Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor and writer. Early life Brian McCardie attended St. Brendan’s, then St. Athanasius Primary Schools. He went on to Our Lady's High School in Motherwell. His parents moved from Motherwell to Carluke while he was at school and he developed an interest in theatre, starring in a production of the musical "Godspell" with a local drama group consisting of youngsters from local schools. Career McCardie recently appeared in the BBC One three-part drama Time, as Jackson Jones, written by Jimmy McGovern, directed by Lewis Arnold and starring Stephen Graham and Sean Bean. He also appeared in Sky Atlantic’s Domina, set in Ancient Rome, playing Cicero. He performed his self-penned one-man play Connolly at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast but the cancellation of 2020’s Edinburgh Festival meant he lost the opportunity to present it in a six-week run in Edinburgh's Cowgate, where James Connolly was born and raised. He has performed readings of his own poems at various venues around Ireland and is currently filming them for distribution online. Selected filmography Forget About Me (1990, TV Movie) – Bunny Waterfront Beat (1990–1991, TV Series) – PC Ronnie Barker Tonight at 8.30 (1991, TV Series) – Bill – 1st Soldier Murder Most Horrid (1991, TV Series) – Supermarket Assistant Doctor Finlay (1993, TV Series) – Archie Henderson Taggart (1994–2010, TV Series) – Thomas Keenan / Fisher / Martin McLean / Alex Currie Dirty Old Town (1995, TV Movie) – Vic Leigh Rob Roy (1995) – Alasdair McGregor Kidnapped (1995, TV Movie) – David Balfour The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) – Angus Starling Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) – Merced 200 Cigarettes (1999) – Eric Kavanagh QC (1999, TV Series) – Philip Boxer Rituals and Resolutions (1999, Short) – Will Snatch (2000) – Uncle Dean Beyond the City Limits (2001) – Sergei Akotia Mr. Barrington (2003) – Mr Barrington Solid Air (2003) – Robert Houston Junior The Bill (2004, TV Series) – Taffy Saunders Ellie Parker (2005) – Acting Student Murphy's Law (2006, TV Series) – Billy Johnstone Low Winter Sun (2006, TV Movie) – Det Con Joe Geddes Lilies (2007, TV Mini-Series) – Dadda Moss The Whistleblowers (2007, TV Series) – Tim Robey Rebus (2007, TV Series) – Brian Robertson Shameless (2008, TV Series) – Paddy McGrath Kiss of Death (2008, TV Movie) – Michael Bovery Heroes and Villains (2008, TV Series documentary) – Hernán Cortés The