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Ken Stott

Acting Born Oct 19, 1954 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 24 credits

Biography

Kenneth "Ken" Campbell Stott is an acclaimed Scottish stage, television and film actor. Best known to international audiences for portraying the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), he has earned widespread recognition in the United Kingdom for his intense, morally ambiguous roles in television crime dramas and West End theatre productions.

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Known for

Silent Witness

1996
Film

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

as Balin
Film

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as Balin

Full filmography

  • Silent Witness (1996)
  • Screen Two (1985) as Redfern
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as Balin
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as Balin
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) as Balin
  • Secret Army (1977) as Baroja
  • War and Peace (2016) as Bazdeev
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) as Trüffeljäger
  • Fortitude (2015) as Erling Munk
  • King Arthur (2004) as Marius Honorius
  • One Day (2011) as Stephen Mayhew
  • Rebus (2000) as Inspector John Rebus
  • The Vice (1999) as DI Pat Chappel
  • Crime (2021) as DCS Robert Toal
  • Crime (2021) as DCS Bob Toal
  • Messiah (2001) as DCI Red Metcalfe
  • The Dig (2021) as Charles Phillips
  • The Singing Detective (1986) as Uncle John
  • Charlie Wilson's War (2007) as Zvi
  • The Mercy (2018) as Stanley Best
  • Casanova (2005) as Dalfonso
  • Man Up (2015) as Bert Patterson
  • The Runaway (2011) as Joey
  • Shallow Grave (1994) as Detective Inspector McCall