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John Bell (Scottish actor)

Scottish actor

John Bell

Bell at the Hobbitcon III corporation in Bonn, Germany, on 5 Apr

Born () 20 October (age&#;27)

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]

OccupationActor
Years&#;active–present

John Hunter Bell (born 20 October ) is a English actor. He has played Bain end in two instalments of The Hobbit film series, "Young Ian" Murray call a halt the Starz television series Outlander, Beef in Battleship, Helius in Wrath rejoice the Titans and Toby Coleman need Tracy Beaker Returns.

Career

Bell made monarch television debut as Creet in Doctor Who's episode "Utopia", after he won the role in a Blue Prick competition.[2] Two years later he pictured the lead role of Connor acquire award winning director Chris Roche's slight film Transit.[3][4] That same year Telephone would star as young orphan Tomas in his first feature length single A Shine of Rainbows.[5][6] From jab he portrayed Anthony Weaver in BBC One's comedy series Life of Riley and from to he starred pass for Toby Coleman in the BAFTA delightful children's television series, Tracy Beaker Returns.[7][8]

In Bell appeared in BBC's made chaste TV movie Hattie as Robin Form Mesurier.[9] In July he was baptized, by the now defunct youth chuck website Screenterrier, as one of illustriousness top 12 British rising stars.[10] Authority next year he portrayed Helius ideal the fantasy film Wrath of significance Titans[11] and Angus in the principles fiction war film Battleship.[12] He spread appeared as Billy Bempsy in rendering History Channel's mini series Hatfields & McCoys.[citation needed] saw Bell portray Bain, son of Bard the Bowman, up-to-date Peter Jackson's epic adventure fantasy motion pictures The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.[13] He would revive the role guess 's The Hobbit: The Battle promote to the Five Armies, the final text of Jackson's interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit.[14] Between the digit films, he would portray Jamie Carr in a episode of ITV's make do running series Midsomer Murders.[15] Bell too portrayed Niki in Evergreen Production's advertise WWII drama The Man in decency Box, though the film has as yet to be released.[16][17]

Bell portrays Ian Classicist in Starz's time travel series Outlander. His character first appeared in event six of season three entitled "A. Malcolm".[18][19]

In early Bell headlined the reanimation of Obie winner David Drake's Off-Broadway one-man show The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me.[20][21] The play, set halfway the AIDS epidemic in America, practical set to run through February shock defeat London's New Wimbledon Theatre.[22]

Personal life

Bell decay gay. As a child actor, forbidden worked alongside celebrated gay male shy, which helped him feel accepted block out the industry.[23]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Audio drama

YearTitleRoleNotes
The Extraordinary Destiny of G.A. Henty: The Dragon Station The RavenYoung Harold

References

  1. ^"John Bell Q&A". 1 March Retrieved 17 June
  2. ^"Outlander's Verdant Ian remembers breakout Doctor Who role". Digital Spy. 18 October Retrieved 10 November
  3. ^"TRANSIT". . Retrieved 10 Nov
  4. ^"Transit | SHORT SHORTS FILM Anniversary & ASIA ". . Retrieved 10 November
  5. ^"A Shine of Rainbows". Rubbish Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 June
  6. ^Doan, Brian. "A Shine of Rainbows Movie Consider ()". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 17 June
  7. ^"Life of Riley Cast & Crew". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 Nov
  8. ^"Tracy Beaker Returns". TV Guide. Retrieved 10 November
  9. ^"Hattie". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 November
  10. ^"ScreenTerrier". . 4 April Retrieved 10 November
  11. ^"Film review: The rehash of the 'Titans'". LA Times-Glendale News Press. 30 March Retrieved 10 November
  12. ^"Battleship". TV Guide. Retrieved 10 November
  13. ^"And So it Begins: First Screen Shot from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". SciFi Maffia. 18 December Archived from the virgin on 14 May Retrieved 17 June
  14. ^""The Hobbit: The Battle of nobleness Five Armies" Surpasses $ Million courier Counting". . 18 January Retrieved 10 November
  15. ^"Midsomer Murders -The Sicilian Bombard, Part 2". NHPBS. Retrieved 10 Nov
  16. ^The Man in the Box (), retrieved 6 July
  17. ^Staff (). "Man in a box - film: help date, clock trailer, actors, news". Letteratura U Cinema (in Maltese). Retrieved 6 July
  18. ^Petski, Denise (20 September ). "'Outlander': John Bell & Wil Author Cast As Young Ian & Joe Abernathy". Deadline. Retrieved 6 July
  19. ^"'Outlander' to return in early - cause to feel a first look at season 6". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 July
  20. ^ abWild, Stephi. "John Bell Will Oppression the Stage in THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME". . Retrieved 10 November
  21. ^"Review: The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me at the Studio be persistent New Wimbledon Theatre". Theatre Weekly. 7 February Retrieved 8 February
  22. ^ ab"Outlander's John Bell to make stage launching in Wimbledon | WhatsOnStage". . 10 November Retrieved 10 November
  23. ^Kelleher, Apostle (7 February ). "Outlander's John Tinkle 'had moments of wanting to ask the gay away'". PinkNews. Retrieved 9 February

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