Occupation Actor Name Colin McFarlane Spouse Kate McFarlane (m. 1993) | Years active 1984 – present Role Actor Education The Perse School | |
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Born 15 September 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-09-15 ) London, England, UK Movies and TV shows The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Fragile, Bob the Builder, The Cube Similar People Gus Lewis, Arsher Ali, Joshua Harto, Larry Holden, David Menkin | ||
Colin mcfarlane in batman
Colin McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is an English actor and voice artist.
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Background
McFarlane attended the Perse School, Cambridge, in his youth and later graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Drama. He was born in London to Jamaican parents.
Career
He has appeared in several TV series, including The Fast Show, Judge John Deed, Jonathan Creek, Randall and Hopkirk, Jeeves and Wooster, Black Books and The Thin Blue Line. He is also known for portraying Police Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. In 2006 he appeared in the fourth episode of the sixth series of the BBC Three comedy series Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps. He voiced God and Goliath on Testament: The Bible in Animation. He was also the voice of JJ in Bob the Builder.
McFarlane appeared in the third series of Torchwood, Children of Earth as the American military representative and as the narrator on the ITV gameshow The Cube. He is also the voice of Greg in the Buzz! series of videogames. In 2008, he appeared in M.I. High (Series 2, episode 4) as Maximus Fiticus.
He starred as the evil Dr Muhahahaha on the CBBC show Hounded.
On 6 September 2010 McFarlane appeared in an episode of Coronation Street as a consultant neurosurgeon, Mr Jordan.
McFarlane voiced the character "Avalon Centrifuge" in the 2011 video game LittleBigPlanet 2.
His voice acting resume was expanded with the release of the second Castlevania: Lords of Shadow downloadable content, Resurrection. He voices the "Forgotten One", central enemy of the two DLCs (needs citation).
McFarlane starred in children's animation Oscar's Orchestra, a cartoon about a brave piano's fight against an evil dictator's war against music. He played the part of Thadius Vent, the dictator.
McFarlane starred in Holby City as the father of a patient in late August.
He appeared in the first episode of Dirk Gently playing the character Terence Brown.
In 2013, McFarlane appeared with Lenny Henry in a critically acclaimed revival of August Wilson’s Fences at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End.
Children and parents may recognize him as the voice of Elvis the horse in Iconicles and of Sparky the dragon in Mike the Knight.
On 24 April 2014, McFarlane starred as DCI Irving in EastEnders as part of the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" storyline.
In July 2014, McFarlane lent his vocal talents to the original audio drama Osiris by Everybodyelse Productions. He plays US General Trent Stone.
In 2015 he guest starred in Casualty playing Clifton Duheney.
In 2015, McFarlane appeared as Anton Burrage in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise episode 4.6.
McFarlane will appear as a guest star in the ninth series of Doctor Who.
He voices characters in the video game Batman: Arkham Knight.
He will play Colonel Pierce in upcoming movie Patient Zero which also stars Doctor Who actor Matt Smith and the movie is scheduled for a release in 2016.