Born in Essex, Jack Lowden grew up in the Borders village of Oxton and was educated at Earlston High School.
He was just 10 when his parents enrolled him in Edinburgh's Scottish Youth Theatre and his first break came when he was cast in an Irn Bru advert, before he won the lead role in the revival of smash hit play Black Watch which toured the UK and the USA to huge acclaim.
Since then he's made a string of feature films, while continuning to appear in theatre productions and taking television roles.
His career to date has earned him a Olivier Award and two Scottish Bafta Awards.
And he’s gained a new army of fans - and numerous awards and nominations - thanks to his role in spy drama Slow Horses, acting opposite Gary Oldman.
Here are all 14 feature films he's starred in to date.
9. Mary Queen of Scots
Lowden plays Lord Darnley, the titular character's second husband in historical drama Mary Queen of Scots. Directed by Josie Rourke, it stars Lowden's future partner Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart. | Contributed
10. Fighting With My Family
Florence Pugh was a relative unknown when she starred with Jack Lowden as a pair od wrestling-obsessed siblings dreaming of going pro in 2019's America in Fighting With My Family. Directed by Stephen Merchant, it includes cameos from The Rock and Vince Vaughan. | Contributed
11. Capone
Jack Lowden plays FBI agent Crawford in Capone - a 2020 biopic of ruthless Chicago businessman and bootlegger Al Capone, played by Tom Hardy. | Canva/Getty Images
12. Kindred
Lowden's first horror role came in 2020's Kindred. He plays the stepson on a preganant woman plagued by mysterious hallucinations. Played by Tamara Lawrance, she starts to suspect that the family of her deceased boyfriend has intentions for her unborn child. | Contributed