Cinema of Scotland in British TV series such as "Shameless" and "Early Doors". Actor, comedian and author Robbie Coltrane, widely known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in the "Harry Potter" series of films, is another BAFTA Award-winning actor from Scotland. He was voted 6th in a poll to find the 'most famous Scot' and placed 10th in ITV's list of "TV's Greatest Stars." David Tennant is a multi award-winning Scottish actor best known for his role in "Doctor Who" as the 10th incarnation of the Doctor. He has also featured in numerous other television shows, movies, theatre productions and radio dramas. Kelly
Robbie Coltrane "Lord Fauntleroy"), and thereafter Moray House College of Education (now part of the University of Edinburgh) in Edinburgh, Scotland. Coltrane later called for private schools to be banned and used to be known as "Red Robbie", rebelling against his conservative upbringing through involvement with Amnesty International, Greenpeace, the Labour Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Coltrane moved into acting in his early twenties, taking the stage name Coltrane (in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane) and working in theatre and comedy. Appearing in the 1981 BBC television comedy series "A Kick Up the Eighties", his comic skills also brought