Stephen McMillan (actor) explained

Stephen McMillan
Birth Place:Dundee
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2018–
Television:The North Water
Boiling Point

Stephen McMillan is a Scottish actor.

Career

From Dundee, he attended St Paul's Roman Catholic Academy before he studied acting at Dundee College. McMillan made his screen debut in David MacKenzie film Outlaw King alongside Chris Pine.[1]

He appeared in the award-winning short film Mind Yersel, by writer and director Bonnie MacRae, showing the reality of male suicide in Dundee, dubbed the ‘Scotland’s suicide capital’.[2] [3]

In 2021, he appeared as Jamie in the Stephen Graham restaurant based drama film Boiling Point,[4] and reprised the role in the 2023 television series sequel of the same name.[5] In 2021, he could also be seen as a vulnerable cabin boy in the BBC Two adaptation of the arctic whaling drama series The North Water alongside Colin Farrell and Stephen Graham.[6]

Film appearances in 2023 included Lynch in the Irish Republican Army drama Dead Shot, and as Richard E Grant’s son Bertie Sinclair in The Lesson.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Outlaw KingSquire Drew Forfar
2020Mind YerselfShort film
2021Boiling PointJamieFilm
2021The North WaterJoseph Hannah2 episodes
2023Dead ShotLynch
2023The LessonBertie Sinclair
2023Boiling PointJamieSeries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herald Scotland. Dundonian Stephen McMillan on prestigious film talent list. Barry. Didcock. 29 June 2023. 29 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Why Dundee Outlaw King actor Stephen McMillan was reduced to tears by film script on city's male suicide crisis. 29 June 2023. The Courier. Michael. Alexander. May 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: "Mind Yersel" New spoken word, by new Scots talent. 29 June 2023. bbc.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Harry. Guerin. Boiling Point: a great film about the worst day at work. . 29 June 2023. 9 January 2022.
  5. Web site: First look at Boiling Point TV series starring Stephen Graham. Radio Times. 29 June 2023. 29 June 2023. Morgan. Cormack.
  6. Web site: The North Water writer on ship's murder suspects: "None of them are heroes". David. Craig. 17 September 2021. 29 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Stephen McMillan (actor). Screen Daily. 29 June 2023. Charles. Gant. 28 June 2023.