Actor profile

Colin McFarlane

15th September 1961 Upper Clapton, London Acting

Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, Ulysses in the STARZ television drama series Outlander and as the voice of Bulgy in the children's television series Thomas & Friends.

49 Movies 53 TV Shows 110 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures poster

Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures 31st May 2021 as Bulgy (voice)

Fireman Sam: Norman Price and the Mystery in the Sky poster

Fireman Sam: Norman Price and the Mystery in the Sky 5th December 2020 as Malcolm Williams / Map-Screen 700

Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery poster

Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery 28th September 2020 as Dr. Holyfield (voice)

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases poster

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases 29th August 2020 as Self

Offering to the Storm poster

Offering to the Storm 24th July 2020 as Aloisius Dupree

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine poster

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine 4th May 2020 as Bulgy / Beresford (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue poster

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue 12th January 2020 as Bulgy (voice)

The Legacy of the Bones poster

The Legacy of the Bones 5th December 2019 as Aloisius Dupree

Crawl poster

Crawl 10th July 2019 as Governor

The Queen's Corgi poster

The Queen's Corgi 13th February 2019 as Chief / Nelson (voice)

Patient Zero poster

Patient Zero 14th September 2018 as General Pierce

Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas poster

Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas 19th March 2018 as Bulgy / Bertie's Driver (voice)

The Commuter poster

The Commuter 11th January 2018 as Conductor Sam

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor poster

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor 22nd August 2017 as Beresford (voice)

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience poster

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience 7th April 2017 as Mr. Lion (voice)

The Invisible Guardian poster

The Invisible Guardian 3rd March 2017 as Aloisius Dupree

The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared poster

The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared 25th December 2016 as Seth

Porridge poster

Porridge 28th August 2016 as Judge

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream 30th May 2016 as Egeus

Crown for Christmas poster

Crown for Christmas 27th November 2015 as Chancellor Riggs

On Angel Wings poster

On Angel Wings 1st December 2014 as Joseph

Shadows of a Stranger poster

Shadows of a Stranger 23rd September 2014 as Asmo

Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain poster

Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain 15th September 2014 as Sparkie (voice)

Chuggington: All Buckled Up! poster

Chuggington: All Buckled Up! 1st March 2012 as Voice

The Last Belle poster

The Last Belle 18th October 2011 as The Barman

Mike the Knight: Magical Mishaps poster

Mike the Knight: Magical Mishaps 8th September 2011 as Sparkie the Dragon

LittleBigPlanet 2 poster

LittleBigPlanet 2 18th January 2011 as Avalon Centrifuge

Hounded poster

Hounded 11th July 2010 as Dr. Muhahaha

The Dark Knight poster

The Dark Knight 16th July 2008 as Loeb

Fragile poster

Fragile 14th October 2005 as Roy

Beneath the Skin poster

Beneath the Skin 3rd July 2005 as Jeremy

Batman Begins poster

Batman Begins 10th June 2005 as Loeb

Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and Family poster

Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and Family 27th May 2003 as J.J. (voice)

Chunky Monkey poster

Chunky Monkey 19th March 2003 as Trevor

The King's Beard poster

The King's Beard 2nd October 2002 as Jasper (voice)

War Game poster

War Game 11th February 2002 as Little General / King George V (voice)

Mysteries of Easter Island poster

Mysteries of Easter Island 1st January 2002 as Narrator (UK)

Christmas Carol: The Movie poster

Christmas Carol: The Movie 7th December 2001 as Fezziwig (voice)

The Whistle-Blower poster

The Whistle-Blower 14th April 2001 as Bobby De Luca

Legacy of the Dragon poster

Legacy of the Dragon 1st January 2001 as Narrator

Hannibal: The World's Most Notorious Serial Killer Captured on Film poster

Hannibal: The World's Most Notorious Serial Killer Captured on Film 30th November 2000 as Narrator

