Ross McCall

Ross McCall (born 13 January 1976) is a Scottish actor best known for his role as T-5 Joseph Liebgott in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, and as Matthew Keller in the hit series White Collar.

Career

McCall was born in Port Glasgow to John and Maggie McCall but was raised in England from the age of 7, when his family relocated to Kent. His older brother, Stuart, is a policeman in Sussex. His father was a fire chief and his mother was a nurse. His parents later amicably divorced. Both live in England.[1] His first notable screen role was at the age of 13 when he appeared as Freddie Mercury in the 1989 music video for the Queen song "The Miracle".[1] In 1993, he was featured in BBC children's TV series The Return of the Borrowers.[2] He was in HBO's Band of Brothers.

In 2005, Ross co-starred in the independent drama film Green Street. He played Kenny Battaglia in the television series, Crash, on the Starz network. He reprised his role as Dave in the 2009 straight-to-video sequel Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground.[2]

In 2008, he co-starred in an After Dark Horrorfest film, Autopsy. On 23 February 2010, he appeared as a guest star on White Collar on the episode "Bottlenecked" as Matthew Keller, an old rival of Neal. He reprised the role in Episode 14 of White Collar Season 2, Episodes 9-11 of Season 3 and episodes 2-6 of season 6. On 1 June 2010, he appeared as a guest star on Luther. Serving Up Richard, shot at the Sunset Gower studios in LA, was released in 2011. He also had a recurring role as Ron Clark on 24: Live Another Day.[2]

In June 2016, McCall released a short documentary detailing his trip to the Faroe Islands, and his support of Sea Shepherd's campaign, "Operation Sleppið Grindini". In the documentary, he interviews several locals about their views on the controversial traditional pilot whale drive hunt known as the "Grindadrap". He also interviews several Sea Shepherd volunteers stationed in the Islands monitoring the activities of the hunters.[3]

Personal life

McCall and his brother were raised in the Roman Catholic faith. [1] He is a fan of Celtic F.C.[4]

McCall was engaged to American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, with whom he guest starred in an episode of Ghost Whisperer.[5] On 5 January 2009, People magazine reported that Hewitt had called off their engagement in late 2008.[6]

In August 2019, he attended the Venice Film Festival with his girlfriend Alessandra Mastronardi.

References
  1. Marks, Lisa (13 June 2009). "Ross McCall interview: Crash course". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 June 2010. "I was raised a Catholic and I go to a Catholic church here in Hollywood", ...
  2. Ross McCall at IMDb
  3. The Grind of the Faroe Islands - YouTube
  4. McIver, Brian (3 September 2014). "Scots actor Ross McCall - who put 24's Jack Bauer in Celtic strip - is up for star-studded charity game". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. Eastham, Tod (29 November 2007). "Jennifer Love Hewitt engaged to be married". Thomson Reuters. Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  6. "Jennifer Love Hewitt and Fiance Split", People.com, 5 January 2009.
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