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Lore & Background

Duncan's breakout role (then credited as 'Neil Duncan') was as Peter Livingstone, side-kick to Mark McManus's Taggart in Scottish television's eponymous detective series. Leaving the show after the first two series, Duncan then appeared in the 1988 television adaptation of *The Hound of the Baskervilles*, starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Duncan's next key role was in the 1992 science fiction film *Split Second*. He continued with guest roles on television series, such as *Babylon 5*, *All-American Girl*, and *The Marshal*. He also appeared in television films, such as *Trick of the Eye* and *Tower of Terror*. Since the early 2000s, he has been doing voiceover work, including films such as *Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts* and video games such as *Warlords Battlecry*, *Legacy of Kain: Defiance*, *X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse*, *Tomb Raider: Legend*, *Tomb Raider: Anniversary*, *Final Fantasy XIV*, *Mass Effect*, *Infinity Blade II*, *Infinity Blade III*, *Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance* and *Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor*, as well as animated television series: Alfred Pennyworth in *The Batman* and Adrian Toomes in *Marvel's Spider-Man*. His most notable television guest appearances include episodes of *Tracey Takes On...*, *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*, *Charmed*, *Angel* and *Leverage*. Duncan was one of 400 actors considered for the lead role in the international hit series *Highlander: The Series* but lost out to Adrian Paul. He later guest-starred in the fifth season's episode 'Dramatic License' as immortal Terence Coventry. In 2011, Duncan appeared in David Fincher's *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*. Duncan has also provided his voice for *How to Train Your Dragon 2* and acted in the HBO series *Westworld*. He has also done voice acting as well, appearing in several video games. He portrayed the voice of the character Senator Armstrong in *Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance*, and voiced Celebrimbor in *Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor* and its sequel *Middle-earth: Shadow of War*. He has also voiced and performed motion capture for the Norse god Mimir in 2018's *God of War*, its sequel *God of War Ragnarök* and for the role of 'President' in *Death Stranding 2: On The Beach*.

In Their Own Story

In 1994, after beginning to find regular work as an actor, Duncan relocated from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles. According to one interview, he happened to move two weeks before the Northridge earthquake. Duncan was married to actress Anna Gunn, but the couple divorced in 2009. Together they have two daughters.

Reader's Guide

Duncan's father is named Archibald Alexander Macbeth Duncan. Following his family's naming tradition, his name would have been Alastair David Macbeth Duncan, but his father decided to simply give him the legal name Alastair Duncan. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on February 7, 1958.

Did You Know?

• Alastair Duncan was born on February 7, 1958 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
• His father's name is Archibald Alexander Macbeth Duncan; his own legal name was simplified from the traditional Alastair David Macbeth Duncan.
• He was one of 400 actors considered for the lead role in *Highlander: The Series* but lost out to Adrian Paul.
• He voiced and performed motion capture for the Norse god Mimir in 2018's *God of War* and its sequel *God of War Ragnarök*.
• He moved from the UK to Los Angeles in 1994, two weeks before the Northridge earthquake.