{{Short description|Scottish actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Colin McCredie | image = Colin McCredie, CamGlen Radio 1 Mar 2019.jpg | caption = McCredie at CamGlen Radio | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|06|8}} | birth_place = Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | occupation = Actor | known_for = Taggart }}

'''Colin McCredie''' (born 8 June 1972 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles as DC Stuart Fraser in the STV drama ''Taggart'' and Nick Morrison in ''River City''. His film appearances include ''Shallow Grave'' (1994) and ''The Missing Postman'' (1997).

==Biography== Colin grew up in Perth and began acting as a child at Perth Theatre before attending the Scottish Youth Theatre. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and graduated in 1993. He joined ''Taggart'' aged 23 and appeared in over 75 episodes from 1995 to 2010.

In December 2009 McCredie was informed that he and his character would not be returning for the next series of ''Taggart''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2009/12/30/taggart-star-colin-mccredie-is-sacked-from-tv-show-after-15-years-in-a-phone-86908-21931342/ |title=Taggart star Colin McCredie is sacked from TV show in phone call after 15 years |publisher=Dailyrecord.co.uk |date=2009-12-30 |accessdate=2013-08-24 |archive-date=21 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721050957/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2009/12/30/taggart-star-colin-mccredie-is-sacked-from-tv-show-after-15-years-in-a-phone-86908-21931342/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 15 October 2010, it was announced that McCredie would be joining the BBC Scotland drama ''River City'', playing the role of Nick Morrison.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian McIver |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2010/10/15/former-taggart-star-colin-mccredie-lands-new-role-on-river-city-86908-22635570/ |title=Former Taggart star Colin McCredie lands new role on River City |publisher=Daily Record |date=2010-10-15 |accessdate=2013-08-24}}</ref>

McCredie is a patron of the Scottish Youth Theatre and a supporter of his hometown football team St Johnstone, where he sponsors a player.

On 10 January 2011 it was announced that McCredie would be joining Sharleen Spiteri and Dawn Steele in the forthcoming Scottish film ''Between Weathers''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-12135282 |title=Taggart's Colin McCredie in Between Weathers role |publisher=BBC |date=2011-01-10 |accessdate=2013-08-24 |archive-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028222930/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-12135282 |url-status=live }}</ref> He appeared in the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play ''Care'' by Clara Glynn, and also as the Dad in the CBeebies series ''Woolly and Tig'' which stars his daughter Betsy and sister-in-law Jenny Ryan<ref name="scotsman.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/jenny-ryan-causing-trouble-i-ve-got-that-one-cracked-1-1271678|title=Jenny Ryan - 'Causing trouble . . I've got that one cracked!'|date=30 August 2008|work=The Scotsman|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141246/http://www.scotsman.com/news/jenny-ryan-causing-trouble-i-ve-got-that-one-cracked-1-1271678|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is made by Tattiemoon, the makers of ''Balamory''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul English |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2011/12/22/taggart-star-colin-mccredie-swaps-cops-for-daughters-in-new-cbeebies-role-from-makers-of-balamory-86908-23652685/ |title=Taggart star Colin McCredie swaps cops for daughters in new Cbeebies role from Balamory creators |publisher=Daily Record |date=2011-12-22 |accessdate=2013-08-24}}</ref>

He played Alan McCombes in the Tommy Sheridan play ''I, Tommy'' by Ian Pattison at The Gilded Balloon Edinburgh in August and at King's Theatre, Glasgow in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://glasgowtheatreblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/i-tommy-rise-and-fall-of-tommy-sheridan.html/|url-access=limited|title=I, Tommy: Rise and fall of Tommy Sheridan|date=May 2012|website=Glasgow Theatre Blog}}</ref>

==Television== *''Woolly and Tig'' - Tattiemoon for CBeebies *''River City'' - BBC Scotland *''Taggart'' - STV Productions *''The Missing Postman'' - BBC Scotland *''The Pen'' - BBC Scotland Tartan Short *''Karmic Mothers'' - BBC Scotland Tartan Short *''Dr. Finlay'' - played Gerald Hynde *''Take the High Road'' *''The Holy City'' - played Patrick *''The Justice Game'' - played Mickey *''Takin' Over the Asylum'' - played Phil *''Mayflies'' - Scott<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/mayflies|title=Mayflies - Meet the cast and creatives behind the drama that 'discovers the joy and the costs of love'|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|date=19 December 2022|accessdate=20 December 2022|archive-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219140737/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/mayflies/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Theatre== *''I Tommy'' - played Alan McCombes (Gilded Balloon Edinburgh and King's Theatre Glasgow) *''The Ching Room'' - played Rory (Glasgow Oranmor, Edinburgh Traverse and Manchester Royal Exchange) *''Lysistrata'' - played Lysistrata (Glasgow Oranmor) *''The Corstorphine Road Nativity'' - played Wise Frankencense (Edinburgh Festival Theatre) *''Dealer's Choice'' - played Mugsy (Tron Theatre Company) *''Candide'' - played Candide (Suspect Culture Tour) *''Passing Places'' - played Brian (Traverse Theatre) *''Teechers - played Salty'' - (Byre Theatre) *''Glengarry Glen Ross'' - played Lingk (Arches Theatre)

==Film== *''Night is Day'' - played Taylor, in post-production (2011) *''The Perpetual Twilight of Gregor Black'' - (Cliffhanger Films) *''Pandaemonium'' - played Royal Messenger (Mariner Films) *''Small Faces'' - played Doug (Skyline) *''Shallow Grave'' - played Cameron (Figment Films) *''The Last Bus'' - played Graham Ogilvy

==Radio== *''Care'' - BBC Radio 4 March 2011 - played Charlie Fleming

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0566981}}

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