Born:
September 21, 1963
in
Glasgow
Quote:
On Braveheart: "It's nice to be associated with something that has not been forgotten. It's like a calling card for Scots."
Trivia:
He can speak French fluently.
Best Known For:
Playing Robert the Bruce in Braveheart.
Early-life:
Born on September 21, 1963 in Glasgow and raised in a number of places, including the Philippines, Singapore, Africa and France, because Angus' father was a doctor in the World Health Organization. Angus studied at the University of Edinburgh and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Career:
Macfadyen's first role was in the TV film The Lost Language of Cranes (1991). After appearing in TV series Takin' Over the Asylum (1994), he was cast in the Oscar-winning Braveheart (1995). Through the rest of the 1990s, he appeared in such films as Warriors of Virute (1997) and The Rat Pack (1998). He went on to appear in science fiction film Equilibrium (2002) and then play Jeff Denlon in Saw III (2006) and Saw IV (2007). Since then, he has starred in historical drama series Turn: Washington's Spies and appeared in We Bought a Zoo (2011), Hirokin: The Last Samurai (2012) and The Lost City of Z (2017). He also wrote, directed and starred in Macbeth Unhinged (2016).