Andrew Buchan

Andrew Buchan
Born
Andrew Neil Buchan

1979 (age 46–47)
Stockport, England
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012; sep. 2022)​

Andrew Neil Buchan (born 1979) is an English actor and writer. He is known for his roles as DI James Marsh in the ITV drama Code of Silence (2025), Mark Latimer in the ITV drama Broadchurch (2013–17), Scott Foster in the BBC political drama Party Animals (2007), John Mercer in ITV drama series The Fixer (2008–09), and William Garrow in BBC period drama Garrow's Law (2009–11).

Early life and education

He was born in 1979 in Stockport and brought up in the suburb of Lostock, Bolton. His father is Scottish-born.

He attended the nearby Rivington and Blackrod High School, where he was head boy during sixth form years in Horwich. During A-Levels, Buchan worked for Granada Studios as a tour guide, using amusing, unconventional methods to keep tourists interested. He also worked as a barman at Manchester Airport, and as a concierge at the De Vere Whites hotel in Reebok Stadium.

In 2001 Buchan graduated from St Cuthbert's Society, Durham University with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages. He then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

On stage Buchan has appeared as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester (2005). In 2008, he played David in Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck at Donmar Warehouse. The play ran for six weeks in London, before going on a short UK tour. Buchan was named Best Actor in a Touring Production by the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.[citation needed] In 2011, he returned to the Donmar to play Bolingbroke in Shakespeare's Richard II.

His career in television began when he appeared as the vicar, St. John Rivers, in the 2006 Jane Eyre and then as the regular character Scott Foster alongside Matt Smith in the political drama Party Animals. In 2007, he appeared as Jem Hearne in the award-winning Cranford, in a cast that included Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton and Eileen Atkins. Also in 2007, he appeared as the teacher Sean Knowles, with Richard Coyle and Indira Varma in ITV's The Whistleblowers. In 2008, he appeared in the fourth season premiere of Bones as Dr. Ian Wexler.

In 2008 and 2009 he starred in the ITV1 drama The Fixer as the lead role, John Mercer, a paid assassin targeting people who have escaped the law. The first season of The Fixer received a Royal Television Society award for Best Series.[citation needed] In 2009, he appeared as Fishwick in the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy acting opposite Kristin Scott Thomas, and directed by Sam Taylor-Wood.[citation needed] In the BBC's Garrow's Law, he starred in the leading role as William Garrow. Series 1 started on BBC One on 1 November 2009, and continued for two more series. In December 2009, he appeared again as the carpenter Jem Hearne in the BBC's two-part Cranford Christmas Special.

In 2010 Buchan appeared as journalist and love interest Billy Marshall in the made-for-TV movie Abroad, based in part on the true-life experiences of Toronto's Globe and Mail columnist and author, Leah McLaren. This movie was broadcast in Canada on CBC TV on 14 March 2010. In 2010, he appeared as Joseph in the BBC's The Nativity. In January 2011, he played Thomas Mortimer in The Sinking of the Laconia, a dramatisation of the Laconia incident on BBC Television.

In 2013 he starred in multi-award-winning ITV drama, Broadchurch, as Mark Latimer, father of the murdered boy Danny Latimer. For this role he was awarded the best supporting actor "Dagger" at the Crime Thriller Awards 2013. The immediate ratings success of Broadchurch led to Andrew, with co-star Jodie Whittaker, being invited to present a TV BAFTA at the awards ceremony in May 2013. That same month his film, Having You, was premiered on Sky Movies. Buchan played the lead character Jack, alongside Romola Garai as his girlfriend, and Anna Friel as a one-night stand from his past.[citation needed]

2013 also saw the release of multi-award-winning independent film Still Life, in which Andrew took a cameo role alongside Eddie Marsan. Later the same year, Buchan produced and starred in film short, 1946, based on the life of Hollywood actor, Jimmy Stewart. The film won the Award of Distinction at the 2014 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.

In July 2014 Buchan starred alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal in Hugo Blick's political thriller The Honourable Woman. This was broadcast on both BBC2 in the UK and the Sundance channel in the US. In October 2014, he starred in ITV's The Great Fire, portraying Thomas Farriner, the baker from Pudding Lane.[citation needed]

In 2015 it was announced that Buchan was cast as the lead role in TNT drama pilot Home alongside Bethany Joy Lenz. Home was not subsequently serialised.

Buchan played the wizard, The Great Zambini, the dramatisation of Jasper Fforde's fantasy novel The Last Dragonslayer, which premiered on Sky One on Christmas Day 2016. The following Christmas saw the release of Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World, the story of the kidnap of John Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire John Paul Getty. Buchan played John Paul Getty II, father of the kidnapped boy.

