Meet Andrew Scott, the breakout actor in Netflix’s Ripley: Fleabag’s ‘hot priest’ was born and raised in Dublin, played the villain in Sherlock, and publicly came out as gay in 2013

Apr 13 , 2024

Andrew Scott at the premiere of Netflix’s Ripley on April 3, in California. Photo: Getty Images

Andrew Scott’s mesmerising performance in Netflix’s neo-noir Ripley has received critical acclaim.

The veteran actor – who got his start in the 80s in an ad for oat brand Flahavan’s – has proven his diverse acting skills over the years.

Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in Netflix’s Ripley. Photo: Netflix

For those who think he looks familiar, that’s because he probably is, from his roles in everything from Band of Brothers to Fleabag.

Here’s everything you need to know about the talented Mr Andrew Scott:

Andrew Scott is an Irish actor

Andrew Scott at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles in 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE

Andrew Scott was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1976, according to Rotten Tomatoes. He was raised in his hometown with his father working in an employment agency and his mother an art teacher, per The Independent.

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Besides playing the memorable villain Moriarty on BBC’s hit series Sherlock, he also played John D. Hall in Band of Brothers, and was in All of Us Strangers, Spectre, Victor Frankenstein, 1917 and more, per his IMDB profile.

Scott stunned the theatre world with his impressive acting when he played a total of eight characters in Vanya, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s 1898 tragicomedy, at the Duke of York’s theatre in London, per The Guardian.

He’s very private

Actor Andrew Scott won critical acclaim for playing eight characters in Vanya. Photo: Getty Images

Scott, 47, rarely makes comments about his personal life, telling the Independent in 2013, “I am a private person; I think that’s important if you’re an actor. But there’s a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I’m not a secretive person.”

In 2020 he told UK GQ: “One thing I’d really like to change after the pandemic is people’s attitude to social media. It’s about real connection, not just to filter everything.”

Where does Andrew Scott live now?

Andrew Scott has said he thinks it’s important for actors to remain private. Photo: Getty Images

According to Yours, the BAFTA-winning actor is based in London but has a home in Dublin too.

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Is Andrew Scott dating anyone?

Andrew Scott, winner of the Best Actor award for Vanya, at the 33rd annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards on March 25. Photo: Getty Images

According to Hello!, Scott is currently single. He was previously in a relationship with writer Stephen Beresford, until they split in 2019, per the same source. Scott publicly came out as gay in an interview with The Independent back in 2013.

Fame and celebrity

Andrew Scott is making waves with his mesmerising performance in Netflix’s neo-noir Ripley – but you may recognise the actor from other films and TV shows too
Besides playing the villain Moriarty on BBC’s hit series Sherlock, he was also the ‘hot priest’ in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acclaimed comedy Fleabag – so what else do we know about him?