Ron Donachie

{{short description|Scottish actor}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox person |name = Ron Donachie |image = Ron Donachie.jpg |image_size = |caption = Donachie in 2013 |birth_name = Ronald Eaglesham Porter |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|4|26}} |birth_place = [[Dundee]], [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]], Scotland |education = [[Madras College]] |alma_mater = [[Glasgow University]] |occupation = Actor |years_active = 1980–present |spouse = {{marriage|Fiona Biggar|1989}} |children = 2, including [[Daniel Portman]] }} '''Ronald Eaglesham Porter''' (born 26 April 1956), known professionally as '''Ron Donachie''', is a Scottish character actor. He has appeared in supporting roles in films ''[[The Jungle Book (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1994), ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', and television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', in which he recurred as Ser Rodrik Cassel. He is however perhaps best known for portraying [[John Rebus|DI John Rebus]] in the [[BBC Radio 4]] dramatisations of [[Sir Ian Rankin]]'s ''[[Inspector Rebus|Rebus]]'' detective novels, a role he reprised for the stage play ''[[Rebus: Long Shadows]]''.

== Biography == === Early life and career === Ronald Porter was born in [[Dundee]], Scotland and educated at [[Madras College]], [[St Andrews]] <ref>[http://www.madrascollegearchive.org.uk/Pupils/4%20151/4%20151%203%204Y.jpg Madras College school photo September 1971, class 4Y, Ronald Porter is back row, fifth from left – The Madras College Archive] [http://www.madrascollegearchive.org.uk/Pupils/4%20151/4%20151.htm (This photo with caption is the third photo on this page)]</ref> where he performed in three school plays: ''[[#Serjeant Musgrave's Dance|Serjeant Musgrave's Dance]]'' <ref name=musgrave>[http://www.madrascollegearchive.org.uk/Events/drama/serjeant%20musgraves%20dance.htm ''Serjeant Musgrave's Dance'' – The Madras College Archive]</ref> in 1972, ''[[#A Man For All Seasons|A Man For All Seasons]]'' <ref name=man4all>[http://www.madrascollegearchive.org.uk/Events/drama/a%20man%20for%20all%20seasons.htm ''A Man For All Seasons'' – The Madras College Archive]</ref> in 1973 for which the newspaper review said "Ron Porter was impressive from start to finish, handling a mammoth part with apparent ease, giving a sensitive, subtle and well-controlled performance, especially in the second act", and ''[[#Taming of the Shrew|Taming of the Shrew]]'' <ref name=taming>[http://www.madrascollegearchive.org.uk/Events/drama/taming%20of%20the%20shrew.htm ''Taming of the Shrew'' – The Madras College Archive]</ref> in 1974 for which the newspaper review said "Ron Porter's affability shines out like the proverbial beacon ... as the most experienced member of the cast, he has the confidence to be able to establish an immediate rapport with the audience. ... [He] turned in his usual high standard of performance as the enormously arrogant Petruchio".

His education continued at the [[University of Glasgow]] where he was President of the [[Glasgow University Students' Representative Council]] (1976–1977) and graduated [[Master of Arts (Scotland)|MA (Hons)]] in English Literature and Drama in 1979.<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/here-are-scottish-actors-made-famous-game-thrones-1419923 ''Here are the Scottish actors made famous by Game of Thrones'' – Alex Nelson, The Scotsman, 12 April 2019]</ref>

He joined [[John McGrath (playwright)|John McGrath]]'s [[7:84|7:84 theatre group]] for their 1980–1981 touring production, John Burrows' ''[[#One Big Blow|One Big Blow]]'', in which the cast mimicked a traditional colliery band by singing in six part harmony. Following the success of this play members of the cast founded the [[a cappella]] [[vocal group]] ''[[The Flying Pickets]]'' in 1982, but Donachie left before their 1983 Christmas number one hit.

=== Acclaim === Although Donachie has been prolific in television and films, these have all been ensemble or supporting parts. His leading roles on radio and the theatre have achieved acclaim:

<blockquote>"Ron Donachie plays [Rebus] in the BBC radio versions and he's really got the voice" — [[Ian Rankin]], author of the ''[[Inspector Rebus|Rebus]]'' novels <ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/rebus-festival-planned-mark-30th-anniversary-top-cop-1463677 ''Rebus Festival planned to mark 30th anniversary of top cop'' – The Scotsman, 30 October 2016]</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>Ron Donachie plays her father with an authority that makes his role as a sexual predator even more creepy. — ''[[#Six Characters in Search of an Author|Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' – Mark Fisher, ''[[The Guardian]]'' <ref name=six-characters-guardian/></blockquote>

<blockquote>When Ron Donachie takes the stage as Deputy Governor Danforth in the second half of Arthur Miller's classic, it's as if this 17th century parable of superstition and intolerance has a new centre of gravity. It's partly that Donachie seems three times bigger than everyone else, a bullish figure, no less fearsome for his legal attire. It's partly that his charismatic stillness commands attention and defies contradiction. But it's also that, in presenting himself as reasonable, considerate and fair, he puts you in mind of every leader who gets his way by masking ruthless force with politeness. — ''[[#The Crucible|The Crucible]]'' review – Mark Fisher, ''The Guardian'' <ref name=crucible-guardian/></blockquote>

== Personal life == Donachie married Fiona Biggar, a complementary therapist,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/game-of-thrones-daniel-portman-podrick-edinburgh-fringe "Game of Thrones' Daniel Portman: 'People expect Podrick – that's not what they get'" – Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 19 August 2019]</ref> in 1989; the couple have two children: the actor [[Daniel Portman]] and Naomi Porter, a linguist. His brother, Stewart Porter, is also an actor and his sister-in-law is Scottish film costume designer [[Trisha Biggar]].

