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Ronald Eaglesham Porter, known professionally as Ron Donachie, is a Scottish actor. He is known for starring as DI John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the Ian Rankin "Rebus" mystery novels and for his supporting roles in films The Jungle Book (1994), Titanic and television series Doctor Who and Game of Thrones.
Birth Name
Ronald Eaglesham Porter
Born
Thursday, 26 April 1956
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Col. Cleaver | 2022 |
| Screw | Don Carpenter | 2022 |
| Deadwater Fell | Callum McKenzie | 2020 |
| Outlaw King | Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow | 2018 |
| Steel Rain | US Secretary of State Michael Dobbs / Michael Dobbs | 2017 |
| Starhunter Redux | McDuff | 2017 |
| The Loch | Iain Sutherland | 2017 |
| Sunset Song | Uncle Tam | 2015 |
| Agatha Raisin | Ron Allen | 2014 |
| What We Did on Our Holiday | Sgt. Murdoch | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Col. Cleaver | 2022 |
| Screw | Don Carpenter | 2022 |
| Deadwater Fell | Callum McKenzie | 2020 |
| Outlaw King | Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow | 2018 |
| Steel Rain | US Secretary of State Michael Dobbs / Michael Dobbs | 2017 |
| Starhunter Redux | McDuff | 2017 |
| The Loch | Iain Sutherland | 2017 |
| Sunset Song | Uncle Tam | 2015 |
| Agatha Raisin | Ron Allen | 2014 |
| What We Did on Our Holiday | Sgt. Murdoch | 2014 |
| Atlantis | Theos | 2013 |
| Filth | Hector | 2013 |
| The Beautiful Spy | Major Bloomberg | 2013 |
| Bob Servant Independent | Medical Director | 2013 |
| Father Brown | Jock Hamilton | 2013 |
| Blandings | Angus McAllister | 2013 |
| The Field of Blood | DCI Sullivan | 2011 |
| Blitz | Sergeant Cross / Cross | 2011 |
| Vera | Jesse Hennings | 2011 |
| Game of Thrones | Rodrik Cassel, Rodrik Cassel (credit only) | 2011 |
| Silk | Alasdair McKinley QC | 2011 |
| Downton Abbey | Mr. McCree | 2010 |
| The Deep | Sturridge | 2010 |
| Garrow's Law | Sir Alexander Lamb | 2009 |
| The Daisy Chain | Doctor Ferguson | 2009 |
| Max Manus: Man of War | Oberst John Skinner Wilson | 2008 |
| Stone of Destiny | Night Watchman | 2008 |
| Made of Honor | Horse Owner | 2008 |
| Recovery | Len Hamilton | 2007 |
| Party Animals | Roger Brenton | 2007 |
| The Flying Scotsman | Scobie | 2006 |
| The Chatterley Affair | Mr. Allen Lane | 2006 |
| Inspector Lewis | Professor Angus Rawbone | 2006 |
| Waterloo Road | Billy Byrne | 2006 |
| Summer Solstice | Macgregor | 2005 |
| The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby | Laurie | 2005 |
| Love Soup | Inspector Harbin | 2005 |
| Man to Man | Sir Walter Stephenson | 2005 |
| Doctor Who Confidential | Self | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Steward | 2005 |
| Uncle Adolf | Martin Bormann | 2005 |
| The Genius of Mozart | Joseph Hayden, Joseph Hayden / Joseph Haydn | 2004 |
| Man Dancin' | Billy Maddison | 2004 |
| Sea of Souls | Minister | 2004 |
| Shameless | Biddy | 2004 |
| River City | Dr. Michael Rosenberg | 2002 |
| Still Game | Cameron | 2002 |
| Capone's Boys | Birch | 2002 |
| Shackleton | Keltie | 2002 |
| 'Orrible | DI Chris Dodds | 2001 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | John Ross | 2001 |
| Beautiful Creatures | Police Pathologist | 2001 |
| Starhunter | McDuff | 2000 |
| A Shot at Glory | Sportscaster | 2000 |
| Rebus | Jack Gunner, DC Jack Gunner, DCS Wilson | 2000 |
| Doctors | Jack Rayburn, John Harold Doric | 2000 |
| Monarch of the Glen | Alec McTavish | 2000 |
| The Match | Happy Feet | 1999 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Arturo Mazarini, Mazarini, Mazzarini | 1999 |
| Holby City | Richard MacDonagh | 1999 |
| The Life and Crimes of William Palmer | Leonard Bladon | 1998 |
| Looking After Jo Jo | Des | 1998 |
| Titanic | Master at Arms | 1997 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Billy the Book | 1997 |
| Where the Heart Is | Gavin Morley (as Tom Donachie) | 1997 |
| Supply & Demand | Supt. Brent | 1997 |
| Fierce Creatures | Sergeant Scott | 1997 |
| Ivanhoe | Friar Tuck | 1997 |
| Silent Witness | DCI Luke Telford | 1996 |
| Hamish Macbeth | Zoot McPherrin | 1995 |
| The Gambling Man | Alec McLean | 1995 |
| The Jungle Book | Harley | 1994 |
| Harry Enfield and Chums | Customer | 1994 |
| Takin' Over the Asylum | Petrie | 1994 |
| Roughnecks | Denness | 1994 |
| Red Eagle | Kelly | 1994 |
| Cracker | Barney | 1993 |
| Me, You and Him | Todd | 1992 |
| Virtual Murder | Police Doctor | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Ken Dekin, Mr. Gordon | 1992 |
| The Gravy Train | Hatted Man | 1990 |
| Crossing to Freedom | 1989 | |
| Screen One | Big Mac | 1989 |
| Mike & Angelo | Archie Mcduff | 1989 |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Huggett, James Balloon McSwaggerty | 1988 |
| The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Al Hake | 1988 |
| White Mischief | Club Manager | 1987 |
| Tutti Frutti | Dennis Sproul | 1987 |
| Casualty | Ben Loksley, DI John Hartley, PC Pewsey, Ralph Sutcliffe | 1986 |
| The Monocled Mutineer | Strachan | 1986 |
| The Gospel According to Vic | Big Man in Bar | 1986 |
| Boon | Dougie | 1986 |
| Bulman | Bill Allison | 1985 |
| City Lights | Shughie McGlinchey | 1984 |
| Comfort and Joy | George | 1984 |
| Sakharov | 1984 | |
| Those Glory Glory Days | 1961 Spurs Team Member | 1983 |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Calhoun | 1983 |
| Taggart | Pat Connolly, Peter Jenkins, Hamish Baird, Harry Stein, Marco Cellini | 1983 |
| Take the High Road | Duncan Strachan | 1980 |
| Nova | Chippy McNeish (voice) | 1974 |
| Play for Today | Big Lick | 1970 |
