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Ken Stott

1954 - Today

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Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 19 October 1954) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor who won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1995 in the play Broken Glass at Royal National Theatre. He portrayed the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014). His most notable roles in UK television include the title character DI John Rebus in the crime fiction-mystery series Rebus (2000–2007) and DCI Red Metcalfe in Messiah (2001–2005). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Stott has received more than 2,181,072 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ken Stott is the 4,717th most popular actor (down from 3,751st in 2019), the 3,603rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,088th in 2019) and the 545th most popular British Actor.

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  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ken Stott ranks 4,717 out of 13,578. Before him are Kay Kendall, Marc Alaimo, Richard Benjamin, Richard Gant, Betty Field, and Rajkumar. After him are Hélène Vincent, Francisco Martínez Soria, Chikage Awashima, Abhishek Bachchan, Eiza González, and Junichi Suwabe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ken Stott ranks 335. Before him are Jens Galschiøt, Phil Zimmermann, Balázs Taróczy, Francis Buchholz, Anthony Head, and Doug Bradley. After him are Bob Weinstein, Anna Grodzka, Alberto Malesani, Jo Gartner, Boro Primorac, and Tarak Dhiab.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Stott ranks 3,603 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Pigott (1753), Doug Bradley (1954), Kay Kendall (1927), John Taylor (1808), Amelia Edwards (1831), and Phil Neal (1951). After him are Bill Roberts (1912), Pat Barker (1943), Jimmy White (1962), Aldhelm (639), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), and Robert Douglas (1909).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ken Stott ranks 544. Before him are John Castle (1940), Anthony Head (1954), Callum Keith Rennie (1960), Doug Bradley (1954), and Kay Kendall (1927). After him are Robert Douglas (1909), Una O'Connor (1880), Bill Paterson (1945), Hugh Dancy (1975), Emily Ratajkowski (1991), Kelly Macdonald (1976), and Sydney Greenstreet (1879).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Balin
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
Dec 12th 20127.357 / 10
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Balin
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
Dec 10th 20147.3 / 10
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Balin
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Dec 11th 20137.574 / 10