Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, Ulysses in the STARZ television drama series Outlander and as the voice of Bulgy in the children's television series Thomas & Friends.

KNOWN FOR

Midsomer Murders
2019
Doctor Who
2015
Death in Paradise
2015
Outlander
2018
The Bill
2003
Father Brown
2016
The Dark Knight
2008
Industry
2020
Torchwood
2009
Not Going Out
2022
Batman Begins
2005
Jonathan Creek
2004

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
113
2026
Beyond Paradise
as Dr. Roger Franklin
2025
The War Between the Land and the Sea
as General Austin Pierce
2022
Toast of Tinseltown
as Weech Beacon
2022
I Hate You
as Lord Grutley
2022
Big Tree City
as Additional Voices (voice)
2022
Supertato
as Narrator (voice)
2022
Not Going Out
as Foreman
2021
Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures
as Bulgy (voice)
2021
Milo
as (voice)
2020
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Self
2020
Offering to the Storm
as Aloisius Dupree
2020
Fireman Sam: Norman Price and the Mystery in the Sky
as Malcolm Williams / Map-Screen 700
2020
Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery
as Dr. Holyfield (voice)
2020
Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine
as Bulgy / Beresford (voice)
2020
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
as Bulgy (voice)
2020
Industry
as Lord Oaki
2019
Crawl
as Governor
2019
The Queen's Corgi
as Chief / Nelson (voice)
2019
The Legacy of the Bones
as Aloisius Dupree
2019
Midsomer Murders
as Jordan Briggs
2018
Patient Zero
as General Pierce
2018
The Commuter
as Conductor Sam
2018
Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas
as Bulgy / Bertie's Driver (voice)
2018
Outlander
as Ulysses
2017
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
as Beresford (voice)
2017
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
as Mr. Lion (voice)
2017
The Invisible Guardian
as Aloisius Dupree
2017
The Rebel
as Roderick
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Egeus
2016
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared
as Seth
2016
Porridge
as Judge
2016
Father Brown
as Cardinal Papillon
2016
Hooten & The Lady
2015
Crown for Christmas
as Chancellor Riggs
2015
Doctor Who
as Moran
2015
Death in Paradise
as Anton Burrage
2014
Shadows of a Stranger
as Asmo
2014
On Angel Wings
as Joseph
2014
Mike the Knight: Journey to Dragon Mountain
as Sparkie (voice)
2014
Plebs
2013
Jo
2013
It's Kevin
as Various
2012
Chuggington: All Buckled Up!
as Voice
2012
Harry & Paul
2012
Bad Education
as Politician
2012
Dirk Gently
as Terence Brown
2011
The Last Belle
as The Barman
2011
Mike the Knight: Magical Mishaps
as Sparkie the Dragon
2011
Chuggington
as Harrison
2010
Hounded
as Dr. Muhahaha
2010
Reggie Perrin
as Mr Fox
2010
Schizo Samurai Shitzu
2009
The Cube
2009
Torchwood
as General Pierce
2008
The Dark Knight
as Loeb
2008
Parents of the Band
2008
Gotham Tonight
as Comissioner Gillian B. Loeb
2008
M.I. High
as Maximus Fiticus
2007
The History of the World Backwards
2006
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2006
Hyperdrive
as Male Bulaahg
2006
New Street Law
as Sir Nicholas Evans
2005
Batman Begins
as Loeb
2005
Fragile
as Roy
2005
Beneath the Skin
as Jeremy
2005
Vegas Virgins
as Self - Narrator
2005
Last Rights
as Don
2004
Jonathan Creek
as Inspector Fell
2004
As If
as Jerry
2003
Bob the Builder: Bob's Friends and Family
as J.J. (voice)
2003
Chunky Monkey
as Trevor
2003
The Bill
2003
Strange
as Reverend Johnson
2003
Judge John Deed
2002
Mysteries of Easter Island
as Narrator (UK)
2002
The King's Beard
as Jasper (voice)
2002
War Game
as Little General / King George V (voice)
2002
Murder in Mind
as Ray Marker
2001
The Whistle-Blower
as Bobby De Luca
2001
Christmas Carol: The Movie
as Fezziwig (voice)
2001
Legacy of the Dragon
as Narrator
2001
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2001
Treasure
as Voices
2000
Hannibal: The World's Most Notorious Serial Killer Captured on Film
as Narrator
2000
Sorted
as Doctor
2000
Black Books
as Inspector Norris
1999
The Criminal
as Businessman
1999
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
1998
Ted & Ralph
as Interior Designer
1998
The First 9½ Weeks
as Remy
1997
Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
1996
The Final Passage
1996
Circles of Deceit: Kalon
as Interrogator
1996
The Thin Blue Line
as European Commissioner Mustafa Delcroix
1996
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Sgt. Slipper (voice)
1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as God (voice)
1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Goliath (voice)
1995
Oscar's Orchestra
1995
Backup
1994
Othello
as Othello (voice)
1994
The Fast Show
as Various Characters
1994
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Othello (voice)
1993
Jeeves and Wooster
as Toto
1992
In Dreams
as Journalist/Dave
1992
Black Poppies
1992
Black and Blue
as Jesse Jarman
1992
Tales from the Poop Deck
as Lieutenant Parkinson
1992
Virtual Murder
as Professor Daniels
1990
Chilling Out
as Colin
1988
Bust
as Steve
1985
Dutch Girls
as Mkwela
1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Watson
1985
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Det. Sgt. Watson