Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1958)

Alastair Duncan (born February 7, 1958) is a Scottish actor and real estate broker. He is best known for his voice-work in animation, films and video games.

Alastair Duncan
Born (1958-02-07) February 7, 1958
Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
NationalityScottish
Other namesNeil Duncan
Occupation(s)Actor, real estate broker
Spouse
(m. 1990; div. 2009)
Children2

Early life

Duncan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father is named Archibald Alexander Macbeth Duncan. Following his family's naming tradition, his name would have been Alastair David Macbeth Duncan, but his father decided to simply give him the legal name Alastair Duncan.[1]

Career

Duncan's breakout role (then credited as "Neil Duncan") was as Peter Livingstone, side-kick to Mark McManus' Taggart in Scottish television's eponymous detective series.[1]

Leaving the show after the first two series, Duncan then appeared in the 1988 television adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.

Duncan's next key role was in the 1992 science fiction film Split Second. He continued with guest roles on television series, such as Babylon 5, All-American Girl, and The Marshal. He also appeared in television films, such as Trick of the Eye and Tower of Terror.[2]

Since the early 2000s, he has been doing voiceover work, including films like Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts and video games like Warlords Battlecry, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Final Fantasy XIV, Mass Effect, Infinity Blade II, Infinity Blade III, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, as well as animated television series: Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman and Adrian Toomes in Marvel's Spider-Man.

His most notable television guest appearances include episodes of Tracey Takes On..., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Angel and Leverage.

Duncan was one of 400 actors considered for the lead role in the international hit series Highlander: The Series but lost out to Adrian Paul. He later guest-starred in the fifth season's episode "Dramatic License" as immortal Terence Coventry.

In 2011, Duncan appeared in David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Duncan has also provided his voice for How to Train Your Dragon 2 and acted in the HBO series Westworld.[2] He has also voiced and performed motion capture for the Norse god Mimir in 2018's God of War and its sequel God of War Ragnarök.[3][4]

Personal life

In 1994, after beginning to find regular work as an actor, Duncan relocated from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles, California. According to one interview, he happened to move two weeks before the Northridge earthquake.[1]

Duncan was married to actress Anna Gunn, but the couple divorced in 2009.[5][6] They share two daughters.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Split Second Det. Dick Durkin Credited as Neil Duncan
1992 Absent Without Leave Awkward Squad
1994 Sleeping with Strangers Daniel
2005 The Batman vs. Dracula Alfred Pennyworth Voice, direct-to-video
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Greger
2015 Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Alfred Pennyworth Voice, direct-to-video
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem
Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants
2021 Batman: The Long Halloween

