Andrew Scott
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Black Mirror
Chris Gillhaney
2011
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Horizon
Narrator
1964
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Sherlock
Jim Moriarty
2010
Series
Band of Brothers
John D. Hall
2001
Series
Foyle's War
James Devereaux
2002
Series
His Dark Materials
Jopari
2019
Series
His Dark Materials
John Parry
2019
Series
His Dark Materials
Colonel John Parry
2019
Film
Saving Private Ryan
Soldier on the Beach
1998
Series
Fleabag
The Priest
2016
Film
1917
Lieutenant Leslie
2019
Series
The Comeback
Brandon Wallick
2005
Film
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Lee Ross
2025
Film
Pressure
James Stagg
2026
Film
Blue Moon
Richard Rodgers
2025
Film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Addison Bennett
2016
Film
Back in Action
Baron
2025
Series
Modern Love
Tobin
2019
Series
RIPLEY
Tom Ripley
2024
Series
The Hollow Crown
King Louis
2012
Film
All of Us Strangers
Adam
2023
Series
John Adams
Colonel William Smith
2008
Film
Spectre
C
2015
Series
The Late Late Show
Self
1962
Series
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Series
Too Much
Jim Wenlich Rice
2025
Series
Garrow's Law
Captain Robert Jones
2009
Series
School of Roars
Narrator
2017
Film
Locke
Donal (voice)
2014
Film
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Professor Moriarty
2016
Series
Dates
Christian
2013
Film
Victor Frankenstein
Inspector Turpin
2015
Film
Elsinore
Ian Charleson
2026
Series
Longitude
John Campbell
2000
Film
Pride
Gethin
2014
Series
The Pursuit of Love
Lord Merlin
2021
Film
King Lear
Edgar
2018
Film
This Beautiful Fantastic
Vernon
2016
Series
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2012
Series
The Town
Mark Nicholas
2012
Film
People Watching
2025
Series
Secret Safari: Into the Wild
Narrator
2021
Film
Margie Claus
Jack Frost (voice)
2027
Film
Jimmy's Hall
Father Seamus
2014
Series
My Life in Film
Jones
2004
Film
Handsome Devil
Dan Sherry
2017
Film
Oslo
Terje Rød-Larsen
2021
Film
Denial
Anthony Julius
2016
Film
A Dark Place
Donald Devlin
2018
Film
Fonda
Series
Blackout
Dalien Bevan
2012
Series
It Gets Worse
2026
Film
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Film
An Audience with Kylie
Self
2023
Film
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
Garry Essendine
2019
Film
Catherine Called Birdy
Lord Rollo
2022
Film
The Delinquent Season
Chris
2018
Film
Silent Things
Jake
2010
Film
A Place in Hell
2027
Film
Longitude
John Campbell
2000
Film
Anton Chekhov's The Duel
Laevsky
2010
Film
Swallows and Amazons
Lazlov
2016
Film
Lennon Naked
Paul McCartney
2010
Walk the Blue Fields
Film
The Love She Sought
Child in classroom
1990
Film
Killing Hitler
Sniper
2003
Series
Earth's Seasonal Secrets
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Cognition
Elias
2020
Film
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Jim Moriarty
2014
Film
The Stag
Davin
2013
Film
Nora
Michael Bodkin
2000
Film
Dead Bodies
Tommy McGann
2003
Film
Miracle at Midnight
Michael Grunbaum
1998
Film
Quintessentially Irish
Self
2024
Film
National Theatre Live: Vanya
Ivan / Sonya / Michael / Helena / Alexander / Maureen / Liam / Elizabeth
2024
Film
Drinking Crude
Paul
1997
Sea Wall
Alex
Film
Sweety Barrett
Danny
1999
Film
Hamlet
Hamlet
2018
Film
The Quatermass Experiment
Vernon
2005
Film
The Scapegoat
Paul
2012
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
Self
2024
Film
Three Kings
Patrick
2020
Film
Chasing Cotards
Hart Elliot-Hinwood
2011
Film
Legacy
Viktor Koslov
2013
Film
Little White Lie
Barry
2008
Film
Sea Wall
Alex
2012
Film
The Hope Rooms
Sean
2016
Film
The American
Valentin de Bellegarde
1998
Film
Korea
Eamon Doyle
1996
Film
Heart of Darkness
(voice)