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Alastair Duncan (Scottish actor)

Scottish actor and real estate broker

Summary

Scottish actor and real estate broker

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birth_place	Edinburgh, Scotland
other_names	Neil Duncan
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children	2

Alastair Duncan is a Scottish actor and real estate broker. He is best known for his roles as a voice actor in video games, most notably as Senator Armstrong in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Mimir in God of War (2018) and its sequel, as well as Celebrimbor from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and its sequel.

Early life

Duncan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father is named Archibald Alexander Macbeth Duncan. Following his family's naming tradition, his name would have been Alastair David Macbeth Duncan, but his father decided to simply give him the legal name Alastair Duncan.

Career

Duncan's breakout role (then credited as "Neil Duncan") was as Peter Livingstone, side-kick to Mark McManus's Taggart in Scottish television's eponymous detective series.

Leaving the show after the first two series, Duncan then appeared in the 1988 television adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.

Duncan's next key role was in the 1992 science fiction film Split Second. He continued with guest roles on television series, such as Babylon 5, All-American Girl, and The Marshal. He also appeared in television films, such as Trick of the Eye and Tower of Terror.

Since the early 2000s, he has been doing voiceover work, including films such as Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts and video games such as Warlords Battlecry, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Final Fantasy XIV, Mass Effect, Infinity Blade II, Infinity Blade III, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, as well as animated television series: Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman and Adrian Toomes in Marvel's Spider-Man.

His most notable television guest appearances include episodes of Tracey Takes On..., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Angel and Leverage.

Duncan was one of 400 actors considered for the lead role in the international hit series Highlander: The Series but lost out to Adrian Paul. He later guest-starred in the fifth season's episode "Dramatic License" as immortal Terence Coventry.

In 2011, Duncan appeared in David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Duncan has also provided his voice for How to Train Your Dragon 2 and acted in the HBO series Westworld. He has also voiced and performed motion capture for the Norse god Mimir in 2018's God of War, its sequel God of War Ragnarök and for the role of "President" in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.

Personal life

In 1994, after beginning to find regular work as an actor, Duncan relocated from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles. According to one interview, he happened to move two weeks before the Northridge earthquake.

Duncan was married to actress Anna Gunn, but the couple divorced in 2009. Together they have two daughters.

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Company	Director	Notes
1986	The Wallace	William Wallace	Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh	Charles Nowosielski	play by Sydney Goodsir Smith

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Split Second	Det. Dick Durkin	Credited as Neil Duncan
1992	Absent Without Leave	Awkward Squad
1994	Sleeping with Strangers	Daniel
2005	The Batman vs. Dracula	Alfred Pennyworth	Voice, direct-to-video
2011	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Greger
2015	Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts	Alfred Pennyworth	Voice, direct-to-video
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem	Alfred Pennyworth
Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants	Alfred Pennyworth, Mad Hatter
2021	Batman: The Long Halloween	Alfred Pennyworth
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One	Alfred Pennyworth

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985–94	Taggart	DS Peter Livingstone	16 episodes
1989	Saracen	Simon Bleasdale	Episode: "Tooth and Claw"
About Face	Jamie	Episode: "Mrs. Worthington's Daughter"
1991	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Captain Black	Episode: "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor"
Screen Two	Jonathon Parker	Episode: "The Laughter of God"
1992	Medics	Greg Maxwell	1 episode
1994	Chandler & Co	Paul Dailey	Episode: "Past Imperfect"
Trick of the Eye	Simon	Television film
Blossom	Graham	2 episodes
All-American Girl	Calvin Whitaker	Episode: "Educating Margaret"
1995	The Marshal	Rainey	Episode: "Natural Law"
The Home Court	Paul	Episode: "Time Flies"
1996	Murder, She Wrote	Sgt. Colin Baxter	Episode: "Southern Double-Cross"
Dead Man's Walk	Capt. Billy Falconer	Television film
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Sordis	Episode: "Mercenary"
Highlander: The Series	Terence Coventry	Episode: "Dramatic License"
1996–99	Tracey Takes On...	Euan McCloud, Capt. Philip "Pip" St. Aubyn	14 episodes
1997	Xena: Warrior Princess	Perion	Episode: "Been There, Done That"
Babylon 5	Latimere	Episode: "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars"
Tower of Terror	Gilbert London	Television film
1998	Buddy Faro	Eric / Jeffrey Mendelbaum	Episode: "Now You See Him, Now He's Dead"
1999	Seven Days	Russian Captain	Episode: "Last Breath"
Norm	Paul	Episode: "While You Weren't Sleeping"
Thanks	Edward Randolph	Episode: "Tobacco"
Sabrina the Teenage Witch	Pierre Curie	Episode: "Aging, Not So Gracefully"
2000	Diagnosis: Murder	Eliot Grayson	Episode: "Too Many Cooks"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Collins	2 episodes
The Three Stooges	Theatre Manager	Television film
Angel	Collins	Episode: "Sanctuary"
2001	Providence	Graham Hollings	4 episodes
Charmed	Alaster	Episode: "Brain Drain"
2002	Maybe It's Me	James	Episode: "The Fever Episode"
2003	The Lyon's Den	Haley's Father	Episode: "Beach House"
Miss Match	Ian	Episode: "Bad Judgement"
2004	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Odin	Voice, episode: "A Kick in the Asgard"
2004–08	The Batman	Alfred Pennyworth	Voice, 50 episodes
2007	Mad Men	George Pelham	Episode: "Marriage of Figaro"
2010	The Mentalist	Francis Slocombe	Episode: "The Red Box"
Leverage	President Edwin Ribera	Episode: "The San Lorenzo Job"
2011	Castle	Reginald Easley	Episode: "Lucky Stiff"
2013	Bones	Heinrich Gloeckner	Episode: "The Secrets in the Proposal"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Graham Deveraux	Episode: "Last Supper"
Regular Show	Mordecai's Dad, Pilgrim	Voice, episode: "The Thanksgiving Special"
2014	NCIS	Peter Velo	Episode: "So It Goes"
2015	The Grinder	Lord Chief Justice Pugue	Episode: "Buckingham Malice"
2016	Westworld	Cottage Father	Episode: "The Adversary"
2017–18	Dragons: Race to the Edge	Additional Voices	13 episodes
2017–19	Spider-Man	Adrian Toomes / Vulture, Goblin King, additional voices	Voice, 10 episodes
2018	Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia	Additional Voices	2 episodes
2019	Avengers Assemble	Adrian Toomes / Vulture	url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Alastair-Duncan/	title=Alastair Duncan (visual voices guide)	work=Behind the Voice Actors	access-date=30 July 2019	postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}
2020	Stillwater	Goose	Voice, episode: "The Haircut/Paper Wings"
2023	Castlevania: Nocturne	Vaublanc	Voice, 2 episodes
		Mímir

