Graham McTavish

**Graham James McTavish** (born 4 January 1961) is a Scottish film, television and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Dwalin in *The Hobbit* film trilogy, Dougal Mackenzie in the Starz series *Outlander* and the Saint of Killers in the AMCseries *Preacher*. McTavish's first professional role, in 1986, was in episode two of Walt Disney's mini-series Return to Treasure Island.[4] He next featured in 1988's *Freedom Fighter*(aka *Wall of Tyranny*), which was broadcast on ITV and starred Tony Danza as a man who helped those living in East Berlin cross the Berlin Wall.[5] Popular fantasy-adventure series *Highlander*, which centered on an immortal man tasked with fighting evil, saw McTavish in the series four episode "Judgement Day" in 1996 and TV movie *Merlin* saw him co-star as Rengal in 1998.[6][7] Between 1998-1999, he went on to appear in several episodic television series including a three-part episode of ITV's Glasgow based crime drama *Taggart*, BBC One medical drama *Casualty*, BBC Two's sci-fi sitcom *Red Dwarf*, and ITV's police drama *Heartbeat*.[8][9][10][11]

In 2000, McTavish guest-starred in ITV's mini-series *The Stretch*, a two-part crime drama centering on crime boss Terry Green and his wife Sam.[12][13] The next year guest-starred on a series two episode of BBC One's long-running medical drama *Doctors*.[14] In 2002, he had guest spots on BBC One's comedy *Celeb*, ITV's crime drama *Rose & Maloney*, and ABC's fantasy mini-series *Dinotopia*.[15][16][17] The following year he featured in an episode of ITV's mystery drama *Rosemary & Thyme*, three episodes of ITV's gangster drama *Family*, and two episodes of BBC's mini-series *The Last King* (aka *Charles II: The Power and the Passion*).[18][19][20][21] BBC's crime drama *Murphy's Law* (2004), a serial revolving around an undercover police officer in London, saw McTavish guest-star in the series two episode "Bent Moon On the Rise", followed by a turn as Captain James Stagg in BBC's made for TV Film *D-Day 6.6.1944*.[22][23]

McTavish returned to the crime drama *Taggart* in 2005's episode "Mind Over Matter" and to medical drama *Casualty* in the series nineteen episode "Baby Love".[24][25] That same year he was cast in two separate series based upon events from the rise of the Roman Empire. First was a five episode role as General Rapax in ABC's mini-series *Empire,* which chronicled Octavius, who would become Emperor Augustus.[26] Second was a two-episode stint as Urbo in HBO's Golden Globe nominated series *Rome*.[27][28][29] He went on to a recurring role in ITV's police procedural drama *The Bill*.[30]McTavish finished out the year by starring in two made for TV movies, *Good Girl, Bad Girl*, the story of a set of twins who tangle with a drug dealer, and *Sharpe's Challenge*, a drama surrounding a British Soldier (Sean Bean) during the Napoleonic Wars.[31]

See also: Ghost Whisperer § Webisodes

2007 saw McTavish feature in numerous episodic television productions. He portrayed The Dark Spirit in a three episode guest appearance on CBS's web series *Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side,* which explored the world through the ghost's perspective. The series is a spin-off of their supernatural series *Ghost Whisperer*.[32] From there he had guest appearances in BBC One's dramas *Jekyll* and *New Tricks*, ITV's medical drama *The Royal*, CBS's FBI centered drama *Numb3rs*, police procedural *NCIS*, and family drama *Cane*.[33][34][35][36][37][38] The next year he landed the role Ferguson in the fourth season of Fox's popular drama *Prison Break*.[39] In the fourth season of ABC's hit science fiction series *Lost,* McTavish guest starred as Desmond's drill sergeant.[40] He also appeared in ABC's supernatural thriller *Pushing Daisies* and CBS's crime drama *CSI: Miami*.[41][42] In 2009, McTavish returned to CBS for a guest starring role, opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt, in the supernatural drama *Ghost Whisperer*.[43]

