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Dougray Scott is a film producer, stage actor and television actor, born on November 25, 1965 in Glenrothes, United Kingdom. As of 2026, Dougray Scott is 60 years old. Education on record includes Auchmuty High School and Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
My Take
Dougray Scott is one of those actors who always makes you think "he should be way more famous than he is." The Scottish guy trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and it shows — there's a real craft to his work that lifts whatever he's in. He came agonizingly close to playing Wolverine (scheduling conflicts on Mission: Impossible 2 cost him that role, and Hugh Jackman's career happened instead), but his turn as the villain Sean Ambrose in that film was genuinely slick. I love that he pivoted back toward grittier material and absolutely delivered in the Scottish crime drama Crime, earning an International Emmy and a BAFTA Scotland Award for it. That feels like the role that finally gave him the recognition he'd deserved for decades. Quietly excellent, consistently watchable.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dougray Scott
- Name (Japanese)
- ダグレイ・スコット
- Reading
- だぐれい・すこっと
- Born
- November 25, 1965 (age 60)
- Origin
- Glenrothes, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / stage actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
2. Background
- High school
- Auchmuty High School
- University
- Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Dougray Scott born?
Dougray Scott was born on November 25, 1965 and is 60 years old.
Where is Dougray Scott from?
Dougray Scott is from Glenrothes, United Kingdom.
What does Dougray Scott do?
Dougray Scott works as actor, film producer, stage actor, television actor.
Where did Dougray Scott study?
Dougray Scott attended Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
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