21st-century Scottish male writers

Scottish writer (1954–2013)

Scottish writer

Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, filmmaker and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, five Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. He also won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the West End production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1991). His other Olivier-nominated roles are in The Conquest of the South Pole (1988), La Bête (1992), and Cabaret (1994). Cumming won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for reprising his role as the Emcee on Broadway in Cabaret (1998). His other performances on Broadway include Design for Living (2001), and Macbeth (2013).

British politician (born 1967)

Scottish-American philosopher (1929–2025)

Scottish writer

British actor

Scottish novelist, short story writer, and screen writer (born 1952)

Scottish writer and artist (1934–2019)

British actor

British author who promotes pseudoscientific theories

British novelist (1956–2018)

Scottish comedian, film director and producer

Scottish-American writer

Scottish writer, journalist, translator, film critic and poet (1944–2011)

Scottish poet and translator (1920-2010)

Scottish writer, actor and comedian

English-born author of Scottish descent

British and French writer (born 1951)

Scottish philosopher and ethicist (born 1987)

British writer

British journalist (born 1932)

British journalist and broadcaster (1919-2009)

Scottish actor (born 1931)

Scottish writer

British theologian (1934-2015)

Scottish writer and academic (1955–2024)

British poet and humorist (1923-2006)

Brian Limond (born 20 October 1974), known as Limmy, is a Scottish comedian, author, and Twitch streamer.

Scottish poet, novelist, journalist, broadcaster and actor.

Scottish writer

Scottish novelist, journalist, academic (born 1968)

Scottish author

writer, director (1939–2011)

British politician (born 1948)

Scottish writer

British writer

Scottish poet (1944–2018)