Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 19 October 1954) is a Scottish stage, television, and film actor. His most notable roles include the title character DI John Rebus in the crime fiction-mystery series Rebus (2006–2007) and DCI Red Metcalfe in Messiah (2001–2005). Stott also appeared as the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014). Stott received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the 1995 play Broken Glass at the Royal National Theatre. For his role as Ian Garrett in the 2014 BBC TV mini-series The Missing alongside James Nesbitt, Stott was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in Television, winning the latter. (Via Wikipedia)