Tony Carran is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Doctor Who and Roots, as well as in the film Another World: Evolution.
Early life
Anthony "Tony" Carran was born on December 13, 1969 in Glasgow. He is a graduate of the Catholic School of Holyrood Secondary School, as well as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Career
Fame began to come to Tony after filming the BBC television series "This Life". Since then, the Scottish actor has appeared in many different series and films.
Tony Carran played the role of the Invisible Man in the League of Outstanding Gentlemen. To portray the Invisible Man, he wore a special suit that turned him into a walking blue screen. Carran himself says that in this suit he looked like a "smurf under LSD." During his career, the actor also had to play vampires: the Priest in the film Guillermo del Toro "Blade 2" and Marcus Cornus in the film Len Wiseman "Another World: Evolution".
In the critically acclaimed TV series "Special Forces Elite," Tony played the role of Sergeant Pete Twamley. The series has become one of the most watched television shows in the world and aired in more than 100 countries. At the beginning of the third season, the character of Carran was killed, and in 2005 the actor had to leave the series. Ross Kemp, starring Sergeant Hanno Garvey, says: “I’m upset that most of the characters in the original cast were killed. People I worked with for several years. But what to do, you need to move on.”
In 2006, Carran appeared in the movie "Red Road" and in the same year shared with fans the news that he would play the role of Lieutenant Delcourt in Stephen Spielberg's film "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn", which was subsequently released in 2011. He also played Van Goga in two episodes of the popular British series Doctor Who.
As for the list of villains, today it includes the roles of the Russian mafioso in the TV series 24 Hours, the insidious alien in the science fiction television series Challenge, Moriarty's ally, sworn enemy of Sherlock Holmes, in the TV series Elementary and the elder of vampires in the picture "Another World: Evolution".
In addition to numerous roles in film and television, Carran has experience in the video game industry. He voiced the character of Captain McMillan in the 2011 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
In 2016, Tony signed a contract for one of the few in his career to play a major role in the British television series Reckless.
Personal life
Tony Carran decides to move to Los Angeles only in 2004. It was a spontaneous decision, which later turned out to be very successful both in his career and in his personal plan. In 2008, at a party, Tony met actress May Nguyen, and four years later they began to live in a legal marriage. Now the couple is already growing up a four-year-old daughter.
The actor has a hobby. Tony loves football and once in the London team The Waxers played for the right midfielder. This is one of the options for its self-realization.
Among other things, Carren takes an active part in charity marathons. He is also a regular participant in the annual events organized by Friends in New York during the celebration of Scottish Week.