- He got his famous scar when, walking home after a DJ gig, he was attacked by a group and cut with a knife. The scar is often referred to as the 'Glasgow Smile' in Scotland which is his homeland. Aptly enough he played the character Scarface in Le Saint (1997) early in his career.
- He says he likes the rain and misery of Scotland over the sun of California.
- He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Braveheart (1995) and Gladiator (2000).
- Portrays two different characters, in two very different genres, who has his wife forcibly taken by another man, and who seeks his revenge, murdering his adulterous enemy, and then spitting on the corpse: Braveheart (1995) and Sons of Anarchy (2008).
- His brother Andrew is also an actor who is based in Glasgow.
- Born on the same day as Gladiator (2000) co-star Connie Nielsen.
- His father died in January 2002.
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