Andrew Scott
Known For
Acting
Born
1976-10-21 in Dublin, Ireland
Biography
Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include a British Academy Television Award, Silver Bear Berlin International Film Festival, and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Scott first came to prominence portraying James Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as the priest in the second series of Fleabag (2019) garnered him wider recognition. It earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his roles in the films Pride (2014), Spectre (2015), and 1917 (2019). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the romantic drama film All of Us Strangers (2023). In 2024, he starred as Tom Ripley in the thriller series Ripley, for which he received Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as a Peabody Award. On stage, Scott played the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 production of Present Laughter at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2005 for his role in A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Royal Court Theatre.
Most Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Black Mirror
as Chris Gillhaney
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Sherlock
as Jim Moriarty
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Band of Brothers
as John D. Hall
Horizon
as Narrator
Foyle's War
as James Devereaux
His Dark Materials
as Jopari
His Dark Materials
as John Parry
His Dark Materials
as Colonel John Parry
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Lee Ross
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Spectre
as C
Saving Private Ryan
as Soldier on the Beach
RIPLEY
as Tom Ripley
Fleabag
as The Priest
The Hollow Crown
as King Louis