Stephen McCole

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Stephen McCole is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring in the dark comedy series High Times,Paul English, [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2008/06/28/high-times-duo-stephen-and-paul-mccole-find-fame-in-unlikely-places-86908-20623944/ "High Times duo Stephen and Paul McCole find fame in unlikely places"], The Daily Record, 28 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009 the American comedy Rushmore,{{Cite web|url=http://rushmore.shootangle.com/academy/films/rushmore/yankeereview/magnusbuchan.html|title = The Rushmore Academy • Films • Rushmore}} and for his former role in BBC Scotland soap opera River City.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4vYGVBtN02tvV5cw6Dpy2M1/new-family-set-for-shieldinch|title = BBC Scotland – River City – New family set for Shieldinch}}

Career

In his best known role, High Times, McCole portrays Rab, an unemployed stoner who lives with his best friend in a bleak high-rise flat in Glasgow. The series, which received the 2004 BAFTA Scotland Best Drama Award,[http://www.baftascotland.co.uk/archive/scottish-awards-2004 The BAFTA Scotland Awards 2004], .baftascotland.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2090 also features McCole's older brother, Paul.Paul English [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2008/12/30/our-telly-critic-paul-english-picks-his-favourite-stv-shows-86908-21004136/ "Our telly critic Paul English picks his favourite STV shows"], The Daily Record, 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009 McCole credits the realism of his role to growing up in similar surroundings in Glasgow's Castlemilk housing estate.Aidan Smith, [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2666185 "Dramatic return of tall storey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609041250/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2666185 |date=9 June 2011 }}, Scotland on Sunday, 2 October 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2009

McCole also starred in the 2008 adventure comedy Stone of Destiny. He has appeared in The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998), The Acid House (1998), Postmortem (1998), Rushmore (1998) and the 2003 BBC One miniseries The Key. In 2005, he directed the short comedy film Electric Blues, written by his brother.Brian Beacom, [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-14309308.html "Brothers' Electric hit"]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, The Evening Times, 25 March 2005

From 2014, he became part of the main cast of BBC Scotland soap opera "River City", playing the role of Alan Lindsay, and left in 2015.

Filmography

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1996 \| The Crow Road \| Dean Watt \| 4 episodes
1998 \| The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star \| Wullie Macboyne \| 6 episodes
2001 \| Band of Brothers \| Frederick Heyliger \|Episode: "Crossroads"
2001 \|Blackout \|Rab \|Television film
2002 \|Sunday \|Para F \|Television film
2003 \| The Key \| Danny \| 3 episodes
2005 \| Holby City \| Liam King \|Episode: "Thin Ice"
2000–2006 \| Rebus \|Si McLeese Stanley Toal \| 2 episodes
2007 \| Kitchen \| Policeman \|Television film
2004–2008 \| High Times \| Rab \|12 episodes
2003–2008 \| Taggart \| Eddie Calder Kevin Nash \| 2 episodes
2010 \| Single Father \| Jimbo \|3 episodes
2011 \| The Field of Blood \| Danny Ogilvey \|2 episodes
2011 \| Young James Herriot \| Tommy Halliday \| Episode: #1.1
2012 \| The Hollow Crown \| Douglas \|Episode: "Henry IV, Part 1"
2012 \| Merlin \| Ragnor \|2 episodes
2014 \| River City \| Alan Lindsay \| 3 episodes
2014 \| The Sunny \| Kris \|Television film
2015 \| Atlantis \| Galenos \|Episode: "The Dying of the Light"
2016 \| The Crews \| Paul 'Pepe' Macready \| Episode: "The Old Firm"
2020 \| Outlander \| Graham Menzies \| Episode: "Perpetual Adoration"
2020 \|Save Me \|Paul \|Episode: #2.6
2020 \| Brassic \| Nathan Beasley \| Episode: "The Circus"
2021 \|Adam \|Mental Health Nurse \|Television film
2021 \|Too Close \|Johnny Hapgood \|Episode: #1.2
2021 \| Vigil \| Patrick Cruden \| 4 episodes
2021 \|Shetland \|Logan Creggan \|6 episodes
2022 \|Mayflies \|Woodbine \|2 episodes
2023 \|Dirty Water \|Legend \|3 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1996

| The Crow Road

| Dean Watt

| 4 episodes

1998

| The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

| Wullie Macboyne

| 6 episodes

2001

| Band of Brothers

| Frederick Heyliger

|Episode: "Crossroads"

