Angus Macfadyen Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Questors Theatre Student Playwriting Award for "1905" in 1991
• Earned his Master's in French and English from the University of Edinburgh and trained in acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama
• Made his acting debut as Phillip Benjamin in the 1991 TV movie "The Lost Language of Cranes․"
• Quote: "Each character teaches me something new about who I am, it's like tuning into different wavelengths on the radio, each a different thought process, thankfully I have this job or they'd have locked me up long ago․․․"
• Best known for his role as Robert the Bruce in "Braveheart" and as Peter MacCready in "We Bought a Zoo․"
• Has often appeared on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in performances like "The Tempest" and "Cloud Nine․"
• Traveled during much of his childhood, living in places like the Philippines, Singapore, and France