Bryan Larkin

Bryan Larkin (born 7 August 1973) is a Scottish actor, writer and producer.[1] Also a self-taught filmmaker, he was awarded the Trailblazer award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival[2] in 2009. He is perhaps best known for his role of Dolokhov in Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz directed by Kieran Parker.[3]

Bryan Larkin
Born (1973-08-07) 7 August 1973
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityScottish
OccupationActor, filmmaker
Years active2002-present

Early life

Larkin was born in Glasgow and grew up in East Kilbride in Scotland to parents Frank Larkin and Andrine Larkin. He has one sister, Gillian. He trained at Langside college in Glasgow.[1] He is a self-taught filmmaker and writer.

Career

After guest roles in Scottish TV shows Taggart, Rebus and River City, he wrote and starred in the short film, entitled SCENE[4] for which he won a BAFTA Scotland Award for his performance. He later played the lead role of Joe Cullen in the BAFTA Scotland winning film Running in Traffic opposite Kenneth Cranham.[5] He shares a second BAFTA Scotland Award with the films co-producers, Marc Twynholm and Abigail Howkins.[6] Running in Traffic also received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009.

His television appearances include Doctors, playing the guest lead role of Axel Hayley in Episode 'The Messenger'.[7] Also, the role of Geordie in Season 1 of Outlander. In 2015 he played the recurring character of Eddie in Series 3 of Shetland for BBC Scotland, opposite Game of Thrones star Ciarán Hinds.

He played the role of Robert Eldridge Dean in the American depression-era film, The Red Machine[8] written and directed by Alec Boehm and Stephanie Argy and the lead role of, Mitch in the action film Battleground, written and directed by Neil MacKay[9] In 2015 he appeared in the Scottish/Irish horror film Let Us Prey opposite Liam Cunningham and Pollyanna McIntosh.

Larkins career has been marked by playing on the duality of vulnerable but tough types. His performances often demonstrate a depth and complexity to otherwise two-dimensional characters. This work can be further validated in his choice of roles in action films Battleground written and directed by Neil MacKay and Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz Scotland born screenwriter by Rae Brunton.

In 2016, he appeared opposite Gerard Butler in London Has Fallen, in the role of SAS commander Will Davies.[10] The film was directed by Babak Najafi and was released on 4 March by Millennium Films, under their recently revived Gramercy Pictures label.

Also in 2016 he was cast as the lead antagonist, Ernest Hunt, in Chasing the Dragon (Chinese: 追龍), previously known as King of Drug Dealers. Larkin plays a supporting role opposite Donnie Yen and Andy Lau in the action crime drama film directed by Jason Kwan and Wong Jing. Larkin is said to have largely improvised many of his scenes in the film.

His work as a motion-capture and voice artist includes AAA titles Horizon Zero Dawn. Blood and Truth, Killzone: Mercenary and Quantum Break

He is also currently developing his own projects, namely the Dead End series in which he plays a nameless assassin known as 'The Contractor'. Larkin has created, produced, written and co directed the series. The central storyline follows Larkin's character across Asia, the United Kingdom and Los Angeles in his pursuit of the key players in a global Human Trafficking ring. The trilogy has been released at international film festivals and has collected more than 40 awards to date and received positive reviews for its acting, story and technical achievements.[11]

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2006 SCENE BAFTA Scotland Best First Time Performance Won
2009 Running in Traffic BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards Best Producer Won
2009 Running in Traffic Edinburgh International Film Festival Trailblazer Award Won

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Just Around the Corner Gareth
2003 Taggart Erwin Baxter TV series
2003 Room for the Night Ponce
2009 Miles Away Gill
2003 Solid Air Niall
2004 Reflections of a Life Alan
2005 Miracle of Silence Palsy man in Cafe
2006 As far as you've come Billy
2006 SCENE. Nathan/Gary/Actor
2007 Rebus Charlie Guthrie TV series
2009 An Act of Terror Colin Parker
2009 Running in Traffic Joe Cullen
2009 Miles Away Gill
2009 The Red Machine Robert Eldridge Dean
2011 A Portentous Death Husband
2011 River City Callum Duff TV series
2011 Fast Romance Doctor Gates
2011 The Crews Grassie
2011 Young James Herriot Detective TV series
2012 Battleground Mitch
2012 Lip Service Banker TV series
2012 To Our Bright White Hearts Bruce Callaghan
2013 Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz Dolokhov
2013 Killzone: Mercenary Voice of ISA Assault / Helghast Video Game
2013 Powerstar Golf Voice of Henry Video Game
2014 Let Us Prey PC Jack Warnock
2014 Outlander Geordie TV series
2015 Doctors Axel Hayley TV series
2016 Shetland Eddie TV series
2016 London Has Fallen Captain Will Davies
2016 Quantum Break Voice: Various Video Game
2017 Vengeance Marshall
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Bajund, Jun, Kimik, Kudiv Video Game
2017 Chasing the Dragon Ernest Hunt

References
  1. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/bryan-rising-star-hollywood-2421851/%5B%5D Daily Record Article 15 October 2013
  2. https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/industry/trailblazers/2009/bryan-larkin/ Archived 11 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Trailblazer Profiles at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
  3. http://thespoilist.com/interview-outpost-rise-of-the-spetsnaz-star-bryan-larkin/ Interview with Bryan Larkin from The Spoilist
  4. "Scottish Screen news archive 2006". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. "And it's lights, camera, action . . . outside a pub in Pollokshaws!". Evening Times. 30 December 2007.
  6. http://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/new-talent/nominees-winners/british-academy-scotland-new-talent-award-winners-in-4
  8. https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/the-red-machine-1200476767/ Variety Review of The Red Machine/
  9. http://thehorrorhotel.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/review-battleground-2011.html_/%5B%5D The Horror Hotel review of Battleground/
  10. London Has Fallen Official Trailer,
  11. https://theactionelite.com/indie-feature-dead-end-dead-man-walking-2020/
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