Forbes Masson

Born: 1963-01-01

Forbes (Robertson) Masson (born 17 August 1963 in Falkirk) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is best known for his roles in classical theatre, musicals. comedies and appearances in London's West End. He is also known for his comedy partnership with Alan Cumming. Masson and Cumming wrote The High Life, a Scottish situation comedy in which they play the lead characters, Steve McCracken and Sebastian Flight. Characters McCracken and Flight were heavily based on Victor and Barry, famous Scottish comedy alter-egos of Masson and Cumming.


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The Road Dance

as Minister Maciver
Released: 2022-05-20

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI....

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No Holds Bard

as Cronie McKay
Released: 2009-01-25

Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness,...

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Gypsy Woman

as The Coroner
Released: 2002-09-12

A ruthless property developer investigates a builder's death and meets the dead man's wife....

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The Game

as Jimmy
Released: 1998-06-06

A play about three Scottish football fans (and one of their long suffering football widow...

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The Merry Wives of Windsor - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

as George Page
Released: 2019-06-20

Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving...

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Ooh the Banter!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-12-31

Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a...

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As You Like It

as Jacques
Released: 2010-01-01

As You Like It, Shakespeare's famous pastoral comedy of love and disguise, is reimagined here...

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CBeebies Presents: As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe

as Duke Frederick
Released: 2023-04-07

A host of CBeebies stars perform a unique adaptation of As You Like It on the world’s most...

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Shetland

as Reg Gilbert
First aired: 2013-03-10

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy...

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Father Brown

as Reverend Willard
First aired: 2013-01-14

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who...

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Monarch of the Glen

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-02-27

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where...

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The Crown

as Duncan Muir
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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Hamish Macbeth

as Tam Flood
First aired: 1995-03-26

Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is...

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Red Dwarf

as Stan Laurel
First aired: 1988-02-15

The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep...

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The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

as Art Stilton
First aired: 1998-11-10

The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is a British comedy series, which aired on...

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City Lights

as Crawford Minty
First aired: 1986-10-14

Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own...

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The High Life

as Steve McCracken
First aired: 1994-01-09

The series followed the cabin crew at the fictional airline, Air Scotia, flying out of Prestwick...

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Crime

as Baxter Mcclelland
First aired: 2021-11-18

Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling...

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Is It Bill Bailey?

as Various Roles
First aired: 1998-02-20

Is It Bill Bailey? is a stand up/sketch comedy series written by and starring Bill Bailey. Each...

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