Greg McHugh
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Greg McHugh is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series Gary: Tank Commander
. He won a BAFTA for the show.
He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
in Glasgow.
McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the Still Game
episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram.
He played Josh Elvey in the TV movie Not Safe For Work.
In 2010, McHugh appeared in an episode of the English sitcom How Not To Live Your Life
, "Don the Musical." He played Randy, a local actor of amateur dramatics who played the Tom Cruise
character, Charlie Babbitt, in a musical version of Rain Man
.
He was in two 2010 episodes of Rab C. Nesbitt
as Liam O'Hagan. The episodes were "Muse" and "Candy."
McHugh appeared on Red Nose Day 2011 reporting the fundraising going on throughout Scotland in the name of Comic Relief.
In 2011 he starred as Howard in the Channel 4
comedy Fresh Meat.
Gary: Tank Commander
Gary: Tank Commander is a BAFTA-award winning sitcom written and created by Greg McHugh and produced by the Comedy Unit. The show originated in 2008 as a one-off pilot for More4, under the title Gary's War. A full series was subsequently commissioned and broadcast on BBC Two Scotland in December...
. He won a BAFTA for the show.
He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
in Glasgow.
McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the 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....
episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram.
He played Josh Elvey in the TV movie Not Safe For Work.
In 2010, McHugh appeared in an episode of the English sitcom How Not To Live Your Life
How Not to Live Your Life
How Not to Live Your Life is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark, about a neurotic twenty-nine year old man who is trying to navigate his way through life but is not helped by his bad instincts. On 27 May 2011 it was announced by the new BBC Three controller Zai Bennett that the...
, "Don the Musical." He played Randy, a local actor of amateur dramatics who played the Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
character, Charlie Babbitt, in a musical version of Rain Man
Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
.
He was in two 2010 episodes of Rab C. Nesbitt
Rab C. Nesbitt
Rab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish sitcom which began in 1988. Produced by BBC Scotland, it stars Gregor Fisher as an alcoholic Glaswegian who believed unemployment was the life for him...
as Liam O'Hagan. The episodes were "Muse" and "Candy."
McHugh appeared on Red Nose Day 2011 reporting the fundraising going on throughout Scotland in the name of Comic Relief.
In 2011 he starred as Howard in the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
comedy Fresh Meat.