Greg McHugh
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1980-01-05 (age 46)
Biography
Greg McHugh is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series Gary: Tank Commander.
He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980. His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher. McHugh has two older brothers.
McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School. He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult.
McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the Edinburgh accent.
McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the Still Game episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Shetland
2013
as Colin Waite
A Discovery of Witches
2018
as Hamish / Hamish Osborne
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Contestant
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Self - Contestant
Fresh Meat
2011
as Howard McGregor
Guilt
2019
as Teddy / Teddy McLean
Man vs Bee
2022
as Coleman
How Not to Live Your Life
2008
as Randy
The A Word
2016
as Eddie Scott
Dates
2013
as Callum
Dog Squad
2022
as Dan (voice)
Traitors
2019
as David Hennessey
Only Child
2024
as Richard Pritchard
Super Happy Magic Forest
2024
as Herbert (voice)
Gary: Tank Commander
2009
as Gary McLintoch
Movies (10)
Marvellous
2014
as Malcolm
Ooh the Banter!
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Kicking Off
2015
as Cliff
Two Doors Down
2013
as Tony
Faithful
2025
as Michael
Gary's War
2008
as Gary McLintosh
The Incredible Will and Greg
2008
as Various
Phone Home
2012
as Astronaut (voice)
Bad Education: Christmas Special
2013
as Bonehead
Gary: Tank Commander's Election Special
2016
About Greg McHugh
Greg McHugh is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series Gary: Tank Commander. He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980. His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher. McHugh has two older brothers. McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School. He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgo… With 25 credits spanning from 2003 to 2025, Greg McHugh has appeared in 10 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Greg McHugh Movies
- Marvellous (2014) — as Malcolm
- Ooh the Banter! (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- Kicking Off (2015) — as Cliff
- Two Doors Down (2013) — as Tony
- Faithful (2025) — as Michael
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