6140K votes
The Adventures of Tintin2011as Lieutenant Delcourtvoice
IMDb rating 7.3258K votes
Red Road2006as Clyde
IMDb rating 6.814K votes

Most often with

Eleven actors appear in two 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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Toby Jones

Eddie Marsan

Colin Farrell

Derek Jacobi

Keith Allen

David Hemmings

Films together

Toby Jones2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Toby Jones's page
- Marvellous2014IMDb rating 7.8Curran as Lou MacariJones as Neil Baldwin
- The Adventures of Tintin2011IMDb rating 7.3Curran as Lieutenant DelcourtvoiceJones as Silkvoice
Eddie Marsan2 films together, 2005 to 2006
Eddie Marsan's page
- Miami Vice2006IMDb rating 6.1Curran as Aryan BrotherMarsan as Nicholas
- Beowulf & Grendel2005IMDb rating 5.8Curran as HondsciohMarsan as Father Brendan
Colin Farrell2 films together, 2006 to 2009
Colin Farrell's page
- Ondine2009IMDb rating 6.8Curran as AlexFarrell as Syracuse
- Miami Vice2006IMDb rating 6.1Curran as Aryan BrotherFarrell as Sonny Crockett
Derek Jacobi2 films together, 2000 to 2006
Derek Jacobi's page
- Underworld: Evolution2006IMDb rating 6.7Curran as MarcusJacobi as Corvinus
- Gladiator2000IMDb rating 8.5Curran as Assassin #1Jacobi as Gracchus
Keith Allen2 films together, 1994
Keith Allen's page
- Captives1994IMDb rating 6.2Curran as SpiderAllen as Lenny
- Shallow Grave1994IMDb rating 7.2Curran as Travel AgentAllen as Hugo
David Hemmings2 films together, 2000 to 2003
David Hemmings's page
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003IMDb rating 5.8Curran as Rodney SkinnerHemmings as Nigel
- Gladiator2000IMDb rating 8.5Curran as Assassin #1Hemmings as Cassius
Also two films together5 more actors
- Shane WestThe Presence (2010) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
- Mackenzie CrookEat Locals (2017) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
- Steven CreeOutlaw King (2018) and Marvellous (2014)
- Marek VasutThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) and Blade II (2002)
- Dave PowerShuttle (2008) and The Good German (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Tony Curran's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

18 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

18Worldwide figure
1US gross only
3Never in cinemas
5Figure not found

Top grosser

Gladiator2000Assassin #1$466 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Gladiator2000as Assassin #1
$466M27.8% of the total
2
The Adventures of Tintin2011as Lieutenant Delcourt (voice)
$374M22.3% of the total
3
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003as Rodney Skinner
$179M10.7% of the total
4
Miami Vice2006as Aryan Brother
$164M9.8% of the total
5
Blade II2002as Priest
$155M9.2% of the total
6
Underworld: Evolution2006as Marcus
$111M6.6% of the total
7
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son2011as Chirkoff
$83M4.9% of the total
8
The 13th Warrior1999as Weath - Musician
$62M3.7% of the total