2001

|Blackout

|Rab

|Television film

2002

|Sunday

|Para F

|Television film

2003

| The Key

| Danny

| 3 episodes

2005

| Holby City

| Liam King

|Episode: "Thin Ice"

2000–2006

| Rebus

|Si McLeese

Stanley Toal

| 2 episodes

2007

| Kitchen

| Policeman

|Television film

2004–2008

| High Times

| Rab

|12 episodes

2003–2008

| Taggart

| Eddie Calder

Kevin Nash

| 2 episodes

2010

| Single Father

| Jimbo

|3 episodes

2011

| The Field of Blood

| Danny Ogilvey

|2 episodes

2011

| Young James Herriot

| Tommy Halliday

| Episode: #1.1

2012

| The Hollow Crown

| Douglas

|Episode: "Henry IV, Part 1"

2012

| Merlin

| Ragnor

|2 episodes

2014

| River City

| Alan Lindsay

| 3 episodes

2014

| The Sunny

| Kris

|Television film

2015

| Atlantis

| Galenos

|Episode: "The Dying of the Light"

2016

| The Crews

| Paul 'Pepe' Macready

| Episode: "The Old Firm"

2020

| Outlander

| Graham Menzies

| Episode: "Perpetual Adoration"

2020

|Save Me

|Paul

|Episode: #2.6

2020

| Brassic

| Nathan Beasley

| Episode: "The Circus"

2021

|Adam

|Mental Health Nurse

|Television film

2021

|Too Close

|Johnny Hapgood

|Episode: #1.2

2021

| Vigil

| Patrick Cruden

| 4 episodes

2021

|Shetland

|Logan Creggan

|6 episodes

2022

|Mayflies

|Woodbine

|2 episodes

2023

|Dirty Water

|Legend

|3 episodes

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1997 \| Dead Eye Dick \| Joe \| Short film
1998 \| My Name Is Joe \| Mojo \|
1998 \| Postmortem \| George Statler Jr. \|
1998 \| The Acid House \| Boab \|
1997 \| Orphans \| John \|
1998 \| Rushmore \| Magnus Buchan \|
2000 \| Complicity \| Al \|
2000 \| Clean \| \| Short film
2000 \|A Small Piece of Paradise \|Stuart \|Short film
2001 \| Last Orders \| Young Vince \|
2002 \| The Magdalene Sisters \| Young Man in Car \|
2005 \| At the End of the Sentence \| Sue \|Short film
2008 \| Stone of Destiny \| Gavin Vernon \|
2009 \| Crying with Laughter \| Joey Frisk \|
2010 \| I'll Be Right Here \| Moffat \|Short film
2010 \| Neds \| Mr McLeod \|
2011 \| Perfect Sense \| Nice Official \|
2011 \|A Lonely Place to Die \|Mr. Mcrae \|
2011 \|Dignitas \| \|Short film
2013 \| The Wee Man \| Junior Thompson \|
2013 \|Turncoat \|Vince Deacon \|Short film
2014 \| Hole \| Thorne \|Short film
2015 \| The Legend of Barney Thomson \| Wullie Henderson \|
2016 \| True Value \| Regis \| Short film
2016 \| The Last Supper \| Uncle \| Short film
2017 \| Natalie \| Tony \| Short film
2018 \|Outlaw King \|Seamus Barbour Chamberlain \|
2018 \|Malevolent \|Frank \|
2019 \|Beats \|Sergeant Ian Black \|
2019 \|Connect \|Jeff \|
2020 \|A Gift from Bob \|Mark \|
2021 \|Don vs Lightning \|Murray \|Short film
2021 \|The Grief That Stole Christmas \|Lee \|Short film
2022 \|Broken Glass \|Jack \|Short film
2022 \|The Barber \|Solicitor \|
2023 \|Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance \|Fergus \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1997

| Dead Eye Dick

| Joe

| Short film

1998

| My Name Is Joe

| Mojo