---
name: "John Comerford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-comerford"
fi1m_id: "john-comerford"
imdb_id: "nm0173765"
tmdb_id: 135050
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T19:24:47.664523+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Comerford

## Identity

John Comerford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-comerford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-comerford
- **IMDb ID:** nm0173765
- **TMDB ID:** 135050
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173765/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/135050

Actor. Born in Easterhouse, Scotland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1999–2006
- **Also known as:** John Commerford, Jon Comerford
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173765/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/135050

## Biography

John Comerford is a Scottish actor. He is credited as Man with Dog in the 2006 film *Red Road* and has appeared in other Scottish productions including *Ratcatcher* (1999) as Insurance Man, *My Name Is Joe* (1998) as DSS Supervisor, *Young Adam* (2003) as Jury Foreman, *Hallam Foe* (2007) as Grumpy Glaswegian, *Stone of Destiny* (2008) as Pub Landlord and *Orphans* (1998) as Ed, Carole's Dad.

Comerford was born in Easterhouse and brought up in East Kilbride. He has worked as a hairdresser in Glasgow for many years and has taken on acting roles part-time, including appearances in the television series *High Times*, *Taggart* and *River City*.

*Sources: imdb.com, dailyrecord.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Red Road* (2006), Fi1m 74, as Man with Dog — [page](https://film.one/film/red-road.md)
- *Ratcatcher* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Insurance Man — [page](https://film.one/film/ratcatcher.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lunch Ladies* (2017), as Lunch Monitor
- *Stone of Destiny* (2008), as Pub Landlord
- *Hallam Foe* (2007), as Grumpy Glaswegian
- *Red Road* (2006), as Man with Dog — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/red-road.md)
- *Original Bob* (2005), Actor
- *Who Do You Love?* (2005), Actor
- *High Times* (2004), series, as Tex
- *Young Adam* (2003), as Jury Foreman
- *Room for the Night* (2003), Actor
- *16 Years of Alcohol* (2003), as Barman
- *Love is a Four-Letter Word* (2002), Actor
- *The Last Great Wilderness* (2002), as Paul
- *Blackout* (2001), Actor
- *Ratcatcher* (1999), as Insurance Man — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/ratcatcher.md)
- *Orphans* (1998), as Ed, Carole's Dad
- *My Name Is Joe* (1998), as DSS Supervisor
- *The Star* (1996), Actor
- *Marooned* (1994), as Salesman
- *Sam & Me* (1991), as Taxi Man (as Jon Comerford)

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