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name: "John Gordon Sinclair"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-gordon-sinclair"
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imdb_id: "nm0329947"
tmdb_id: 97884
wikidata_id: "Q6235785"
roles: []
born: "4 February 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:17:17.490048+00:00"
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# John Gordon Sinclair

## Identity

John Gordon Sinclair

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-gordon-sinclair
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-gordon-sinclair
- **IMDb ID:** nm0329947
- **TMDB ID:** 97884
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6235785
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gordon_Sinclair, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6235785, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329947/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97884

Actor. Born 4 February 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 4 February 1962, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 1983–1989
- **Also known as:** John Gordon-Sinclair, Gordon John Sinclair, Gordon Sinclair
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gordon_Sinclair, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6235785, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329947/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97884

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Erik the Viking*](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md) (43)

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## Biography

John Gordon Sinclair is a Scottish actor born Gordon John Sinclair on 4 February 1962 in Glasgow. He began as an apprentice electrician before joining Glasgow's Youth Theatre at the age of 15. He took his professional name after discovering that Equity already had a member registered as Gordon John.

Sinclair is best known for his role as Gregory in Bill Forsyth's *Gregory's Girl* (1981). He appeared in several other Forsyth films, including *Local Hero* (1983) and *Erik the Viking* (1989), in which he played Ivar the Boneless. He reprised the role of Gregory in *Gregory's Two Girls* (1999) and has worked extensively in theatre, television and radio.

His stage credits include a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for *She Loves Me* (1995). Other screen roles include appearances in *Britannia Hospital* (1982), *World War Z* (2013) and episodes of *Death in Paradise* and *McDonald & Dodds*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Erik the Viking* (1989), Fi1m 43, as Ivar the Boneless — [page](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md)
- *Local Hero* (1983), Fi1m 86, as Ricky — [page](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Borges and Me* (2026), Actor
- *Granite Harbour* (2022), series, as CC Graeme Willis
- *Miss Marx* (2020), as Friedrich Engels
- *McDonald & Dodds* (2020), series, as Nevis McLintock
- *Traces* (2019), series, as Drew Cubbin
- *Long Night at Blackstone* (2018), as Pat Tomorrow
- *Nico, 1988* (2017), as Richard
- *Diana and I* (2017), as Gordon
- *Ill Behaviour* (2017), series, Actor
- *West Skerra Light* (2016), as Bill
- *Scot Squad* (2014), series, as Harry Cope
- *Siblings* (2014), series, as Gregg
- *World War Z* (2013), as Navy SEAL Commander
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Joe Blythe
- *HiT Favourites: Happy Children's Favourites* (2006), as Tubb / Terence / Reg (voice)
- *Rubbadubbers: Splish! Splash! Splosh!* (2005), as Various
- *Roman Road* (2004), as Matt Bancroft
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Inspector Welch
- *Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue* (2004), as Tubb / Terence / Reg (voice)
- *Rubbadubbers: Tubb's Pirate Treasure* (2004), as Various
- *Rubbadubbers: Bathtime Scramble!* (2004), as Various
- *Mad About Alice* (2004), series, Actor
- *Rubbadubbers* (2003), series, as Tubb, Terence, Reg
- *The Many Lives of Albert Walker* (2002), as DC George Meyrick
- *Murder in Mind* (2001), series, as D.S. Paul Bannister
- *Fetch the Vet* (2000), series, as Tom Fetch (voice)
- *Gregory's Two Girls* (1999), as Gregory Underwood
- *My Summer With Des* (1998), as Cameron
- *Och Around the Clock* (1998), Actor
- *Loved by You* (1997), series, as Michael Adams
- *The Brylcreem Boys* (1996), as Richard Lewis
- *Self Catering* (1994), as Henry
- *Nelson's Column* (1994), series, Actor
- *The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding* (1993), as John Joiner (voice)
- *Frank Stubbs Promotes* (1993), series, as Ken
- *The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends* (1992), series, as John Joiner (voice)
- *Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II* (1992), as Master of Ceremonies
- *An Actor's Life for Me* (1991), series, as Robert Neilson
- *Your Cheatin' Heart* (1990), Actor
- *Your Cheatin' Heart* (1990), series, as Frank McClusky
- *Snakes and Ladders* (1989), series, as Gavin Sinclair
- *Erik the Viking* (1989), as Ivar the Boneless — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md)
- *The Girl in the Picture* (1986), as Alan
- *Raspberry Ripple* (1986), as Rick
- *Walter and June* (1983), as Graham
- *Local Hero* (1983), as Ricky — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md)
- *Living Apart Together* (1982), as Zak's barman
- *Britannia Hospital* (1982), as Gregory
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Fringe Actor
- *Gregory's Girl* (1980), as Gregory
- *That Sinking Feeling* (1980), as Andy

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