Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1958)
Alastair Neil Duncan (born 29 January 1958) is a Scottish actor and real estate broker. He is sometimes credited as Neil Duncan. He is known for his voice over work in video games, movies and TV shows. Early life. Duncan was born on 29 January 1958 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Career. Duncan's breakout role was as side-kick DS Peter Livingstone to Mark McManus's "Taggart" in Scottish television's eponymous detective series. Leaving the show after the first two series, Duncan then appeared in the 1988 television adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles , starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Duncan's next key role was in the 1992 science fiction film Split Second", with Rutger Hauer. He continued with guest roles on television series and he appeared in other films such as "War Dogs", "Trick of the Eye", "Dazzle" (1995) and "Tower of Terror". Since the early 2000s, he has been doing voiceover work, including films like "" and video games like "Warlords Battlecry", "", "", "", "", "Final Fantasy XIV", "Mass Effect", "Infinity Blade II", "Infinity Blade III", "" and "", as well as animated television series: Alfred Pennyworth in "The Batman" and Adrian Toomes in "Marvel's Spider -Man". His most notable television guest appearances include episodes of "Tracey Takes On...", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Charmed", "Angel" and "Leverage". Duncan was one of 400 actors considered for the lead role in the international hit series "" but lost out to Adrian Paul yet he later guest-starred in the fifth season's episode "Dramatic License" as immortal Terence Coventry. Personal life. Duncan and his ex-wife, actress Anna Gunn, have two daughters.