Colin McFarlane

Colin McFarlane

Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, Ulysses in the STARZ television drama series Outlander and as the voice of Bulgy in the children's television series Thomas & Friends.

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Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Moran

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Aliens (voice)

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Jordan Briggs

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 • as Anton Burrage

Outlander

Outlander

2014 • as Ulysses

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Filmography

2025

Grand Prix of Europe
Grand Prix of Europe
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/24/2025

2022

Toast of Tinseltown
Toast of Tinseltown
as Weech Beacon
TV - Released: 1/4/2022
I Hate You
I Hate You
as Lord Grutley
TV - Released: 9/29/2022
Big Tree City
Big Tree City
as Additional Voices (voice)
TV - Released: 8/1/2022
Supertato
Supertato
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/17/2022

2021

Milo
Milo
as (voice)
TV - Released: 5/10/2021

2020

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/29/2020
Offering to the Storm
Offering to the Storm
as Aloisius Dupree
Movie - Released: 7/24/2020
Industry
Industry
as Lord Oaki
TV - Released: 11/9/2020

2019

Crawl
Crawl
as Governor
Movie - Released: 7/11/2019
The Queen's Corgi
The Queen's Corgi
as Chief / Nelson (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/13/2019
The Legacy of the Bones
The Legacy of the Bones
as Aloisius Dupree
Movie - Released: 12/5/2019

2018

Patient Zero
Patient Zero
as General Pierce
Movie - Released: 9/14/2018
The Commuter
The Commuter
as Conductor Sam
Movie - Released: 1/11/2018

2017

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie
as Beresford (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/22/2017
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
as Mr. Lion
Movie - Released: 4/7/2017
The Invisible Guardian
The Invisible Guardian
as Aloisius Dupree
Movie - Released: 3/3/2017

2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Egeus
Movie - Released: 5/30/2016
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
as Seth
Movie - Released: 12/25/2016
Hooten & The Lady
Hooten & The Lady
TV - Released: 9/16/2016
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Roderick
TV - Released: 7/20/2016

2015

Crown for Christmas
Crown for Christmas
as Chancellor Riggs
Movie - Released: 11/27/2015
Doctor Who : Under the Lake / Before The Flood
Doctor Who : Under the Lake / Before The Flood
as Moran
Movie - Released: 10/3/2015

2014

Shadows of a Stranger
Shadows of a Stranger
as Asmo
Movie - Released: 9/23/2014
On Angel Wings
On Angel Wings
as Joseph
Movie - Released: 12/1/2014
Outlander
Outlander
as Ulysses
TV - Released: 8/9/2014

2013

Father Brown
Father Brown
as Cardinal Papillon
TV - Released: 1/14/2013
Plebs
Plebs
TV - Released: 3/25/2013
Jo
Jo
TV - Released: 1/17/2013
It's Kevin
It's Kevin
as Various
TV - Released: 3/17/2013

2012

Chuggington: All Buckled Up!
Chuggington: All Buckled Up!
as Voice
Movie - Released: 3/1/2012
Bad Education
Bad Education
as Politician
TV - Released: 8/14/2012
Dirk Gently
Dirk Gently
as Terence Brown
TV - Released: 3/5/2012

2011

The Last Belle
The Last Belle
as The Barman
Movie - Released: 10/18/2011
Mike the Knight: Magical Mishaps
Mike the Knight: Magical Mishaps
as Sparkie the Dragon
Movie - Released: 9/8/2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Anton Burrage
TV - Released: 10/25/2011

2010

Hounded
Hounded
as Dr. Muhahaha
Movie - Released: 7/11/2010

2009

The Cube
The Cube
TV - Released: 8/22/2009

2008

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
as Loeb
Movie - Released: 7/16/2008
TV
Parents of the Band
TV - Released: 11/28/2008
Chuggington
Chuggington
as Harrison
TV - Released: 9/29/2008
Gotham Tonight
Gotham Tonight
as Comissioner Gillian B. Loeb
TV - Released: 6/13/2008

