Background
Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Curran appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation television series This Life. Since then, the Scots star has appeared in a number of major film and television roles.
Some of his roles have included Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Manitoba), an original character in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
To portray the Invisible Manitoba, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen (according to his commentary on the Digital Video Disc, he looked like a "smurf on acid"). Curran also played vampire roles in Guillermo del Toro"s Blade II as Priest and Underworld: Evolution as Markus.
In 2006 Curran appeared in the unrated film Red Road. Curran is active in participating in marathons to raise money for charity.
He is also a keen fan of Celtic F.C.
In April 2009, Curran revealed to the Daily Record newspaper that he was playing the role of Lieutenant Delcourt, in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, which was released in 2011.
Curran played the painter Vincent van Gogh, in the Doctor Who episode "Vincent and the Doctor", written by Richard Curtis. He also made a cameo appearance in "The Pandorica Opens". Curran voiced the character of Captain MacMillan in the 2011 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Curran plays the role of Datak Tarr on the Syfy series Defiance.
In 2014, Curran co-starred with Diana Vickers in the thriller film Awaiting. Ultimate Force
Curran played Sgt Pete Twamley in the Independent Television series Ultimate Force, which was broadcast in over 100 countries.
Curran left Ultimate Force in 2005 after his character was killed off at the beginning of season 3. Ross Kemp, who played the lead character of Staff Sergeant Henno Garvie in the show, said "I hate the fact that most of the original cast were killed off the show, people I"d worked with for years making this, but we must move on."
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) — "Baseplate" SAS Major General James MacMillan Director of United Kingdom Special Forces.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - SAS soldier voices.
Quotations: "I hate the fact that most of the original cast were killed off the show, people I"d worked with for years making this, but we must move on.".