== Film == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director  |- | 1983 || ''Ill Fares the Land'' || || {{sortname|Bill|Bryden}} |- | 1984 || ''[[Comfort and Joy (1984 film)|Comfort and Joy]]'' || George || {{sortname|Bill|Forsyth}} |- | 1986 || ''[[Heavenly Pursuits]]'' (''[[The Gospel According to Vic]]'') || Big Man in Bar || {{sortname|Charles|Gormley}} |- | 1987 || ''[[White Mischief (film)|White Mischief]]'' || Club Manager || {{sortname|Michael|Radford}} |- | 1988 || ''{{sortname|The|Zip|nolink=y}}'' || Biker || {{sortname|Jo Ann|Kaplan|nolink=1}} |- | 1994 || ''{{sortname|The|Jungle Book|dab=1994 film}}'' || Sergeant Harley || {{sortname|Stephen|Sommers}} |- | 1996 || ''Lucky Suit'' <ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12040036.high-on-the-short-leet ''High on the short leet'' — The Herald, 16 August 1996]</ref> || Failed comedian || {{sortname|Caroline|Patterson|nolink=1}} |- | rowspan="2"|1997 || ''[[Fierce Creatures]]'' || Sergeant Scott || {{sortname|Robert|Young|dab=director}} {{sortname|Fred|Schepisi}} |- | ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' || Master at Arms || {{sortname|James|Cameron}} |- | 1999 || ''{{sortname|The|Match|The Match (1999 film)}}'' || Happy Feet || {{sortname|Mick|Davis|dab=director}} |- | 2000 || ''[[Beautiful Creatures (2000 film)|Beautiful Creatures]]'' || Police Pathologist || {{sortname|Bill|Eagles}} |- | rowspan="2"|2002 || ''{{sortname|A|Shot at Glory}}'' || Sportscaster || {{sortname|Michael|Corrente}} |- | ''[[Capone's Boys|Al's Lads]]'' || Birch || {{sortname|Richard|Standeven|nolink=1}} |- | 2003 || ''[[Man Dancin']]'' || Billy Maddison || {{sortname|Norman|Stone}} |- | rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[Man to Man (2005 film)|Man to Man]]'' || Sir Walter Stephenson || {{sortname|Régis|Wargnier}} |- | ''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby}}'' || Laurie || {{sortname|John|Henderson|dab=director}} |- | 2006 || ''{{sortname|The|Flying Scotsman|The Flying Scotsman (2006 film)}}'' || Scobie || {{sortname|Douglas|Mackinnon}} |- | rowspan="4"|2008 || ''[[Made of Honour (film)|Made of Honour]]'' || Horse Owner || {{sortname|Paul|Weiland}} |- | ''[[Stone of Destiny (2008 film)|Stone of Destiny]]'' || Night Watchman || {{sortname|Charles Martin|Smith}} |- | ''The Daisy Chain'' || Doctor Ferguson || {{sortname|Aisling|Walsh}} |- | ''[[Max Manus (film)|Max Manus]]'' || Colonel J.S. Wilson || {{sortname|Joachim|Rønning}} {{sortname|Espen|Sandberg}} |- | 2011 || ''[[Blitz (2011 film)|Blitz]]'' || Cross || {{sortname|Elliott|Lester}} |- | 2012 || ''[[Filth (film)|Filth]]'' || Hector || {{sortname|Jon S.|Baird}} |- | 2014 || ''[[What We Did on Our Holiday]]'' || Sergeant Murdoch || {{sortname|Andy|Hamilton}} {{sortname|Guy|Jenkin}} |- | 2015 || ''[[Sunset Song (film)|Sunset Song]]'' || Uncle Tam || {{sortname|Terence|Davies}} |- | 2017 || ''[[Steel Rain]]'' || Michael Dobbs, [[US Secretary of State]] || [[Yang Woo-suk]] |- | 2018 || ''[[Outlaw King]]'' || [[Robert Wishart]], [[Bishop of Glasgow]] || {{sortname|David|Mackenzie|dab=director}} |- | 2022 || ''[[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect]]'' || [[Val Cleaver]] || {{sortname|Ranganathan|Madhavan|R.Madhavan}} |}

