Career
Buchanan, like other young actors in these films, had come to the notice of Forsyth while at the former Glasgow Youth Theatre. After these films Buchanan quit acting and now works on the technical staff at Tolbooth Theatre in Stirling, Scotland. In 2007 Buchanan featured in the British Broadcasting Corporation One documentary series Movie Connections, narrated by Ashley Jensen, which had cast and crews of well-known British films, including Gregory"s Girl, explaining why they think the films were so popular.
On 12 October 2008 Buchanan attended a special showing of That Sinking Feeling at the Glasgow Film Theatre (Gruppo Finanziario Tessile), after which he sat on stage being interviewed by musician Stuart Murdoch, the proceedings being filmed by the Gruppo Finanziario Tessile.