Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Kenneth "Ken" Campbell Stott is an acclaimed Scottish stage, television and film actor. Best known to international audiences for portraying the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), he has earned widespread recognition in the United Kingdom for his intense, morally ambiguous roles in television crime dramas and West End theatre productions.

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Known For

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014 • as Balin

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012 • as Balin

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 • as Redfern

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013 • as Balin

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008 • as Trüffeljäger

Filmography

2021

The Dig
The Dig
as Charles Phillips
Movie - Released: 1/14/2021
Crime
Crime
as DCS Robert Toal
TV - Released: 11/18/2021
Crime
Crime
as DCS Bob Toal
TV - Released: 11/18/2021

2019

Strike
Strike
as The Boss (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/6/2019
TV
Flour Power
TV - Released: 6/5/2019

2018

The Mercy
The Mercy
as Stanley Best
Movie - Released: 2/9/2018

2016

100 Streets
100 Streets
as Terence
Movie - Released: 11/11/2016
Café Society
Café Society
as Marty Dorfman
Movie - Released: 5/11/2016
Scotland The Promised Land
Scotland The Promised Land
as Narrator (Voice)
TV - Released: 3/23/2016
War and Peace
War and Peace
as Bazdeev
TV - Released: 1/3/2016

2015

Man Up
Man Up
as Bert Patterson
Movie - Released: 5/29/2015
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
as Arthur Birling
Movie - Released: 9/13/2015
Fortitude
Fortitude
as Erling Munk
TV - Released: 1/29/2015

2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Balin
Movie - Released: 12/10/2014

2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Balin
Movie - Released: 12/11/2013

2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Balin
Movie - Released: 12/12/2012

2011

One Day
One Day
as Stephen Mayhew
Movie - Released: 3/2/2011
The Runaway
The Runaway
as Joey
TV - Released: 3/31/2011

2010

Toast
Toast
as Dad
Movie - Released: 12/30/2010

2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as Trüffeljäger
Movie - Released: 5/15/2008
Hancock & Joan
Hancock & Joan
as Tony Hancock
Movie - Released: 3/26/2008
TV
Send In The Dogs
TV - Released: 7/15/2008

2007

Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
as Zvi
Movie - Released: 12/19/2007

2006

Dounreay: The Atomic Dream
Dounreay: The Atomic Dream
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/22/2006

2005

The Mighty Celt
The Mighty Celt
as Good Joe
Movie - Released: 2/11/2005
Casanova
Casanova
as Dalfonso
Movie - Released: 12/25/2005
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
as Chancellor
Movie - Released: 6/25/2005
Uncle Adolf
Uncle Adolf
as Adolf Hitler
Movie - Released: 1/3/2005

2004

King Arthur
King Arthur
as Marius Honorius
Movie - Released: 7/7/2004
Spivs
Spivs
as Jack
Movie - Released: 5/13/2004

2003

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
as Turner
Movie - Released: 5/14/2003
The Key
The Key
Movie - Released: 9/16/2003
Promoted to Glory
Promoted to Glory
as Mike
Movie - Released: 12/21/2003

2001

Messiah
Messiah
as DCI Red Metcalfe
TV - Released: 5/26/2001

2000

The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
as Simon Peter (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/31/2000
Rebus
Rebus
as Inspector John Rebus
TV - Released: 4/26/2000

1999

Plunkett & Macleane
Plunkett & Macleane
as Thief Taker General Chance
Movie - Released: 1/22/1999
The Debt Collector
The Debt Collector
as Gary Keltie
Movie - Released: 6/25/1999
Dockers
Dockers
as Tommy Walton
Movie - Released: 7/10/1999
Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle
as Martin Cahill
Movie - Released: 2/9/1999
The Vice
The Vice
as DI Pat Chappel
TV - Released: 1/4/1999

1997

Stone, Scissors, Paper
Stone, Scissors, Paper
as Redfern
Movie - Released: 6/7/1997
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
as Ted, the Headmaster
Movie - Released: 4/4/1997
The Boxer
The Boxer
as Ike Weir
Movie - Released: 12/31/1997

1996

Saint-Ex
Saint-Ex
as Prevot
Movie - Released: 11/17/1996
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
TV - Released: 2/21/1996
TV
A Mug's Game
as McCaffrey
TV - Released: 1/18/1996
Rhodes
Rhodes
as Barney Barnato
TV - Released: 9/15/1996

1995

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
as Woland the Knifeman
Movie - Released: 11/29/1995

1994

Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave
as Detective Inspector McCall
Movie - Released: 12/22/1994
Being Human
Being Human
as Gasper Dias
Movie - Released: 5/6/1994
Takin' Over the Asylum
Takin' Over the Asylum
as Eddie
TV - Released: 9/27/1994

1993

Movie
Anna Lee: Headcase
as Bernie Schiller
Movie - Released: 1/10/1993
Bad Company
Bad Company
as Joe Hickey
Movie - Released: 5/17/1993

1991

All Good Things
All Good Things
as Lawrence Wilson
TV - Released: 5/14/1991

1990

Your Cheatin' Heart
Your Cheatin' Heart
Movie - Released: 10/11/1990
Your Cheatin' Heart
Your Cheatin' Heart
as Fraser Boyle
TV - Released: 10/11/1990

1988

For Queen & Country
For Queen & Country
as Civil Servant
Movie - Released: 5/17/1988

1986

The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
as Uncle John
TV - Released: 11/16/1986

1985

Screen Two
Screen Two
as Redfern
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1983

The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
as Jeremy Twitcher
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983

1982

King Lear
King Lear
as Curan
Movie - Released: 9/19/1982

1977

Secret Army
Secret Army
as Baroja
TV - Released: 9/7/1977