Stephen McCole is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring in the dark comedy series High Times,Paul English, "High Times duo Stephen and Paul McCole find fame in unlikely places", The Daily Record, 28 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009 the American comedy Rushmore, and for his former role in BBC Scotland soap opera River City.
Career In his best known role, High Times, McCole portrays Rab, an unemployed stoner who lives with his best friend in a bleak high-rise flat in Glasgow. The series, which received the 2004 BAFTA Scotland Best Drama Award,The BAFTA Scotland Awards 2004, .baftascotland.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2090 also features McCole's older brother, Paul.Paul English "Our telly critic Paul English picks his favourite STV shows", The Daily Record, 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009 McCole credits the realism of his role to growing up in similar surroundings in Glasgow's Castlemilk housing estate.Aidan Smith, "Dramatic return of tall storey" , Scotland on Sunday, 2 October 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2009
McCole also starred in the 2008 adventure comedy Stone of Destiny. He has appeared in The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998), The Acid House (1998), Postmortem (1998), Rushmore (1998) and the 2003 BBC One miniseries The Key. In 2005, he directed the short comedy film Electric Blues, written by his brother.
From 2014, he became part of the main cast of BBC Scotland soap opera River City, playing the role of Alan Lindsay, and left in 2015.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 The Crow Road Dean Watt 4 episodes 1998 The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Wullie Macboyne 6 episodes 2001 Band of Brothers Frederick HeyligerEpisode: "Crossroads"2001BlackoutRabTelevision film2002SundayPara FTelevision film 2003 The Key Danny 3 episodes 2005 Holby City Liam KingEpisode: "Thin Ice" 2000–2006 RebusSi McLeese Stanley Toal 2 episodes 2007 Kitchen PolicemanTelevision film 2004–2008 High Times Rab12 episodes 2003–2008 Taggart Eddie Calder Kevin Nash 2 episodes 2010 Single Father Jimbo3 episodes 2011 The Field of Blood Danny Ogilvey2 episodes 2011 Young James Herriot Tommy Halliday Episode: #1.1 2012 The Hollow Crown DouglasEpisode: "Henry IV, Part 1" 2012 Merlin Ragnor2 episodes 2014 River City Alan Lindsay 3 episodes 2014 The Sunny KrisTelevision film 2015 Atlantis GalenosEpisode: "The Dying of the Light" 2016 The Crews Paul 'Pepe' Macready Episode: "The Old Firm" 2020 Outlander Graham Menzies Episode: "Perpetual Adoration"2020Save MePaulEpisode: #2.6 2020 Brassic Nathan Beasley Episode: "The Circus"2021AdamMental Health NurseTelevision film2021Too CloseJohnny HapgoodEpisode: #1.2 2021 Vigil Patrick Cruden 4 episodes2021ShetlandLogan Creggan6 episodes2022MayfliesWoodbine2 episodes2023Dirty WaterLegend3 episodes
Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Dead Eye Dick Joe Short film 1998 My Name Is Joe Mojo 1998 Postmortem George Statler Jr. 1998 The Acid House Boab 1997 Orphans John 1998 Rushmore Magnus Buchan 2000 Complicity Al 2000 Clean Short film2000A Small Piece of ParadiseStuartShort film 2001 Last Orders Young Vince 2002 The Magdalene Sisters Young Man in Car 2005 At the End of the Sentence SueShort film 2008 Stone of Destiny Gavin Vernon 2009 Crying with Laughter Joey Frisk 2010 I'll Be Right Here MoffatShort film 2010 Neds Mr McLeod 2011 Perfect Sense Nice Official2011A Lonely Place to DieMr. Mcrae2011DignitasShort film 2013 The Wee Man Junior Thompson2013TurncoatVince DeaconShort film 2014 Hole ThorneShort film 2015 The Legend of Barney Thomson Wullie Henderson 2016 True Value Regis Short film 2016 The Last Supper Uncle Short film 2017 Natalie Tony Short film2018Outlaw KingSeamus Barbour Chamberlain2018MalevolentFrank2019BeatsSergeant Ian Black2019ConnectJeff2020A Gift from BobMark2021Don vs LightningMurrayShort film2021The Grief That Stole ChristmasLeeShort film2022Broken GlassJackShort film2022The BarberSolicitor2023Rise of the Footsoldier: VengeanceFergus
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