Michael Carter (actor)


Michael Carter is a Scottish actor of film, stage and television, well known for portraying Gerald Bringsley in An American Werewolf in London, Von Thurnburg in The Illusionist and Bib Fortuna in the third instalment of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi.

Early years

He was born and brought up in Dumfries, Scotland. Carter was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Career

Carter's earliest role was in Doctor Who, which he played as a UNIT Soldier and a Prisoner. He made his film debut in An American Werewolf in London as London Underground passenger Gerald Bringsley, although he is probably best known for his portrayal of Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi. Carter also played Radu Molasar in Michael Mann's cult horror movie The Keep. He has been in several other films including The Draughtsman's Contract, A Christmas Carol as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Young Adam, The Illusionist and Centurion.
Onstage Carter has appeared at the National Theatre, the West End and on Broadway with Dustin Hoffman. He co-wrote the film One Man's War which starred Anthony Hopkins.
He has made many appearances on television including both series of Rebus with both John Hannah and Ken Stott, and Taggart. He also starred as the husband of Brenda Fricker and Josette Simon in the 1992 TV mini-series Seekers and as Tulloch the head of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in Thames TV's seven part series Call Red. Carter created the role of Douglas Raeburn in twenty two episodes of BBC Scotland's Two Thousand Acres of Sky.
He has done voice work in video games, as Biorr of the Twin Fangs and Blacksmiths Ed and Boldwin in Demon's Souls, and as Hawkeye Gough in the Artorias of the Abyss add-on content for Dark Souls.
In October 2012, he appeared briefly in Hunted, as Vincent Cage, a genius mathematician before being killed by Jack Turner.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games