Tony Kearney


Tony Kearney is a Scottish actor and TV presenter. He is best known for playing Scott Wallace in the BBC Scotland soap opera, River City. He previously appeared for six years in Machair, a Scottish Gaelic soap.

Early life

Kearney was born on Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, and studied an arts degree at Glasgow University.

Career

Kearney presented Blasad, a 2010 series on BBC Alba where he speaks with guests about food. Kearney stars in Turas Tony, a 2011 BBC Alba series on where he takes on a number of challenges. These include running a hotel, joining a mountain rescue team, and working as a chef in a restaurant. He has also appeared on Taggart and Wheel of Fortune.
In 2011, Kearney acted in Somersaults, a play written by Iain Finlay Macleod for the National Theatre of Scotland.
In August 2019 he will provide commentary for the Scottish broadcast of the Eurovision Choir 2019 contest.

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