Tony Curran

Anthony Tony Curran born 13 December 1969 is a Scottish actor Curran was born in Glasgow Scotland He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Tony rose to fame in the BBC television series This Life Since then the Scots star has appeared in a number of major film and television roles Some of his roles have included The Invisible Man in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen To portray the Invisible Man he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen according to his commentary on the DVD he looked like a smurf on acid Curran also played the vampire named Priest in Guillermo del Toros Blade II Curran is active in participating in marathons to raise money for charity He is a keen fan of Celtic Football Club He is a frequent and popular participant in the annual Dressed To Kilt event in New York City run by the organization Friends of Scotland in celebration of Tartan Week In April 2009 Curran revealed to the Daily Record newspaper that he is playing the role of Lieutenant Delcourt in The Adventures of Tintin Secret of the Unicorn due to be released in 2011 Curran played the painter Vincent Van Gogh in the Doctor Who episode Vincent and the Doctor written by Richard Curtis He also made a cameo appearance in The Pandorica Opens