Bryan Larkin


Bryan Larkin is a Scottish actor, writer and producer. Also a self-taught filmmaker, he was awarded the Trailblazer award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009. He is perhaps best known for his role of Dolokhov in directed by Kieran Parker.

Early life

Larkin was born in Glasgow and grew up in East Kilbride in Scotland to parents Frank Larkin and Andrine Larkin. He has one sister, Gillian. He trained at Langside college in Glasgow. He is a self-taught filmmaker and writer.

Career

After guest roles in Scottish TV shows Taggart, Rebus and River City, he wrote and starred in the short film, entitled SCENE for which he won a BAFTA Scotland Award for his performance. He later played the lead role of Joe Cullen in the BAFTA Scotland winning film Running in Traffic opposite Kenneth Cranham. He shares a second BAFTA Scotland Award with the films co-producers, Marc Twynholm and Abigail Howkins. Running in Traffic also received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009.
His television appearances include Doctors, playing the guest lead role of Axel Hayley in Episode 'The Messenger'. Also, the role of Geordie in Season 1 of Outlander. In 2015 he played the recurring character of Eddie in Series 3 of Shetland for BBC Scotland, opposite Game of Thrones star Ciarán Hinds.
He played the role of Robert Eldridge Dean in the American depression-era film, The Red Machine written and directed by Alec Boehm and Stephanie Argy and the lead role of, Mitch in the action film Battleground, written and directed by Neil MacKay In 2015 he appeared in the Scottish/Irish horror film Let Us Prey opposite Liam Cunningham and Pollyanna McIntosh.
Larkins career has been marked by playing on the duality of vulnerable but tough types. His performances often demonstrate a depth and complexity to otherwise two-dimensional characters. This work can be further validated in his choice of roles in action films Battleground written and directed by Neil MacKay and ' Scotland born screenwriter by Rae Brunton.
In 2016, he appeared opposite Gerard Butler in London Has Fallen, in the role of SAS commander Will Davies. The film was directed by Babak Najafi and was released on 4 March by Millennium Films, under their recently revived Gramercy Pictures label.
Also in 2016 he was cast as the lead antagonist, Ernest Hunt, in Chasing the Dragon, previously known as King of Drug Dealers. Larkin plays a supporting role opposite Donnie Yen and Andy Lau in the action crime drama film directed by Jason Kwan and Wong Jing. Larkin is said to have largely improvised many of his scenes in the film.
His work as a motion-capture and voice artist includes AAA titles Horizon Zero Dawn. Blood and Truth, ' and Quantum Break
He is also currently developing his own projects, namely the Dead End series in which he plays a nameless assassin known as 'The Contractor'. Larkin has created, produced, written and co directed the series. The central storyline follows Larkin's character across Asia, the United Kingdom and Los Angeles in his pursuit of the key players in a global Human Trafficking ring. The trilogy has been released at international film festivals and has collected more than 40 awards to date and received positive reviews for its acting, story and technical achievements.

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
2006SCENEBAFTA ScotlandBest First Time Performance
2009Running in TrafficBAFTA Scotland New Talent AwardsBest Producer
2009Running in TrafficEdinburgh International Film FestivalTrailblazer Award

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Just Around the CornerGareth
2003TaggartErwin BaxterTV series
2003Room for the NightPonce
2009Miles AwayGill
2003Solid AirNiall
2004Reflections of a LifeAlan
2005Miracle of SilencePalsy man in Cafe
2006As far as you've comeBilly
2006SCENE.Nathan/Gary/Actor
2007RebusCharlie GuthrieTV series
2009An Act of TerrorColin Parker
2009Running in TrafficJoe Cullen
2009Miles AwayGill
2009The Red MachineRobert Eldridge Dean
2011A Portentous DeathHusband
2011River CityCallum DuffTV series
2011Fast RomanceDoctor Gates
2011The CrewsGrassie
2011Young James HerriotDetectiveTV series
2012BattlegroundMitch
2012Lip ServiceBankerTV series
2012To Our Bright White HeartsBruce Callaghan
2013Dolokhov
2013Voice of ISA Assault / HelghastVideo Game
2013Powerstar GolfVoice of HenryVideo Game
2014Let Us PreyPC Jack Warnock
2014OutlanderGeordieTV series
2015DoctorsAxel HayleyTV series
2016ShetlandEddieTV series
2016London Has FallenCaptain Will Davies
2016Quantum BreakVoice: VariousVideo Game
2017VengeanceMarshall
2017Horizon Zero DawnBajund, Jun, Kimik, KudivVideo Game
2017Chasing the DragonErnest Hunt