John Bell (Scottish actor)

John Hunter Bell (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish actor. He has played Bain in two instalments of The Hobbit film series, "Young Ian" Murray in the Starz television series Outlander, Angus in Battleship, Helius in Wrath of the Titans and Toby Coleman in Tracy Beaker Returns.

John Bell
Bell at the Hobbitcon III convention in Bonn, Germany on 5 April 2015
Born (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Career

Bell made his TV debut in 2007 when he played Creet in the episode "Utopia" of Doctor Who after he won the role in a Blue Peter competition. In March 2008, he was the lead singing boy in a promotional trailer for the BBC 1 talent show 'I'd Do Anything'. In 2009, Bell played the lead role of Connor in Transit, a short drama.

Bell appeared in his first film role in 2009 when he starred as young orphan Tomas in A Shine of Rainbows.[2][3][1] From 2009–2010, he portrayed Anthony Weaver in TV series Life of Riley, and, in 2011, appeared in TV movie Hattie as Robin Le Mesurier. From 2010–2011, Bell starred as Toby Coleman in BAFTA winning children's television series, Tracy Beaker Returns.[4] In July 2011, he was named by Screenterrier as one of the top 12 British rising stars.

In 2012, Bell portrayed Helius in the fantasy film Wrath of the Titans[5][6][7] and then as Angus in the science fiction war film Battleship.[8] He then appeared as Billy Bempsy in TV mini series Hatfields & McCoys. In 2013 and 2014, he portrayed Bain, son of Bard the Bowman, in epic adventure fantasy films The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.[9][10][11] Also in 2013, he portrayed Jamie Carr in an episode of TV series Midsomer Murders.

Bell is currently playing a teenage "Young" Ian Murray in Outlander from season 3 forward. His character first appears in Episode 6: "A. Malcolm".

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009TransitConnorShort film
2009A Shine of RainbowsTomas
2012Wrath of the TitansHelius
BattleshipAngus
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugBain
2014TracksEdShort film
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesBain
2015Billy the KidBillyShort film
2017T2 TrainspottingYoung Spud

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Doctor WhoCreetEpisode: "Utopia"
2009–2010Life of RileyAnthony Weaver7 episodes
2010–2011Tracy Beaker ReturnsToby Coleman25 episodes
2011HattieRobin Le MesurierTelevision film
2013Midsomer MurdersJamie CarrEpisode: "The Sicilian Defence"
2017Into the BadlandsGabriel5 episodes
2017–presentOutlanderIan MurraySeries regular, 18 episodes

Audio drama
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: The Dragon And The RavenYoung Harold

References
  1. "John Bell Q&A". Kidzworld.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. "A Shine of Rainbows". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. Doan, Brian. "A Shine of Rainbows Movie Review (2010)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. "ScreenTerrier: Tracy Beaker Returns". Screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk. 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. Categorized as (15 October 2012). "Wrath Of The Titans DVD Review". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. "Review: Wrath of the Titans". Slackerwood. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. "Wrath Of The Titans Review: Epic, Visually Breathtaking, But Lacks Depth". Whatculture.com. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  8. ScreenTerrier (19 November 2010). "ScreenTerrier: Tracy Beaker's John Bell joins Battleship". Screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  9. "Exclusive! Q&A with Hobbit Actor John Bell | Middle-earth News". News.mymiddleearth.com. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. "Watch The Hobbit World Premiere Live". Cinemovie.tv. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  11. "And So it Begins: First Screen Shot from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". SciFi Mafia. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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