Clive Russell - wikipedia Clive Russell Clive Russell Russell in 2014 ( 1945 - 12 - 07 ) 7 December 1945 ( age 71 ) Reeth, North Riding of Yorkshire, England Occupation Actor Years active 1960 -- present Clive Russell ( born 7 December 1945 ) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as, Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline in Ripper Street, Angus O'Connor in Happiness and Brynden Tully in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He also appeared in the Scottish sitcoms Still Game and Rab C Nesbitt as Big Innes and in teen drama Hollyoaks as Jack Osborne 's brother Billy Brodie. Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Television 1.2 Films 1.3 Edinburgh Fringe 2010 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links Life and career Russell was born in Reeth, England but brought up in Fife, Scotland. Russell first performed before an audience in 1960 on The Shari Lewis Show, but it was not until 1980 that he had his first real acting job -- performing on the London stage as the superintendent in Nobel Prize - winner Dario Fo 's satire Accidental Death of an Anarchist, about police corruption in Italy. The reviews were good, and he reprised that role for television in 1983. After further honing his skills in various British TV productions and a handful of films -- including Jute City, The Power of One, The Hawk and Seconds Out -- Russell received exposure before international audiences as Caleb Garth in the celebrated BBC miniseries Middlemarch, based on the George Eliot novel of the same name. A year later, he fell in love on the movie screen with Helena Bonham Carter in Margaret 's Museum, for which he earned a Genie nomination at the 16th Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. After more TV roles and another film, Russell played Ralph Fiennes ' father in another critically acclaimed film, Oscar and Lucinda. Growing recognition of his acting skills then brought him major roles in four major TV miniseries : Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, The Railway Children and The Mists of Avalon. Television Russell is a familiar and unforgettable face on British television and has appeared in numerous television series including Boys from the Blackstuff, Hope and Glory, Neverwhere, Great Expectations, The Mists of Avalon, Heartburn Hotel, Roughnecks, Monarch of the Glen, Waking the Dead, Silent Witness, Rockface, and Spaced. Russell has also made appearances in Still Game, Happiness, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Cracker. From 2005 to 2006, Russell played Phil Nail in ITV 's Coronation Street. Russell made an appearance in Waterloo Road as Lisa and Lenny Brown 's grandfather for one episode, also playing Billy Wilson for two in Shameless. He has appeared as Jock in the third series of the BBC 's Jam and Jerusalem, as `` Bayard, King of Mercia '' in Merlin and in Hotel Babylon as an artist forced to fake his own death when he is in debt. In 2012, he joined the cast of the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones as Brynden `` The Blackfish '' Tully. In 2016, he joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Billy, brother of established character Jack Osborne In January 2017 he had a small role in the BBC Three comedy `` Uncle '', portraying Sam and Andy 's father and later in the year appeared in Doc Martin. Films In Margaret 's Museum, a highly acclaimed film, he starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter as the Gaelic - speaking Neil Currie. Russell 's other film credits include Festival, Ladies in Lavender, King Arthur, Made of Honour, Lecture 21, The 13th Warrior and The Wolfman. He made an appearance in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes as Captain Tanner, and reprised the role in the film 's 2011 sequel, Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows. He appeared in the 2010 film The Wolfman as MacQueen. Russell also appeared in Robin Hardy 's The Wicker Tree which was released in the first quarter of 2012, playing the character of Beame alongside the Hobbit star Graham McTavish. He played Inspector Frederick Abberline in BBC One 's Ripper Street. He played Tyr in the live - action film Thor : The Dark World ( 2013 ). Edinburgh fringe 2010 In 2010, Russell made his debut one - man show Touching the Blue. Filmography Year Title Role Notes The Power of One Sgt. Bormann The Hawk Fatherland Krebs 1995 Margaret 's Museum Neil Currie Neverwhere Mr. Vandemar Oscar and Lucinda Theophilius 1999 Great Expectations ( 1999 film ) Joe 1999 The 13th Warrior Helfdane 2001 Spaced Damien Knox 2001 -- 2003 Happiness Angus O'Connor Main Cast 2002 Mad Dogs Thin man 2003 The Mayor of Casterbridge Newson TV Film Ladies in Lavender Adam Penruddocke King Arthur Lancelot 's Father The Rocket Post Angus Mackay Still Game Big Innes Series 3 Episode 4 `` Big Yin '' 2005 Faith Gordon TV Film 2005 Heartless Ricky 2005 -- 2006 Coronation Street Phill Nail Series Regular 2006 Mist : The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy McPherson TV Film 2007 The Yellow House Monsieur Roulin TV Film 2007 Joe 's Place Dave 2008 Made of Honour Cousin Finlay 2008 Lecture 21 Hoffmeister 2008 Merlin Bayard Series 1, Episode 4 : `` The Poisoned Chalice '' 2009 Book of Blood Wyburd 2009 Sherlock Holmes Capt. Tanner 2009 The Bill Danny Travis 2 episodes The Wolfman Maqueen Cup Cake Mute McGill The Fighter 's Ballad Father John 2011 The Wicker Tree Beame 2011 Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows Capt. Tanner 2012 -- 2016 Ripper Street Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline 2013 Mary, Queen of Scots Douglas 2013 Thor : The Dark World Tyr 2013 The List Peter 2013 -- 2016 Game of Thrones Brynden Tully 7 episodes 2014 The Amazing World of Gumball Manly Warrior Episode : `` The Kids '' 2015 After Bannockburn Robert Bruce 2016 The Young Messiah Weer 2016 Stella Uncle Clem 2016 Outlander Lord Lovat 1 episode 2016 Hollyoaks Billy Brodie Guest role 2017 Uncle Neville Guest role 2017 1066 : A Year to Conquer England Harald Hardrada Docudrama 2017 Back Paul Guest role References Jump up ^ Faith -- Cast Profiles & Interviews Clive Russell Archived 23 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Boys from the Blackstuff '' ( April 23, 2013 ) Wonders in the Dark Jump up ^ Clive Russell at FilmBug ^ Jump up to : Clive Russell on IMDb Jump up ^ Heartburn Hotel at British Comedy Guide Jump up ^ Clive Russell at Film Reference Jump up ^ Patten, Dominic ( 24 September 2012 ). `` ' Thor : The Dark World ' Adds Pair To Cast ''. Deadline.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones ' Clive Russell on Survivor 's Guilt, Brienne Shipping, and Where Blackfish Has Been All These Years ''. vulture.com. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ Schwartz, Terri ( 5 June 2016 ). `` Game of Thrones : Clive Russell on the Blackfish 's Mission ''. IGN. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ Minn, Hayley ( 21 August 2016 ). `` Game Of Thrones star Clive Russell joins Hollyoaks as Jack Osborne 's ex-con brother ''. ok.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` `` Thor : The Dark World '' adds Clive Russell and Richard Brake ``. ifc.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Edinburgh 2010 : Touching the Blue '' ( July 5, 2010 ) Broadway World Jump up ^ The Bill ; `` Prodigal Son -- Part 1 '' on IMDb Jump up ^ The Bill ; `` Prodigal Son -- Part 2 '' on IMDb Jump up ^ `` ' Outlander ' : Clive Russell On Playing Lord Lovat ''. Access Hollywood. Retrieved 28 September 2016. External links Clive Russell on IMDb Satellite Award for Best Cast -- Television Series 2000 The West Wing Alan Alda Stockard Channing Kristin Chenoweth Dulé Hill Allison Janney Moira Kelly Rob Lowe Joshua Malina Mary McCormack Janel Moloney Richard Schiff Martin Sheen Jimmy Smits John Spencer Bradley Whitford 2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Amber Benson Marc Blucas David Boreanaz Nicholas Brendon Charisma Carpenter Emma Caulfield Sarah Michelle Gellar Seth Green Alyson Hannigan Anthony Stewart Head James Marsters Michelle Trachtenberg 2005 Rescue Me Denis Leary John Scurti Daniel Sunjata Mike Lombardi Steven Pasquale Andrea Roth Callie Thorne Adam Ferrara Larenz Tate James McCaffrey Dean Winters 2006 Grey 's Anatomy Justin Chambers Eric Dane Patrick Dempsey Katherine Heigl T.R. Knight Sandra Oh James Pickens Jr. Ellen Pompeo Sara Ramirez Kate Walsh Isaiah Washington Chandra Wilson 2007 Mad Men Bryan Batt Anne Dudek Michael Gladis Jon Hamm Christina Hendricks January Jones Vincent Kartheiser Robert Morse Elisabeth Moss Kiernan Shipka Maggie Siff John Slattery Rich Sommer Aaron Staton 2009 True Blood Chris Bauer Mehcad Brooks Anna Camp Nelsan Ellis Michelle Forbes Mariana Klaveno Ryan Kwanten Todd Lowe Michael McMillian Stephen Moyer Anna Paquin Jim Parrack Carrie Preston William Sanderson Alexander Skarsgård Sam Trammell Rutina Wesley Deborah Ann Woll 2012 The Walking Dead Andrew Lincoln Sarah Wayne Callies Laurie Holden Norman Reedus Steven Yeun Lauren Cohan Chandler Riggs Melissa McBride Scott Wilson Danai Gurira Michael Rooker David Morrissey 2013 Orange Is the New Black Taylor Schilling Laura Prepon Michael J. Harney Michelle Hurst Kate Mulgrew Jason Biggs 2014 The Knick Clive Owen André Holland Jeremy Bobb Juliet Rylance Eve Hewson Michael Angarano Chris Sullivan Cara Seymour Eric Johnson David Fierro Maya Kazan Leon Addison Brown Grainger Hines Matt Frewer 2015 American Crime Felicity Huffman Timothy Hutton W. Earl Brown Richard Cabral Regina King Caitlin Gerard Benito Martinez Penelope Ann Miller Elvis Nolasco Johnny Ortiz 2016 Outlander Caitriona Balfe Sam Heughan Tobias Menzies Lotte Verbeek Laura Donnelly Steven Cree Duncan Lacroix Grant O'Rourke Gary Lewis Graham McTavish Stephen Walters Simon Callow Nell Hudson Dominique Pinon Stanley Weber Richard Rankin Sophie Skelton Andrew Gower Rosie Day Clive Russell Frances de la Tour VIAF : 11913007 LCCN : no97051471 BNF : cb14223118j ( data ) MusicBrainz : 5470471f - fced - 4d7c - b746 - fffd1f7f7d12 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clive_Russell&oldid=804907698 '' Categories : 1945 births Scottish male film actors Scottish male soap opera actors Scottish male television actors Living people Scottish people of English descent 20th - century Scottish male actors 21st - century Scottish male actors People associated with Fife Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links EngvarB from August 2014 Articles with hCards Use dmy dates from August 2014 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2017 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Italiano עברית Lëtzebuergesch Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 11 October 2017, at 21 : 09. 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Question: who plays the blackfish in game of thrones
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