birth_place article_title name birth_date
scotland john mcglynn -lrb- actor -rrb-
 john mcglynn 8 september 1953
john mcglynn -lrb- actor -rrb-

john mcglynn -lrb- born 8 september 1953 -rrb- is a scottish actor .
his most notable role was that of vet calum buchanan in the british television series `` all creatures great and small '' between january 1988 and september 1989 .
he played the part of dr. richard earle in the british granada tv mystery series rosemary and thyme in 2004 in the ` swords into ploughshares ' episode .
he played the part of di tom adams in the bbc crime thriller series silent witness in series 1 , 1996 .
he played balmoral castle 's head gillie in the 2006 film `` the queen '' .
mcglynn 's debut as a professional actor was in 1975 at the young lyceum theatre in edinburgh , scotland , in a new play , `` if ye died wi'a face like that '' , by glaswegian writer william grant .
he was already working with the company as a drummer , contributing to the pre-recorded soundtrack for the above production .
he remained with the company for the next two years , performing as an actor , drummer and singer in `` cry wolf '' , `` the water babies '' , `` a midsummer night 's dream '' and `` under milk wood '' .
he also worked as a singer/drummer/actor with the scottish 7:84 company in `` my pal and me '' and `` the trembling giant '' , both written by john mcgrath .
after 7:84 ceased operations , mcglynn was engaged by the wildcat theatre co. , which emerged from it , in `` his master 's voice '' and `` the complete history of rock 'n' roll '' .
