Dougray Scott Biography

Stephen Dougray Scott is a Scottish actor who is widely known as the antagonist ‘Sean Ambrose’ from the 2000 American action spy film ‘Mission: Impossible 2’. Scott was a personal favorite of Tom Cruise and was recommended by him to the makers of the film to play the role. He is still regarded as one of the most fascinating villains of the ‘Mission Impossible’ series. He began his career as a theater artiste and eventually ventured into television and films as well. Since making his movie debut in 1994, he has appeared in several popular films as well as television shows and has over seventy acting credits to his name. He was part of the hit action thriller film ‘Hitman’ and also played an important role in the American television show ‘Desperate Housewives’ for two seasons as ‘Ian Hainsworth’. He portrayed Sir Matt Busby in the British television film ‘United’ and played the role of ‘Stuart St. John’ in the Liam Neeson starrer ‘Taken 3’.