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name: "Colin McFarlane"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 September 1961"
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average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T21:51:17.024659+00:00"
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# Colin McFarlane

Actor. Born 15 September 1961 in Upper Clapton, London.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 September 1961, Upper Clapton, London
- **Active:** 1994–present

## Biography

Colin McFarlane is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. Born on 15 September 1961 in Upper Clapton, London, he attended The Perse School and graduated in drama from Loughborough University.

He has appeared in numerous British television series, including as various characters in the sketch show *The Fast Show* (1994–) and roles in *Black Books* (2000) and *Torchwood* (2006). In film he played Police Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb in *Batman Begins* (2005) and *The Dark Knight* (2008).

McFarlane is also known for voice work, including JJ in *Bob the Builder* (2002–2005), characters in *Thomas & Friends* (2017–2020) and as the narrator of the game show *The Cube* (2009–2021). He voiced Ulysses in the series *Outlander* (2014–).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Industry* (2020), Fi1m 76, as Lord Oaki — [page](https://film.one/tv/industry.md)
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Fi1m 85, as Loeb — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Loeb — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Black Books* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Inspector Norris — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md)
- *Jonathan Creek* (1997), Fi1m 78, as Inspector Fell — [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md)
- *The Fast Show* (1994), Fi1m 81, as Various Characters — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fast-show.md)

## Also known for

- *The Commuter* (2018), Conductor Sam
- *Crawl* (2019), Governor
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Moran
- *Outlander* (2014), Ulysses
- *The Invisible Guardian* (2017), Aloisius Dupree
- *Fragile* (2005), Roy
- *The Legacy of the Bones* (2019), Aloisius Dupree
- *The Queen's Corgi* (2019), Chief / Nelson (voice)

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