2007

The History of the World Backwards
The History of the World Backwards
TV - Released: 10/30/2007

2006

New Street Law
New Street Law
TV - Released: 5/4/2006
Hyperdrive
Hyperdrive
as Male Bulaahg
TV - Released: 1/11/2006
Torchwood
Torchwood
as General Pierce
TV - Released: 10/22/2006
Not Going Out
Not Going Out
as Foreman
TV - Released: 10/6/2006

2005

Batman Begins
Batman Begins
as Loeb
Movie - Released: 6/10/2005
Fragile
Fragile
as Roy
Movie - Released: 10/14/2005
Beneath the Skin
Beneath the Skin
as Jeremy
Movie - Released: 7/3/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Moran
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Harry & Paul
Harry & Paul
TV - Released: 9/20/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Aliens (voice)
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
TV
Vegas Virgins
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 8/15/2005

2003

Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and Family
Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and Family
as J.J. (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/27/2003
Movie
Chunky Monkey
as Trevor
Movie - Released: 3/19/2003
Strange
Strange
as Reverend Johnson
TV - Released: 5/31/2003

2002

Mysteries of Easter Island
Mysteries of Easter Island
as Narrator (UK)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002
The King's Beard
The King's Beard
as Jasper (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/2/2002
War Game
War Game
Movie - Released: 2/11/2002

2001

The Whistle-Blower
The Whistle-Blower
as Bobby De Luca
Movie - Released: 4/14/2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Christmas Carol: The Movie
as Fezziwig (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/7/2001
Movie
Legacy of the Dragon
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
TV - Released: 2/26/2001
Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed
TV - Released: 11/26/2001
As If
As If
as Jerry
TV - Released: 1/22/2001
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind
as Ray Marker
TV - Released: 4/22/2001

2000

Hannibal: The World's Most Notorious Serial Killer Captured on Film
Hannibal: The World's Most Notorious Serial Killer Captured on Film
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/30/2000
Sorted
Sorted
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 10/6/2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV - Released: 3/18/2000
Black Books
Black Books
as Inspector Norris
TV - Released: 9/29/2000

1999

The Criminal
The Criminal
as Businessman
Movie - Released: 10/1/1999

1998

Ted & Ralph
Ted & Ralph
as Interior Designer
Movie - Released: 12/26/1998

1997

Coriolanus
Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
as Inspector Fell
TV - Released: 5/9/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Jordan Briggs
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Movie
The Final Passage
Movie - Released: 6/1/1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Sgt. Slipper (voice)
TV - Released: 4/2/1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as God (voice)
TV - Released: 10/16/1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Goliath (voice)
TV - Released: 10/16/1996

1995

The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line
as European Commissioner Mustafa Delcroix
TV - Released: 11/13/1995
TV
Oscar's Orchestra
TV - Released: 9/12/1995
Backup
Backup
TV - Released: 9/7/1995

1994

The Fast Show
The Fast Show
as Various Characters
TV - Released: 9/27/1994

1992

Movie
In Dreams
as Journalist/Dave
Movie - Released: 12/23/1992
Movie
Black Poppies
Movie - Released: 10/18/1992
Movie
Black and Blue
as Jesse Jarman
Movie - Released: 9/27/1992
Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder
TV - Released: 7/24/1992
TV
Tales From The Poop Deck
TV - Released: 4/7/1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Othello (voice)
TV - Released: 11/9/1992

1990

Chilling Out
Chilling Out
as Colin
Movie - Released: 2/25/1990
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster
as Toto
TV - Released: 4/22/1990

1987

Bust
Bust
as Steve
TV - Released: 9/1/1987

1985

Dutch Girls
Dutch Girls
as Mkwela
Movie - Released: 10/18/1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Watson
TV - Released: 1/11/1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Det. Sgt. Watson
TV - Released: 1/11/1985

1984

The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984