Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre have announced Scots actor Jordan Young as host of the well-loved dance competition Strictly Inverness next year.
Jordan is a well-known face of stage and screen in Scotland. Since 2013 he has played the charming bad-boy businessman Alex Murdoch in BBC Scotland's River City; and is also familiar as the flirtatious PC Jack McLaren in BAFTA winning comedy Scot Squad.
Earlier this month he performed in Eden Court as Ronnie in the heart-warming one-man play ‘Man’s Best Friend’ and has become a well-loved pantomime lead in Edinburgh. This year he takes the title role in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at the city’s Festival Theatre, alongside Grant Stott and Allan Stewart.
Wendy Morgan, Communications Manager for Highland Hospice commented, “We are delighted to have Jordan confirmed as our host for next year’s 15th anniversary shows. He brings a wealth of experience from the world of Scottish showbiz, with wide and varied roles spanning TV, film, theatre and pantomime; as well as regularly hosting large-scale events such as the VSA Partnership Ball in Aberdeen and Scotland’s Learning Partnership Awards.”
She added, “Announcing Jordan, along with the return of Anton du Beke and the introduction of a Strictly ‘All Stars’ group dance, is creating a huge buzz around next year – we can’t wait to get started on the 15th anniversary celebrations!”
In a video for the charities Jordan Young said, “I’m absolutely thrilled, buzzing, excited, over the moon and delighted to announce that I’m going to be hosting Strictly Inverness in May 2026! I was going to be dancing but they cancelled that because I’d obviously win – so I’m just going to host instead. See you there folks!”
Both Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre expressed their gratitude towards previous host Brian Elrick, whose dedication and showmanship has kept Strictly Inverness audiences entertained since 2011.
To compete in Strictly Inverness 2026 please click here.
Previous dancers wishing to apply for Strictly All Stars should visit this page.
*Show dates are Wednesday 13th - Saturday 16th May 2026
Jordan Young – Biography
Jordan trained at Queen Margaret University. He is well-known on our screens as series lead Alex Murdoch in River City; as well as series regular Jack McLaren in BAFTA-winning comedy Scot Squad.
Further television credits include: Vigil, The Daily Grind, Doctors, Shetland, Garrow's Law, Legit, Rebus, Rab C. Nesbitt, Still Game, Purves and Pekkala (BBC); Armchairs (Tiger Aspect); Bob Servant, Mongrels (BBC3); Doors Open (ITV/Sprout Pictures); Law & Order (Kudos/ITV); and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (RDF).
Film credits include: Grow (SKY Originals): A Scottish Love Scheme (Hallmark): Filth (Logie Pictures): For Those in Peril (Warp Films), Driving Lessons (Rubber Tree Plant Productions) and Wild Country (Gabriel Films).
Jordan performs in one of the main top line Christmas productions for Crossroads Pantomimes each year.
His theatre credits include: Man’s Best Friend (Tron Theatre); Chemo Savvy (Gilded Balloon); News Just In (Random Accomplice); Black Watch (National Theatre of Scotland), The Real Thing (The Old Vic): The Pirate Marco Pantani, What the Animals Say, Rolls in his Pockets, Rain (A Play. A Pie and A Pint); A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Comedy of Errors. The Taming of the Shrew. Curse of the Starving Class, Beauty and the Beast (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh), Gagarin Way (Rapture Theatre): Slick (Vox Motus): Midsummer Night's Dream, Lachlan's Choice (Brunton Theatre) Sins of the Father (Rowan Tree): The Chooky Brae (Borderline Theatre) and Family Business (BBC Scotland).
