[2] Guthrie attended the PACE Youth Theatre in Paisley and appeared in small roles in television and film.
He left after receiving the title role in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Peter Pan in 2010,[6] graduating later in 2011 with a BA in Acting.
[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] In 2015, he acted in Robert Carlyle's[17][18] directorial debut The Legend of Barney Thomson and in the role of Ewan Tavendale in Terence Davies's adaptation of the novel Sunset Song, opposite Agyness Deyn.
Following his conviction for sexual assault in April 2021, Guthrie was dropped by BBC Scotland from his role on Inside Central Station, of which he narrated the first two seasons.
[20] A trial before jury was set for January 2021 but was administratively adjourned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Guthrie remained on bail in the interim.