
Andrew Scott
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1976-10-21 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include a British Academy Television Award, Silver Bear Berlin International Film Festival, and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Scott first came to prominence portraying James Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as the priest in the second series of Fleabag (2019) garnered him wider recognition. It earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his roles in the films Pride (2014), Spectre (2015), and 1917 (2019). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the romantic drama film All of Us Strangers (2023). In 2024, he starred as Tom Ripley in the thriller series Ripley, for which he received Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as a Peabody Award.
On stage, Scott played the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 production of Present Laughter at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2005 for his role in A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Royal Court Theatre.
Known For
TV Shows (33)

Jeopardy!
1984
as Self - Clue Presenter

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

Horizon
1964
as Narrator

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Black Mirror
2011
as Chris Gillhaney

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Sherlock
2010
as Jim Moriarty

Band of Brothers
2001
as John D. Hall

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

Foyle's War
2002
as James Devereaux

His Dark Materials
2019
as Jopari / John Parry / Colonel John Parry

School of Roars
2017
as Narrator

Fleabag
2016
as The Priest

Modern Love
2019
as Tobin

The Comeback
2005
as Brandon Wallick

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self

John Adams
2008
as Colonel William Smith

RIPLEY
2024
as Tom Ripley

The Hollow Crown
2012
as King Louis

Too Much
2025
as Jim Wenlich Rice

Garrow's Law
2009
as Captain Robert Jones

The Late Late Show
1962
as Self

Longitude
2000
as John Campbell

Dates
2013
as Christian

The Pursuit of Love
2021
as Lord Merlin

The Town
2012
as Mark Nicholas

Secret Safari: Into the Wild
2021
as Narrator

My Life in Film
2004
as Jones

Blackout
2012
as Dalien Bevan

Simon Schama's Shakespeare
2012

Earth's Seasonal Secrets
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (60)

Pressure
2026
as James Stagg

Saving Private Ryan
1998
as Soldier on the Beach

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
as Lee Ross

1917
2019
as Lieutenant Leslie

Spectre
2015
as C

Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
as Addison Bennett

Back in Action
2025
as Baron

Blue Moon
2025
as Richard Rodgers

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016
as Professor Moriarty

All of Us Strangers
2023
as Adam

Pride
2014
as Gethin

Victor Frankenstein
2015
as Inspector Turpin

Silent Things
2010
as Jake

Locke
2014
as Donal (voice)

Korea
1996
as Eamon Doyle

Killing Hitler
2003
as Sniper

Three Kings
2020
as Patrick

Catherine Called Birdy
2022
as Lord Rollo

Oslo
2021
as Terje Rød-Larsen

King Lear
2018
as Edgar

Fonda

A Dark Place
2018
as Donald Devlin

Handsome Devil
2017
as Dan Sherry

Elsinore
as Ian Charleson

Drinking Crude
1997
as Paul

Denial
2016
as Anthony Julius

Swallows and Amazons
2016
as Lazlov

The Delinquent Season
2018
as Chris

Longitude
2000
as John Campbell

A Place in Hell
2026

This Beautiful Fantastic
2016
as Vernon

The Scapegoat
2012
as Paul

Unlocking Sherlock
2014
as Himself / Jim Moriarty

People Watching
2025

The Love She Sought
1990
as Child in classroom

The Quatermass Experiment
2005
as Vernon

Quintessentially Irish
2024
as Self

Dead Bodies
2003
as Tommy McGann

Anton Chekhov's The Duel
2010
as Laevsky

Lennon Naked
2010
as Paul McCartney

Jimmy's Hall
2014
as Father Seamus

An Audience with Kylie
2023
as Self

Cognition
2020
as Elias

The Hope Rooms
2016
as Sean

Nora
2000
as Michael Bodkin

Miracle at Midnight
1998
as Michael Grunbaum

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
2019
as Garry Essendine

Heart of Darkness
as (voice)

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Walk the Blue Fields

Legacy
2013
as Viktor Koslov

The Stag
2013
as Davin

Sea Wall
2012
as Alex

The American
1998
as Valentin de Bellegarde

National Theatre Live: Vanya
2024
as Ivan / Sonya / Michael / Helena / Alexander / Maureen / Liam / Elizabeth

Little White Lie
2008
as Barry

Sweety Barrett
1999
as Danny

Chasing Cotards
2011
as Hart Elliot-Hinwood

Hamlet
2018
as Hamlet
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
2024
as Self
About Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include a British Academy Television Award, Silver Bear Berlin International Film Festival, and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Scott first came to prominence portraying James Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as the priest in the second series of Fleabag (2019… With 93 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Andrew Scott has appeared in 60 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Andrew Scott Movies
- Pressure (2026) — as James Stagg
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) — as Soldier on the Beach
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) — as Lee Ross
- 1917 (2019) — as Lieutenant Leslie
- Spectre (2015) — as C
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