Gary Hollywood


Gary Michael Hollywood is a Scottish actor who is best known for his role as Dino Doyle in the BAFTA-winning show Mrs. Brown's Boys and for playing Dominic Dunbar in Scottish soap opera Take the High Road.

Biography

Hollywood was born and raised in Glasgow, where he attended St Robert Bellarmine Secondary School. When he was 12, his drama teachers sent him to audition for a starring guest role in the Scottish Television police drama Taggart alongside 34 other competitors. He was successful in his audition and landed the part of Simon Barrow in the episode Gingerbread. He went on to play Henry in Doctor Finlay. Hollywood has worked in television since his first appearance in Taggart in 1993 and starred in the STV soap opera Take the High Road between 1995 and 2002. He completed his first American film, playing the title role in Lawrence R. Hott's biopic about the Scots-born founder of Yosemite National Park, The Boyhood Of John Muir. His film credits also include The Winter Guest, where he played alongside Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, directed by Alan Rickman, and The Flying Scotsman with Jonny Lee Miller and Brian Cox. He also played alongside Conor McCarron in the feature film Neds as PC Muir, directed by Peter Mullan. and Brendan O'Carrolls Mrs Browns Boys D'Movie.
He has worked extensively in theatre, film, and television. It was whilst doing pantomime in Glasgow in 2000 that he met Brendan O'Carroll who asked him to work for him in his production company and tour with his theatre show Mrs. Brown's Boys which has since transferred to television on BBC One and has become a multi award winning show.

Personal life

Gary has a son Zachary Hollywood to Anne Haney a childhood love. He married Sharon Mudie in 2003 and divorced in 2017 he has two children in his marriage Jack and Charlie Hollywood. Gary remarried Cherylanne in 2018 and they have a son Oliver.

Filmography