---
name: "Rory McCann"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rory-mccann"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 April 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T12:35:44.647627+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."
---

# Rory McCann

Actor. Born 24 April 1969 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 April 1969, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Рори МакКанн, 罗伊·麦克凯恩
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 86 (2), 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action 2, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $544m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_McCann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971177, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564920/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3075

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Slow West*](https://film.one/film/slow-west.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Rory McCann is a Scottish actor born on 24 April 1969 in Glasgow. Before acting, he worked as a painter on the Forth Road Bridge, a landscape gardener and a carpenter. He trained as an actor in 1998 at the Actor's Workshop in Glasgow.

His first major role was in the television comedy-drama *The Book Group* (2002), for which he won a Scottish BAFTA. He appeared in *Alexander* (2004) and *Hot Fuzz* (2007). McCann is known for portraying Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane in the HBO series *Game of Thrones* (2011–2019).

His film credits include *Slow West* (2015) as John Ross, *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019) and *Gladiator II* (2024). His sister Sally-Gay McCann is a costume designer who worked on *Game of Thrones*.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (5) — the average rests on these

- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, as General Tegula — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Slow West* (2015), Fi1m 77, as John Ross — [page](https://film.one/film/slow-west.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Hot Fuzz* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Michael Armstrong — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-fuzz.md)
- *State of Play* (2003), Fi1m 88, as DI Stuart Brown — [page](https://film.one/tv/state-of-play.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Ratcatcher* (1999), Fi1m 88, as Gordon (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ratcatcher.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

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

- *Tornado* (2025), as Kitten
- *The Damned* (2025), as Ragnar
- *Gladiator II* (2024), as General Tegula — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Knuckles* (2024), series, as The Buyer
- *Jackdaw* (2024), as Armstrong
- *Ahsoka* (2023), series, as Baylan Skoll
- *Transformers: EarthSpark* (2022), series, as Megatron (voice)
- *Regular Rabbit* (2022), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Legend of Vox Machina* (2022), series, as Duke Vedmire (voice)
- *The Irregulars* (2021), series, as The Bird Master / Arthur Hilton
- *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019), as Jurgen the Brutal
- *xXx: Return of Xander Cage* (2017), as Tennyson Torch
- *Slow West* (2015), as John Ross — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/slow-west.md)
- *Banished* (2015), series, as Marston
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Season of the Witch* (2011), as Soldier Commander
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), as Bello
- *Solomon Kane* (2009), as McNess
- *The Crew* (2008), as Moby
- *Attila the Hun* (2008), as Attila the Hun
- *Heroes and Villains* (2007), series, as Attila the Hun
- *Hot Fuzz* (2007), as Michael Armstrong — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-fuzz.md)
- *Sixty Six* (2006), as Policeman
- *Beowulf & Grendel* (2005), as Breca
- *Alexander* (2004), as Crateros
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Father Critchon — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Young Adam* (2003), as Sam
- *Ghost Rig* (2003), as Eric
- *State of Play* (2003), series, as DI Stuart Brown — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/state-of-play.md)
- *The Book Group* (2002), series, as Kenny McLeod
- *Rockface* (2002), series, as Adam
- *The Jury* (2002), series, as Derek Hatch
- *Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)* (2000), series, Acting
- *Pasty Faces* (2000), as Thug
- *Monarch of the Glen* (2000), series, as Roger
- *Ratcatcher* (1999), as Gordon (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/ratcatcher.md)
- *Coming Soon* (1999), as Fergus

## Gallery

- ![Rory McCann](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-d906613ff420.jpg) Rory McCann — Claire Firkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Rory_McCann_%28January_2013%29.jpg/1280px-Rory_McCann_%28January_2013%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer and Sophie Turner speaking at the 20 (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-e680ca51fa98.jpg) Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer and Sophie Turner speaking at the 20 (2014) — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Game_of_Thrones_Cast_2_2014_Comic_Con.jpg/1280px-Game_of_Thrones_Cast_2_2014_Comic_Con.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer and Sophie Turner speaking at the 20 (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-e66a30c32092.jpg) Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer and Sophie Turner speaking at the 20 (2014) — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Game_of_Thrones_Cast_2_2014_Comic_Con_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Game_of_Thrones_Cast_2_2014_Comic_Con_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gwendoline Christie and Rory McCann speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Die](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-8574f639230b.jpg) Gwendoline Christie and Rory McCann speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Die — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Gwendoline_Christie_%26_Rory_McCann_%2814588014718%29.jpg/1280px-Gwendoline_Christie_%26_Rory_McCann_%2814588014718%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rory McCann](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-7d4ab028b422.jpg) Rory McCann — Image via TMDB
- ![Rory McCann](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-82f6238c5734.jpg) Rory McCann — Image via TMDB
- ![Rory McCann](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-126ae4b7a5ce.jpg) Rory McCann — Image via TMDB
- ![Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer and Sophie Turner speaking at the 20 (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-28f13c417fcf.jpg) Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer and Sophie Turner speaking at the 20 (2014) — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Pascal%2C_Coster-Waldau%2C_Christie%2C_McCann_-_Game_of_Thrones_Cast_at_2014_Comic_Con_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Pascal%2C_Coster-Waldau%2C_Christie%2C_McCann_-_Game_of_Thrones_Cast_at_2014_Comic_Con_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer, Sophie Turner and Kit Harrington sp (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-98dc349dbd7c.jpg) Pedro Pascal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gwendoline Christie, Rory McCann, Maisie Williams, George R. R. Martin, Natalie Dormer, Sophie Turner and Kit Harrington sp (2014) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Pedro_Pascal%2C_Nikolaj_Coster-Waldau%2C_Gwendoline_Christie%2C_Rory_McCann%2C_Maisie_Williams%2C_George_R._R._Martin%2C_Natalie_Dormer%2C_Sophie_Turner_%26_Kit_Harrington_%2814587941220%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rory McCann](https://film.one/media/person/301392/gallery-8d75433779d3.jpg) Rory McCann — Image via TMDB

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