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{{Short description|Scottish actor (born 1969)}}
{{For|the cricketer|Rory McCann (cricketer)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rory McCann
| image = Rory McCann by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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| caption = McCann in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|4|24}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
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| occupation = Actor
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| years_active = 1999–present
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'''Rory McCann''' (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor, best known for portraying [[Sandor Clegane|Sandor "The Hound" Clegane]] on the [[HBO]] series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Michael "Lurch" Armstrong in [[Edgar Wright]]'s crime-comedy ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (2007), Jurgen the Brutal in the adventure comedy ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]]'' (2019) and the voice of [[Megatron]] in ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark]]''.

==Early life==
McCann was born in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.<ref name=MonstersCritics-Interview-2006>{{cite web|last1=Rosenberg|first1=Scott|title=Exclusive Interview: Rory McCann (‘Shameless’, Beowulf & Grendel’, "Alexander’)|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/features/article_1201622.php/Exclusive_Interview_Rory_McCann_Shameless_Beowulf_&_Grendel_Alexander|website=[[Monsters and Critics]]|access-date=10 August 2014|date=15 September 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210531/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/features/article_1201622.php/Exclusive_Interview_Rory_McCann_Shameless_Beowulf_%26_Grendel_Alexander|archive-date=12 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has a sister, Sally-Gay McCann, born in 1972.<ref name=ScotsmanWomen-2009/>

Before becoming an actor, McCann was a painter who studied at the Scottish School of Forestry near [[Inverness]]. He also worked as a bridge painter (on the [[Forth Road Bridge]]), landscape gardener and carpenter.<ref name=DailyRecord-Meteorvhhcgubbiiic-2014>{{cite news |url= http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/games-thrones-star-rory-mccann-3303810 |title=Games of Thrones star Rory McCann on his meteoric rise from carpenter to fantasy TV star |first=Brian |last=McIver |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=31 March 2014 |publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] |location=[[Glasgow, Scotland|Glasgow]] |issn=0956-8069 |oclc=500344244 |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> Rory McCann was first trained as an actor by writer-artist Robert Parsifal Finch in The Actor's Workshop, Glasgow in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last=Everett |first=Charlotte |date=24 January 2022 |title=Game of Thrones’ Rory McCann looks unrecognisable as porridge model two decades ago |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/game-thrones-rory-mccann-looks-26032650 |work=Irish Mirror |access-date=24 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124133830/https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/game-thrones-rory-mccann-looks-26032650 |archive-date=24 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="independent-2017">{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Matilda |last2=Stolworthy |first2=Jacob |date=18 July 2017 |title=Game of Thrones cast: What else have the actors been in? From Emilia Clarke to Kit Harington |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/game-of-thrones-cast-what-else-have-the-actors-been-in-emilia-clarke-kit-harington-season-7-cersei-lannister-a7847266.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
McCann's first acting job was as an extra on the film ''[[Willow (film)|Willow]]'' (1988). He was fired because he laughed during the takes.<ref name=LATimes-Hound-2013>{{cite news|last1=Boyer|first1=Jen|title=‘Game of Thrones': Meet the Hound, Scottish actor Rory McCann|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/game-of-thrones-meet-the-hound-scottish-actor-rory-mccann/#/0|access-date=10 August 2014|work=[[LA Times]]|date=25 April 2013}}</ref> He appeared in an advertisement for [[Scott's Porage Oats]], dressed in a vest and [[kilt]].<ref name=LATimes-Hound-2013 /> As his first major acting role, McCann played a disabled [[personal trainer]] in the 2002 television comedy drama ''[[The Book Group]]'', winning the Scottish [[BAFTA]] for the best television performance of 2002.<ref name=HeraldScotland-BookGroup-2003>{{cite news|last1=MacLaren|first1=Lorna|title=Why he's always up for it: From dubious tree surgeon and Forth bridge painter to giant of porridge commercials, Book Group star Rory McCann tells Lorna MacLaren of his next move |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/why-he-s-always-up-for-it-from-dubious-tree-surgeon-and-forth-bridge-painter-to-giant-of-porridge-commercials-book-group-star-rory-mccann-tells-lorna-maclaren-of-his-next-move-1.127851|access-date=10 August 2014|work=[[Herald Scotland]]|date=29 January 2003}}</ref>

Since then, he has taken television roles as Detective Inspector Stuart Brown in ''[[State of Play (TV series)|State of Play]]'', [[Peter the Great]] in ''Peter in Paradise'', and a priest in the award-winning British comedy-drama series ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''.<ref name="independent-2017" />