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985–94 Taggart DS Peter Livingstone 16 episodes
1989 Saracen Simon Bleasdale Episode: "Tooth and Claw"
About Face Jamie Episode: "Mrs. Worthington's Daughter"
1991 Agatha Christie's Poirot Captain Black Episode: "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor"
Screen Two Jonathon Parker Episode: "The Laughter of God"
1992 Medics Greg Maxwell 1 episode
1994 Chandler & Co Paul Dailey Episode: "Past Imperfect"
Trick of the Eye Simon Television film
Blossom Graham 2 episodes
All-American Girl Calvin Whitaker Episode: "Educating Margaret"
1995 The Marshal Rainey Episode: "Natural Law"
The Home Court Paul Episode: "Time Flies"
1996 Murder, She Wrote Sgt. Colin Baxter Episode: "Southern Double-Cross"
Dead Man's Walk Capt. Billy Falconer Television film
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Sordis Episode: "Mercenary"
Highlander: The Series Terence Coventry Episode: "Dramatic License"
1996–99 Tracey Takes On... Euan McCloud, Capt. Philip "Pip" St. Aubyn 14 episodes
1997 Xena: Warrior Princess Perion Episode: "Been There, Done That"
Babylon 5 Latimere Episode: "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars"
Tower of Terror (1997 film) Gilbert London Television film
1998 Buddy Faro Eric / Jeffrey Mendelbaum Episode: "Now You See Him, Now He's Dead"
1999 Seven Days Russian Captain Episode: "Last Breath"
Norm Paul Episode: "While You Weren't Sleeping"
Thanks Edward Randolph Episode: "Tobacco"
Sabrina the Teenage Witch Pierre Curie Episode: "Aging, Not So Gracefully"
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Eliot Grayson Episode: "Too Many Cooks"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Collins 2 episodes
The Three Stooges Theatre Manager Television film
Angel Collins Episode: "Sanctuary"
2001 Providence Graham Hollings 4 episodes
Charmed Alaster Episode: "Brain Drain"
2002 Maybe It's Me James Episode: "The Fever Episode"
2003 The Lyon's Den Haley's Father Episode: "Beach House"
Miss Match Ian Episode: "Bad Judgement"
2004 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Odin Voice, episode: "A Kick in the Asgard"
2004–08 The Batman Alfred Pennyworth Voice, 50 episodes
2007 Mad Men George Pelham Episode: "Marriage of Figaro"
2010 The Mentalist Francis Slocombe Episode: "The Red Box"
Leverage President Edwin Ribera Episode: "The San Lorenzo Job"
2011 Castle Reginald Easley Episode: "Lucky Stiff"
2013 Bones Heinrich Gloeckner Episode: "The Secrets in the Proposal"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Graham Deveraux Episode: "Last Supper"
Regular Show Mordecai's Dad, Pilgrim Voice, episode: "The Thanksgiving Special"
2014 NCIS Peter Velo Episode: "So It Goes"
2015 The Grinder Lord Chief Justice Pugue Episode: "Buckingham Malice"
2016 Westworld Cottage Father Episode: "The Adversary"
2017–18 Dragons: Race to the Edge Additional Voices 13 episodes
2017–19 Spider-Man Adrian Toomes / Vulture, Goblin King Voice, 10 episodes
2018 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Additional Voices 2 episodes
2019 Avengers Assemble Adrian Toomes / Vulture Voice, episode: "Vibranium Curtain"[8]
2020 Stillwater Goose Voice, episode: "The Haircut/Paper Wings"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Reborn #1, Cultist #2, Imperial Officer #1
The Hobbit Kili
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Mortanius, Hylden Lord
2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Mihai Niculescu
2005 Killer7 Curtis Blackburn
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown Additional Voices
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Bastion
2006 Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams Mitsunari Ishida
Tomb Raider: Legend Narrator, Kent
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Penrod
Tomb Raider: Anniversary Qualopec
Mass Effect Nihlus Kryik, Councilor Sparatus, ERCS Guard
2010 Mass Effect 2 Councilor Sparatus, Anto Korragan, Captain Narom, Kylan, Blue Suns Enemies
Final Fantasy XIV Additional Voices
God of War: Ghost of Sparta Soldier #8, Citizen Male #7
2011 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Additional Voices Credited as Archibald Macbeth
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Lion 2
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Marlowe's Agents
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Captain Veleth Dragonborn DLC
Infinity Blade II Raidriar
2012 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Additional Voices
Mass Effect 3 Councilor Sparatus, Turian Pilot
Starhawk Rifters, Outcast
2013 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Steven Armstrong
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy Additional Voices Credited as Archibald Macbeth
Infinity Blade III Raidriar
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus Thug #3
2014 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Taleb
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Celebrimbor
2015 The Order: 1886 Additional Voices
2017 Middle-earth: Shadow of War Celebrimbor
2018 God of War Mímir[8]
Darksiders III Angel Soldier, Marker Male
2019 Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional Voices Onslaught DLC
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2022 God of War Ragnarök Mímir
Tactics Ogre: Reborn Warren Omon[9]
2023 Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Alfred Pennyworth

References

  1. Fyfe, Duncan (15 March 2017). "Meeting Alastair Duncan". Medium. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. "Alastair Duncan". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. McWhertor, Michael (9 November 2022). "Here's the full God of War Ragnarök cast". Polygon. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. Mimir Actor Alastair Duncan Talks About God of War Ragnarok!, retrieved 20 December 2022
  5. "Anna Gunn: From 'Breaking Bad' to Breakthrough Star | MORE Magazine". 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. "Anna Gunn's Ex-Husband Wants a Piece of her 'Breaking Bad' Money". TMZ. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. "Deadwood's Anna Gunn Has a Girl". People. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. "Alastair Duncan (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 30 July 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. Romano, Sal (5 October 2022). "Tactics Ogre: Reborn details unit development, charms, battle updates, balance adjustments, shop improvements, classes, and characters". Gematsu. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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