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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-09-15 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Upper Clapton, London

Colin McFarlane

Biography:

Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, Ulysses in the STARZ television drama series Outlander and as the voice of Bulgy in the children's television series Thomas & Friends.

Known For

Acting

2025

2022

Toast of Tinseltown as Weech Beacon
I Hate You as Lord Grutley
Big Tree City as Additional Voices (voice)
Supertato as Narrator (voice)

2021

Milo as (voice)

2020

Offering to the Storm as Aloisius Dupree
Industry as Lord Oaki

2019

Crawl as Governor
The Queen's Corgi as Chief / Nelson (voice)
The Legacy of the Bones as Aloisius Dupree

2018

Patient Zero as General Pierce
The Commuter as Conductor Sam

2017

The Invisible Guardian as Aloisius Dupree

2016

The Rebel as Roderick

2015

Crown for Christmas as Chancellor Riggs

2014

On Angel Wings as Joseph
Outlander as Ulysses

2013

Father Brown as Cardinal Papillon

2012

Bad Education as Politician
Dirk Gently as Terence Brown

2011

The Last Belle as The Barman
Mike the Knight: Magical Mishaps as Sparkie the Dragon
Death in Paradise as Anton Burrage

2010

Hounded as Dr. Muhahaha

2009

2008

Chuggington as Harrison
Gotham Tonight as Comissioner Gillian B. Loeb

2007

2006

Hyperdrive as Male Bulaahg
Torchwood as General Pierce
Not Going Out as Foreman

2005

Fragile as Roy
Doctor Who as Moran
Doctor Who as Aliens (voice)

2003

Chunky Monkey as Trevor
Strange as Reverend Johnson

2002

The King's Beard as Jasper (voice)

2001

The Whistle-Blower as Bobby De Luca
Christmas Carol: The Movie as Fezziwig (voice)
As If as Jerry
Murder in Mind as Ray Marker

2000

Sorted as Doctor
Black Books as Inspector Norris

1999

The Criminal as Businessman

1998

Ted & Ralph as Interior Designer

1997

Coriolanus as Tullus Aufidius
Jonathan Creek as Inspector Fell
Midsomer Murders as Jordan Briggs

1996

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher as Sgt. Slipper (voice)

1995

The Thin Blue Line as European Commissioner Mustafa Delcroix

1994

The Fast Show as Various Characters

1992

In Dreams as Journalist/Dave
Black and Blue as Jesse Jarman

1990

Chilling Out as Colin

1987

Bust as Steve

1985

Dutch Girls as Mkwela
Dempsey and Makepeace as Det. Sgt. Watson

1984