Graham McTavish Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for an Online Film & Television Association Award for best original song for the song "Misty Mountains" in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in 2013
• Started out performing in theatre with Dundee Rep
• Quote: "[on reading "The Lord of the Rings"] "It allowed me to disappear into a whole different world that I always looked forward to going back to while I was reading it․""
• Quote: "If you get too hide-bound by other people's interpretations, or how people think it should be done it stifles the very thing you're looking for which is something very spontaneous and real․"
• Well known for his roles in the series "Outlander" and "The Hobbit" film series
• Served as the 17th grand marshall of the New York Tartan Day Parade
• Named two axes belonging to his character in the "The Hobbit" after writer Emily Bronte's dogs, Grasper and Keeper