Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in the film Underworld: Evolution (2006), the television series Doctor Who (2010), the miniseries Roots (2016), and the Netflix historical drama film Outlaw King (2018). He appears in different minor roles in Marvel Cinematic Universe productions, including the film Thor: The Dark World (2013), the second season of the Netflix series Daredevil (2016), and the Disney+ miniseries Secret Invasion (2023). In late 2022, Curran starred in the BBC drama Mayflies. In the 2025 Starz streaming series Outlander: Blood of My Blood, he appears as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat.
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Education
Curran is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Career
Curran appeared in the BBC television series This Life. Since then, he has appeared in a number of major film and television roles, including Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man), an original character in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen. (According to his commentary on the DVD, he looked like a "smurf on acid".) He also played vampire roles in Guillermo del Toro's Blade II as Priest and Underworld: Evolution as Markus. In 2006 he appeared in the unrated film Red Road.
