Who is Dougray Scott, who is The Woman In White star’s ex-wife Claire Forlani and what else has he starred in?
The Scottish actor has made an impressive career despite saying losing out on the role of Wolverine
DOUGRAY SCOTT is well known for his chiselled good looks and impressive acting portfolio.
But what is the Scottish actor up to now? And who is he married to? Here's what we know...
Who is Dougray Scott and where is he from?
Dougray Scott, 52, is a television and film actor from Scotland.
He was born on November 26, 1965 in Glenrothes in Fife and while his stage name is Dougray Scott, his actual first name is Stephen.
He adopted the name Dougray from his grandmother’s surname and studied acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff.
What TV shows has Dougray Scott appeared in?
Like many actors, Dougray made his debut in TV ahead of his film career – with a role in the TV series Zorro in 1990.
He advanced to Taggart and Lovejoy in 1992 where he had small roles before taking a recurring part in 1995 as Major Rory Taylor on army drama Soldier Soldier.
He turned up in Scottish based shows Highlander in 1996 and the TV mini-series The Crow Road.
He won over many new fans in 2006 when he joined the cast of Desperate Housewives and Ian Hainsworth – who fell for Teri Hatcher’s Susan Mayer.
He also had a role in a 2013 episode of Doctor Who, appeared in horror show Hemlock Gorve in 2013, featured in two episodes of Fear The Walking Dead in 2016, and recently played Vic Hill in the Guy Ritchie TV spin-off of Snatch.
In 2017 Dougray played David in the tense new BBC thriller The Replacement.
He is now set to be on our screens again in the BBC's The Woman In White.
What films has Dougray Scott most famously appeared in?
Dougray Scott made his big screen debut in British crime comedy Twin Town alongside Rhys Ifans.
He had a role in 1998 disaster movie Deep Impact (about a meteorite threatening all life on Earth), played villain Sean Ambrose in 2000’s Mission Impossible: II (opposite Tom Cruise) and hero Thomas Jerico in the 2001 film Enigma.
He also featured as Stuart St. John in Taken 3 in 2014 – among many other roles over his career so far.
Why did Dougray Scott quit X-Men as Wolverine?
At the end of the 1990s Dougray Scott landed the role of iconic and self-healing superhero Wolverine in Bryan Singer’s first X-Men movie.
However filming of Mission Impossible: II overran – and Dougray also injured his shoulder as filming of the comic book blockbuster got underway.
As a result, Dougray was forced to pull out of the film (so he didn't really quit the film) – pathing the way for Hugh Jackman to take the role and go on to giant A List superstardom.
Dougray isn’t bitter, however, revealing in 2013: “I’ve really enjoyed the movies I got to do and the TV work. I feel very fortunate anyway.”
He added to the Daily Record: “I like Hugh, he’s a really lovely guy. It wasn’t as if he stole it off me.”
What other roles has Dougray Scott missed out on?
In 2015, Dougray was cast as FBI special agent Liam O’Connor in the US TV show Quantico.
The star was recast after filming the pilot episode and was replaced by Cougar Town star Josh Hopkins.
It is also believed Dougray came close to being cast as James Bond in 2004 – but ultimately lost out to Daniel Craig.
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Who is Dougray Scott married to?
Dougray Scott is married to actress Claire Forlani who he married in Italy on 8 June 2007.
The couple have a son together named Milo Thomas Scott who was born on 27 December 2014 - and Dougray also has twins named Eden and Gabriel who were born in 1998.
The actor's twins are from his previous marriage to casting director Sarah Trevis who he was married to between 2000 and 2005.