Gary Hollywood

Gary Michael Hollywood (born 2 September 1979) is a Scottish actor who is best known for his role as Dino Doyle in the BAFTA-winning show Mrs. Brown's Boys[1] and for playing Dominic Dunbar in Scottish soap opera Take the High Road.

Gary Hollywood
Born
Gary Michael Hollywood

(1979-09-02) 2 September 1979
Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
NationalityScottish
EducationSt Robert Bellarmine Secondary School
OccupationActor
Notable work
Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011–2020)
All Round to Mrs Brown's (2017–2020)
TelevisionTaggart
Take the High Road
Spouse(s)Sharon Mudie (2003-2017) (divorced)
Children4

Biography

Hollywood was born and raised in Glasgow, where he attended St Robert Bellarmine Secondary School.[2] When he was 12, his drama teachers sent him to audition for a starring guest role in the Scottish Television police drama Taggart alongside 34 other competitors. He was successful in his audition and landed the part of Simon Barrow in the episode Gingerbread.[3] He went on to play Henry in Doctor Finlay. Hollywood has worked in television since his first appearance in Taggart in 1993 and starred in the STV soap opera Take the High Road between 1995 and 2002. He completed his first American film, playing the title role in Lawrence R. Hott's biopic about the Scots-born founder of Yosemite National Park, The Boyhood Of John Muir (1998). His film credits also include The Winter Guest, where he played alongside Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, directed by Alan Rickman, and The Flying Scotsman with Jonny Lee Miller and Brian Cox. He also played alongside Conor McCarron in the feature film Neds as PC Muir, directed by Peter Mullan. and Brendan O'Carrolls Mrs Browns Boys D'Movie.

He has worked extensively in theatre, film, and television. It was whilst doing pantomime in Glasgow in 2000 that he met Brendan O'Carroll[4] who asked him to work for him in his production company and tour with his theatre show Mrs. Brown's Boys[5][6] which has since transferred to television on BBC One and has become a multi award winning show. In October 2020 after over 20 years, he quit the role after a pay dispute alongside fellow actor Damien Mckiernan

Personal life

Hollywood has a son named Zachary by a former girlfriend, Anne Haney. He married Sharon Mudie in 2003, and they have two children, Jack and Charlie. They divorced in 2017. Hollywood then married Cherylanne in 2018; they have a son, Oliver.

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1993 Taggart Simon Barrow Episode: Gingerbread
1995 Doctor Finlay Henry Episode: Old Flames
1995–2003 Take the High Road Dominic Dumbar/Ramsay
1997 The Winter Guest Alex
1998 The Boyhood Of John Muir John Muir
2004–2008 Mrs Brown's Boys: Original Series Dino Doyle
2006 The Flying Scotsman Cycle Courier
2010 Neds PC Muir
2011–2020 Mrs. Brown's Boys Dino Doyle BBC One
2014 Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie Released in cinemas on 27 June 2014
2017–2020 All Round to Mrs Brown's Saturday Night Chat Show

References
  1. Profile Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, mrsbrownsboys.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  2. Scots actor Gary Hollywood has always had a passion for cars and his dream pick would be a soft-top Bentley Continental, Daily Record, 7 June 2013
  3. Taggart ("Gingerbread") details, imdb.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  4. "Mrs. Brown's Boy", sheknows.com; accessed 13 September 2015.
  5. "RTÉ Television – Programmes – Entertainment – Mrs. Brown's Boys". Rte.ie. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. "Gary Hollywood: My agent told me NOT to do 'Mrs Brown's Boys'", DailyRecord.co.uk; accessed 13 September 2015.
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