In an interview with Scotland's The Express, actor Paul McGillion, best known for his role as Dr. Ernest Littlefield on Stargate: Atlantis, explained that he had indeed auditioned for the role of engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek film. "I can't tell you a whole lot," he said, "but I can confirm that I did audition for the role of Scotty. It was obviously thrilling to go in and read for that character, seeing as I grew up watching Star Trek with my family. I don't want to sound cliched about it, but it would be a privilege to try to follow in James Doohan's footsteps." The article also makes note of the fact that Star Trek is scheduled to start filming on November 5th.
He didn't play Dr. Ernest Littlefield on Atlantis, that was a one off role he played on SG-1 in the first season. He's actually famous for his role on Atlantis as Dr. Carson Beckett.
Posted by: Jenks | November 16, 2007 at 06:39 PM