| Intro | British film director and actor |
| Is |
Film director Actor Cinematographer Film editor Musician Composer Screenwriter Television actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 7 August 1973, Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 47 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Bryan Larkin (born 7 August 1973) is a Scottish actor, writer and producer. Also a self-taught filmmaker, he was awarded the Trailblazer award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009. He is perhaps best known for his role of Dolokhov in Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz directed by Kieran Parker.
Early life
Larkin was born in Glasgow and grew up in East Kilbride. He trained at Langside college in Glasgow.
Career
After guest roles in Scottish TV shows Taggart, Rebus and River City, he wrote and starred in the short film, entitled SCENE for which he won a BAFTA Scotland Award for his performance. He later played the lead role of Joe Cullen in the BAFTA Scotland winning film Running in Traffic opposite Kenneth Cranham. He shares a second BAFTA Scotland Award with the films co-producers, Marc Twynholm and Abigail Howkins. Running in Traffic also received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009.
His recent television appearances include Doctors, playing the guest lead role of Axel Hayley in Episode ‘The Messenger’. Also, the role of Geordie in Season 1 of Outlander. In 2015 he played the recurring character of Eddie in Series 3 of Shetland for BBC Scotland, opposite Game of Thrones star Ciarán Hinds.
He played the role of Robert Eldridge Dean in the American depression-era film, The Red Machine written and directed by Alec Boehm and Stephanie Argy and the lead role of, Mitch in the action film Battleground, written and directed by Neil MacKay In 2015 he appeared in the Scottish/Irish horror film Let Us Prey opposite Liam Cunningham and Pollyanna McIntosh.
In 2016, he appeared opposite Gerard Butler in London Has Fallen, in the role of SAS commander Will Davies. The film was directed by Babak Najafi and was released on 4 March by Millennium Films, under their recently revived Gramercy Pictures label.
In 2016 he was cast as the lead antagonist, Ernest Hunt, in Chasing The Dragon (Chinese: 追龍), previously known as King of Drug Dealers. Larkin plays a supporting role opposite Donnie Yen and Andy Lau in the action crime drama film directed by Jason Kwan and Wong Jing.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SCENE | BAFTA Scotland | Best First Time Performance | Won |
| 2009 | Running in Traffic | BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards | Best Producer | Won |
| 2009 | Running in Traffic | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Trailblazer Award | Won |
Television
- Taggart as Erwin Baxter
- Rebus as Charlie Guthrie
- River City as Calum Duff
- Young James Herriot as Detective
- Outlander as Geordie
- Doctors as Axel Hayley
- Shetland as Eddie