Forbes Masson

Forbes Masson

Birthday: 1963-01-01

Place of Birth: Falkirk, Scotland, UK

Biography: Forbes (Robertson) Masson (born 17 August 1963 in Falkirk) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is best known for his roles in classical theatre, musicals. comedies and appearances in London's West End. He is also known for his comedy partnership with Alan Cumming. Masson and Cumming wrote The High Life, a Scottish situation comedy in which they play the lead characters, Steve McCracken and Sebastian Flight. Characters McCracken and Flight were heavily based on Victor and Barry, famous Scottish comedy alter-egos of Masson and Cumming.

Movies

No Holds Bard
No Holds Bard

Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the tr...

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The Game
The Game

A play about three Scottish football fans (and one of their long suffering football widow wives!) en...

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Gypsy Woman
Gypsy Woman

A ruthless property developer investigates a builder's death and meets the dead man's wife. Recently...

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Ooh the Banter!
Ooh the Banter!

Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous ...

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CBeebies Presents: As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe
CBeebies Presents: As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe

A host of CBeebies stars perform a unique adaptation of As You Like It on the world’s most famous st...

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RSC Live: As You Like It
RSC Live: As You Like It

As You Like It, Shakespeare's famous pastoral comedy of love and disguise, is reimagined here with d...

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The Merry Wives of Windsor - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
The Merry Wives of Windsor - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his fi...

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The Road Dance
The Road Dance

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated a...

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Loser's Blues
Loser's Blues

A steelworker in Lanarkshire, Scotland tries to save his marriage while indulging his gambling habit...

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If You Can't Stand the Heat
If You Can't Stand the Heat

When Sid, Leanne and Claire take to the kitchen in a crazy comedy about cooking, the proof is most d...

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