Birthdate: October 21, 1963 Birthplace: Scotland Occupations: Actor, Writer

Claim to Fame: Feature film debut as Robert the Bruce in Braveheart (1995)

Significant Other(s):
Fiancee: Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress; briefly engaged 1995

Biography
From Scotland, Angus MacFadyen has a burly build, deeply expressive eyes, and enviable charisma. He first made an impression on an international audience with his portrayal of Robert the Bruce in Braveheart (1995). Born in 1964, MacFadyen had a nomadic upbringing; thanks to his father's job with the World Health Organization, he spent his childhood and adolescence in places no less diverse than Africa, Australia, France, the Philippines, Singapore, and Denmark. He went on to attend the University of Edinburgh and received theatrical training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. MacFadyen got his professional start on the Edinburgh stage, appearing in a number of productions at the famed Fringe Festival.

Breaking into television in the early 1990s, Angus appeared in a number of series for the BBC, including an acclaimed adaptation of David Leavitt's The Lost Language of Cranes (1992). Following the critical and commercial success of Braveheart, the actor got a rudimentary dose of recognition across the Atlantic, but remained largely unknown outside of the U.K. He starred with Gabriel Byrne and Bill Campbell in the World War II drama The Brylcreem Boys in 1996, playing a German pilot being held captive in neutral Ireland. Until 1998, when he portrayed Peter Lawford in the made-for-cable The Rat Pack, MacFadyen's other screen appearances tended to be in films that were widely ignored by audiences and critics alike. The sort of attention surrounding The Rat Pack paled in comparison to that surrounding MacFadyen's films the following year. In 1999, the actor could be seen in two highly publicized films, first playing Orson Welles in Tim Robbins' Cradle Will Rock and then starring as Lucius, son of the title character in Julie Taymor's Titus, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.

Filmography
Equilibrium (2002)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
A Woman's A Helluva Thing (2001)
Styx (2001)
Jason And The Argonauts (2000)
Second Skin (2000)
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Titus (1999)
The Rat Pack (1998)
Lani Loa: The Passage (1998)
Still Breathing (1997)
Nevada (1997)
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
Snide & Prejudice (1997)
Facade (1997)
The Brylcreem Boys (1996)
Braveheart (1995)
Liz: the Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
The Lost Language of Cranes (1992)

Factoids:
Was raised in France

Education:
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland; M.A., French and English
Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England