Jamie Quinn (actor)

Jamie Quinn is a Scottish actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Private Kevin "Mac" McDowell in Bluestone 42, Fergie in Still Game and Ian Baird in Two Doors Down. He is the singer-songwriter and guitarist in the band Penny Mob.

Jamie Quinn
Born
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityScottish
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Known forStill Game, Bluestone 42, Two Doors Down

Early life

Quinn was born in Glasgow, Scotland and grew up in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. He attended St. Ambrose High School in Coatbridge. He was given the nickname "Penny Chew" whilst at school due to the fact that he had appeared in a TV advert for S1jobs where he stood at an ice cream van and delivered the line "Just a penny chew then Mr.".[1]

He trained at the Drama Centre London.[2]

Career

Quinn first appeared on television in an episode of Kids Say the Funniest Things.

He began his acting career as a child appearing in commercials, short films and productions at the Pavilion Theatre (Glasgow).

Quinn first gained national recognition playing the role of Fergie in the BBC One sitcom Still Game, a role which he played for seven series.

On stage, he appeared in the role of Fraz in the Olivier Award-winning 2010/11 production of Black Watch (play) with the National Theatre of Scotland,[3] at the Barbican Centre, London and St. Ann's Warehouse, New York.

From 2013 to 2015, Quinn starred in the BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42, playing the role of Private Kevin "Mac" McDowell.[4][5][6]

In 2014 he appeared in "Still Game: Live" at The SSE Hydro.

He played George "Spanky" Farrell, a 1950's working class Teddy Boy, in the 2015 revival of the classic play "The Slab Boys" (the first in The Slab Boys Trilogy) at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, directed by David Hayman and designed by playwright and artist John Byrne.

Since 2015, Quinn has played the role of Ian Baird in the BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down.

In 2017 he appeared in the Michael Winterbottom film "On The Road", alongside the British Rock band Wolf Alice. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival.

In 2018, Quinn starred in the Karen Gillan directed feature The Party's Just Beginning. It premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival. In the same year, Quinn also voiced the cook Thorn in the French-British animated series Lilybuds. The series was produced by Zodiak Kids and was shown in several countries including France, the UK, Canada, Latin America and the Middle East.

Quinn is the singer-songwriter and guitarist in the Alternative rock band Penny Mob.[7]

References
  1. "Still Game star Jamie Quinn releases new EP with band Penny Mob". The Daily Record. 2 May 2016.
  2. Cooper, Zoe (2016). Petrification. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1350014732.
  3. National Theatre of Scotland. Retrieved 09.04.2014
  4. BBC. Retrieved 09.04.2014
  5. Radio Times. Retrieved 09.04.2014
  6. Express. Retrieved 09.04.2014
  7. "Meet Jamie Quinn the lead singer of positive rock 'n' rollers Penny Mob ahead of gig at Proud Camden". The Times Series. 28 October 2016.


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