Rory McCann is an actor who is famous for his character Sandor Clegane in the popular HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Apart from acting, he is also involved in music. Before entering the Hollywood industry, he worked as Bridge Painter, landscape gardener, and carpenter. Since his debut, in the acting field, he impresses everyone in the industry.
Rory McCann was born under the birth sign Taurus on April 24, 1969, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He grew up along with his sister, Sally-Gay McCann. He belongs to white ethnicity and is of Scottish nationality.
Rory completed his primary education from the Scottish School of Forestry near Inverness. During his childhood, he loves painting so, he worked as a Bridge painter. Not only that, but he also worked as the landscape gardener and carpenter. Later, he got trained in the Actor’s Workshop which made him enroll in the film industry.
His relationship status is single to date. Rory is a private person and is not easily friendly with others. He likes climbing and going outdoors. Similarly, he mostly lives in a place without modern facilities. He does not want his personal and career life to be disclosed in the media.
Rory, Game of Thrones actor, earns good money through his films, TV series and TV commercials. Likewise, he has also added some with his music career. As per dodoodad site, his net worth is equal with the top actor and a singer Uriah Shelton, that is estimated at around $2 million. McCann seems to live a luxurious life. Moreover, there is no information about his assets like cars and houses.
Rory is also popular as a musician and was the frontman of a band calledThundersoup. He can play many musical instruments, including the mandolin and the piano. He started his career in the movie named Willow (1998). But, he was kicked out as he laughed during his taken.
Oliver Stone directed Rory in his movie Alexander in 2007. He has worked in many movies like Pasty Faces, The Devil’s Tattoo, Young Adam, and Hott Fuzz. Not only in films, but Rory also ruled in television TV series like Coming Soon, State of Play, Rockface, and Games of Thrones. He came in limelights after h worked in the TV series Games of Thrones.
He used to do all the pieces of training by himself for the fights of Games of Thrones. McCann practiced for 3 weeks in Ireland in a small tent with sprung floors for a fight against Brienne in Game of Thrones. He also does Breakfast cereal commercial.
After proving himself a successful actor, Rory has been nominated for several awards and won some of the awards.
Rory was nominated for the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in the year 2012,2014, and 2016. This was for his work as Sandor Clegane in the popular HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Similarly, He also won the BAFTA Scotland Awards for his role in the film- The Book Group.
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