Rory McCann was born on 24 April 1969 and is a Scottish actor, best known for portraying Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO series Game of Thrones, Michael "Lurch" Armstrong in Edgar Wright's crime-comedy Hot Fuzz, Jurgen the Brutal in the adventure comedy Jumanji: The Next Level and the voice of Megatron in Transformers: EarthSpark.
13 Facts About Rory McCann
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Rory McCann has a sister, Sally-Gay McCann, born in 1972.
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Rory McCann worked as a bridge painter, landscape gardener and carpenter.
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Rory McCann was first trained as an actor by writer-artist Robert Parsifal Finch in The Actor's Workshop, Glasgow in 1998.
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Rory McCann's first acting job was as an extra on the film Willow.
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Rory McCann was fired because he laughed during the takes.
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Rory McCann appeared in an advertisement for Scott's Porage Oats, dressed in a vest and kilt.
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Rory McCann made his Hollywood debut in the 2004 film Alexander, which required the actors to go through training in the African desert, and included shooting in Thailand, Morocco, and a London studio.
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Rory McCann portrayed Sandor "The Hound" Clegane in 7 out of 8 seasons of the HBO series Game of Thrones.
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Rory McCann is a supporter of the Scottish Green Party, and appeared in its 2007 Scottish Parliament general election broadcast.
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In 1990, Rory McCann broke multiple bones in a near-fatal rock climbing accident in Yorkshire.
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Rory McCann is the former frontman of a defunct band called Thundersoup.
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Rory McCann ended up living in Iceland for a year, part of the time in a tent after losing his apartment, and working as a carpenter.