Gavin Mitchell (actor)
Gavin Mitchell (born 16 December 1964) is a Scottish actor and comedian, best known for playing Robert "Boaby the Barman" Taylor in the Scottish sitcom Still Game.
Gavin Mitchell | |
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| Born | Gavin Mitchell 16 December 1964 |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Still Game (2002–2019) |
Mitchell had a recurring role as Callum McIntyre in the drama series Monarch of the Glen, played various roles in sketch show Velvet Soup, and has appeared in sitcoms Empty, Happy Hollidays and You Instead. He played a recurring character in crime drama The Field of Blood. He appeared in two episodes of series 7 of the children's adventure series M.I. High, in which he also voiced The Mastermind, taking over from Brian Cox. He can currently be seen playing Arch Duke Sergei in Netflix’s ‘The Last Czars’.
On stage, Mitchell has played the male lead in Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut, a spoof of the Humphrey Bogart film Casablanca, which has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe.[1] And toured Britain, Paris and Barbados. And the record breaking run of 51 shows of ‘Still Game’ live at the Glasgow Hydro , to some 510,000 people.
Mitchell is a fan of David Bowie: in March 2016 he accepted Bowie's posthumous induction into Glasgow's Barrowland Hall of Fame.[2]
In June 2019, Mitchell won ‘Best Actor’ at They Scottish Comedy Awards’ and in July 2019 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by Glasgow Caledonian University.
References
- Cockburn, Paul F (11 August 2012). "Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- Rodger, Hannah (5 March 2016). "David Bowie to be awarded Barrowlands Hall of Fame award tonight". Evening Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.