In February 2018, Buchan played a cameo role in James Marsh's The Mercy – a BBC film about ill-fated 1960s yachtsman Donald Crowhurst, featuring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz in the lead roles. Later that year he played as Henri Matisse in National Geographic's 2nd season series Genius: Picasso, playing alongside Antonio Banderas and Clémence Poésy. At Christmas 2018, he starred in Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders, as Franklin Clarke, alongside John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot.

In 2019 Buchan featured in the third and fourth series of The Crown, as Andrew Parker-Bowles, a friend and a rival of royal family members. He appeared in two films: Intrigo: Samaria alongside Phoebe Fox and Millie Brady and Baghdad in My Shadow by Swiss/Iraqi filmmaker Samir, alongside Zahraa Ghandour.[when?][citation needed]

In addition to stage, television and film, Buchan has built up an extensive voice acting catalogue. He has appeared in BBC Radio drama, Dickens Confidential, and radio dramatisations of Therese Raquin and The Great Gatsby. He has read prose and poetry on BBC Radio for Words and Music: Law and Order and Ave Maria, as well as featuring in online role-playing games, audio books, advert voice-overs, and narrating TV documentaries and reality-competition shows, such as Britain's Best Home Cook[citation needed] and The Dog House (TV series).

Personal life

Buchan married his long-term girlfriend, actress Amy Nuttall, on 8 September 2012, not far from their respective childhood homes in Lancashire, England. They have two children, a daughter and a son. In February 2023, it was reported Nuttall and Buchan had split up before Christmas, as Buchan had started an affair with Leila Farzad. Later reports suggest the two have reconciled.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Deaths of Ian Stone Ryan
2009 Bear That Broke N/a Short film. Writer, director & producer
Nowhere Boy Fishwick
2012 Whitelands Connor Short film
2013 Having You Jack
Still Life Mr. Pratchett, Council Manager
2014 1946 James Stewart Short film
2017 All the Money in the World John Paul Getty Jr.
The Mercy Ian Milburn
2019 Baghdad in My Shadow Martin Hartman
Intrigo: Samaria Henry Martens
2024 Apartment 7A Leo Watts

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 If I Had You Marcus Television film
Jane Eyre St. John Rivers Miniseries (1 episode)
2007 Party Animals Scott Foster 8 episodes
The Whistleblowers Sean Knowles Episode 3: "No Child Left Behind"
2007–2009 Cranford Jem Hearne Series 1 & 2 (6 episodes)
2008 Bones Dr. Ian Wexler Season 4; episode 1: "Yanks in the U.K.: Parts 1 & 2"
2008–2009 The Fixer John Mercer Series 1 & 2 (12 episodes)
2009–2011 Garrow's Law William Garrow Series 1–3 (12 episodes)
2010 Abroad Billy Marshall Television film
Coming Up Ben Series 8; episode 6: "Eclipse"
The Nativity Joseph Miniseries (4 episodes)
2011 The Sinking of the Laconia Thomas Mortimer Miniseries (2 episodes)
The Fades Mark Pilot
2013–2017 Broadchurch Mark Latimer Series 1–3 (24 episodes)
2014 The Honourable Woman Ephra Stein Miniseries (7 episodes)
The Great Fire Thomas Farriner Miniseries (4 episodes)
2016 Home Joe Television film
The Last Dragonslayer The Great Zambini Television film
2018 Genius Henri Matisse Series 2 (3 episodes)
The ABC Murders Franklin Clarke Miniseries (3 episodes)
2019–2020 The Crown Andrew Parker Bowles Series 3 & 4 (4 episodes)
2020 Alex Rider Ian Rider Series 1 (2 episodes)
The Spanish Princess Thomas More Series 2 (8 episodes)
2020–2022 Industry Felim Bichan Series 1 & 2 (6 episodes)
2021–2022 COBRA Chris Edwards Series 2 (5 episodes)
2022 This England Matt Hancock Miniseries (6 episodes)
2023 Better Col McHugh Main role; 5 episodes
Carnival Row Mikulas Vir Season 2 (7 episodes)
2024 Passenger N/a 6 episodes. Creator, writer & associate producer
Black Doves Wallace Webb Series 1 (6 episodes)
2025 Code of Silence DI James Marsh 6 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Fable III The Gnomes (voice) Credited as Andy Buchan
2011 The Last Story Lazulis Knight (voice)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Dominus (voice)
2012 Fable: The Journey Finley (voice)
2025 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition Dominus (voice)

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Romeo and Juliet Mercutio Royal Exchange, Manchester
2008 The Man Who Had All the Luck Donmar Warehouse, London / UK tour
2011–2012 Richard II Bolingbroke Donmar Warehouse, London

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards Best Actor in a Touring Production The Man Who Had All the Luck Won
2011 Gemini Awards Best Leading Actor in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series The Nativity Nominated
2013 Crime Thriller Awards Best Supporting Actor Broadchurch Won
2014 Leeds International Film Festival Best British Short 1946 Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared with Robert Ford.

References

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