Gary Hollywood

Gary Hollywood
Born Gary Michael Hollywood
(1979-09-02) 2 September 1979
Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Nationality British
Education St Robert Bellarmine Secondary School
Occupation Actor
Notable work Mrs. Brown's Boys
Television Taggart, Take the High Road

Gary Hollywood (born 2 September 1979) is a Scottish actor who is best known for his role as Dino Doyle in the BAFTA-winning show Mrs. Brown's Boys.[1] Born and raised in Glasgow, where he attended St Robert Bellarmine Secondary School, Hollywood has worked extensively in television ever since his first appearance in Taggart in 1993 and starred in the STV soap opera Take the High Road between 1995 and 2002. Hollywood completed his first American film, playing the title role in Lawrence R. Hott's biopic about the Scots-born founder of Yosemite National Park, The Boyhood Of John Muir (1998). His film credits also include The Winter Guest, where he played alongside Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, directed by Alan Rickman, and The Flying Scotsman with Jonny Lee Miller and Brian Cox. He also played alongside Conor McCarron in the feature film Neds as PC Muir, directed by Peter Mullan. Hollywood most recently appears as Dino Doyle[2] in the Mrs. Brown's Boys TV series.[3]

He has worked extensively in theatre, film, and television, including playing one of the priests in the iconic Father Ted Christmas Special A Christmassy Ted, where they are trapped in the lingerie section of a department store. . It was whilst doing pantomime in Glasgow in 2000 that he met Brendan O'Carroll[4] who asked him to work for him in his production company and tour with his theatre show Mrs. Brown's Boys[5][6] which has since transferred to television on BBC One and has become a BAFTA and IFTA winning series.

Personal life

When Hollywood was 12, his drama teachers sent him to audition for a starring guest role in the Scottish Television police drama Taggart alongside 34 other competitors. He was successful in his audition and landed the part of Simon Barrow in the episode Gingerbread.[7] He went on to play Henry in Doctor Finlay.

Hollywood married Sharon Mudie in 2003; the couple have two children. Hollywood also has a child from a previous relationship.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Taggart Simon Barrow Episode: Gingerbread
1995 Doctor Finlay Henry Episode: Old Flames
1995 Take the High Road Dominic Dumbar/Ramsay
1997 The Winter Guest Alex
1998 The Boyhood Of John Muir John Muir
2006 The Flying Scotsman Cycle Courier
2010 Neds PC Muir
2011– Mrs. Brown's Boys Dino Doyle BBC One
2014 Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Dino Doyle Released in cinemas on 27 June 2014

References

  1. Profile, mrsbrownsboys.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  2. "'Mrs Brown's Boys', Series 1, "Mammy Rides Again, Mrs. Brown Gets Drunk", bbc.co.uk; accessed 13 September 2015.
  3. "BAFTA for 'Mrs Brown's Boys' is snub to critics who rubbished the show, says star Gary Hollywood". The Daily Record. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. "Mrs. Brown's Boy", sheknows.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  5. "RTÉ Television - Programmes - Entertainment - Mrs. Brown's Boys". Rte.ie. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. "Gary Hollywood: My agent told me NOT to do 'Mrs Brown's Boys'", DailyRecord.co.uk; accessed 13 September 2015.
  7. Taggart ("Gingerbread") details, imdb.com; accessed 13 September 2015.

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