== Television == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !!style="width: 15em"| Notes  |- | {{dts|format=y|1983-5-10}} || ''[[Goodnight and God Bless]]'' || Bouncer || Episode: "Ronnie's Wonderful Day" |- | {{dts|format=y|1983-8-3}} || ''[[Grey Granite]]'' || Provost James Speight || Episodes: "Duncalm" & "Stone Circle" |- | {{dts|format=y|1983-11-17}} || ''[[Those Glory Glory Days]]'' || 1961 Spurs Team Member || rowspan="2" | Television film |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|1984-6-20}} || ''[[Sakharov (film)|Sakharov]]'' || |- | ''[[Play for Today]]'' || Big Lick || Episode: "[[Play for Today#It Could Happen To Anybody|It Could Happen to Anybody]]" |- | ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Joe Schofield || Episode: 2461 |- | {{dts|format=y|1985-8-28}} || ''[[Bulman]]'' || Bill Allison || Episode: "[[Bulman#ep13|A Man of Conviction]]" |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|1986-9-7}} || ''{{sortname|The|Monocled Mutineer}}'' || Strachan || Episodes: "[[The Monocled Mutineer#ep2|Before the Shambles]]" & "[[The Monocled Mutineer#ep3|When the Hurly-Burly's Done]]" |- | ''Blood Red Roses'' || Charles Riggins || |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|1987-3-3}} || ''[[Tutti Frutti (1987 TV series)|Tutti Frutti]]'' || Dennis Sproul || All 6 episodes |- | ''[[Taggart]]'' || Pat Connolly || Episode: "[[List of Taggart episodes#ep7|Funeral Rites]]" |- | ''[[Bust (TV series)|Bust]]'' || Willie McGraw || Episode: "Family Business" |- | rowspan="4" | {{dts|format=y|1988-1-19}} || ''[[Down Where the Buffalo Go]]'' || Drunk on ferry || rowspan="2" | Television film |- | ''{{sortname|The|Great Escape II: The Untold Story}}'' || Al Hake |- | ''[[City Lights (1984 TV series)|City Lights]]'' || Shughie McGlinchey || Episode: "Catch 23" |- | ''God's Frontiersmen'' || Allen || Television dramatised documentary |- | rowspan="4" | {{dts|format=y|1989-4-7}} || ''{{sortname|The|Justice Game|nolink=y}}'' || Alex Patterson || All 4 episodes, series 1 |- | ''Snakes and Ladders'' || Mr Pym || Episodes 1, 2 & 6 |- | ''Mornin' Sarge'' || Stanley the Knife || Episode: "Stan the Knife" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Pied Piper|The Pied Piper (1989 film)|nolink=1}}'' (''Crossing to Freedom'') || RAF corporal || Television film |- | rowspan="6" | {{dts|format=y|1990-6-27}} || ''{{sortname|The|Gravy Train|nolink=y}}'' || Hatted Man || All 4 episodes |- | ''[[Screen One]]'' || Big Mac || Episode: "[[Screen One#Sweet Nothing|Sweet Nothing]]" |- | ''[[Stay Lucky]]'' || Jock || Episode: "Burning Your Boats" |- | ''[[Rab C Nesbitt]]'' || James Balloon McSwaggerty || Episode: "[[List of Rab C. Nesbitt episodes#ep2|Rat]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Bill}}'' || Sgt. Willis || Episode: "[[The Bill (series 6)#ep275|Effective Persuaders]]" |- | ''Coasting'' || Frank || Episode: "Another Fine Mess" |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|1991-10-27}} || ''Jute City'' || Ginger McCrindle || |- | ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'' || Dougie || Episode: "[[Boon (TV series)#Series 6|Stamp Duty]]" |- | ''[[Specials (TV series)|Specials]]'' || Special Constable Freddy Calder || All 12 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|1992-7-30}} || ''[[Me, You and Him]]'' || Todd || All 6 episodes |- | ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || PC Pewsey || Episode: "[[Casualty (series 7)#ep81|Rates of Exchange]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|1992}} – {{dts|format=y|1993}} || ''[[Take the High Road]]'' || Duncan Strachan || Recurring, 15 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|1993-2-16}} || ''[[Taggart]]'' || Marco Cellini || Episode: "[[List of Taggart episodes#ep24|Death Benefits]]" |- | ''[[Strathblair]]'' || Bob Scott || Episode: "[[Strathblair#s2ep1|2.1]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|1994}} || ''[[Lie Down with Lions]]'' || Kelly || Television film |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|1995-2-26}} || ''{{sortname|The|Gambling Man}}'' || Alec McLean || Television serial |- | ''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]'' || Barney, the psychologically damaged war veteran || Episode: "[[List of Cracker episodes#ep17|Brotherly Love]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|1996-2-22}} || ''{{sortname|The|Bill}}'' || William Hall || Episode: "[[The Bill (series 12)#ep23|Pointing the Finger]]" |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|1995-4-16}} – {{dts|format=y|1996-3-24}} || ''[[Hamish Macbeth (TV series)|Hamish Macbeth]]'' || Zoot McPherrin || Episodes: "[[Hamish Macbeth (TV series)#ep4|West Coast Story]]" & "[[Hamish Macbeth (TV series)#ep7|A Perfectly Simple Explanation]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Governor|The Governor (British TV series)}}'' || Prison Officer Russell Morgan || Main cast, both series |- | {{dts|format=y|1996-11-30}} || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Ralph Sutcliffe || Episode: "[[Casualty (series 11)#ep188|Mother's Little Helper]]" |- | rowspan="4" | {{dts|format=y|1997-1-26}} || ''[[Ivanhoe (1997 TV series)|Ivanhoe]]'' || [[Friar Tuck]] || Episodes 3, 4 & 6 |- | ''[[Supply & Demand (TV series)|Supply & Demand]]'' || Supt. Brent || Episode: "[[Supply & Demand (TV series)#ep1|Supply & Demand]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Bill}}'' || Mike Shearon || Episode: "[[The Bill (series 13)#ep42|Strange Meeting]]" |- | ''[[Ain't Misbehavin' (miniseries)|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' || Billy the Book || All 3 episodes |- | rowspan="4" | {{dts|format=y|1998-1-24}} || ''[[Looking After Jo Jo]]'' || Des || Episodes: "[[Looking After Jo Jo#Episodes|Working Week]]" & "[[Looking After Jo Jo#Episodes|Sink the Belgrano]]" |- | ''Magic with Everything'' || Police sergeant || Episode: "Imagine the Unimaginable" |- | ''[[Taggart]]'' || Hamish Baird || Episode: "[[List of Taggart episodes#ep41|Dead Reckoning]]" |- | ''[[The Life and Crimes of William Palmer]]'' || Leonard Bladon || Television film |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|1999-1-24}} || ''{{sortname|The|Scarlet Pimpernel|The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)}}'' || Mazarini || 4 episodes |- | ''[[Rab C Nesbitt]]'' || Huggett || Episode: "[[List of Rab C. Nesbitt episodes#ep47|Commons]]" |- | ''[[Extremely Dangerous]]'' || Gebbert || All 4 episodes |- | {{dts|format=y|2000-11-1}} – {{dts|format=y|2001-2-7}} || ''[[Starhunter]]'' || McDuff || Episodes: "[[Starhunter#ep1|The Divinity Cluster]]" & "[[Starhunter#ep15|Dark and Stormy Night]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2000-11-24}} || ''Too Much Sun'' || Arnold Wyckoff || Episode: "Hollywood Phonies" |- | rowspan="4" | {{dts|format=y|2001-1-10}} || ''[[Taggart]]'' || Peter Jenkins || Episode: "[[List of Taggart episodes#ep52|Falling in Love]]" |- | ''[[Rebus (2000 TV series)|Rebus]]'' || CS Wilson || Episode: "[[Rebus (2000 TV series)#Dead Souls|Dead Souls]]" |- | ''[[Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes]]'' || Fergusson || Episode: "[[Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes#The White Knight Stratagem|The White Knight Stratagem]]" |- | ''[['Orrible]]'' || DI Chris Dodds || Episodes: "Dirty Dozen" & "New Best Friend" |- | rowspan="5" | {{dts|format=y|2002-1-2}} || ''[[Shackleton (TV serial)|Shackleton]]'' || [[John Scott Keltie|Keltie]] || Television serial / film |- | ''[[Nova (American TV program)|Nova]]'' || [[Harry McNish|Chippy McNeish]] || Episode: "[[List of Nova episodes#pc2906|Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Inspector Lynley Mysteries}}'' || John Ross || Episode: "[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries#Payment in Blood|Payment in Blood]]" |- | ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' || Dan Calhoun || Episodes: "Heavy Metal", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" & "A Bridge Too Far" |- | ''[[Silent Witness]]'' || DCI Luke Telford || Episode: "[[List of Silent Witness episodes#ep40|Tell No Tales]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2002}} – {{dts|format=y|2004}} || ''{{sortname|The|Bill}}'' || DCI Andrew Ross || Recurring, 15 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|2003-9-16}} || ''{{sortname|The|Key|nolink=y}}'' || MacKaveny || All 3 episodes |- | ''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]'' || Alec McTavish || Episode: "[[List of Monarch of the Glen episodes#ep47|Series 5, episode 10]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2004-4-2}} || ''{{sortname|The|Genius of Mozart|nolink=y}}'' || [[Joseph Haydn]] || Episode: "The First Romantic" <ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4c96ac07fd6f4bce87dcc1f7baac6423 BBC – ''The Genius of Mozart: The First Romantic'']</ref> |- | rowspan="6" | {{dts|format=y|2005-1-3}} || ''Uncle Adolf'' || [[Martin Bormann]] || Television film |- | ''{{sortname|The|Commander|The Commander (TV series)}}'' || George Hart || Episodes: "[[The Commander (TV series)#Virus|Virus]]" & "[[The Commander (TV series)#Blackdog|Blackdog]]" |- | ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Mr Gordon || Episode: "[[List of Heartbeat episodes#ep273|Services Rendered]]" |- | ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' || Gavin Morley || Episode: "Legacy" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Golden Hour|The Golden Hour (TV series)}}'' || David Tremaine || Episode: "[[The Golden Hour (TV series)#ep3|Episode 3]]" |- | ''[[Summer Solstice (2005 film)|Summer Solstice]]'' || Macgregor || Television film |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|2006-3-22}} || ''[[Taggart]]'' || Harry Stein || Episode: "[[List of Taggart episodes#ep80|Law]]" |- | ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Steward || Episode: "[[Doctor Who (series 2)#ep169|Tooth and Claw]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Chatterley Affair}}'' || Mr Allen Lane || Television film |- | {{dts|format=y|2001-9-13}} – {{dts|format=y|2007-10-26}} || ''[[Rebus (2000 TV series)|Rebus]]'' || DCS Wilson/DCS Jack Gunner || Episodes: "[[Rebus (2000 TV series)#Dead Souls|Dead Souls]]", "[[Rebus (2000 TV series)#Let It Bleed|Let It Bleed]]", "[[Rebus (2000 TV series)#Resurrection Men|Resurrection Men]]" & "[[Rebus (2000 TV series)#The Naming of the Dead|The Naming of the Dead]]" |- | rowspan="5" | {{dts|format=y|2007-1-31}} || ''[[Party Animals (TV series)|Party Animals]]'' || Roger Brenton || Episode: "Episode 1" |- | ''[[Recovery (film)|Recovery]]'' || Len Hamilton || Television film |- | ''[[Sea of Souls]]'' || Minister || Episode: "[[Sea of Souls#Series 4 (2007)|The Prayer Tree: Part 1]]" |- | ''[[Still Game]]'' || Cameron || Episode: "[[List of Still Game episodes#ep37|Fly Society]]" |- | ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Ken Dekin || Episode: "[[List of Heartbeat episodes#ep323|Where There's Smoke]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2008-7-19}} || ''[[Love Soup]]'' || Inspector Harbin || Episode: "[[Love Soup#The Menaced Assassin|The Menaced Assassin]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2009}} || ''No Holds Bard'' || Prison Officer || Television film |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|2010-5-30}} || ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]'' || Professor Angus Rawbone || Episode: "[[List of Lewis episodes#ep16|Falling Darkness]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Deep|The Deep (TV serial)}}'' || Sturridge || Television serial |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|2011-4-18}} || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || John Harold Doric || Episode: "Doric's Column" |- | ''[[Garrow's Law]]'' || Sir Alexander Lamb || Episode: "[[Garrow's Law#ep11|Episode 3]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2011-4-17}} – {{dts|format=y|2012-5-6}} || ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' || Ser Rodrik Cassel || Recurring, 13 episodes [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] – nominated |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|2012}} || ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' || Billy Byrne || Recurring, 7 episodes |- | ''[[Silk (TV series)|Silk]]'' || Alasdair McKinley QC|| Episode: "[[Silk (TV series)#Wooden Overcoat|Wooden Overcoat]]" |- | ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' || Mr McCree || Episode: "[[List of Downton Abbey episodes#ep25|A Journey to the Highlands]]" |- | rowspan="5" | {{dts|format=y|2013-1-30}} || ''[[Bob Servant Independent]]'' || Medical Director || Episode: "A Local Man" |- | ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' || 'Biddy' Baxter || Episode: "[[List of Shameless (British TV series) episodes#ep138|Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Field of Blood|The Field of Blood (TV series)}}'' || DCI Sullivan || Episode: "[[The Field of Blood (TV series)#ep3|The Dead Hour]]" |- | ''[[Atlantis (TV series)|Atlantis]]'' || Theos || Episode: "[[List of Atlantis episodes#ep1|The Earth Bull]]" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Beautiful Spy}}'' || Major Bloomberg || Television film |- | {{dts|format=y|2013-2-10}} – {{dts|format=y|2014-3-30}} || ''[[Blandings (TV series)|Blandings]]'' || Angus McAllister || Episodes: "[[Blandings (TV series)#ep5|Lord Emsworth and the Girlfriend]]", "[[Blandings (TV series)#s2ep1|Throwing Eggs]]", "[[Blandings (TV series)#s2ep5|Sticky Wicket at Blandings]]" & "[[Blandings (TV series)#s2ep7|Custody of the Pumpkin]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2014-12-8}} || ''[[Bob Servant]]'' || Medical Director || Episode: "Court" |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|2015-1-23}} || ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' || Jock Hamilton || Episode: "[[List of Father Brown episodes#ep35|The Owl of Minerva]]" |- | ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || DI John Hartley || Episode: "[[Casualty (series 29)#ep945|The Rita Supremacy]]" <ref>{{Cite episode|title="The Rita Supremacy"|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05sy5ny|series=Casualty|series-link=Casualty (TV series)|credits=Writer: [[Jeff Povey]]; Director: [[Seán Gleeson]]; Producer: Caroline Brittain|network=[[BBC]]|station=[[BBC One]]|airdate=25 April 2015}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|2016-2-11}} || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Jack Rayburn || Episode: "Play Date" |- | ''[[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|Agatha Raisin]]'' || Ron Allen || Episode: "[[Agatha Raisin (TV series)#ep4|The Wellspring of Death]]" |- | rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=y|2017}} || ''[[River City (TV series)|River City]]'' || Dr Michael ‘Mikey’ Rosenburg || Recurring, 4 episodes |- | ''{{sortname|The|Loch|The Loch (TV series)}}'' || Iain Sutherland || Television serial |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|2018-1-7}} || ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' || Jesse Hennings || Episode: "[[Vera (TV series)#ep29|Blood and Bone]]" |- | ''[[Starhunter ReduX]]'' || McDuff || Episodes: "[[Starhunter#ep1|The Divinity Cluster]]" & "[[Starhunter#ep15|Dark and Stormy Night]]" |- | ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Ben Loksley || Episode: "[[Casualty (series 32)#ep1088|Episode 39]]" <ref>{{cite episode|title=Episode 39|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7lvpp|series=Casualty|series-link=Casualty (TV series)|credits= Writers: Jess O'Kane & Jeff Povey; Director: Roberto Bangura; Producer: Gwenllian Gravelle|network=[[BBC]]|station=[[BBC One]]|airdate=16 June 2018}}</ref> |- | {{dts|format=y|2019-12-31}} || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Richard MacDonagh || Episode: "[[Holby City (series 21)#ep1008|Mothers and Their Daughters]]" |- | {{dts|format=y|2020-1-10}} || ''[[Deadwater Fell]]'' || Callum McKenzie || Episodes: "[[Deadwater Fell#ep1|Episode 1]]" & "[[Deadwater Fell#ep2|Episode 2]]" |- | rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=y|2022-1-6}} || ''[[Screw (TV series)|Screw]]'' || Don Carpenter || 12 episodes<ref>[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/2882841/game-of-thrones-ron-donachie-stars-alongside-derry-girl-in-new-drama-screw/ Game of Thrones' Ron Donachie stars alongside Derry Girl in new drama ''Screw'']</ref><ref>[https://tvfeatures2022.bradfordzone.co.uk/2021/12/29/screw-interview-with-ron-donachie-don-carpenter/ ''Screw'' | Interview with Ron Donachie (Don Carpenter)]</ref> |- | ''[[Karen Pirie (TV series)|Karen Pirie]]'' || Archie Duff || In this series his son [[Daniel Portman]] plays his character's son Colin Duff. |- | ''[[Granite Harbour (TV series)|Granite Harbour]]'' || Clellan Coburn || <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0db975h BBC – ''Granite Harbour'']</ref>  |}

