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Dougray Scott has revealed he is 23 years sober as he celebrated his 60th birthday on Tuesday.
The Scottish actor, who is married to actress Claire Folani, told how he was a frequent drinker in his youth but doesn’t miss alcohol at all.
‘I used to drink a lot when I was younger and other things, and now I don’t. It’s been a long time where I haven’t done any of that stuff – 23 years,’ he said.
‘I don’t miss it for a second. My life is immeasurably better. I’ve got so many things to occupy me now, I’m so much happier.’
The Mission: Impossible II star shares son Milo, 10, with Claire and he is also father to twins Gabriel and Eden, 27, with his ex-wife Sarah Travis.
Dougray is also known for appearing in films like Twin Town and Enigma and he has previously appeared in shows inclduing Desperate Housewives and Doctor Who.
Dougray Scott has revealed he is 23 years sober as he celebrated his 60th birthday on Tuesday
‘I used to drink a lot when I was younger and other things, and now I don’t. It’s been a long time where I haven’t done any of that stuff – 23 years,’ he said (pictured in 1996)
The actor previously claimed he was prevented from portraying Wolvering in the X-Men franchise because of his former co-star Tom Cruise.
The pair worked together on Mission: Impossible 2 in 2000 and after the movie went over its initial schedule, Tom insisted Dougray stick around to finish the project, meaning he lost out on the iconic role to Hugh Jackman.
‘Tom Cruise didn’t let me do it,’ he said. ‘We were doing Mission Impossible and he was like, “You’ve got to stay and finish the film” and I said I will, but I’ll go and do that as well. For whatever reason he said I couldn’t.’
Despite this, Dougray doesn’t harbour any bitterness towards Hugh, praising what he did with the character.
He told the Daily Telegraph: ‘I love what Hugh did with it. He’s a lovely guy.’
Dougray starred in a number of big-budget Hollywood movies around the turn of the century, such as Deep Impact.
But he has subsequently turned his back on many mainstream projects, and he doesn’t have any regrets about the decision he’s taken.
The Scottish actor, who is married to actress Claire Folani (pictured), told how he was a frequent drinker in his youth but doesn’t miss alcohol at all
He said: ‘I was always interested in bettering myself as an actor, you know, rather than [being] box office.’
Dougray also insisted he’s never been motivated by fame – and his desire to find ‘good projects’ has seen him move away from Hollywood films.
He said: ‘Could I have been more successful? Yeah of course. But fame was never something I ever coveted. I just wanted good projects.’
