Ross McCall (born 13 January 1976)[1] 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".
Career
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.[2] His 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".[2] In 1993, he was featured in BBC children's television series The Return of the Borrowers.[3]
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.[3]
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'.[citation needed] He also interviews several Sea Shepherd volunteers stationed in the Islands monitoring the activities of the hunters.[4]
Personal life
McCall and his brother were raised in the Roman Catholic faith.[2]
McCall was engaged to American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, with whom he guest starred in an episode of Ghost Whisperer.[5] On 5 January 2009, People magazine reported that Hewitt called off their engagement in late 2008.[6]
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.[7] They were together for four years.[8]