== Theatre ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- !style="width: 9em"| Date !! Title !! Role !! Director !! [[Theatrical company|Company]] / Theatre  |- id="Serjeant Musgrave's Dance" | Easter {{dts|format=dmy|1972}} || ''[[Serjeant Musgrave's Dance]]'' <ref name=musgrave/> || Pte. Attercliffe || rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Ann & Bob|Bridges|nolink=y}} || rowspan="3" | [[Madras College]] [[Byre Theatre|The Byre]] |- id="A Man For All Seasons" | Easter {{dts|format=dmy|1973}} || ''{{sortname|A|Man For All Seasons|A Man for All Seasons (play)}}'' <ref name=man4all/> || [[Sir Thomas More]] |- id="Taming of the Shrew" | Easter {{dts|format=dmy|1974}} || ''[[Taming of the Shrew]]'' <ref name=taming/> || [[Petruchio]] |- id="One Big Blow" | {{dts|format=dmy|1980}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1981}} || ''[[7:84#One Big Blow|One Big Blow]]''  || || {{sortname|John|Burrows|John Burrows (playwright)|nolink=1}} || [[7:84|7:84 theatre group]] tour |- id="Civilians" | {{dts|format=dmy|1981}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''Civilians'' || || {{sortname|Bill|Bryden}} || [[Scottish Theatre Company]] [[Theatre Royal, Glasgow]] |- id="The Threepenny Opera" | {{dts|format=dmy|1981-8-18}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1981-9-26}} || ''{{sortname|The|Threepenny Opera}}'' <ref>[http://www.operascotland.org/tour/2643/Threepenny-Opera-1981 ''The Threepenny Opera'' – Opera Scotland]</ref> || MacHeath || {{sortname|Alan J.|Wands|nolink=1}} || [[Borderline Theatre Company]] {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |+ class="nowrap" style="text-align:left" | {{nobold|Tour}} |- | 18–29 Aug || Roxy Art House, [[Edinburgh]] |- | 2–5 Sep || Craigie College Theatre, [[Ayr]] |- | 8–9 Sep || Bonar Hall, [[Dundee]] |- | 10–12 Sep || Magnum Theatre, [[Irvine, North Ayrshire|Irvine]] |- | 14–15 Sep || [[East Kilbride]] Village Theatre |- | 16–17 Sep || Park Mains Theatre, [[Erskine, Renfrewshire|Erskine]] |- | 18–19 Sep || {{nowrap|Stanwix Arts Theatre, [[Carlisle]]}} |- | {{nowrap|22–26 Sep  }} || [[Mitchell Theatre]], [[Glasgow]] |- |} |- id="Death of a Salesman" | {{dts|format=dmy|}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' || [[Willy Loman]] || {{sortname|Giles|Havergal}} || rowspan="6" | [[Glasgow Citizens Theatre]] |- id="'Tis Pity She's a Whore" | {{dts|format=dmy|}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'' || Soranzo || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Philip|Prowse}} |- id="The Merchant of Venice" | {{dts|format=dmy|}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''{{sortname|The|Merchant of Venice}}'' <ref>[https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/749567931707007359 Cast photo – ''The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare - Glasgow Citizens Theatre Company'']</ref> || [[Shylock]] |- id="The Alchemist" | {{dts|format=dmy|1989-1}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''{{sortname|The|Alchemist|The Alchemist (play)}}'' || Sir Epicure Mammon || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Robert David|MacDonald}} |- id="Douglas" | {{dts|format=dmy|}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''[[Douglas (play)|Douglas]]'' || Lord Randolph |- id="A Tale of Two Cities" | {{dts|format=dmy|}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''{{sortname|A|Tale of Two Cities}}'' || Etienne Defarge || {{sortname|Philip|Prowse}} |- id="Submariners" | {{dts|format=dmy|1984-8-30}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1984-9-22}} || ''Submariners'' <ref>[https://theatricalia.com/play/ed7/submariners-by-tom-mcglenaghan/production/x5a ''Submariners'' – Theatricalia]</ref> || Housey || {{sortname|Philip|Partridge|nolink=1}} || rowspan="4" | [[Gateway Theatre, Chester]] |- id="Trafford Tanzi" | {{dts|format=dmy|1984-9-27}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1984-10-20}} || ''[[Trafford Tanzi]]'' <ref>[https://theatricalia.com/play/980/trafford-tanzi-by-claire-luckham/production/x5b ''Trafford Tanzi'' – Theatricalia]</ref> || Dad || {{sortname|Noreen|Kershaw}} |- id="Macbeth" | {{dts|format=dmy|1984-11-1}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1984-11-24}} || ''[[Macbeth]]'' <ref>[https://theatricalia.com/play/t/macbeth/production/x5c ''Macbeth'', Gateway Theatre, Chester – Theatricalia]</ref> || [[Macduff (Macbeth)|Macduff]] || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Phil|Partridge|nolink=1}} |- id="A View from the Bridge" | {{dts|format=dmy|}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''{{sortname|A|View from the Bridge}}'' || Eddie Carbone |- id="Scrap" | {{dts|format=dmy|1985-2-26}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1985-3-30}} || ''Scrap'' <ref>[https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/scrap-1985 ''Scrap'' – Stages of Half Moon]</ref><ref>[https://theatricalia.com/play/b10/scrap-by-bill-morrison/production/pz8 ''Scrap'' – Theatricalia]</ref> || Mulligan || rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Chris|Bond|Christopher Bond}} || rowspan="3" | [[Half Moon Theatre]], London |- id="Destiny" | {{dts|format=dmy|1985-7-11}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1985-8-10}} || ''Destiny'' <ref>[https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/destiny-1985 ''Destiny'' – Stages of Half Moon]</ref> || Major Rolfe |- id="Dracula" | {{dts|format=dmy|1985-11}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1986-1-11}} || ''[[Dracula (1924 play)|Dracula]]'' <ref>[https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/dracula-1984 ''Dracula'' – Stages of Half Moon]</ref><ref>[https://theatricalia.com/play/9yf/dracula/production/xb6 ''Dracula'' – Theatricalia]</ref> || Sir Robert Heward |- id="A Streetcar Named Desire" | {{dts|format=dmy|1986-2-21}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1986-3-15}} || ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' <ref>[https://theatricalia.com/play/427/a-streetcar-named-desire/production/t7z ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' – Theatricalia]</ref> || [[Stanley Kowalski]] || {{sortname|Ian|Wooldridge|Ian Wooldridge (director)|nolink=1}} || [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]] |- id="Macbeth" | {{dts|format=dmy|1987-10-6}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1987-11-7}} || ''[[Macbeth]]'' <ref>[https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/macbeth-1987 ''Macbeth'' – Stages of Half Moon]</ref><ref>[https://bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk/productions/macbeth-1987-half-moon-theatre-london ''Macbeth'' – BBA Shakespeare]</ref> || [[Macbeth (character)|Macbeth]] || {{sortname|Chris|Bond|Christopher Bond}} || [[Half Moon Theatre]], London |- id="Mother Courage" | {{dts|format=dmy|1990-5}} – {{dts|format=dmy|}} || ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children|Mother Courage]]'' || || {{sortname|Philip|Prowse}} || [[Mermaid Theatre]], London |- id="The Price" | {{dts|format=dmy|1990-10-31}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1990-11-24}} || ''{{sortname|The|Price|The Price (play)}}'' || Victor Franz || {{sortname|Caroline|Smith|nolink=y}} || [[Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough]] |- id="Scenes from the Big Picture" | {{dts|format=dmy|2003-4-11}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2003-6-21}} || ''Scenes from the Big Picture'' <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/apr/12/theatre.artsfeatures2 ''Scenes from the Big Picture'' – Michael Billington, The Guardian, 11 Apr 2003]</ref> || Bobby || {{sortname|Nicholas|Hytner}} || [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], London |- id="Living Quarters" | {{dts|format=dmy|2007-10-26}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2007-11-17}} || ''[[Living Quarters]]'' <ref>[https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/cast-and-credits/living-quarters ''Living Quarters'' – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/living-quarters-royal-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh-399947.html | title=Living Quarters, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | author=[[Lynne Walker (critic)|Lynne Walker]] |work=[[The Independent]] | date=12 November 2007 | access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> || Commandant Frank Butler || {{sortname|John|Dove|John Dove (director)|nolink=1}} || rowspan="3" | [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]] |- id="Six Characters in Search of an Author" | {{dts|format=dmy|2008-2-15}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2008-3-8}} || ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' <ref>[https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/six-characters-in-search-of-an-author ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh]</ref><ref name=six-characters-guardian>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/feb/21/theatre ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' – Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 21 Feb 2008]</ref><ref>[https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/six-characters-in-search-of-an-author-review-at-royal-lyceum-edinburgh ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' – The Stage]</ref> || Father || {{sortname|Mark|Thomson|Mark Thomson (director)|nolink=1}} |- id="The Man Who Had All the Luck" | {{dts|format=dmy|2009-1-16}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2009-2-14}} || ''{{sortname|The|Man Who Had All the Luck}}'' <ref>[https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/cast-and-credits/the-man-who-had-all-the-luck ''The Man Who Had All the Luck'' – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh]</ref><ref>[https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-man-who-had-all-the-luck-review-at-royal-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh ''The Man Who Had All the Luck'' – The Stage]</ref> || Patterson Beeves || {{sortname|John|Dove|John Dove (director)|nolink=1}} |- id="The Oddest Couple" | {{dts|format=dmy|2009-5-4}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2009-5-9}} || ''{{sortname|The|Oddest Couple|nolink=1}}'' <ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12389454.the-oddest-couple ''The Oddest Couple'' — The Herald, 7 May 2009]</ref> || Ken || {{sortname|Eleanor|Yule}} || [[Òran Mór, Glasgow]] |- id="Everything Must Go!" | {{dts|format=dmy|2009-6-22}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2009-7-4}} || ''Everything Must Go!'' <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2009/jun/19/everything-must-go-soho-theatre-recession ''Everything Must Go: Soho theatre's economical response to the recession'' — Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 23 Jun 2009]</ref> || Various || {{sortname|Lisa|Goldman}} & {{sortname|Esther|Richardson}} || [[Soho Theatre]], London |- id="Dark Road" | {{dts|format=dmy|2013-9-25}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2013-10-19}} || ''[[Dark Road (play)|Dark Road]]'' <ref>[https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/cast-and-credits/darkroad ''Dark Road'' – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/theatre-review-ian-rankins-dark-road-royal-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh-8849110.html | title=Ian Rankin's Dark Road, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | author=David Pollock | work=[[The Independent]] | date=30 September 2013 | access-date=25 October 2013}}</ref> || Black Fergus McLintock || {{sortname|Mark|Thomson|Mark Thomson (director)|nolink=1}} || [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]] |- id="Broth" | {{dts|format=dmy|2015-4-6}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2015-4-11}} ||rowspan="2"| ''Broth'' <ref>[https://playpiepint.com/plays/broth ''Broth'' – A Play, A Pie & A Pint]</ref><ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13208848.live-review-broth-at-oran-mor-glasgow ''Live Review: Broth at Oran Mor, Glasgow'' — Mary Brennan, The Herald, 6 April 2015]</ref> ||rowspan="2"| Jimmy ||rowspan="2"| {{sortname|Andy|McNamme|nolink=1}} || [[Òran Mór, Glasgow]] |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2015-4-14}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2015-4-18}} || [[Traverse Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]] |- id="The Crucible" | {{dts|format=dmy|2016-2-18}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2016-3-19}} || ''{{sortname|The|Crucible}}'' <ref>[https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/the-crucible ''The Crucible'' – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh]</ref><ref name=crucible-guardian>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/feb/21/the-crucible-review-edinburgh ''The Crucible'' review – brisk and bullish, with a new centre of gravity – Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 21 Feb 2016]</ref> || Deputy Governor Danforth || {{sortname|John|Dove|John Dove (director)|nolink=1}} || rowspan="2" | [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]] |- id="The Iliad" | {{dts|format=dmy|2016-4-20}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2016-5-14}} || ''{{sortname|The|Iliad}}'' <ref>[https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/the-iliad ''The Iliad'' – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh]</ref><ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/iliad-herald-royal-lyceums-mark-thomsons-last-hurrah-1478605 ''The Iliad to herald Royal Lyceum's Mark Thomson's last hurrah'' – The Scotsman, 16 April 2016]</ref> || Agamemnon / Priam || {{sortname|Mark|Thomson|Mark Thomson (director)|nolink=1}} |- id="The Beaches of St Valery" | {{dts|format=dmy|2017-3-6}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2017-3-11}} || ''{{sortname|The|Beaches of St Valery|nolink=1}}'' <ref>[https://playpiepint.com/plays/beaches-st-valery ''The Beaches of St Valery'' – A Play, A Pie & A Pint]</ref><ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/theatre-beaches-st-valery-transit-la-cage-aux-folles-1454270 ''Theatre: The Beaches Of St Valery; Transit; La Cage Aux Folles'' – Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 11 March 2017]</ref><ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/15137093.theatre-review-the-beaches-of-st-valery-oran-mor-glasgow ''Theatre review: The Beaches of St Valery, Oran Mor, Glasgow'' — Mary Brennan, The Herald, 6 March 2017]</ref><ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/theatre-playwrights-shining-light-forgotten-corners-history-1450558 ''Theatre: The playwrights shining a light on the forgotten corners of history'' – The Scotsman, 2 May 2017]</ref> || Callum / McGregor / McLean || {{sortname|Stuart|Hepburn|nolink=1}} || [[Òran Mór, Glasgow]] |- id="Stand By" | {{dts|format=dmy|2017-8-11}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2017-8-26}} || ''Stand By'' <ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle-2-15039/culture/edinburgh-festivals/theatre-review-stand-by-1-4541953 ''Theatre review: Stand By'' – The Scotsman, 25 Aug 2017]</ref><ref>[https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/stand-by-review-at-army--the-fringe-summerhall--compellingly-authentic-police-drama “Compellingly authentic police drama” – The Stage, 21 August 2017]</ref> || || {{sortname|Joe|Douglas}} || [[Summerhall]], [[Edinburgh]] |- id="Oscar Slater – The Trial That Shamed a City" | {{dts|format=dmy|2018-11-12}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2018-11-17}} || ''Oscar Slater – The Trial That Shamed a City'' <ref>[https://playpiepint.com/plays/oscar-slater-the-trial-that-shamed-a-city ''Oscar Slater – The Trial That Shamed a City'' – A Play, A Pie & A Pint]</ref><ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17219803.theatreoscar-slater-the-trial-that-shamed-a-cityoran-mor-glasgowmary-brennan-four-stars ''Theatre Oscar Slater – The Trial That Shamed a City, Oran Mor, Glasgow, four stars'' — Mary Brennan, The Herald, 13 November 2018]</ref> || [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] || {{sortname|Stuart|Hepburn|nolink=1}} || [[Òran Mór, Glasgow]] |- id="Rebus: Long Shadows" | {{dts|format=dmy|2019-1-29}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2019-2-1}} ||rowspan="6"| ''[[Rebus: Long Shadows]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatreweekly.com/rebus-long-shadows-extends-tour-with-ron-donachie-in-title-role/|title=Rebus Long Shadows Extends Tour With Ron Donachie in Title Role|work=Theatre Weekly|language=en-GB|access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://theatreweekly.com/rose-theatre-kingston-added-to-tour-of-rebus-long-shadows Rose Theatre Kingston Added to Tour of Rebus Long Shadows – Theatre Weekly Press, 28 January 2019]</ref> ||rowspan="6"| [[John Rebus|Inspector Rebus]] ||rowspan="6"| {{sortname|Robin|Lefevre}} || [[Theatre Royal, Glasgow]] |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2019-2-4}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2019-2-9}} || [[New Theatre, Cardiff]] |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2019-2-11}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2019-2-18}} || [[Cambridge Arts Theatre]] |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2019-2-25}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2019-3-2}} || [[Theatre Royal, Newcastle]] |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2019-3-4}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2019-3-9}} || [[Theatre Royal, Bath]] |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2019-3-12}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2019-3-16}} || [[Rose Theatre, Kingston]] |- id="The Beaches of St Valery (2020)" | {{dts|format=dmy|2020-3-16}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2020-3-17}}<ref group=Note>Closed early because of [[COVID-19]] restrictions</ref> || ''{{sortname|The|Beaches of St Valery|nolink=1}}'' <ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/18313989.theatre-beaches-st-valery-oran-mor-glasgow-four-stars ''Theatre: The Beaches of St Valery, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Four stars'' — Neil Cooper, The Herald, 18 March 2020]</ref> || Callum / McGregor / McLean || {{sortname|Stuart|Hepburn|nolink=1}} || [[Òran Mór, Glasgow]]  |- |colspan="5" style="font-size: 95%;"| '''Notes:'''{{reflist|group=Note}} |}

