---
name: "Stuart McQuarrie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stuart-mcquarrie"
fi1m_id: "stuart-mcquarrie"
imdb_id: "nm0574320"
tmdb_id: 2258
wikidata_id: "Q15456833"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 March 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-07T15:24:06.878885+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."
---

# Stuart McQuarrie

## Identity

Stuart McQuarrie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stuart-mcquarrie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stuart-mcquarrie
- **IMDb ID:** nm0574320
- **TMDB ID:** 2258
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15456833
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_McQuarrie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15456833, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574320/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2258

Actor. Born 19 March 1963 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 March 1963, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 78 (4), 2010s 76 (4), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 4, Thriller 3, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $456m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_McQuarrie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15456833, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574320/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2258

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Another Year*](https://film.one/film/another-year.md) (87)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Any Human Heart*](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md) (73)
- **HBO Max:** [*Half Man*](https://film.one/tv/half-man.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Stuart McQuarrie is a Scottish actor born on 19 March 1963 in Edinburgh. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and has performed extensively in theatre across the UK, including productions with the National Theatre of Scotland.

McQuarrie is known for film roles including Gavin in *Trainspotting* (1996), Sergeant Farrell in *28 Days Later* (2002), and appearances in *Mr. Turner* (2014), *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019) and *White Bird* (2024). On television he has played Tim Baird in *Outlander* (2014), George Thomson in *The Crown* (2016), Lunden in *Foundation* (2021), and DCI Jim Fedden in *The Tower* (2021–2024), among others. He is also credited as Mr. Jenkins in the 2026 series *Half Man*.

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Half Man* (2026), Fi1m 66, as Mr. Jenkins — [page](https://film.one/tv/half-man.md)
- *Foundation* (2021), Fi1m 61, as Lunden — [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md)
- *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Craig - Factory Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-dark-fate.md)
- *Mr. Turner* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Ruskin's Father — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-turner.md)
- *Another Year* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Tom's Colleague — [page](https://film.one/film/another-year.md)
- *Any Human Heart* (2010), Fi1m 73, as Wallace Douglas — [page](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md)
- *Nathan Barley* (2005), Fi1m 74, as Man at bar — [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Gym Manager — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)
- *The Deal* (2003), Fi1m 73, as Scottish MP 1 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *28 Days Later* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Seargent Farrell — [page](https://film.one/film/28-days-later.md)
- *Trainspotting* (1996), Fi1m 88, as Gavin — [page](https://film.one/film/trainspotting.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *Half Man* (2026), series, as Mr. Jenkins — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/half-man.md)
- *Outlander: Blood of My Blood* (2025), series, as Cluny MacPherson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander-blood-of-my-blood.md)
- *White Bird* (2023), as Pastor Luc
- *The Rig* (2023), series, as Colin Murchison
- *The Tower* (2021), series, as DCI Jim Fedden
- *Foundation* (2021), series, as Lunden — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md)
- *Des* (2020), series, as Ronald Moss
- *The Singapore Grip* (2020), series, as Dr Brownley
- *The Nest* (2020), as Jim
- *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019), as Craig - Factory Supervisor — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-dark-fate.md)
- *Angel Has Fallen* (2019), as Doctor Siebertz
- *Ordeal by Innocence* (2018), series, as Doctor
- *My Country: A Work in Progress* (2017), as Caledonia
- *Prime Suspect 1973* (2017), series, as Jeremy Dunford
- *Daphne* (2017), as Adam
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as George Thomson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Take Down* (2016), as Thomas Herrick
- *We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story* (2015), as Tom Sloan
- *Coach* (2015), as Dad
- *Babylon* (2014), series, as Oliver Philpot
- *Mr. Turner* (2014), as Ruskin's Father — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-turner.md)
- *Outlander* (2014), series, as Tim Baird — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Closer to the Moon* (2014), as Capt. Damaceanu
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Murry Rankin — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Blood* (2012), as David Saddler
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, as Vernon — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Any Human Heart* (2010), series, as Wallace Douglas — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md)
- *Another Year* (2010), as Tom's Colleague — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/another-year.md)
- *Isle of Dogs* (2010), as Billy
- *Franklyn* (2008), as Clunes
- *Hush* (2008), as Thorpe
- *The Ghost Squad* (2005), series, Actor
- *A Very Social Secretary* (2005), as Boris Johnson
- *Nathan Barley* (2005), series, as Man at bar — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nathan-barley.md)
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as DS Rivet
- *Life Begins* (2004), series, as Guy
- *The Deal* (2003), as Scottish MP 1 — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-deal.md)
- *Young Adam* (2003), as Bill
- *Peep Show* (2003), series, as Gym Manager — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md)
- *28 Days Later* (2002), as Seargent Farrell — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/28-days-later.md)
- *The Honeytrap* (2002), as Jeremy
- *Rebus* (2000), series, as Martin Cowan
- *Butterfly Collectors* (1999), series, as Frank Faulkner
- *The Echo* (1998), series, as Barry
- *The Life of Stuff* (1997), as Leonard
- *Trainspotting* (1996), as Gavin — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/trainspotting.md)
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Actor
- *Bugs* (1995), series, Actor
- *Hamish Macbeth* (1995), series, as DS Cronk
- *I, Lovett* (1993), series, as Black Cloud (voice)
- *The Evanescent Herb Garden of Death* (1993), Actor
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator

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