Stephen McCole
Born
Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Stephen McCole is a Scottish actor. He is best known for starring in the dark comedy series High Times,[1] the American comedy Rushmore,[2] and for his former role in BBC Scotland soap opera River City.[3]

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,[4] also features McCole's older brother, Paul.[5] McCole credits the realism of his role to growing up in similar surroundings in Glasgow's Castlemilk housing estate.[6]

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.[7]

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.[3]

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 Heyliger Episode: "Crossroads"
2001 Blackout Rab Television film
2002 Sunday Para F Television film
2003 The Key Danny 3 episodes
2005 Holby City Liam King Episode: "Thin Ice"
2000–2006 Rebus Si McLeese

Stanley Toal

2 episodes
2007 Kitchen Policeman Television film
2004–2008 High Times Rab 12 episodes
2003–2008 Taggart Eddie Calder

Kevin Nash

2 episodes
2010 Single Father Jimbo 3 episodes
2011 The Field of Blood Danny Ogilvey 2 episodes
2011 Young James Herriot Tommy Halliday Episode: #1.1
2012 The Hollow Crown Douglas Episode: "Henry IV, Part 1"
2012 Merlin Ragnor 2 episodes
2014 River City Alan Lindsay 3 episodes
2014 The Sunny Kris Television film
2015 Atlantis Galenos Episode: "The Dying of the Light"
2016 The Crews Paul 'Pepe' Macready Episode: "The Old Firm"
2020 Outlander Graham Menzies Episode: "Perpetual Adoration"
2020 Save Me Paul Episode: #2.6
2020 Brassic Nathan Beasley Episode: "The Circus"
2021 Adam Mental Health Nurse Television film
2021 Too Close Johnny Hapgood Episode: #1.2
2021 Vigil Patrick Cruden 4 episodes
2021 Shetland Logan Creggan 6 episodes
2022 Mayflies Woodbine 2 episodes
2023 Dirty Water Legend 3 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 film
2000 A Small Piece of Paradise Stuart Short film
2001 Last Orders Young Vince
2002 The Magdalene Sisters Young Man in Car
2005 At the End of the Sentence Sue Short film
2008 Stone of Destiny Gavin Vernon
2009 Crying with Laughter Joey Frisk
2010 I'll Be Right Here Moffat Short film
2010 Neds Mr McLeod
2011 Perfect Sense Nice Official
2011 A Lonely Place to Die Mr. Mcrae
2011 Dignitas Short film
2013 The Wee Man Junior Thompson
2013 Turncoat Vince Deacon Short film
2014 Hole Thorne Short 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 film
2018 Outlaw King Seamus Barbour

Chamberlain

2018 Malevolent Frank
2019 Beats Sergeant Ian Black
2019 Connect Jeff
2020 A Gift form Bob Mark
2021 Don vs Lightning Murray Short film
2021 The Grief That Stole Christmas Lee Short film
2022 Broken Glass Jack Short film
2022 The Barber Solicitor
2023 Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance Fergus

References

  1. ^ Paul English, "High Times duo Stephen and Paul McCole find fame in unlikely places", The Daily Record, 28 June 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009
  2. ^ "The Rushmore Academy • Films • Rushmore".
  3. ^ a b "BBC Scotland – River City – New family set for Shieldinch".
  4. ^ The BAFTA Scotland Awards 2004, .baftascotland.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2090
  5. ^ Paul English "Our telly critic Paul English picks his favourite STV shows", The Daily Record, 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2009
  6. ^ Aidan Smith, "Dramatic return of tall storey" Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Scotland on Sunday, 2 October 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2009
  7. ^ Brian Beacom, "Brothers' Electric hit"[dead link], The Evening Times, 25 March 2005

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