Christian McKay
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1973-11-11 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Bury, UK
- Also known as
- 크리스티안 맥케이 · Кристиан МакКей
Biography
Christian McKay was born in Bury, Lancashire. He is a British actor and classical musician. Christian received international acclaim for his performance in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles (2008) as Orson Welles, a role he also interpreted in the one-man play "Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles" at a number of venues, including the Edinburgh Festival and King's Head in London, and in US at the "Brits Off Broadway" festival 2007. Among others, his excellent film work also includes gems such as in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Rush (2013), The Theory of Everything (2014) and Florence Foster Jenkins (2016).
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Jefferson Cope
Warrior
2019
as Samuel Blake
Rivals
2024
as Nicky Gordon-Lennox
Strike
2017
as Inigo Upcott
Frontier
2016
as Father James Coffin
Borgia
2011
as Cardinal Sforza
Jekyll and Hyde
2015
as Maxwell Utterson
Churchill at War
2024
as Winston Churchill
FDR
2023
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Movies (35)
Rush
2013
as Lord Hesketh
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
as Mackelvore
The Theory of Everything
2014
as Roger Penrose
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Giles Newcombe
Crooked House
2017
as Roger Leonides
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Poker Friend
The Leisure Seeker
2018
as Will Spencer
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Earl Wilson
Serena
2014
as Banker in Boston
Me and Orson Welles
2008
as Orson Welles
Closer to the Moon
2014
as Iorgu Ristea
The Young Messiah
2016
as Cleopas
The Devil's Violinist
2013
as John Watson
I Melt with You
2011
as Tim
Astonish Me
2011
as The Museum Guard
Mr. Nice
2010
as Hamilton McMillan
Churchill's Secret
2016
as Christopher Soames
Northern Soul
2014
as John's Dad
Here Lies
2013
as Tristan Holy-Route
Riot at the Rite
2005
as Pierre Monteux
Deerfall
2010
as Father
Legacy
2013
as Hugo March
A Short Stay in Switzerland
2009
as Carsten
Vivaldi, the Red Priest
2009
as Estienne Roger
Abraham's Point
2008
as Robert
The Second Hearing
2019
as Richard
Margaret
2009
as John Whittingdale
The Road to Coronation Street
2010
as Harry Elton
ChickLit
2016
as David Rose
The Engagement
2014
as Nigel
Provenance
2017
as John
Draw on Sweet Night
2015
as George Kirbye
The Last Sparks of Sundown
2014
as Rupert Sword
Creditors
2015
as Grant Pierce
Fjällnäs
2021
as John
About Christian McKay
Christian McKay was born in Bury, Lancashire. He is a British actor and classical musician. Christian received international acclaim for his performance in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles (2008) as Orson Welles, a role he also interpreted in the one-man play "Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles" at a number of venues, including the Edinburgh Festival and King's Head in London, and in US at the "Brits Off Broadway" festival 2007. Among others, his excellent film work also includes gems such as in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Rush (2… With 44 credits spanning from 1989 to 2024, Christian McKay has appeared in 35 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christian McKay Movies
- Rush (2013) — as Lord Hesketh
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) — as Mackelvore
- The Theory of Everything (2014) — as Roger Penrose
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) — as Giles Newcombe
- Crooked House (2017) — as Roger Leonides
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