McTavish portrayed Russian foreign minister Mikhail Novakovich in a seven episode stint on Fox's hit series *24* in 2010*.*[44] He went on to appear in an episode of Fox's action comedy series *The Good Guys,* which revolves around two detectives stuck solving small crimes.[45] In September 2013, it was announced that he had been cast as Dougal MacKenzie, war chief of the MacKenzie clan, in Starz's time-travel drama series *Outlander*. The series is an adaption of the bestselling novels by author Diana Gabaldon and premiered on 9 August 2014 to positive reviews from both critics and television audiences.[46][47] McTavish would reprise the role throughout seasons one and two.[48] In 2016, McTavish landed the recurring role of the Saint of Killers in AMC's drama Preacher, which is based upon Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's comic book series of the same name.[49][50][51]

2018 saw McTavish feature in the recurring role of Andrew MacGregor in USA Network's science fiction series *Colony*, which explores earth after an alien attack.[52]Season four of the Netflix drama *Lucifer*, with McTavish in the recurring role of Father Kinley, debuted in 2019. The series was based upon Neil Gaiman's Lucifer character from The Sandman comics.[53][54]

*For Queen and Country* (1988), a social drama from director Martin Stellman, featured McTavish opposite Denzel Washington in his first professional film role.[55] The next year he had a small part in Terry Jones' mythological comedy *Erik the Viking*, which was written and performed in the style of a Monty Python film.[56] Working once again with director Terry Jones, McTavish portrayed a drunken weasel in 1996's *Mr. Toad's Wild Ride*, an adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's children's classic *The Wind in the Willows*.[57] He went on to star in director Jeremy Freeston's 1997 adaptation of Shakespeare's *Macbeth*, opposite Jason Connery.[58] McTavish performed in two documentaries on Shakespearean works in 1997. The first was Cromwell Productions' *King Lear: A Critical Guide*, where he portrayed Albany. Second was *Julius Caesar: A Critical Guide*, where he portrayed Brutus.[59][60] He continued with Shakespeare in 1999 by portraying the Duke of Albany in *King Lear*, opposite Brian Blessed.[61]

McTavish's next feature film was 2002's *Ali G Indahouse,* where he portrayed a customs officer, followed by 2003's *Dot the i*, where he portrayed a detective opposite Tom Hardy.[62][63] He went on to portray a submarine captain in director Jan de Bont's *Lara CroftTomb Raider: The Cradle of Life*.[64] The next year he was featured in Buena Vista Pictures' action adventure film *King Arthur*.[65] In 2008, McTavish starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in *Rambo*, the fourth film in the franchise based upon David Morrell's 1972 novel *First Blood*.[66] His next film, director Richard Wellings-Thomas' comedy *Sisterhood*, saw McTavish in the role of Martin.[67] 2009 saw several film roles for McTavisg, including prison drama *Green Street 2,* independent horror film *Penance,* Jason Connery's thriller *Pandemic,* and the dramatic comedy *Middle Men*, opposite Luke Wilson.[68][69][70][71][72]

In 2010, McTavish had a supporting role in Disney's *Secretariat*, based upon the true story of Penny Chenery and the racehorse who would win the first American Triple Crown in twenty-five years.[73] He would go on to feature in *The Wicker Tree*(2011)*,* Robin Hardy's sequel to his 1973 film *The Wicker Man,* and Sony Pictures' action film *Columbiana*, opposite Zoe Saldana.[74][75] Between 2012 and 2014, he portrayed the dwarf Dwalin in director Peter Jackson's Empire Award winning *The Hobbit* trilogy.[76][77] McTavish completed 2014 with a supporting role in action the adventure film *Plastic*, opposite Ed Speleers, and director Jonathan King's independent sci-fi thriller *REALITi*.[78][79] The next year he portrayed Ricky Conlan (Tony Bellew)'s boxing trainer Tommy Holiday in *Creed,* the seventh film in the Rocky franchise.[80] McTavish became the only actor to perform opposite Sylvester Stallone in his roles as Rocky Balboa and John Rambo.[81]

