Acting credits
21
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Forbes Masson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.7
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Movies: 8Series: 13Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 151923
IMDb ID: nm0557494
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1963
Age: 63
Place of birth: Falkirk, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2024
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 7.41
Wikidata: Q5467258
Other jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
Forbes (Robertson) Masson (born 17 August 1963 in Falkirk) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is best known for his roles in classical theatre, musicals. comedies and appearances in London's West End. He is also known for his comedy partnership with Alan Cumming. Masson and Cumming wrote The High Life, a Scottish situation comedy in which they play the lead characters, Steve McCracken and Sebastian Flight. Characters McCracken and Flight were heavily based on Victor and Barry, famous Scottish comedy alter-egos of Masson and Cumming.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Forbes Masson.
CBeebies Presents: As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe
as Duke Frederick
2023 Movie
Ooh the Banter!
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.7
The Road Dance
as Minister MacIver
2022 Movie
5.0
The Merry Wives of Windsor - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as George Page
2019 Movie
RSC Live: As You Like It
as Jacques
2010 Movie
10.0
No Holds Bard
as Cronie McKay
2009 Movie
5.0
Gypsy Woman
as The Coroner
2002 Movie
The Game
as Jimmy
1998 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Forbes Masson.
7.8
Only Child
6 eps
2024 Series
8.2
Royal Mob
as Louis IV Grand Duke of Hesse and By Rhine 'ludwig'/Ludwig • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.5
Crime
as Baxter Mcclelland • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.2
The Crown
as Duncan Muir • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Shetland
as Reg Gilbert • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Father Brown
as Reverend Willard • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.3
Monarch of the Glen
as Campbell McCrory • 1 eps
2000 Series
5.8
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
as Art Stilton • 5 eps
1998 Series
6.8
Is It Bill Bailey?
as Various Roles • 5 eps
1998 Series
7.7
Hamish Macbeth
as Tam Flood • 1 eps
1995 Series
5.7
The High Life
as Steve McCracken • 6 eps
1994 Series
8.1
Red Dwarf
as Stan Laurel • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.8
City Lights
as Crawford Minty • 1 eps
1986 Series