Ross McCall (born 13 January 1976) is a Scottish actor best known for his roles as T-5 Joseph Liebgott in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and Matthew Keller in the series White Collar (2010–2014). In 1989, he played the child version of Freddie Mercury in the music video for the Queen single "The Miracle".
Early life McCall was born in Port Glasgow to John and Maggie McCall but was raised in England from the age of 7, when his family relocated to Kent. His older brother, Stuart, is a policeman in Sussex. His father was in the Kent Fire Brigade and was a station officer, the highest rank. His mother was a nurse. His parents later amicably divorced. Both live in England.
Career McCall's first notable screen role was at the age of 13 when he appeared as Freddie Mercury in the 1989 music video for the Queen song "The Miracle". In 1993, he was featured in BBC children's television series The Return of the Borrowers.
In 2001, McCall acted in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Years later, in 2005, he co-starred in the independent drama film Green Street (2005) and later reprised his role as Dave in the 2009 straight-to-video sequel Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground. He then played Kenny Battaglia in the television series Crash.
In 2008, McCall co-starred in an After Dark Horrorfest film, Autopsy. In 2010, he appeared as a guest star on White Collar in the episode "Bottlenecked" as Matthew Keller, an old rival of lead character Neal. He reprised the role in episode 14 of season 2, episodes 9–11 of season 3 and episodes 2–6 of season 6. Also in 2010, he appeared as a guest star on Luther. Serving Up Richard, shot at the Sunset Gower studios in LA, was released in 2011. He also had a recurring role as Ron Clark on 24: Live Another Day.
In June 2016, McCall released a short documentary detailing his trip to the Faroe Islands, and his support of Sea Shepherd's campaign, 'Operation Sleppið Grindini'. In the documentary, he interviewed several locals about their views on the controversial traditional pilot whale drive hunt known as the 'Grindadrap'. He also interviews several Sea Shepherd volunteers stationed in the Islands monitoring the activities of the hunters.The Grind of the Faroe Islands – YouTube
Personal life McCall and his brother were raised in the Roman Catholic faith. McCall was engaged to American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, with whom he guest starred in an episode of Ghost Whisperer. On 5 January 2009, People magazine reported that Hewitt called off their engagement in late 2008."Jennifer Love Hewitt and Fiance Split", People.com, 5 January 2009.
After years of speculation, McCall and Italian actress Alessandra Mastronardi made their red-carpet debut at the Venice Film Festival in 2019. They became engaged in 2021, but have since broken up. They were together for four years.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 1992 Waterland Terry 2003 LD 50 Lethal Dose Gary 2004 EMR Derek 2005 Green Street Dave Bjorno 2007 Trade Routes Tim Knight Saint Anthony Anthony of Padua 2008 Autopsy Jude 2009 Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground Dave Bjorno Direct-to-video Knuckle Draggers Ethan 2011 Serving Up Richard Richard Rubens The Guest Room2013 Automotive Nondescript It's Not You, It's Me Dave 2016 In Embryo Sean White A Christmas in New York Ben Haney 2017 The Beautiful Ones Gabriel Tancredi 2018 Hex Isaac 2019 7 Days to Vegas Sebastian 2020 The Good Traitor Mason Sears About Us Ryan Newman 2021 A Violent Man Luke Mackelson Aftermath Nick Scott 2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Agent Boulding
Television Year Title RoleNotes 1990 Jekyll & Hyde Copy Boy Television film 1991 The Brittas Empire Boy Scout Episode: "Opening Day" 1992 The Borrowers Uncredited1993 Bonjour la Classe St. Bernard's Captain Episode: "Red Card" The Return of the Borrowers Ilrick 4 episodes 1993, 1995,1998 The Bill Various roles 3 episodes 1995 It Could Be You Youth Television film1996 Bramwell Man in Cap Episode #2.6 In Suspicious Circumstances Jules Meyer 2 episodes1997 The Broker's Man Ross Episode: "Dangerous Bends: Part 1" Pie in the Sky Dean Hazelwood Episode: "Cutting the Mustard" 1998 My Summer with Des Football Fan Television film 2001 Band of Brothers Joseph D. Liebgott Main role2005 Snakeman Timothy Television film Icon WHO Official Television film CSI: NY Mike Adams Episode: "Youngblood" Bones Scott Costello Episode: "The Girl in the Fridge" 2006 Ghost Whisperer Todd Darger Episode: "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost" 2007 The Man Paul Television film 2008–2009 Crash Kenny Battaglia Main role 2010 Luther Daniel Sugarman Episode #1.5 2010–2014 White Collar Matthew Keller 9 episodes 2011 Castle Detective Seth Carver Episode: "Kick the Ballistics" 2012 Willed to Kill Gavin McNabb Television film 2013 A Country Christmas Story Trev Hailey Television film 2014 24: Live Another Day Ron Clark 9 episodes 2016 Lucifer Onyx Episode: "#TeamLucifer" 2017 Fear the Walking Dead Steven Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" 2019 Rome in Love Dominic D'Andrea Television film2022 Suspicion Owen Neilssen 6 episodes The Offer Special Agent Moran Episode: "Warning Shots" 2024 Silo Rebellion Leader Episode: "The Engineer"
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