Actor
John Gordon Sinclair
February 4, 1962 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
John Gordon Sinclair (born 1962, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor most famous for playing Gregory in Gregory's Girl. He was born as Gordon John but took the stage name 'John Gordon Sinclair' because Equity already had a Gordon John registered.
He joined Glasgow's Youth Theatre after he visited one night and met fellow fan of Canadian progressive rock group Rush, Robert Buchanan. As a result he starred in a number of films by director Bill Forsyth, perhaps the most famous of which was 1981's Gregory's Girl, shot when he was 19 years old. He reprised the role nearly two decades later in Gregory's Two Girls, and also appeared in Forsyth's Local Hero.
Notable work
Often works with
Peter Capaldi
2 titles together
World War Z, Local Hero
Fulton Mackay
2 titles together
Local Hero, Britannia Hospital
Alex Norton
2 titles together
Local Hero, Gregory's Girl
Caroline Guthrie
2 titles together
Local Hero, Gregory's Girl
John Bett
2 titles together
Gregory's Girl, Britannia Hospital
Robert Buchanan
2 titles together
Gregory's Girl, That Sinking Feeling
Full filmography · 48
Borges and Me
cast
2026
Miss Marx
as Friedrich Engels
20205.9
Long Night at Blackstone
as Pat Tomorrow
2018
Nico, 1988
as Richard
20176.7
Diana and I
as Gordon
2017West Skerra Light
as Bill
2016
World War Z
as Navy SEAL Commander
20136.8
Rubbadubbers: Splish! Splash! Splosh!
as Various
2005
Roman Road
as Matt Bancroft
2004
Thomas & Friends: Engines to the Rescue
as Tubb / Terence / Reg (voice)
2004
Rubbadubbers: Tubb's Pirate Treasure
as Various
2004
Rubbadubbers: Bathtime Scramble!
as Various
2004