Ken Stott

Ken Stott

🎂 19th October 1954 (71 yrs) 📍 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known For

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Biography

Kenneth "Ken" Campbell Stott is an acclaimed Scottish stage, television and film actor. Best known to international audiences for portraying the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), he has earned widespread recognition in the United Kingdom for his intense, morally ambiguous roles in television crime dramas and West End theatre productions.

Ken Stott

Movies Featuring Ken Stott

The Dig

The Dig (2021)

as Charles Phillips
Strike

Strike (2019)

as The Boss (voice)
The Mercy

The Mercy (2018)

as Stanley Best
100 Streets

100 Streets (2016)

as Terence
Café Society

Café Society (2016)

as Marty Dorfman
An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls (2015)

as Arthur Birling
Man Up

Man Up (2015)

as Bert Patterson
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

as Balin
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

as Balin
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

as Balin
One Day

One Day (2011)

as Stephen Mayhew
Toast

Toast (2010)

as Dad
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

as Trüffeljäger
Hancock & Joan

Hancock & Joan (2008)

as Tony Hancock
Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

as Zvi
Dounreay: The Atomic Dream

Dounreay: The Atomic Dream (2006)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Casanova

Casanova (2005)

as Dalfonso
The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café (2005)

as Chancellor
The Mighty Celt

The Mighty Celt (2005)

as Good Joe
Uncle Adolf

Uncle Adolf (2005)

as Adolf Hitler
King Arthur

King Arthur (2004)

as Marius Honorius
Spivs

Spivs (2004)

as Jack
Promoted to Glory

Promoted to Glory (2003)

as Mike
The Key

The Key (2003)

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)

as Turner
The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker (2000)

as Simon Peter (voice)
Dockers

Dockers (1999)

as Tommy Walton
The Debt Collector

The Debt Collector (1999)

as Gary Keltie
Vicious Circle

Vicious Circle (1999)

as Martin Cahill
Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

as Thief Taker General Chance
The Boxer

The Boxer (1997)

as Ike Weir
Stone, Scissors, Paper

Stone, Scissors, Paper (1997)

as Redfern
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch (1997)

as Ted, the Headmaster
Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex (1996)

as Prevot
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1995)

as Woland the Knifeman
Shallow Grave

Shallow Grave (1994)

as Detective Inspector McCall
Being Human

Being Human (1994)

as Gasper Dias
Bad Company

Bad Company (1993)

as Joe Hickey
No Image

Anna Lee: Headcase (1993)

as Bernie Schiller
Your Cheatin' Heart

Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)

For Queen & Country

For Queen & Country (1988)

as Civil Servant
The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera (1983)

as Jeremy Twitcher
King Lear

King Lear (1982)

as Curan