Probably most well known for his stint on
EastEnders (1985) as maths teacher
Rod Morris, Forbes Masson was due to go into the family gravestone
business until he decided to head off to drama school instead. There he
met
Alan Cumming and they went on to create
the characters for which they initially became famous, Victor and
Barry, the trendy (but resting) thespians from Kelvinside. After
successes at the Edinburgh Fringe in the late 1980s/early 1990s, the
duo then created a pilot for their own sitcom,
The High Life (1994), set in
the fictitious airline, Scotia Air. Unfortunately, this was cancelled
after only one series and the double act soon split up, as Cumming
headed for the US. Since then, Masson has not been resting on his
laurels, concentrating mainly on theatre, including writing and
directing two musicals, Stiff (1999) and Mince! (2001).
The High Life(1994)
Comedy Playhouse(2025)as Ally
Only Child(2024)as Crawford
The Marlowe Sessions(2024)as A Horse-Courser, A lord, Cardinal of Lorraine, Duke Dumain, Earl of Leicester, Ferneze Governor of Malta, Gluttony, Guy Earl of Warwick, Iarbus, Lucifer, Merchant, Murderer, Old Man, Pleche, Prince of Conde
Somebody's Daughter(2024)as Jimmy
The Crown(2016)as Duncan Muir
Father Brown(2013)
The Comedy Map of Britain(2007)as Self
This Morning(1988)as Steve McCreacken
Timeshift(2002)as Stan Laurel
Silent Witness(1996)as Steve McCracken