Graham McTavish
Scottish actor
Graham McTavish (born 4 January 1961) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Dwalin in The Hobbit film trilogy, The Saint of Killers in the AMC series Preacher, Dougal MacKenzie and William Buccleigh MacKenzie in the Starz series Outlander, and Harrold Westerling in the HBO series House of the Dragon. He is also known for his roles in the video game franchise Uncharted as the main antagonist Zoran Lazarević in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Charlie Cutter in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, as well as having voiced Dracula in the Netflix animated series adaptation of Castlevania (2017–18; 2021) and in the game Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (2026).
Graham is proud of his Scottish heritage and a member of Clan MacTavish. In 2020, McTavish and Outlander co-star Sam Heughan co-wrote Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other, which hit No. 1 on the New York Times' Best Seller Lists for hardcover nonfiction and for combined print and e-book nonfiction.
Early life
Graham McTavish was born 4 January 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland. He is the son of Alec and Ellen McTavish. The family, especially his father, was politically active, and political discourse was common in their household. His family left Glasgow when McTavish was a child, and throughout his adult life, he has lived in places such as Canada, the United States, and England before settling in New Zealand.
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