Age |
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55 years |
Birth date |
April 24, 1969 |
Zodiac sign |
Taurus |
Place of Birth |
Scotland |
Occupation |
Actor |
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Rory McCann (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor, best known for portraying Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO series Game of Thrones and Lurch in Edgar Wright's crime-comedy Hot Fuzz.
McCann was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He has a sister, Sally-Gay McCann, born in 1972.
Before becoming an actor, McCann was a painter who studied at the Scottish School of Forestry near Inverness. He also worked as a bridge painter (on the Forth Road Bridge), landscape gardener and carpenter. Rory McCann was first trained as an actor by writer-artist Robert Parsifal Finch in The Actor's Workshop, Glasgow. 1998.
McCann's first acting job was as an extra on the film Willow (1988). He was fired because he laughed during the takes. He appeared in an advertisement for Scott's Porage Oats, dressed in a vest and kilt. As his first major acting role, McCann played a disabled personal trainer in the 2002 television comedy drama The Book Group, winning the Scottish BAFTA for the best television performance of 2002.
Height | 6 ft 6 in / 198 cm |
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Weight | 192 lb / 87 kg |
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Hair Color | Brown |
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Eye Color | Brown |
Nationality | Scottish |
Race / ethnicity | White |