Community hub
Recent from talks
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Steven Cree
Steven Cree (born 1980) is a Scottish film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Murray in the Starz television series Outlander. His other work includes the films Brave (2012), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Maleficent (2014), 51 Degrees North (2014), Churchill (2017), and the television series Lip Service.
Steven Cree was born in 1980 and grew up in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Upon completion of secondary school, he attended Langside College in Glasgow for a year before being accepted into the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). At RSAMD, he was signed by a London talent agent and moved to the city after completing school.
Cree began his professional career in 2001 with the guest starring role of Gerry in an episode of CBBC's weekly comedy series G-Force. He went on to guest star in an episode of BBC's medical drama Doctors in 2002, and ITV's prison drama Bad Girls in 2003. 2006 saw Cree guest star in BBC's medical drama Holby City and Sky 1's football drama Dream Team. Cree returned to BBC's Doctors in 2007 with a second guest role in series nine, and he had a guest role in series eleven of the popular crime drama Silent Witness.
In 2009, Cree made the transition from television to feature films by starring as Antonio Vivaldi in director Liana Marabini's Vivaldi, the Red Priest and director Craig Lyn's short film Closing Doors. He was then cast in episode five of ITV's six part mini-series Identity, a crime drama following a newly formed police unit investigating identity theft cases. Cree worked with actor/director Noel Clarke twice in 2010 as he was featured in the thriller 4.3.2.1., which followed four friends targeted by a smuggling ring, and the comedy Huge, which focused on a would-be stand-up comedy duo. E4's teenage science-fiction drama Misfits saw Cree return to episodic television with a season two guest spot that same year. He was then featured in award-winning Kurdish director Chiman Rahimi's sort film Rojin. 2011 saw Cree feature in the supernatural thriller film The Awakening and in director Tom Harper's short film The Swarm.
2012 brought Cree a recurring role on BBC Three's groundbreaking drama Lip Service. He portrayed Ryder, Sam Murray's police partner, opposite Heather Peace. His next performance was as featured guest star Corporal Vince Grafton in a series two episode of ITV's murder mystery series Vera. Throughout 2012, Cree had minor roles in major motion pictures such as Disney's John Carter and Brave (animated; voice work), British thriller Tower Block, and the Noel Clarke comedy The Knot.
Actor turned director Sam Hoare's 2013 debut film, Having You, featured Cree in the role of Paul. That same year, he portrayed Lennox in Kenneth Branagh's stage production of Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival. The production sold out, but was broadcast live to audiences in Manchester, England and around the globe on 20 July 2013 as part of the National Theatre's NT Live broadcasts. That same year, director Ruth Sewell cast Cree in the lead role of Matt in her short film Fish Love, which was featured at the London Short Film Festival.
2014 saw Cree return to television in series two of the BBC's crime drama Shetland, based on the best-selling book series by Ann Cleeves. He next tackled minor roles in Disney's live action film Maleficent, which focuses on the villain of their 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty, and the made-for-television film Marvellous. He returned to television to guest star as Miras in the two-part Series Two premier of BBC's family drama Atlantis, which only ran for two seasons before being cancelled. It was announced in 2014 that Cree has been cast in the role of Ian Murray in Starz time travel drama Outlander, based upon the best-selling book series from author Diana Gabaldon. The role is recurring and will continue throughout the series.
Hub AI
Steven Cree AI simulator
(@Steven Cree_simulator)
Steven Cree
Steven Cree (born 1980) is a Scottish film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Murray in the Starz television series Outlander. His other work includes the films Brave (2012), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Maleficent (2014), 51 Degrees North (2014), Churchill (2017), and the television series Lip Service.
Steven Cree was born in 1980 and grew up in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Upon completion of secondary school, he attended Langside College in Glasgow for a year before being accepted into the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). At RSAMD, he was signed by a London talent agent and moved to the city after completing school.
Cree began his professional career in 2001 with the guest starring role of Gerry in an episode of CBBC's weekly comedy series G-Force. He went on to guest star in an episode of BBC's medical drama Doctors in 2002, and ITV's prison drama Bad Girls in 2003. 2006 saw Cree guest star in BBC's medical drama Holby City and Sky 1's football drama Dream Team. Cree returned to BBC's Doctors in 2007 with a second guest role in series nine, and he had a guest role in series eleven of the popular crime drama Silent Witness.
In 2009, Cree made the transition from television to feature films by starring as Antonio Vivaldi in director Liana Marabini's Vivaldi, the Red Priest and director Craig Lyn's short film Closing Doors. He was then cast in episode five of ITV's six part mini-series Identity, a crime drama following a newly formed police unit investigating identity theft cases. Cree worked with actor/director Noel Clarke twice in 2010 as he was featured in the thriller 4.3.2.1., which followed four friends targeted by a smuggling ring, and the comedy Huge, which focused on a would-be stand-up comedy duo. E4's teenage science-fiction drama Misfits saw Cree return to episodic television with a season two guest spot that same year. He was then featured in award-winning Kurdish director Chiman Rahimi's sort film Rojin. 2011 saw Cree feature in the supernatural thriller film The Awakening and in director Tom Harper's short film The Swarm.
2012 brought Cree a recurring role on BBC Three's groundbreaking drama Lip Service. He portrayed Ryder, Sam Murray's police partner, opposite Heather Peace. His next performance was as featured guest star Corporal Vince Grafton in a series two episode of ITV's murder mystery series Vera. Throughout 2012, Cree had minor roles in major motion pictures such as Disney's John Carter and Brave (animated; voice work), British thriller Tower Block, and the Noel Clarke comedy The Knot.
Actor turned director Sam Hoare's 2013 debut film, Having You, featured Cree in the role of Paul. That same year, he portrayed Lennox in Kenneth Branagh's stage production of Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival. The production sold out, but was broadcast live to audiences in Manchester, England and around the globe on 20 July 2013 as part of the National Theatre's NT Live broadcasts. That same year, director Ruth Sewell cast Cree in the lead role of Matt in her short film Fish Love, which was featured at the London Short Film Festival.
2014 saw Cree return to television in series two of the BBC's crime drama Shetland, based on the best-selling book series by Ann Cleeves. He next tackled minor roles in Disney's live action film Maleficent, which focuses on the villain of their 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty, and the made-for-television film Marvellous. He returned to television to guest star as Miras in the two-part Series Two premier of BBC's family drama Atlantis, which only ran for two seasons before being cancelled. It was announced in 2014 that Cree has been cast in the role of Ian Murray in Starz time travel drama Outlander, based upon the best-selling book series from author Diana Gabaldon. The role is recurring and will continue throughout the series.