Angus Macfadyen

Birth Name:

Angus Macfadyen

Birth Place:

Glasgow, Scotland

Profession

Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

Won the Questors Theatre Student Playwriting Award for "1905" in 1991
Earned his Master's in French and English from the University of Edinburgh and trained in acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama
Made his acting debut as Phillip Benjamin in the 1991 TV movie "The Lost Language of Cranes․"
Quote: "Each character teaches me something new about who I am, it's like tuning into different wavelengths on the radio, each a different thought process, thankfully I have this job or they'd have locked me up long ago․․․"
Best known for his role as Robert the Bruce in "Braveheart" and as Peter MacCready in "We Bought a Zoo․"
Has often appeared on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in performances like "The Tempest" and "Cloud Nine․"
Traveled during much of his childhood, living in places like the Philippines, Singapore, and France

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