Do You Miss Andrew Scott (and Jim Moriarty)?

Andrew Scott. Source: BBC UK

“Every fairytale needs a good old-fashioned villain. You need me, or you are nothing.” 

Calling out all the Sherlock fans! Today, we’re celebrating the 42nd birthday of our favorite villain. Nope. I mean our favorite actor who played as a sexy psychopath in the series. He is the guy who played as a character who equally brainy as Sherlock Holmes. He is the one who can depict the soulless eyes and portray the insane sociopath character perfectly with his iconic and melodic voice. He is the one and only that ruling the Bee Gee’s Staying Alive ringtone at its finest, the man behind James “Jim” Moriarty, Andrew Scott.

“I will burn you. I will burn the heart out of you.” This iconic dialogue from Jim Moriarty in Sherlock changed Scott’s life forever. He conveyed the inner Moriarty and assured Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat at his audition that he is the right person to play the villain. As quoted from The Irish Examiner, Moffat said, “And a bunch of actors came in, did fine. Presumably stared at the script and said ‘Dear God.’ But Andrew absolutely went for it. And we thought, not only are we going to cast him, but by some means we’re going to include that scene in the episode.” Yes, the line was not actually written for the series, but since Scott perfectly delivered it, the line now appears in the episode entitled The Great Game where he showed up for the first time and become a notorious star.

Andrew Scott as Jim Moriarty. Source: sherlockshome.net

Joining the cast of Sherlock and playing the remarkable villain re-created from the character which originally written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has affected Scott. He said in an interview with The Independent that, “Sherlock has changed all our careers, and I’m really pleased about that. It gives you the benefit of the doubt because executives like to see recognizable faces.” Besides, being such character helps him in sky-rocketing his career since Moriarty is a changeable and has a lot of different character unlike the conventional villain. Scott knows that Moriarty is a kind of witty man and people love that. He adds, “I have since offered to play a lot of different character and that’s because Moriarty is a lot of different character. He changes all the time.”

Andrew Scott does not only get a big recognization from public and fans since then. He also won some awards because of the villain he played. He was awarded as Best Supporting Actor in 2012 BAFTA TV Award, Best Supporting Actor TV in 2013 IFTA, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries in 2012 OFTA, and numerous other nominations.

Yet, as Sherlock has announced its final season in 2017, did you miss him? Don’t worry; he still plays various TV Series and short movies. Checking out his IMDb page, he starred in a recent short movie entitled Cognition, the series of Big Hero 6, Steel Country, as well as a TV Movie called King Lear and Hamlet. For you who want to reminisce his acting through his erstwhile, you can watch some movies such as Victor Frankenstein (2015), James Bond Spectre (2015), and Pride (2014).

Talking about his life, Andrew Scott was born on October 21st, 1976 and raised in Dublin. His father worked in an employment agency and his mother was an art teacher at a secondary school. He has two sisters named Hannah and Sarah. And how about his love life? I would like to recall a dialogue from Sherlock taken from The Great Game episode.

“With that level of grooming? Tinted eyelashes, signs of taurine cream around the frown lines. Those tired, clubber’s eyes. Then there’s his underwear, visible above the waistline. Very particular brand. Plus the suggestive fact that he left his number under this dish…”- Sherlock.

That is how Sherlock deduces that a character who asks Molly out is a gay. And that man is portrayed by Andrew Scott. And that word is also I would like to tell. Andrew Scott has spoken openly that he is a gay. He also supports the LGBT organization and activists. Afterward, he casted in BBC Gay Britannia and played a role in Pride, a movie that tells about UK gay activists in helping the miners in 1984. However, I believe this won’t stop you from loving him as a great actor and as our greatest mastermind, Jim Moriarty.