Sylvester McCoy: Biography and Selected Filmography

Sylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor who playedthe seventh Doctor in the science fiction series "Doctor Who" and the wizard Radagast in the adaptation of the novel by J. Tolkien "The Hobbit." But do not think that his filmography is limited only to these characters. There are several good roles in the actor's arsenal. About them and talk in the article.

Biography

Sylvester was born in 1943 in the Scottishthe town of Danun. He studied at St. Mun's school, but did not finish it. At the age of twelve he entered Blair College, a seminary in Aberdeen, to study as a priest. And later, having decided to become a monk, he applied to the Dominican Order. Only they did not take him. It turned out that he was too young. Therefore, Sylvester entered the Danuman school of grammar, where, after watching the pretty classmates, he realized that he would not become a priest or a monk.

After studying, Sylvester McCoy made a vacationin London, but did not return to his homeland. I settled into an insurance company, where I worked until I was 27 years old, until I met a British writer, actor and filmmaker Ken Campbell. This acquaintance became for him a fateful one. First he got roles in theatrical productions, and then McCoy began to appear sometimes in films and on television.

Dracula Who

So, where was Sylvester McCoy starring? The filmography of the actor began in 1973, when he appeared in one episode of Bob Block's series Roberts Robots. And in 6 years already had a small role in the feature film of horror of John Badhem "Dracula" (1979).

In the period from 1979 to 1981, Sylvester acceptedParticipation in the filming of six episodes of the comedy series "Big Jim and the Club of Figaro." In 1985 he starred in the mini-series Ferdinand Fairfax "The Last Place on Earth." Also has played in a comedy drama of Leslie Stephens "Three kinds of heat" (1987).

From 1987 to 1989, he played an eccentrican alien and a time-master in the sci-fi series of the BBC channel Doctor Who. And then several times he played this character in feature films: Doctor Who (1996), Doctor Who: Ace Adventures (2012) and Five Doctors: Reloaded (2013).

Hobbit lire

In 1997 he appeared in the fantasy film TedNikolau "The Jumping Elves" (1995). Then Sylvester McCoy got a supporting role in the BBC mini-series "The History of Tom Jones, Founded," based on the novel of the same name by Henry Fielding. He starred in one episode of the comedy series Michael Hynes "Still a Game" (2002 - ...). And, along with Ian McKellen, joined the cast of Trevor Nunn's television drama King of Lears (2008).

In 2010, the actor appeared in a musical comedyKevin Short "Punk Tacters". At about the same time Peter Jackson drew attention to him. The director offered the actor such a role that he never had and from which Sylvester McCoy simply could not refuse. "Hobbit" - a series of films based on the novel by John Tolkien, enabled the actor to play Radagast "Brown" - a wizard sent to help people and elves in the war against the "Dark Lord".

In 2012, McCoy played in a television comedyPeter Hinton The Academy: Special. He played the role of Edward Haddington, one of the main characters in the drama John Stephenson's "Christmas Candle" (2013), the plot of which is based on the novel of the same name by Max Lukado. And acted as Mr. Dunlop in the comic mini-series Dan Szymmer and Adam Kay Crims (2015).

Eighth sense of expectation

Among the latest works of the actorLana's science fiction drama and Lili Wachowski's "Eighth Sense", where the actor happened to play in four episodes. Also Sylvester McCoy participated in the shooting of the horror film Jonathan Hopkins Slumber and the thriller of Prince Baghdasaryan The Circuit.

In addition, the production of moretwo projects involving the actor. It's about the horror film of Richard Driscoll When the devil rides out and Ryan Hendrik's romantic comedy Journey Bound. Only the date of the premiere and the place where it will be held at all is still unknown.