Disney's *The Finest Hours*, based upon the true story of a daring Coast Guard rescue in 1952, saw McTavish co-star opposite Chris Pine and Eric Bana in 2016.[82] He then appeared, as himself, in director Yaniv Rokah's documentary *Queen Mimi*, which recounted the life of a homeless woman in Santa Monica, California.[83] In 2017, McTavish starred in director Niall Johnson's western thriller *The Stolen*, followed by a cameo as King Atlan in the DC Comics/Warner Brothers film *Aquaman*.[84][85][86] Director Adam Sigal's independent film *Sargasso* saw McTavish in a starring role in early 2019.[87] McTavish is currently working on his directoral debut, titled *This Guest of Summer*, which was partially funded though IndiGoGo, a popular crowd funding platform. Besides directing, he will also star in the film alongside fellow *Outlander* alumni Stephen Walters and Duncan Lacroix and fellow *The Hobbit* alumni Dean O'Gorman and Adam Brown.[88][89][90][91]

McTavish's first voice work was in The WB's children's cartoon *What's New, Scooby Doo?* (2005), where he performed additional voices for a 2005 episode. He next appeared in the recurring role of Sebastian Shaw in Nicktoons' 2009 animated Marvel Comics series *Wolverine and the X-Men*.[92][93] McTavish continued in the Marvel Universe by portraying the villain Loki in the direct-to-video animated feature *Hulk Versus* and Disney XD's animated series *The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes*.[94][95][96][97] In 2010, he portrayed the lead role of Dante in *Dante's Infero: An Animated Epic*, opposite Mark Hamill. The direct-to-video feature was a companion piece to Electronic Arts' video game *Dante's Inferno*, which was based upon Dante Alighieri's fourteenth century epic poem *Divine Comedy*.[98][99]

2011 saw McTavish feature in director Mike Disa's direct-to-video sci-fi animated feature *Dead Space: Aftermath* in the role of Captain Caleb Campbell.[100][101] From there, between 2015 and 2017, he had a recurring voice role in Nickelodeon's animated series *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* and a guest spot in an episode of *Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness* (2016).[102][103][104][105] McTavish would go on to feature in Cartoon Network's animated series *Transformers: Robots in Disguise,* in the dual roles of Titus and Vernon, while Disney XD's update of popular cartoon *Duck Tales* saw him in the role of Fergus McDuck, Scrooge's father.[106][107][108][109]McTavish currently stars as Dracula in Netflix's animated series *Castlevania*, an adaptation of Konami's Gothic horror video game series.[110][111] Two seasons have been produced, and a third has been announced, with McTavish reprising his role as Dracula alongside Richard Armitage's protagonist Trevor Belmont.[112][113]

Guerrilla Games' action game *Killzone: Liberation (2006)*, a sequel to its popular game *Killzone*, was McTavish's first professional voice role in video games.[114][115] He would go on, in 2009, to portray Commander Lucius in Epic Games' *Shadow Complex,* Crimson in Tecmo Koei's *Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2,* Arl Eamon Guerrin in BioWare's *Dragon Age: Origins,* Archer in Activision's *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,* and Wilcox in Electronic Arts' *The Saboteur*.[116][9][117][118][119] McTavish also provided both the voice and motion capture work for the main antagonist Zoran Lazarević in action-adventure game *Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.*[120] The next year he provided the voice of the main protagonist Dante Alighieri in *Dante's Inferno,* Khan in *Metro 2033,* the *Decepticon Thundercracker in Transformers: War for Cybertron,*and Viktor Barisov in Activision's *Singularity.*[121][122][123]*[124]*[114][125]

In 2011, McTavish provided the voices of antagonist Joseph Bertrand III in *Infamous 2,* an imperial guardsman in *Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, a*ClawHammer soldier in *SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs,* Caddoc in *Hunted: The Demon's Forge,* and Ivan Stagleishov in *Ace Combat: Assault Horizon*.[126][127][128][129][130] McTavish also provided both the voice and motion capture work for the main antagonist Zoran Lazarević and Charlie Cutter in *Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception*.[131][132][133] He would reprise both roles in 2016's *Uncharted 4: A Thief's End* after voicing Sebastian Malory/Sir Percival in 2015's third-person action-adventure game *The Order: 1886.*[134][135][136][137]

McTavish has also provided additional voices for *Medieval II: Total War,* *Heavenly Sword*, *007: Quantum of Solace*, *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized,* *Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,* and *Star Wars: The Old Republic*.[114][138][94]