Sorted poster

Sorted 6th October 2000 as Doctor

The Criminal poster

The Criminal 1st October 1999 as Businessman

Ted & Ralph poster

Ted & Ralph 26th December 1998 as Interior Designer

The First 9½ Weeks poster

The First 9½ Weeks 3rd November 1998 as Remy

Coriolanus poster

Coriolanus 1st January 1997 as Tullus Aufidius

The Final Passage poster

The Final Passage 1st June 1996

Chilling Out poster

Chilling Out 25th February 1990 as Colin

Dutch Girls poster

Dutch Girls 18th October 1985 as Mkwela

The War Between the Land and the Sea poster

The War Between the Land and the Sea 7th December 2025 as General Austin Pierce

Supertato poster

Supertato 17th October 2022 as Narrator (voice)

I Hate You poster

I Hate You 29th September 2022 as Lord Grutley

Big Tree City poster

Big Tree City 1st August 2022 as Additional Voices (voice)

Toast of Tinseltown poster

Toast of Tinseltown 4th January 2022 as Weech Beacon

Milo poster

Milo 10th May 2021 as (voice)

Industry poster

Industry 9th November 2020 as Lord Oaki

Hooten & The Lady poster

Hooten & The Lady 16th September 2016

The Rebel poster

The Rebel 20th July 2016 as Roderick

Outlander poster

Outlander 9th August 2014 as Ulysses

Plebs poster

Plebs 25th March 2013

It's Kevin poster

It's Kevin 17th March 2013 as Various

Jo poster

Jo 17th January 2013

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Cardinal Papillon

Bad Education poster

Bad Education 14th August 2012 as Politician

Dirk Gently poster

Dirk Gently 5th March 2012 as Terence Brown

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise 25th October 2011 as Anton Burrage

The Cube poster

The Cube 22nd August 2009

Reggie Perrin poster

Reggie Perrin 24th April 2009 as Mr Fox

Chuggington poster

Chuggington 29th September 2008 as Harrison

Gotham Tonight poster

Gotham Tonight 13th June 2008 as Comissioner Gillian B. Loeb

The History of the World Backwards poster

The History of the World Backwards 30th October 2007

M.I. High poster

M.I. High 8th January 2007 as Maximus Fiticus

Torchwood poster

Torchwood 22nd October 2006 as General Pierce

Not Going Out poster

Not Going Out 6th October 2006 as Foreman

New Street Law poster

New Street Law 4th May 2006 as Sir Nicholas Evans

Hyperdrive poster

Hyperdrive 11th January 2006 as Male Bulaahg

Harry & Paul poster

Harry & Paul 20th September 2005

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Moran

Last Rights poster

Last Rights 24th March 2005 as Don

Strange poster

Strange 31st May 2003 as Reverend Johnson

Judge John Deed poster

Judge John Deed 26th November 2001

Treasure poster

Treasure 5th November 2001 as Voices

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as Ray Marker

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps poster

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps 26th February 2001

As If poster

As If 22nd January 2001 as Jerry

Black Books poster

Black Books 29th September 2000 as Inspector Norris

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as Inspector Fell

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Jordan Briggs

Testament: The Bible in Animation poster

Testament: The Bible in Animation 16th October 1996 as God (voice)

Testament: The Bible in Animation poster

Testament: The Bible in Animation 16th October 1996 as Goliath (voice)

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher poster

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher 2nd April 1996 as Sgt. Slipper (voice)

The Thin Blue Line poster

The Thin Blue Line 13th November 1995 as European Commissioner Mustafa Delcroix

Oscar's Orchestra poster

Oscar's Orchestra 12th September 1995

Backup poster

Backup 7th September 1995

The Fast Show poster

The Fast Show 27th September 1994 as Various Characters

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales poster

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales 9th November 1992 as Othello (voice)

Virtual Murder poster

Virtual Murder 24th July 1992 as Professor Daniels

Jeeves and Wooster poster

Jeeves and Wooster 22nd April 1990 as Toto

Bust poster

Bust 1st September 1987 as Steve

Dempsey and Makepeace poster

Dempsey and Makepeace 11th January 1985 as Watson

Dempsey and Makepeace poster

Dempsey and Makepeace 11th January 1985 as Det. Sgt. Watson

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984