Rory McCann (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor. He rose to prominence in commercials, followed by a Scottish BAFTA-award winning turn as disabled personal trainer Kenny McLeod in The Book Group. He has since moved into films, putting in notable appearances as General Craterus in Oliver Stone's film Alexander and as Michael 'Yarp' Armstrong in Hot Fuzz. He has also put in appearances in British television dramas State of Play and Shameless.
In HBO's Game of Thrones McCann plays the role of Sandor Clegane. He was confirmed in the role on 23 September 2009.