Gavin Mitchell (actor)
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Gavin Mitchell is a Scottish
actor
and comedian
.
He is best known as Boaby the Barman in Scottish sitcom Still Game
. He previously played the character of Winston in the stage show Still Game. When the play made its transition into television
, comedian Paul Riley
was cast as Winston instead with Mitchell taking his current role.
Mitchell also appeared in the drama series Monarch of the Glen as PC Callum McIntyre, and in the BBC Scotland Series Empty. In 2009, Mitchell stars in the comedy Happy Hollidays
. In 2011 he played a major part in the festival set You Instead
.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
.
He is best known as Boaby the Barman in Scottish sitcom Still Game
Still Game
Still Game is a Scottish sitcom, produced by The Comedy Unit with the BBC. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who play the lead characters - two Glaswegian pensioners, named Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade respectively....
. He previously played the character of Winston in the stage show Still Game. When the play made its transition into television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, comedian Paul Riley
Paul Riley
Paul Riley is a Scottish actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Winston Ingram in the Scottish sitcom, Still Game. He previously worked on the sketch show Chewin' the Fat, the show that Still Game was a spin-off from...
was cast as Winston instead with Mitchell taking his current role.
Mitchell also appeared in the drama series Monarch of the Glen as PC Callum McIntyre, and in the BBC Scotland Series Empty. In 2009, Mitchell stars in the comedy Happy Hollidays
Happy Hollidays
Happy Hollidays is a British television situation comedy, created and written by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp, and broadcast by BBC Scotland...
. In 2011 he played a major part in the festival set You Instead
You Instead
You Instead is a 2011 British "Rock 'n' roll romantic comedy" written by Thomas Leveritt and directed David Mackenzie.The film stars Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Gavin Mitchell and Alastair MacKenzie...
.