Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Acting
Born 1976-10-21Dublin, 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.

Movies (61)

Saving Private Ryan
8.2

Saving Private Ryan

1998Movie8.2
Pressure
7.8

Pressure

2026Movie7.8
1917
8.0

1917

2019Movie8.0
Spectre
6.6

Spectre

2015Movie6.6
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025Movie7.2
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016Movie6.6
Back in Action
6.4

Back in Action

2025Movie6.4
Blue Moon
6.6

Blue Moon

2025Movie6.6
Locke
6.9

Locke

2014Movie6.9
All of Us Strangers
7.4

All of Us Strangers

2023Movie7.4
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
7.8

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016Movie7.8
Victor Frankenstein
6.0

Victor Frankenstein

2015Movie6.0
Pride
7.7

Pride

2014Movie7.7
This Beautiful Fantastic
7.1

This Beautiful Fantastic

2016Movie7.1
King Lear
6.1

King Lear

2018Movie6.1
Elsinore

Elsinore

2026Movie
Catherine Called Birdy
6.0

Catherine Called Birdy

2022Movie6.0
Denial
6.8

Denial

2016Movie6.8
Handsome Devil
7.0

Handsome Devil

2017Movie7.0
Oslo
6.6

Oslo

2021Movie6.6
Margie Claus

Margie Claus

2027Movie
Silent Things
7.5

Silent Things

2010Movie7.5
Walk the Blue Fields

Walk the Blue Fields

Movie
Killing Hitler
6.5

Killing Hitler

2003Movie6.5
Fonda

Fonda

Movie
Longitude
7.4

Longitude

2000Movie7.4
A Dark Place
6.0

A Dark Place

2018Movie6.0
Sweety Barrett
6.0

Sweety Barrett

1999Movie6.0
The Scapegoat
6.4

The Scapegoat

2012Movie6.4
Cognition
6.7

Cognition

2020Movie6.7
Korea
8.0

Korea

1996Movie8.0
A Place in Hell

A Place in Hell

2027Movie
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
8.5

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter

2019Movie8.5
Swallows and Amazons
6.3

Swallows and Amazons

2016Movie6.3
Legacy
5.2

Legacy

2013Movie5.2
Jimmy's Hall
6.7

Jimmy's Hall

2014Movie6.7
Unlocking Sherlock
7.9

Unlocking Sherlock

2014Movie7.9
Drinking Crude
5.7

Drinking Crude

1997Movie5.7
Dead Bodies
5.5

Dead Bodies

2003Movie5.5
Lennon Naked
5.5

Lennon Naked

2010Movie5.5
Nora
5.3

Nora

2000Movie5.3
Miracle at Midnight
7.5

Miracle at Midnight

1998Movie7.5
The Delinquent Season
6.2

The Delinquent Season

2018Movie6.2
National Theatre Live: Vanya
7.2

National Theatre Live: Vanya

2024Movie7.2
People Watching

People Watching

2025Movie
The Stag
5.8

The Stag

2013Movie5.8
Little White Lie
4.0

Little White Lie

2008Movie4.0
Chasing Cotards
6.3

Chasing Cotards

2011Movie6.3
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
6.2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013Movie6.2
The American
5.4

The American

1998Movie5.4
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
5.9

Anton Chekhov's The Duel

2010Movie5.9
Sea Wall
7.5

Sea Wall

2012Movie7.5
Hamlet
6.4

Hamlet

2018Movie6.4
Three Kings

Three Kings

2020Movie
Quintessentially Irish
6.4

Quintessentially Irish

2024Movie6.4
The Quatermass Experiment
5.6

The Quatermass Experiment

2005Movie5.6
Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

Movie
The Hope Rooms

The Hope Rooms

2016Movie
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers

On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers

2024Movie
An Audience with Kylie
6.7

An Audience with Kylie

2023Movie6.7
The Love She Sought
6.8

The Love She Sought

1990Movie6.8

TV Shows (33)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
Jeopardy!
6.9

Jeopardy!

1984Series6.9
Black Mirror
8.3

Black Mirror

2011Series8.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
Horizon
7.5

Horizon

1964Series7.5
Band of Brothers
8.6

Band of Brothers

2001Series8.6
Sherlock
8.5

Sherlock

2010Series8.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
His Dark Materials
7.8

His Dark Materials

2019Series7.8
Foyle's War
7.9

Foyle's War

2002Series7.9
Fleabag
8.3

Fleabag

2016Series8.3
RIPLEY
7.9

RIPLEY

2024Series7.9
John Adams
7.7

John Adams

2008Series7.7
The Comeback
7.3

The Comeback

2005Series7.3
Modern Love
7.3

Modern Love

2019Series7.3
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2.9

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023Series2.9
The Hollow Crown
7.4

The Hollow Crown

2012Series7.4
School of Roars
6.0

School of Roars

2017Series6.0
The Late Late Show
5.6

The Late Late Show

1962Series5.6
Too Much
5.7

Too Much

2025Series5.7
Dates
6.7

Dates

2013Series6.7
Garrow's Law
7.7

Garrow's Law

2009Series7.7
Longitude
7.0

Longitude

2000Series7.0
The Pursuit of Love
6.6

The Pursuit of Love

2021Series6.6
The Town
6.2

The Town

2012Series6.2
Blackout
6.4

Blackout

2012Series6.4
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
10.0

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

2012Series10.0
My Life in Film
7.4

My Life in Film

2004Series7.4
Secret Safari: Into the Wild

Secret Safari: Into the Wild

2021Series
Earth's Seasonal Secrets
7.5

Earth's Seasonal Secrets

2016Series7.5