Updated Feb 20, 2026
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Known For
Actor
Occupations
Film actor, Television actor, Actor, Stage actor
Birthday
(Thursday)
Nationality
Citizenship
Ireland
Languages
English
Education
Trinity College, Dublin, Gonzaga College
Zodiac Sign
♎ Libra
Chinese Zodiac
龙 Dragon
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek (Ἀνδρέας)
Popularity
Tier A -- 178,062 Wikipedia views/month
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Career
Career spanning 62 years (1964-2026)
Year context
Born in 1976 -- US bicentennial; Apple Computer founded; Gerald Ford was US president
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Zodiac
Born in the Year of the Dragon
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Filmography (34)
AWARDS (15)
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Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance
2025
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International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actor
2024
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Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
2023
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National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
2023
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Biography
Andrew Scott (born 21 October 1976) is an Irish actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, his accolades include a British Academy Television Award, Silver Bear Berlin International Film Festival, and two Laurence Olivier Awards, along with nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Scott first came to prominence portraying James Moriarty in the BBC series Sherlock (2010–2017), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as the priest in the second series of Fleabag (2019) garnered him wider recognition. It earned him the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his roles in the films Pride (2014), Spectre (2015), and 1917 (2019). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the romantic drama film All of Us Strangers (2023). In 2024, he starred as Tom Ripley in the thriller series Ripley, for which he received Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as a Peabody Award.
On stage, Scott played the lead role of Garry Essendine in a 2019 production of Present Laughter at The Old Vic, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2005 for his role in A Girl in a Car with a Man at the Royal Court Theatre.
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Andrew Scott was born in Dublin, Ireland.
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Andrew Scott has 34 credits in our database. Notable titles include Pressure (2026), Elsinore (film) (2026), Back in Action (2025), Blue Moon (2025), Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025).
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