Actor Mullan set to receive honorary RCS degree

Actor, writer and director Peter Mullan is one of three leading lights from the arts world set to receive an honorary degree from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) this summer.

The film, theatre and television actor – known for his roles in movies such as Braveheart, Trainspotting and Harry Potter – will be awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Drama in July, the RCS has announced.

The Scot, whose directing credits include Neds, The Magdalene Sisters and Orphans, is being honoured alongside the others for his “distinctive contribution” to the arts. He will receive the degree in Glasgow on the same day as playwright, author and broadcaster Bonnie Greer and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill.

They will be given the degrees of Doctor of Drama and Doctor of Music, respectively.

Ms Greer, an OBE, is an award-winning playwright, author and broadcaster who studied theatre in her native Chicago and has lived in the UK since 1986.

Arbroath-born opera singer Karen Cargill, a graduate of the RCS, performs around the world and her engagements this season include performances at the BBC Proms and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.