John Scougall

Actor

Biography

John Scougall is best known for his recurring role of Tom Carpenter in the critically acclaimed The Victim (BBC), alongside Kelly Macdonald and John Hannah. Further TV credits include the long-running Doctors (BBC), crime-drama Unforgotten (ITV), Lovesick (Netflix), opposite Johnny Flynn, and Outlander (Starz). Feature credits include Marionette and Swung.

Scougall was most recently seen in the hotly anticipated BBC six-part thriller Nightsleeper, California Schemin’, an upcoming British musical biopic, directed by James McAvoy and is currently filming for Richard Gadd’s BBC/HBO’s drama series, Half Man.

Credits

Short Film

Production Character Director Company
Midgies Scientist Alessio Avezzano Zertex Media Ltd
Osprey Angus Lyre Productions
Yesterday's Men Robert Dominic Watters

Television

Production Character Director Company
HALF MAN Roger Alexandra Brodski & Eshref Reybrouck Mam Tor Productions
NIGHTSLEEPER British Transport Police Officer / Driscoll Various BBC
DOCTORS Matt Jackson Enda Hughes BBC
MUMFIE Mr Bernard / Zephyr (Voice) Various Animoka Studios
THE VICTIM Tom Carpenter (Series Regular) Niall MacCormick STV Drama / BBC1
UNFORGOTTEN 3 Steven Dale Andy Wilson Mainstreet Pictures / ITV1
LOVESICK James Aneil Karia Clerkenwell Films / Netflix
RIVER CITY Hugh Adrian Bean BBC
OUTLANDER Photographer Metin Huseyin Sony / Starz
ROOM TO WRTIE Various Laura Marks BBC

Film

Production Character Director Company
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN Malcom James McAvoy Homefront Productions and Patriot Pictures
MARIONETTE Officer Stewart Albert van Strien Accento Films
SWUNG Colin Colin Kennedy Sigma Films

Radio

Production Character Director Company
LOCAL HERO Roddy BBC Radio 4
YOU MUST LISTEN Macfarlane Simon Barnard BBC Radio 4

Stage

Production Character Director Company
SANTA'S SACK Santa March Roche Theatre503 (RWR)
SHAME: A DOUBLE BILL John Debbie Hannan Bang Bang Bang Group / Rich Mix
BINARY Henry Isy Sharman Pleasance Theatre
BULL DOG Steven Dan Pick Etch / The Pleasance London
THE IMPERIAL EXPRESS (REVIVAL) John Campbell Yi Yiming Xinchan Performing Arts (Beijing)
IT NEVER ENDS Mark Becky Hope-Palmer Cumbernauld Theatre / Traverse Theatre
THE IMPERIAL EXPRESS (DI GUO ZHUAN LIE) John Cambell Yi Liming Xinchan Performing Arts Co (Beijing)
CHAPLIN Sydney / Mr Ellesworth / Journalist Sven Sid Ace Productions
ROUGH ISALND Gary McDonald Alasdair McCrone Mull Theatre/Oran Mor (Scottish Tour)
AS YOU LIKE IT Silvius Gordon Barr Bard in the Botanics

Credits

Film

Production Company Notes
CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN
2025
Homefront Productions & Patriot Pictures

Co-Producing with Daniel Page and Michael Mendelsohn
Writer: Archie Thomson & Elaine Gracie
Director: James McAvoy
Starring: Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, Lucy Halliday, Rebekah Murrell and James McAvoy

THREE REELS OF TIREE
2025
Mobly Jack Productions

Writer: Ross Dunsmore

Television

Production Company Notes
THE LODGER
2023
Mobly Jack Productions

Television Drama – 3 x 1 hour
Writer: Ross Dunsmore

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