John Bell ( Scottish actor ) - wikipedia John Bell ( Scottish actor ) John Bell Bell at the Hobbitcon III convention in Bonn, Germany on April 5, 2015 ( 1997 - 10 - 20 ) October 20, 1997 ( age 20 ) Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, U.K. Occupation Actor Years active 2007 -- present John Bell ( born October 20, 1997 ) is a Scottish actor who played Bain in two installments of the Hobbit film series, Angus in Battleship, Helius in Wrath of the Titans and as Toby Coleman in Tracy Beaker Returns. Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 Audio drama 4 References 5 External links Career Bell made his TV debut in 2007 when he played Creet in the episode `` Utopia '' of Doctor Who after he won the role in a Blue Peter competition. In March 2008, he was the lead singing boy in a promotional trailer for the BBC 1 talent show ' I 'd Do Anything '. In 2009, Bell played the lead role of Connor in Transit, a short drama. Bell appeared in his first film role in 2009 when he starred as young orphan Tomas in A Shine of Rainbows. From 2009 - 2010, he portrayed Anthony Weaver in TV series Life of Riley, and, in 2011, appeared in TV movie Hattie as Robin Le Mesurier. From 2010 - 2011, Bell starred as Toby Coleman in BAFTA winning children 's television series, Tracy Beaker Returns. In July 2011, he was named by Screenterrier as one of the top 12 British rising stars. In 2012, Bell portrayed Helius in the fantasy film Wrath of the Titans and then as Angus in the science fiction war film Battleship. He then appeared as Billy Bempsy in TV mini series Hatfields & McCoys. In 2013 and 2014, he portrayed Bain, son of Bard the Bowman, in epic adventure fantasy films The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies. Also in 2013, he portrayed Jamie Carr in an episode of TV series Midsomer Murders. Bell is currently playing a teenage `` Young '' Ian Murray in Outlander Series 3. His character first appears in Episode 6 : `` A. Malcolm ''. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Transit Connor Short film 2009 A Shine of Rainbows Tomas 2012 Wrath of the Titans Helius Battleship ( film ) Angus 2013 The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug Bain 2014 Tracks Ed Short film The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies Bain 2015 Billy the Kid Billy Short film 2017 T2 Trainspotting Young Spud Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Doctor Who Creet Episode : `` Utopia '' 2009 - 2010 Life of Riley Anthony Weaver 2010 - 2011 Tracy Beaker Returns Toby Coleman 2011 Hattie Robin Le Mesurier TV Movie 2013 Midsomer Murders Jamie Carr Episode : `` The Sicilian Defence '' 2017 Into the Badlands Gabriel 2017 - present Outlander Ian Murray Audio drama Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty : The Dragon And The Raven Young Harold References ^ Jump up to : `` John Bell Q&A ''. Kidzworld.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Shine of Rainbows ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ Doan, Brian. `` A Shine of Rainbows Movie Review ( 2010 ) ''. Roger Ebert. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` ScreenTerrier : Tracy Beaker Returns ''. Screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ Categorized as ( 15 October 2012 ). `` Wrath Of The Titans DVD Review ''. The Hollywood News. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Review : Wrath of the Titans ''. Slackerwood. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Wrath Of The Titans Review : Epic, Visually Breathtaking, But Lacks Depth ''. Whatculture.com. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ ScreenTerrier ( 19 November 2010 ). `` ScreenTerrier : Tracy Beaker 's John Bell joins Battleship ''. Screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive ! Q&A with Hobbit Actor John Bell Middle - earth News ''. News.mymiddleearth.com. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Watch The Hobbit World Premiere Live ''. Cinemovie.tv. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` And So it Begins : First Screen Shot from The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug ''. SciFi Mafia. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013. External links John Bell on IMDb LCCN : no2013081401 VIAF : 305044480 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Bell_(Scottish_actor)&oldid=826896515 '' Categories : 1997 births 21st - century Scottish male actors Living people People from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish male child actors Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors Scottish male voice actors Hidden categories : Use British English from May 2015 Use dmy dates from April 2014 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Nederlands Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 21 February 2018, at 16 : 04. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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