Tony Kearney

Scottish actor and TV presenter
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Tony Kearney is a Scottish actor and TV presenter. He is best known for playing Scott Wallace in the BBC Scotland soap opera, River City. He previously appeared for six years in Machair, a Scottish Gaelic soap. He narrated the Gaelic version of Meeow!.

Kearney was born in Stirling and studied an arts degree at the University of Glasgow. Kearney presented Blasad, a 2010 series on BBC Alba where he speaks with guests about food. Kearney stars in Turas Tony, a 2011 BBC Alba series on where he takes on a number of challenges. These include running a hotel, joining a mountain rescue team, and working as a chef in a restaurant. He has also appeared on Taggart and Wheel of Fortune.

In 2011, Kearney acted in Somersaults, a play written by Iain Finlay Macleod for the National Theatre of Scotland.

In August 2019 he provided commentary for the Scottish broadcast of the Eurovision Choir 2019 contest.

Date of Birth1st December 1972
Age52 Years
Zodiac SignSagittarius
CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth PlaceBarra
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB