Greg McHugh Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Greg McHugh
Acting
Biography
Greg McHugh is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series Gary: Tank Commander. He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980. His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher. McHugh has two older brothers. McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School. He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult. McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the Edinburgh accent. McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the Still Game episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram. In 2010, McHugh appeared in the episode "Don the Musical" of the English sitcom How Not to Live Your Life. He played Randy, a local actor of amateur dramatics who played the Tom Cruise character, Charlie Babbitt, in a musical version of Rain Man. He was in two 2010 episodes of Rab C. Nesbitt as Liam O'Hagan. The episodes were "Muse" and "Candy." McHugh was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA as writer of Gary: Tank Commander. Between 2011 & 2016, McHugh starred as Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. McHugh appeared in the 2013 Bad Education Christmas special as Bonehead, a homeless man. In 2014, McHugh appeared in the BBC film Marvellous playing the part of Malcolm, the long-time friend of Neil Baldwin. From 6 December 2014 to 11 January 2015, McHugh starred as the character of Smee in the pantomime production of Peter Pan at the King's Theatre, Glasgow. In 2016, 2017 & 2020, he appeared as Eddie Scott in the Cumbria-based BBC1 drama The A Word.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Two Doors Down
Comedy set in a chaotic Hogmanay party. Beth and Eric Baird's Hogmanay goes horribly wrong as family, friends and neighbours descend on their home. As they count down to the bells in traditional Scottish style, a lively evening is assured as drink flows and Beth's legendary steak pie comes out of the oven. Secrets are revealed, tempers fray, scores are settled and a gazebo is destroyed.
Kicking Off
Kicking Off starts with the most important game of the season. Loyal fans Wigsy and Cliff watch in trepidation as their football team score the goal that will save them from relegation. Victory is bliss as a chorus of supporters chant and cry with elation. However, this frenzy of happiness quickly turns ugly as the referee disallows the deciding goal. With their hearts and fists pumping, adrenalin running and fury racing through their bloodstream, the fans take matters into their own hands and Cliff makes the fatal mistake of planning while intoxicated. Wigsy, a confirmed idiot, follows through with the said plan and in the darkest hours of the night he commits a crime that will cause chaos and catastrophe for him and his best mate Cliff. Kicking Off is cleverly filmed with split screen shots and slow motion montages. The characters are lovable thugs who will leave you laughing and grimacing at their lack of common sense. The beautiful game just got ugly.
Marvellous
Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any stigma society tried to label him with.
Phone Home
You’d think a phone call direct from Mars would stir a bit more excitement than this.
Faithful
This heart-warming live action short film focuses on the evolution of a young Scottish girl, a mythical faerie Cú-Síth, and a little-known Scottish folktale.
Ooh the Banter!
Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – its sense of humour. Scotland is a small nation with a big funny bone. It's known the world over for self-deprecation, quick-witted patter and deadpan asides. But what makes it so funny? To find out the answer, this programme delves deep into the BBC Scotland archives to find a century’s worth of classic characters, catchphrases and comedy clips.
The Incredible Will and Greg
The Incredible Will & Greg is a concentrated burst of comedy starring comedy duo Will Andrews and Greg McHugh. The purposeful Pointy Man shows how to attract the object of your desires using only the power of the point, whilst the heroic Dr Frank cures a woman who hasn't spoken for three years whilst staging a three act play about a hippie with a lisp. The loveable Tony Carter has the driving lesson from hell and the infamous Spanish Man With A Cup gets involved in a hostage negotiation. The Incredible Will & Greg also sees the return of Gary Tank Commander.
Bad Education: Christmas Special
Mr Fraser decides Alfie is the right man to direct the Abbey Grove Christmas play.
Gary: Tank Commander's Election Special
Ahead of the Scottish Elections in 2016, Gary Tank Commander talks to the leaders of each of the Scottish political parties - Nicola Sturgeon, Kezia Dugdale, Ruth Davidson, Willie Rennie, Patrick Harvie and David Coburn.
Gary's War
Gary's War sees the return of inspired comedy character Gary: Tank Commander. Just back from his tour of duty in Iraq, Sgt Gary McLintoch talks us through life on the front line; the fight for hearts and minds; and why Iraqis love to hit statues with flip flops.
Production
The Incredible Will and Greg
The Incredible Will & Greg is a concentrated burst of comedy starring comedy duo Will Andrews and Greg McHugh. The purposeful Pointy Man shows how to attract the object of your desires using only the power of the point, whilst the heroic Dr Frank cures a woman who hasn't spoken for three years whilst staging a three act play about a hippie with a lisp. The loveable Tony Carter has the driving lesson from hell and the infamous Spanish Man With A Cup gets involved in a hostage negotiation. The Incredible Will & Greg also sees the return of Gary Tank Commander.
Gary: Tank Commander's Election Special
Ahead of the Scottish Elections in 2016, Gary Tank Commander talks to the leaders of each of the Scottish political parties - Nicola Sturgeon, Kezia Dugdale, Ruth Davidson, Willie Rennie, Patrick Harvie and David Coburn.
Gary's War
Gary's War sees the return of inspired comedy character Gary: Tank Commander. Just back from his tour of duty in Iraq, Sgt Gary McLintoch talks us through life on the front line; the fight for hearts and minds; and why Iraqis love to hit statues with flip flops.
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