Stuart Milligan is an American actor based primarily in the United Kingdom, best known for his recurring role (1998–2010) as Adam Klaus in Jonathan Creek.
Stuart Milligan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Career
editMilligan has been seen extensively on British television. An early role was Max Sampson in the ATV soap Crossroads. He played a US Navy Drill Instructor in the 1982 black comedy Whoops Apocalypse (London Weekend Television for ITV), then garnered further TV appearances in Chalk and Secret Army. He had a brief scene in the 1985 motion picture Santa Claus: The Movie, in which he can be seen seated next to the chairman in the court room at the trial of the character BZ. In 1986 he played "Hanks" who leads the salvage team that picks up Ellen Ripley in Aliens.[1][better source needed] In 2006, he guest-starred on the Doctor Who audio drama The Reaping, while in 2007 he starred in an episode of Lewis. Milligan appeared in an episode of Midsomer Murders, entitled "Country Matters".[2][better source needed]
Milligan has done voice-over work in such video games as Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, Rocky Legends, Farscape: The Game and more recently, Pac-Man World 3. He portrayed Mr. Green in the CD-i editions of the boardgame Cluedo (1994–95, later remade into a CD-Rom game in 1997), in addition to providing voices for the English dub of Robin Hood no Daibōken.
In 1988, Milligan played the title role in the BBC Radio 4 docudrama Superman On Trial, written and directed by Dirk Maggs. A full series followed in 1990, and a second series in 1993. He later went on to play The Riddler in the BBC Radio 1 audio dramatisation of Batman: Knightfall.[2][better source needed] He also played Judge Cord Elam in Oklahoma!.
Milligan appeared in the West End musical Jersey Boys (as of December 2011) and was a member of the original London cast of 2008.[3]
In 2009, he played Colonel Stark in the Doctor Who animation Dreamland. He played General Randy Badger in Episode 3 ("The General") of the BBC Scotland comedy Gary: Tank Commander, which aired on BBC 2 Scotland on Saturday, 5 December 2009. He played U.S. President Richard Nixon in the Doctor Who episodes "The Impossible Astronaut" and "Day of the Moon" as well as for a special prequel released online.[2][better source needed]
In 2009, he was involved in a Korean cartoon series called Rocket Boy and Toro, where he played a character called Vector. In 2014, he played the role of CIA analyst Arthur O'Neill in The Assets.[4]
He played an unnamed US president in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ragtime | The Marksman | |
| 1981 | Outland | Officer Walters | |
| 1986 | Aliens | Salvage Team Leader | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Patlabor: The Movie | Anchor / Pilot / Worker | Voice, Uncredited English version |
| 1998 | Prague Duet | Gary Beinhart | Alternative title: Lies and Whispers |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Vietnam: Captain | |
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Police Sergeant | |
| 2012 | Gladiators of Rome | Rich Man | Voice, English version[5] |
| 2016 | Angel of Decay | Pathologist | |
| 2018 | Red Joan | Taylor Scott | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Secretary of State | |
| 2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | US President |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Schwartz | Episode: "Make Peace Not War" |
| 1988 | The Fortunate Pilgrim | 'Lefty' Fay | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Patton | Episode: "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal" |
| 1998–2010 | Jonathan Creek | Adam Klaus | 15 episodes |
| 2006, 2020 |
Midsomer Murders | Mr. Hundsecker, Victor Karras |
Episode: "Country Matters", Episode: “Happy Families” |
| 2007 | Lewis | Webster | Episode: "Old School Ties" |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Tannoy (voice) | Uncredited Episodes: "Warriors of Kudlak: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2009 | Gary: Tank Commander | General Randy Badger | Episode: "The General" |
| 2009 | Doctor Who: Dreamland | Colonel Stark (voice) | 6 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | President Richard Nixon | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Assets | Arthur O'Neill | 8 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2018 | Benidorm | Rutger | Episode: "#10.1" |
| 2019 | Tourist Trap | Vic (King of Wales) | Episode: "#2.2" |
| 2022 | The English | Major MacKay | Episode: "The Buffalo Gun" |
| 2022 | Jack Ryan | Bruno Ramos | 3 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pac-Man World 3 | Orson, Inky | [5] |
| 2023 | Alan Wake 2 | Tor Anderson | [6] |
References
edit- ^ Aliens (1986) - IMDb. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ a b c Stuart Milligan at IMDb
- ^ "The Cast - Stuart Milligan". Jersey Boys. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "The Assets tells a true story about spying in the '80s". The A.V. Club. 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Stuart Milligan". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ McMullen, Chris (27 October 2023). "All Voice Actors & Cast List for Alan Wake 2". The Escapist. Retrieved 6 November 2023.