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Just when it seems Peter Colt's career as a pro tennis player is over, a twist of fate sends him to Wimbledon with a chance to fulfill his lifelong dream. There he meets and falls for rising American tennis star Lizzie Bradbury.
Clip: Press conference
Wanted - Trailer #2

Overview

Date of Birth:
21 April 1979, Glasgow, Scotland, UK more
Trivia:
Joe Wright considered him for a role in his Pride & Prejudice (2005). Both director... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(143 articles)
Cera + Fassbender Make BAFTA's Rising Star Shortlist
 (From WENN. 8 January 2009, 8:03 AM, PST)
BAFTA Rising Star nominees announced
 (From digitalspy. 8 January 2009, 7:28 AM, PST)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Gnomeo and Juliet (2010) (pre-production) (voice) .... Gnomeo
  2. The Last Station (2008) (post-production) .... Valentin Bulgakov

  3. Wanted (2008) .... Wesley Gibson
  4. Atonement (2007) .... Robbie Turner
    ... aka Reviens-moi (France)
  5. Becoming Jane (2007) .... Tom Lefroy
  6. Starter for 10 (2006) .... Brian Jackson
  7. Penelope (2006) .... Max Campion / Johnny Martin
  8. The Last King of Scotland (2006) .... Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
  9. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) .... Mr. Tumnus
    ... aka The Chronicles of Narnia (International: English title: short title)
  10. "ShakespeaRe-Told" .... Joe Macbeth (1 episode, 2005)
        - Macbeth (2005) TV episode .... Joe Macbeth
  11. "Shameless" .... Steve McBride (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
        - Episode #2.10 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
        - Episode #2.4 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
        - Episode #2.3 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
        - Episode #2.2 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
        - Episode #2.1 (2005) TV episode .... Steve McBride
          (8 more)
  12. Inside I'm Dancing (2004) .... Rory O'Shea
    ... aka Rory O'Shea Was Here (USA)
  13. Wimbledon (2004) .... Carl Colt
    ... aka Plus belle victoire, La (France)
  14. Strings (2004) (voice: English version) .... Hal
  15. "State of Play" .... Dan Foster (5 episodes, 2003)
        - Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
        - Episode #1.5 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
        - Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
        - Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
        - Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode .... Dan Foster
  16. "Early Doors" .... Liam (4 episodes, 2003)
        - Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode .... Liam
        - Episode #1.4 (2003) TV episode .... Liam
        - Episode #1.3 (2003) TV episode .... Liam
        - Episode #1.2 (2003) TV episode .... Liam
  17. Bright Young Things (2003) .... Simon Balcairn
  18. "Children of Dune" (2003) TV mini-series .... Leto Atreides II
    ... aka Dune - Bedrohung des Imperiums (Germany: second part title)
    ... aka Dune - Der Messias (Germany: first part title)
    ... aka Dune - Die Kinder des Wüstenplaneten (Germany: third part title)
    ... aka Dune - Krieg um den Wüstenplaneten (Germany: cut version)
    ... aka Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (USA: complete title)
  19. Bollywood Queen (2002) .... Jay
  20. "Foyle's War" .... Ray Pritchard (1 episode, 2002)
        - The German Woman (2002) TV episode .... Ray Pritchard
  21. White Teeth (2002) (TV) .... Josh
  22. "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" .... Gowan Ross (1 episode, 2002)
        - Payment in Blood (2002) TV episode .... Gowan Ross
  23. Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit (2001) .... Mike
    ... aka Swiming Pool (Germany: short title)
    ... aka The Pool (USA)
    ... aka Water Demon (Philippines: English title)
  24. "Band of Brothers" .... Pvt. James W. Miller (1 episode, 2001)
        - Replacements (2001) TV episode .... Pvt. James W. Miller
  25. "Murder in Mind" .... Martin Vosper (1 episode, 2001)
        - Teacher (2001) TV episode .... Martin Vosper
  26. Lorna Doone (2000) (TV) .... Sergeant Bloxham

  27. Regeneration (1997) .... Anthony Balfour
    ... aka Behind the Lines (USA)
  28. "The Bill" .... Gavin Donald (1 episode, 1997)
        - Rent (1997) TV episode .... Gavin Donald
  29. An Angel Passes By (1997) (TV) .... Local boy
  30. The Near Room (1995) .... Kevin
Self:
  1. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Episode dated 26 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
        - Episode #13.83 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Episode dated 20 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 20 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Max on Set: Wanted (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
        - Episode dated 19 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #14.21 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of 'Atonement' (2008) (V) .... Himself
  9. Novel to Screen: Writing Atonement (2008) (V) .... Himself
  10. Empire Movie Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  11. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay
  12. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Noche de los Oscar, La (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  14. An Evening at the Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  15. The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  16. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.13 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 4 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode dated 22 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "Breakfast" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
        - Episode dated 5 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 December 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  20. The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
  21. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  22. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Starter for 10 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Film '72" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
    ... aka Film '73 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '74 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '75 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '76 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '77 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '78 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '79 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '80 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '81 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '82 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '83 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '84 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '85 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '86 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '87 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '88 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '89 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '90 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '91 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '92 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '93 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '94 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '95 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '96 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '97 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '98 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film '99 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2000 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2001 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2002 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2003 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2004 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2005 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2006 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2007 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film 2008 (UK: new title)
    ... aka Film of the Year (UK: teaser title)
    ... aka The Film Programme (UK: informal alternative title)
        - Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 30 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  24. University Challenge: The Story So Far (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  25. "The Paul O'Grady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title)
        - Episode #5.31 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  26. 'T4' in Narnia (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  27. Born in the USSR: 21 Up (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  28. 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  29. The British Comedy Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  30. The Making of 'Bollywood Queen' (2003) (V) .... Jay
Archive Footage:
  1. Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Robbie Turner
  2. The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself/Mr. Tumnus, the Faun

Additional Details

Other Works:
Appeared in Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet", Perth Theatre Company at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Talk-Show | Romance more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Interview | Murder more
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