A Bespoke Outlandish Wedding

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Frank Gilhooley was raised the youngest of seven children, in the small mining community of Loanhead, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Though a keen artist and creative writer, it wasn’t until his 30th year that he decided to seek a career in acting and gained a role in Edinburgh Theatre workshop’s community play about the land girls of World War Two... Wave Me Goodbye, where he played Alex the mis-understood conscientious objector, in the first performance of his adult life in which he received touching reviews from various Scottish newspapers.

Soon after, he performed in the Edinburgh Fringe as Frank Rowley, the sandal wearing rugby playing butcher in John Godber’s hilarious play Up ‘n Under, where he was approached by his agent Lovett Logan who represent him to this day.

Since that time, Frank has amassed a diverse television and movie CV, working with many wonderful directors including Ken Loach in Its A Free World (Sixteen Films), James Gunn in Guardians Of The Galaxy (Marvel), Anna Foerster in Outlander (Starz), and most recently with Althea Jones in Mrs Davis (Warner Brothers). 

More locally Frank is also known in Scotland for his roles as Mark the quizmaster (& barman) in the phenomenally funny comedy series Still Game (BBC), and also for his creepy role as John Maclean the incestual rapist in Rivercity (BBC).

Having studied since 2006 with Los Angeles’ brilliant performance coach Bernard Hiller, Frank has widened his profile and now teaches his own performance masterclasses across the country and across the world, and has branched into writing and directing.

His latest movie Betrayal is a political thriller set in a Northern Irish borders community, and tells the story of an IRA resurgence as a direct result of Brexit.

His mental health resilience book ‘Avoiding The Downward Spiral of Fear’ is currently on sale in paperback from Amazon, and is also available to download on Kindle, and at almost 600 pages it’s a hell of a read.

In Frank’s Masterclasses, he promotes a the principle of living from the heart and seeking a life of authenticity & adventure. 

A few years before Covid, Frank cycled across Western Australia for a children’s cancer charity, then more recently he has commenced a more consistent role of charity engagement by committing to organising bucket list treks and events every two years which seen him lead a group of ten trekkers up Kilimanjaro a couple of years ago, and in 2023 leading a group of 14 to trek the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu in Peru.

Frank…

“Since playing the role of Torin the blacksmith in Outlander, forging that famous ring for Jamie & Claire’s wedding from the key to Lallybroch, I have been told so man times that I should combine my acting and public speaking roles with my links to that famous outlander wedding, and become a legal wedding Celebrant, officiating for those who seek that special Outlander tied day of all days. 

Well thats exactly what I have done! Weddings and Renewal Of Vows, with an Outlander twist!”

Franks motto in life... 

“If you wonder if you can, you definitely can!”