Scott Kyle

Scott Kyle
Born 1983
Rutherglen, Scotland
Occupation Actor / Theatre director

Scott Kyle is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles of Ross in Outlander, Clancy in The Angels' Share and for the film Kilo Two Bravo in which he played real life soldier Corporal Stu Pearson in a story about a small unit of British soldiers positioned near the Kajaki dam in Afghanistan.[1][2]

Theatre Industry

Kyle's theatrical work includes starring in the Des Dillon play Singin' I'm No A Billy He's A Tim about Old Firm football fans[3] (he portrayed the supporter of Rangers, the team he followed in childhood). The show, which was produced by Kyle's company NLP,[4] toured throughout Scotland and Ireland and featured at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where Kyle received the 2010 Stage Awards Best Actor Award for his role.[5][6]

Between 2012 and 2017 Kyle was the artistic director of the Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate in Scotland[7] (housed in a refurbished Category B listed former cinema). Whilst in post Kyle was awarded a Pride of West Lothian - Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community Theatre. He raised over £60,000 for improvements to the theatre from donations by fans via his Twitter profile, which quickly grew in popularity after its 2016 launch due to his association with Outlander.[6] He has also organised several Scottish-themed events for fans of the TV show in Scotland and North America.[8]

In 2017 Kyle was appointed as the Program Manager at Fife Cultural Trust, overseeing the bookings and events for theatres, libraries, museums and galleries in the area.[8] He stated that his hope was for the single point of contact to make it easier for touring acts to make arrangements at multiple venues, having found this a problem when running his own company.[9]

He attended Stonelaw High School,[9] then took an acting course at the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies while also working night shifts in a supermarket, founding the NLP company to create more opportunitites for acting work while still a student.[4]

Current projects

Bab: The Man Who Took Too Much

Bab: The Man Who Took Too Much is a pilot episode for an animated series about scrapyard owner Bab Cunningham who is trying to get away with swindling the government. Kyle will be playing the lead character Bab. In November 2016, the casting of Scott Kyle and Gregor Firth was announced.[10] The pair played alongside each other in Outlander, where Kyle played Ross and Firth played the role of Kincaid, two of the men of Lallybroch, both of whom met director and creator Fraser Murdoch whilst working on Outlander.[10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006PondlifeBrian
2009SandwichKenny McFaddenShort
2011The CrewsKenny McFaddenTV series
2012The Angels' ShareClancy
2014KajakiStu Pearson
2016OutlanderRossTV series
2018 (expected)Bab: The Man Who Took Too MuchBab (co-producer)Animated short

References

  1. ↑ "Rutherglen actor Scott Kyle amazed by success of Kajaki as war flick is tipped for awards glory". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kajaki: reliving the horrors of war - The Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Singin' I'm No a Billy He's a Tim". The Guardian. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim". Culture Northern Ireland. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rutherglen Actor Heading Back To The Fringe". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. 7 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Unbe-tweet-able: Outlander star Scott Kyle reveals how fans of the show helped raise thousands for Bathgate theatre – thanks to his Twitter appeals". The Scottish Sun. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Bathgate Regal Theatre - About Scott Kyle
  8. 1 2 "From screen star to events organiser. Meet Scott Kyle". EventsBase Magazine. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Rutherglen actor Scott Kyle all set for new role in Scottish theatre". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. 1 2 Jamie Callaghan (2016-11-18). "Outlander star signs up for Kirkcaldy animator's film". Fife Today. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
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