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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 |
|---|
| Big Mood | Pagan Wizard | 2024 |
| Murder Is Easy | Coroner | 2023 |
| Granite Harbour | Clellan Coburn | 2022 |
| Karen Pirie | Archie Duff | 2022 |
| 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 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Big Mood | Pagan Wizard | 2024 |
| Murder Is Easy | Coroner | 2023 |
| Granite Harbour | Clellan Coburn | 2022 |
| Karen Pirie | Archie Duff | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Agatha Raisin | Ron Allen | 2016 |
| Sunset Song | Uncle Tam | 2015 |
| What We Did on Our Holiday | Sgt. Murdoch | 2014 |
| Filth | Hector | 2013 |
| Atlantis | Theos | 2013 |
| The Beautiful Spy | Major Bloomberg | 2013 |
| Bob Servant Independent | Medical Director | 2013 |
| Bob Servant | 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 | 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 |
| Waterloo Road | Billy Byrne | 2006 |
| Inspector Lewis | Professor Angus Rawbone | 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 |
| The Commander: Blackdog | George Hart | 2005 |
| The Commander: Virus | George Hart | 2005 |
| Uncle Adolf | Martin Bormann | 2005 |
| The Genius of Mozart | 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 Dodds | 2001 |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | John Ross | 2001 |
| Beautiful Creatures | Police Pathologist | 2001 |
| Starhunter | McDuff | 2000 |
| Too Much Sun | Arnold Wyckoff | 2000 |
| A Shot at Glory | Sportscaster | 2000 |
| Rebus | Jack Gunner / DCS Wilson / DC Jack Gunner | 2000 |
| Doctors | John Harold Doric / Jack Rayburn | 2000 |
| Monarch of the Glen | Alec McTavish | 2000 |
| Extremely Dangerous | Gebbert | 1999 |
| The Match | Happy Feet | 1999 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Arturo Mazarini / Mazzarini / Mazarini | 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 |
| Fierce Creatures | Sergeant Scott | 1997 |
| Ivanhoe | Friar Tuck | 1997 |
| Silent Witness | DCI Luke Telford | 1996 |
| The Governor | Russell Morgan | 1995 |
| 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 |
| 99-1 | McLaverty | 1994 |
| Cracker | Barney | 1993 |
| The Bogie Man | Davie | 1992 |
| Me, You and Him | Todd | 1992 |
| Virtual Murder | Police Doctor | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Mr. Gordon / Ken Dekin | 1992 |
| Specials | Freddy Calder | 1991 |
| Coasting | Frank | 1990 |
| The Gravy Train | Hatted Man | 1990 |
| Crossing to Freedom | RAF corporal | 1989 |
| Stay Lucky | Jock | 1989 |
| Screen One | Big Mac | 1989 |
| God's Frontiersmen | Allen | 1989 |
| Mike & Angelo | Archie Mcduff | 1989 |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Huggett / James Balloon McSwaggerty | 1988 |
| The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Al Hake | 1988 |
| The Play on One | Drunk on ferry | 1988 |
| White Mischief | Club Manager | 1987 |
| Tutti Frutti | Dennis Sproul | 1987 |
| Casualty | Ben Loksley / DI John Hartley / Ralph Sutcliffe / PC Pewsey | 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 |
| The Brief | DCI Andrew Ross / William Hall / Sgt. Willis / Mike Shearon | 1984 |
| Sakharov | 1984 | |
| Comfort and Joy | George | 1984 |
| Those Glory Glory Days | 1961 Spurs Team Member | 1983 |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Calhoun | 1983 |
| Taggart | Hamish Baird / Pat Connolly / Marco Cellini / Peter Jenkins / Harry Stein | 1983 |
| Goodnight and God Bless | Bouncer | 1983 |
| Take the High Road | Duncan Strachan | 1980 |
| Nova | Chippy McNeish | 1974 |
| Play for Today | Big Lick | 1970 |