He made his [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] debut in the 2004 film ''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]],'' which required the actors to go through training in the African desert, and included shooting in [[Thailand]], [[Morocco]], and a [[London]] studio.<ref name=ScottishDailyRecord-Alexander-2005>{{cite news|last1=English|first1=Paul|title=Hulk Rory Leaves No Stone Unturned; Scott's Porage Oats Star Rory McCann Spills the Beans on how he won a part in Oliver Stone's movie Alexander by Telling the Great Man to take a Hike. |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/HULK+RORY+LEAVES+NO+STONE+UNTURNED%3b+SCOTT'S+PORAGE+OATS+STAR+RORY...-a0126622664|access-date=10 August 2014|work=[[Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd]]|date=1 January 2005}}</ref> In 2007, he appeared as Michael "Lurch" Armstrong in ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. In 2008, he played Moby in ''[[The Crew (2008 film)|The Crew]]'' and [[Attila the Hun]] in the [[BBC]] [[docudrama]] ''[[Heroes and Villains (TV series)|Heroes and Villains]]''.

McCann portrayed [[Sandor Clegane|Sandor "The Hound" Clegane]] in 7 out of 8 seasons of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.<ref name=HBO-cast>{{cite web|title=Game of Thrones: Cast|url=http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/index.html#/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew/index.html|work=[[HBO]]|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref><ref name=EW-GoT-RoadTrip-2014>{{cite news|last1=Towers|first1=Andrea|title='Game of Thrones': Rory McCann teases road trip of 'death and destruction' in season 4|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/04/rory-mccann-teases-fourth-season/|access-date=10 August 2014|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=4 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="Pure/Trend-Kilt-2014">{{cite web|title=Rory McCann Joue Les Petits Rigolos à L'avant-Première de "Game of Thrones" à New York, le Mardi 18 ...|url=http://www.puretrend.com/media/a-l-avant-premiere-de-game-of_m985440|website=Pure/Trend|access-date=10 August 2014|date=18 March 2014}}</ref>

Other projects include a [[BBC]] TV series by writer [[Jimmy McGovern]] called ''[[Banished (TV series)|Banished]]'', set in Australia in the 18th century. McCann plays a blacksmith named Marston.<ref name=BBC-BanishedPR-2014>{{cite web|last1=Davey|first1=Cathie|title=Cast announced for Jimmy McGovern’s epic new series, Banished, for BBC Two|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/jimmy-mcgovern-banished|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=10 August 2014|date=18 March 2014}}</ref>

In 2022 he became the narrator of the [[ITV1]] series ''[[DNA Journey]]''.

==Personal life==
McCann's younger sister, Sally-Gay McCann, works on costumes for film and television; he worked alongside her on ''Alexander'' and ''Game of Thrones''.<ref name=ScotsmanWomen-2009>{{cite news|title=Rory McCann – What I know about women|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/rory-mccann-what-i-know-about-women-1-753535|access-date=10 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|date=12 January 2009}}</ref> McCann is a supporter of the [[Scottish Green Party]], and appeared in its [[2007 Scottish Parliament election|2007 Scottish Parliament general election]] broadcast.<ref name=ScottishGreen-2007>{{cite web |author=Scottish Green Party |author-link=Scottish Green Party |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3muIYf2oWs8 |title=First Vote Green on the 3rd of May 2007 |work=YouTube |date=11 April 2007 |access-date=14 July 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>

In 1990, McCann broke multiple bones in a near-fatal rock climbing accident in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name=GlasgowDailyRecord-MountainPlunge-2002>{{cite news|last1=Fulton|first1=Rick|title=I fell into acting says Oats hunk; Scots actor and climber Rory McCann on the mountain plunge that changed his life.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/I+fell+into+acting+says+Oats+hunk%3B+Scots+actor+and+climber+Rory...-a084229842|access-date=10 August 2014|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)]]|date=28 March 2002}}</ref>

McCann is the former frontman of a defunct band called Thundersoup.<ref name=ScottishDailyRecord-Alexander-2005 /> He plays the piano, guitar, banjo and mandolin.<ref name=GeekChocolate-GoT-2012>{{cite web|last1=Flett|first1=Michael|title=Rory McCann - Sandor "The Hound" Clegane, Game of Thrones|url=http://geekchocolate.co.uk/rory-mccann-sandor-the-hound-clegane-game-of-thrones/|website=Geek Chocolate|access-date=10 August 2014|date=19 March 2012}}</ref>

