Ron Donachie
Ronald Eaglesham Porter, known professionally as Ron Donachie (born 26 April 1956, Dundee, Scotland), is a Scottish character actor. He attended Madras College in St Andrews and earned an MA (Hons.) in English Literature and Drama from the University of Glasgow in 1979. He is best known for portraying Ser Rodrik Cassel, the steadfast master-at-arms of House Stark, in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2012), for his supporting role as Master-at-Arms Thomas King in James Cameron's Titanic (1997), and for voicing DI John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of Sir Ian Rankin's Rebus detective novels, a role he reprised on stage in Rebus: Long Shadows. He has appeared in over 130 productions across theatre, film, and television since the early 1970s. His filmography includes Comfort and Joy (1984), White Mischief (1987), The Jungle Book (1994, as Sergeant Harley), Fierce Creatures (1997), Titanic (1997), Max Manus: Man of War (2008, as Colonel J.S. Wilson), Filth (2012, as Hector), Sunset Song (2015, as Uncle Tam), Steel Rain (2017, as US Secretary of State Michael Dobbs), Outlaw King (2018, as Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow), Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022, as Col. Val Cleaver), and I Swear (2025, as Headmaster Donald Watkins). On television he has appeared in Taggart (1983), The Bill (1984, as DCI Andrew Ross, recurring), Doctor Who (2005), Downton Abbey (2010, as Mr. McCree), Rebus (1999–2000, as Jack Gunner / DCI Wilson), Vera (2011), Silk (2011), Blandings (2013), Waterloo Road (2012, 7 episodes), Karen Pirie (2022), Granite Harbour (2022), and Screw (2022, as Don Carpenter, 12 episodes).
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Movies (47)
I Swear
2025 · Headmaster Donald Watkins
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
2022 · Col. Cleaver
Juego de Tronos: La Última Guardia
2019 · Self
Outlaw King
2018 · Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow
Steel Rain
2017 · Michael Dobbs
Sunset Song
2015 · Uncle Tam
What We Did on Our Holiday
2014 · Sgt. Murdoch
The Spy
2013 · Major Bloomberg
Filth
2013 · Hector
Blitz
2011 · Sergeant Cross
Stone of Destiny
2008 · Night Watchman
Max Manus: Man of War
2008 · Oberst John Skinner Wilson
The Daisy Chain
2008 · Doctor Ferguson
Made of Honor
2008 · Horse Owner
Recovery
2007 · Len Hamilton
The Flying Scotsman
2006 · Scobie
The Chatterley Affair
2006 · Mr. Allen Lane
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 · Laurie
Man to Man
2005 · Sir Walter Stephenson
Uncle Adolf
2005 · Martin Bormann
Man Dancin'
2004 · Billy Maddison
The Key
2003
Al's Lads
2002 · Birch
Beautiful Creatures
2000 · Police Pathologist
Station
2000 · Ticket Man
A Shot at Glory
2000 · Sportscaster
The Match
1999 · Happy Feet
The Life and Crimes of William Palmer
1998 · Leonard Bladon
Titanic
1997 · Master at Arms
Fierce Creatures
1997 · Sergeant Scott
The Lucky Suit
1996
The Jungle Book
1994 · Harley
Lie Down with Lions
1994 · Kelly
The Bogie Man
1992 · Davie
Sweet Nothing
1990 · Big Mac
Crossing to Freedom
1990 · RAF Corporal
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Al Hake
The Zip
1988 · The biker
Down Where the Buffalo Go
1988 · J.D. (Man on Ferry)
White Mischief
1987 · Club Manager
Blood Red Roses
1986 · Charles Riggins
Heavenly Pursuits
1986 · Big Man in Bar
Comfort and Joy
1984 · George
It Could Happen to Anybody
1984 · Big Lick
Sakharov
1984
Those Glory Glory Days
1983 · 1961 Spurs Team Member
Ill Fares the Land
1983
TV shows (59)
Karen Pirie
2022 · Archie Duff
Screw
2022 · Don Carpenter
FBI: Internacional
2021 · Judge
Starhunter ReduX
2018 · MacDuff
The Loch
2017 · Iain Sutherland
Agatha Raisin
2016 · Ron Allen
Atlantis
2013 · Theos
Father Brown
2013 · Jock Hamilton
Blandings
2013 · Angus McAllister
The Field of Blood
2011 · DCI Sullivan
Vera
2011 · Jesse Hennings
Game of Thrones
2011 · Rodrik Cassel
Silk
2011 · Alasdair McKinley QC
Garrow's Law
2009 · Sir Alexander Lamb
Lewis
2007 · Professor Angus Rawbone
Party Animals
2007
Waterloo Road
2006 · Billy Byrne
Love Soup
2005
The Golden Hour
2005 · David Tremaine
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Doctor Who
2005 · Steward
The Genius of Mozart
2004 · Joseph Hayden
Sea of Souls
2004 · Minister
Shameless
2004 · Biddy
The Commander
2003
Still Game
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · John Ross
Shackleton
2002 · Keltie
Starhunter
2000
Too Much Sun
2000 · Arnold Wyckoff
Rebus
2000 · DCS Wilson, Jack Gunner, DC Jack Gunner
Monarch of the Glen
2000
Extremely Dangerous
1999 · Gebbert
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999 · Arturo Mazarini
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997 · Billy the Book
Ivanhoe
1997 · Friar Tuck
Silent Witness
1996 · DCI Luke Telford
The Governor
1995 · Russell Morgan
Hamish Macbeth
1995 · Zoot McPherrin
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994 · Customer
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994 · Petrie
Roughnecks
1994 · Dennis
99-1
1994 · McLaverty
Cracker
1993 · Barney
Me, You and Him
1992 · Todd
Virtual Murder
1992 · Police Doctor
Strathblair
1992 · Bob Scott
Heartbeat
1992 · Mr. Gordon, Ken Dekin
Specials
1991 · Freddy Calder
The Gravy Train
1990 · Hatted Man
Stay Lucky
1989
The Justice Game
1989 · Alex Patterson
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Al Hake
The Play on One
1988 · Drunk on Ferry
Tutti Frutti
1987 · Dennis Sproul
Casualty
1986 · PC Pewsey
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 · Calhoun
Taggart
1983
Grey Granite
1983 · Provost James Speight