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy	Reborn #1, Cultist #2, Imperial Officer #1
The Hobbit	Kili
Legacy of Kain: Defiance	Mortanius, Hylden Lord
2004	Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain	Mihai Niculescu
2005	Killer7	Curtis Blackburn
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown	Additional Voices
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Bastion
2006	Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams	Mitsunari Ishida
Tomb Raider: Legend	Kent
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Penrod
Tomb Raider: Anniversary	Qualopec
Mass Effect	Nihlus Kryik, Councilor Sparatus, ERCS Guard
2010	Mass Effect 2	Councilor Sparatus, Anto Korragan, Captain Narom, Kylan, Blue Suns Enemies
Final Fantasy XIV	Additional Voices
God of War: Ghost of Sparta	Soldier #8, Citizen Male #7
2011	Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask	Additional Voices	Credited as Archibald Macbeth
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon	Lion 2
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception	Marlowe's Agents
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Captain Veleth	Dragonborn DLC
Infinity Blade II	Raidriar
2012	Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning	Additional Voices
Mass Effect 3	Councilor Sparatus, Turian Pilot
Starhawk	Rifters, Outcast
2013	Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	Senator Steven Armstrong
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy	Additional Voices	Credited as Archibald Macbeth
Infinity Blade III	Raidriar
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus	Thug #3
2014	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	Taleb
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Celebrimbor
2015	The Order: 1886	Additional Voices
2017	Middle-earth: Shadow of War	Celebrimbor
2018	God of War	Mímir
Darksiders III	Angel Soldier, Marker Male
2019	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Additional Voices	Onslaught DLC
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2022	God of War Ragnarök	Mímir
Tactics Ogre: Reborn	last1=Romano	first1=Sal	date=October 5, 2022	title=Tactics Ogre: Reborn details unit development, charms, battle updates, balance adjustments, shop improvements, classes, and characters	url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/10/tactics-ogre-reborn-details-unit-development-charms-battle-updates-balance-adjustments-shop-improvements-classes-and-characters	website=Gematsu	access-date=October 6, 2022}}
2023	Justice League: Cosmic Chaos	Alfred Pennyworth, Clinton Scarantino, Old Man
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	Isidora's Father
2025	Death Stranding 2: On the Beach	The President	Motion capture, voice and likeness

References

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McWhertor, Michael. (2022-11-09). "Here's the full God of War Ragnarök cast".
"Mimir Actor Alastair Duncan Talks About God of War Ragnarok!".
(2014-09-09). "Anna Gunn: From 'Breaking Bad' to Breakthrough Star {{!}} MORE Magazine".
(29 May 2014). "Anna Gunn's Ex-Husband Wants a Piece of her 'Breaking Bad' Money".
(14 September 2006). "Deadwood's Anna Gunn Has a Girl". [[People (magazine).
Harvey, James. (2023-12-05). ""Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part One" Release Date".
"Alastair Duncan (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors.
(October 5, 2022). "Tactics Ogre: Reborn details unit development, charms, battle updates, balance adjustments, shop improvements, classes, and characters".
Yang, George. (March 9, 2025). "Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Launches In June".

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