Alan Cumming has urged his fellow Scots to grab the “wonderful opportunity” of independence, by voting Yes in next week’s referendum.
The Aberfeldy-born star joined Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on the Yes Scotland campaign trail on Monday.
Mr Cumming was greeted by hundreds of enthusiastic supporters as he campaigned with Ms Sturgeon in Glasgow.
The long-standing independence supporter, who is patron of the Scottish Youth Theatre, does not have a vote in the referendum but revealed that in all UK elections in which he had taken part he had voted Labour.
He said: “The referendum campaign has been the most exciting thing to happen to Scotland in my lifetime. It has reinvigorated Scotland and its democracy with people who wouldn’t normally get involved in politics rolling up their sleeves and having their say on how Scotland should be run.
“I’m proud to be have been a part of the Yes campaign right from the beginning and to see it become the biggest grassroots movement in Scotland’s history it really is people power in action.”
Ms Sturgeon said: “This growing support for Yes is testament to the extraordinary grassroots campaigning going on across the country and to have had Alan joining the campaign today has been fantastic.”
Meanwhile, Brian Cox launched a scathing attack on the Better Together campaign and what he calls a “pathetic” last-minute offer of devolved powers.
The Dundee-born star, one of the leading backers of the Yes campaign’s bid for independence, gave an angry response to the steps taken by the three main Westminster parties following the latest YouGov poll, and the last-minute plan to offer Scotland further devolved powers.
He said: “It’s pathetic that at the last minute these parties have come together for emergency meetings, and it’s insulting to Scotland that no-one in England had even considered the possibility of independence until now.”
He said: “I think the Yes campaign will need to focus on not letting anything slip, and keep up the same standard until September 18.
“I think once it happens, there will be a lot of exciting times ahead.”