== Radio ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" !style="width: 9em"| Date !! Title !!style="width: 4em"| Role !!style="width: 5em"| Director !!style="width: 8em"| Station  |- id="Citizens" | {{dts|format=dmy|1987-12-22}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1988-9-8}} || ''[[Citizens (radio series)|Citizens]]'' <ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c85a881299a14c84b6979b55e26837d1 BBC – ''Citizens'']</ref> || Alec Kelly || {{sortname|Marilyn|Imrie}} || [[BBC Radio 4]] |- id="Rebus: The Falls" | {{dts|format=dmy|2003-01-25}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2003-02-01}} || ''{{sortname|The|Falls|Bruce Young (drama)#Rebus: The Falls|nolink=1}}'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fkqzh BBC – The Saturday Play – ''Rebus: The Falls'']</ref> || rowspan="2" | [[John Rebus|DI Rebus]] || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Bruce|Young|Bruce Young (drama)|nolink=1}} || rowspan="2" | [[BBC Radio 4]] [[The Saturday Play]] |- id="Rebus: Resurrection Men" | {{dts|format=dmy|2004-06-26}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2004-07-03}} | ''Resurrection Men'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fqk6s BBC – The Saturday Play – ''Rebus: Resurrection Men'']</ref> |- id="McLevy: Sins of the Fathers" | {{dts|format=dmy|2006-4-17}} | ''McLevy: Sins of the Fathers'' <ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/45824bd2b6aa4cca816f383ae90a1df2 BBC – Afternoon Play – ''McLevy: Sins of the Fathers'']</ref> || Bellamy || {{sortname|Patrick|Rayner|nolink=1}} || [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Play]] |- id="Rebus: Black and Blue" | {{dts|format=dmy|2008-06-28}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2008-07-05}} | ''Black and Blue'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c7fc9 BBC – The Saturday Play – ''Rebus: Black and Blue'']</ref> || [[John Rebus|DI Rebus]] || {{sortname|Bruce|Young|Bruce Young (drama)|nolink=1}} || [[BBC Radio 4]] [[The Saturday Play]] |- id="Salmonella Men on Planet Porno" | {{dts|format=dmy|2009-2-28}} || ''[[Salmonella Men on Planet Porno]]'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hxkyr BBC – The Wire – ''Salmonella Men on Planet Porno'']</ref> || ||  || [[BBC Radio 3]] The Wire |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2010-02-17}} | ''[[Fags, Mags and Bags]]: Mr Majhu Goes to Lenzie'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qpmlk BBC – Fags, Mags and Bags – ''Mr Majhu Goes to Lenzie'']</ref> || Bob Shandy MP ||  || [[BBC Radio 4]] |- id="Rebus: Strip Jack" | {{dts|format=dmy|2010-08-07}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2010-08-14}} | ''Strip Jack'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tcs2h BBC – The Saturday Play – ''Rebus: Strip Jack'']</ref> || rowspan="4" | [[John Rebus|DI Rebus]] || rowspan="5" | {{sortname|Bruce|Young|Bruce Young (drama)|nolink=1}} || [[BBC Radio 4]] [[The Saturday Play]] |- id="Rebus: The Black Book" | {{dts|format=dmy|2012-11-11}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2012-11-18}} | ''{{sortname|The|Black Book|Bruce Young (drama)#Rebus: The Black Book|nolink=1}}'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nt015 BBC – Classic Serial – ''Rebus: The Black Book'']</ref> || [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Classic Serial]] |- id="Rebus: Set in Darkness" | {{dts|format=dmy|2014-09-28}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2014-10-05}} | ''Set in Darkness'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jhp4d BBC – Classic Serial – ''Rebus: Set in Darkness'']</ref> || [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Classic Serial]] |- id="Rebus: A Question of Blood" | {{dts|format=dmy|2016-02-13}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2016-02-20}} | ''{{sortname|A|Question of Blood|Bruce Young (drama)#Rebus: A Question of Blood|nolink=1}}'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b070601z BBC – The Saturday Play – ''Rebus: A Question of Blood'']</ref>|| [[BBC Radio 4]] [[The Saturday Play]] |- id="The Trial of Joseph Knight" | {{dts|format=dmy|2018-7-12}} | ''{{sortname|The|Trial of Joseph Knight|Bruce Young (drama)#The Trial of Joseph Knight|nolink=1}}'' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b94h2j BBC – Afternoon Drama – ''The Trial of Joseph Knight'']</ref> || Sir John Wedderburn || [[BBC Radio 4]] [[Afternoon Drama]] |}

== References ==

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|0231871}} * [https://theatricalia.com/person/1hms/ron-donachie Ron Donachie at Theatricalia] * [http://www.cdalondon.com/os/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rondonachie.pdf Ron Donachie at CDA Theatrical Agency]

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