Gregory Edward Hemphill was born on 14 December 1969 and is a Scottish comedian, actor, writer, and director.
20 Facts About Greg Hemphill
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Greg Hemphill was Rector of the University of Glasgow between 2001 and 2004.
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Greg Hemphill was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Edward, a chartered accountant, and Anne Greg Hemphill a teacher.
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Greg Hemphill returned to Scotland in 1988 at the age of 18 to study at the University of Glasgow, where he achieved an MA Honours Degree in theatre, film and television.
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Greg Hemphill is married to actress Julie Wilson Nimmo; they have two sons.
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Greg Hemphill said that despite living in Canada, he "always felt Scottish", claiming that "My dad was from Maryhill, my mum was from St George's Cross, and it seemed that everyone on the West Island of Montreal was from somewhere else".
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Greg Hemphill ventured into radio as the original presenter of football show, Off the Ball on BBC Radio Scotland and Eddie Mair Live.
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Greg Hemphill guest starred alongside Kiernan in one episode, which he scripted with Kiernan, Casual-Tea.
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Kiernan and Greg Hemphill came to see the performances and consequently began considering reviving Still Game officially.
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On 23 October 2013, Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill announced details of live shows entitled Still Game Live at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow at a press conference.
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Greg Hemphill was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow in March 2001.
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Greg Hemphill was one of five candidates and narrowly defeated Alasdair Gray for the post.
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Greg Hemphill appeared in the Scottish Gaelic-language drama, Eilbheas, in which Greg Hemphill played the spirit of Elvis set in the Western Isles.
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Greg Hemphill has written Appointment with the Wicker Man with Donald McLeary for the National Theatre of Scotland, a stage production about a small community's attempts to produce a musical version of The Wicker Man.
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Greg Hemphill has been involved in the Scottish wrestling scene, matched against actor, comedian and writer, Robert Florence.
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Greg Hemphill guest-starred in an episode of the award-winning children's television programme Katie Morag in 2014, playing the part of Donald John Cameron.
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Greg Hemphill starred as Mr Sawdust in two series of the CBeebies television show Olga da Polga alongside his wife Julie Wilson Nimmo.
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In March 2023, Greg Hemphill featured on a BBC Scotland programme as part of the broadcaster's centenary celebrations, alongside wife Julie Wilson Nimmo and Still Game co-star Sanjeev Kohli.
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In 2024 Greg Hemphill has featured as the father on the BBC Programme Dinosaur.
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In 2017, alongside Hopscotch Films, Greg Hemphill was involved in directing the black comedy ghost-hunting drama Long Night at Blackstone.