Glasgow truly produces the best of the best here in Scotland - the best sport players, the best musicians, and of course, the best actors - we wanted to take a look at all the Glaswegian actors who left the city to act under the bright lights of Hollywood.
From Star Wars to Lord of the Rings, all of the biggest blockbuster epics have to employ at least one Glaswegian - not legally of course, but at this point we’re sure it’s at least a superstition on set.
We’re not just looking at actors in the modern day though, we’re looking back at some of the all-time greats who starred on-screened during the golden age of Hollywood too.
Today we wanted to recognise some of the biggest and best actors from Glasgow who starred in Hollywood film productions - take a look below at our favourites.

9. Gordon Jackson
Actor Gordon Jackson was brought up in Glasgow as the youngest of five children. He attended Hillhead High School and left school at the age of 15. He is best known for playing the character Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and also "Intelligence" in The Great Escape. | Supplied

10. Sharon Rooney
Sharon Rooney is described as one of Scotland's busiest actors - she was Lawyer Barbie in the new Greta Gerwig Barbie film. | BBC

11. Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd was born in Glasgow and went on to play Pippin in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. | Getty Images for ReedPOP

12. Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie was born and raised in Glasgow, receiving formal education there at Eastbank Academy. He is often playing plucky wee Scotsman parts in war films such as The Great Escape (1963), 633 Squadron (1964), and Oh! What a Lovely War (1969). | Contributed