McCann lives a solitary, transient lifestyle.<ref name=LATimes-Hound-2013 /> He often lives on his boat or in places without modern conveniences.<ref name=Guardian-Bumfluff-2013>{{cite news|last1=Virtue|first1=Graeme|title=Game Of Thrones' Hound on bumfluff, hugs and the magic of Wilko Johnson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/mar/29/rory-mccann-game-of-thrones|access-date=10 August 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=AccessHollywood>{{cite web|last1=Lash|first1=Jolie|title=Access Countdown To 'Game Of Thrones' Season 2: Q&A Rory McCann Talks Sandor Clegane (The Hound) |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/access-countdown-to-game-of-thrones-season-2-qanda-rory-mccann-talks-sandor-clegane-the-hound_article_61074|website=[[Access Hollywood]]|access-date=10 August 2014|date=23 February 2013}}</ref> In 2006, he went to [[Iceland]] with [[Gerard Butler]] to attend the premiere of ''[[Beowulf & Grendel]]''. He ended up living in Iceland for a year, part of the time in a tent after losing his apartment, and working as a carpenter.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Kristinn Haukur Guðnason |title=Heimsfrægur leikari bjó í tjaldi á Íslandi og stal sér til matar |url=https://www.frettabladid.is/frettir/heimsfraegur-leikari-bjo-i-tjaldi-islandi-og-stal-ser-til-matar/ |access-date=30 November 2019 |date=29 November 2019 |language=is}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Ellie Harrison |title=Game of Thrones star Rory McCann says he was living in a tent and ‘stealing food’ before he landed The Hound role |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-rory-mccann-the-hound-tent-stealing-food-a9225671.html |access-date=30 November 2019 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=29 November 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2000 || ''Pasty Faces'' || Goon ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''The Devil's Tattoo'' || Eric ||
|-
| ''[[Young Adam (film)|Young Adam]]'' || Sam ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Alexander (2004 film)|Alexander]]'' || [[Craterus]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Beowulf & Grendel]]'' || Breca ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sixty Six (film)|Sixty Six]]'' || Policeman ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' || Michael "Lurch" Armstrong ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Crew (2008 film)|The Crew]]'' || Mobey ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Solomon Kane (film)|Solomon Kane]]'' || McNess ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' || Belo ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Season of the Witch (2011 film)|Season of the Witch]]'' || Soldier Commander || Credited as Rory MacCann
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Slow West]]'' || John Ross||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[XXX: Return of Xander Cage]]'' || Tennyson "The Torch"||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Jumanji: The Next Level]] '' || Jurgen The Brutal||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1999 || ''Coming Soon'' || Fergus || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk]]'' || Bouncer || Episode: "Mental Apparition Disorder"
|-
| ''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]'' || Roger || Episode No. 1.6
|-
| 2002 || ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' || Keith || Episode No. 14.7
|-
| 2002–2003 || ''[[The Book Group]]'' || Kenny McLeod || Main role; 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''[[State of Play (TV series)|State of Play]]'' || Stuart Brown || Episode No. 1.1
|-
| ''[[Rockface (TV series)|Rockface]]'' || Adam || Recurring role; 6 episodes
|-
| ''Peter in Paradise'' || [[Peter the Great]] || Television film
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' || Father Critchon || 2 episodes
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Heroes and Villains (TV series)|Heroes and Villains]]'' || [[Attila the Hun]] || Episode: "Attila the Hun"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Jury (TV serial)|The Jury]]'' || Derek Hatch || Main role (season 2); 5 episodes
|-
| 2011–2014;<br />2016–2019 || ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' || [[Sandor Clegane|Sandor "The Hound" Clegane]] || Main role; 38 episodes (seasons 1–4, 6–8)
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Banished (TV series)|Banished]]'' || Marston || Main role; 4 episodes
|-
|2021
|''[[The Irregulars]]''
|Arthur "the birdmaster" Hilton
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[The Legend of Vox Machina]]'' || Duke Vedmire (voice) || 3 episodes<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|date=2022-01-20|title=Critical Role’s ‘Legend of Vox Machina’ Adds Stephanie Beatriz, David Tennant, Tony Hale and More as Guest Stars|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/critical-role-legend-of-vox-machina-cast-1235158619/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' || [[Megatron]] (voice) || Main role; 6 episodes<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title=‘Transformers: EarthSpark’: Paramount+ Series Sets Voice Cast, Teaser Trailer — Comic-Con|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/transformers-earthspark-paramount-series-sets-voice-cast-teaser-trailer-comic-con-1235075555/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=2022-07-22|access-date=2022-07-25}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Knuckles (TV series)|Knuckles]]'' || || Miniseries
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0564920}}
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Scottish male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish male actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Scottish male film actors]]
[[Category:Scottish male television actors]]
[[Category:Scottish male voice actors]]

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