Alasdair Hankinson

A graduate of the BA Acting course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Alasdair grew up in Macclesfield, Cheshire, before moving to the Scottish Borders when he was 16 and has joint UK/ Canadian citizenship.

He has a mastery of accents and voices, and has worked extensively on stage throughout Scotland, featuring in productions for the Tron, Citizens Theatre, Oran Mor, The Traverse, Stewart Laing’s Untitled Projects and the National Theatre of Scotland.  He has also worked for the Leeds Playhouse and played the lead in Matthew Lenton’s adaptation of  THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN CROW'S TEETH at the Unicorn Theatre, London.

Alasdair is equally at home in radio drama and has recorded numerous dramas for BBC radio 4 including adaptations of John Steinback, Muriel Spark and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

His latest screen work is in the HBO limited series THE REGIME opposite Kate Winslet and Andrea Riseborough. It is the second time he has worked with Stephen Frears after appearing in his previous film, THE LOST KING, alongside Sally Hawkins and Mark Addy. He has also worked with BBC Scotland’s Comedy Unit appearing in the Scottish classic comedy series, STILL GAME.

Alasdair is a high energy actor with wonderful voice skills suitable for all aspects of theatre, film and radio, underpinned with tremendous comedy timing and physical capability. He is currently based between Glasgow and London.