Christian McKay

Christian McKay

Known for
Acting
Born
November 11, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Bury, UK

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).

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Filmography

2024
Churchill at War poster

Churchill at War

TV · as Winston Churchill · 4 eps

2024
Rivals poster

Rivals

TV · as Nicky Gordon-Lennox · 1 ep

2023
FDR poster

FDR

TV · as Franklin D. Roosevelt · 3 eps

2022
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris poster

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Movie · as Giles Newcombe

2021
Fjällnäs poster

Fjällnäs

Movie · as John

2019
The Second Hearing poster

The Second Hearing

Movie · as Richard

2019
Warrior poster

Warrior

TV · as Samuel Blake · 20 eps

2018
The Leisure Seeker poster

The Leisure Seeker

Movie · as Will Spencer

2017
Provenance poster

Provenance

Movie · as John

2017
Crooked House poster

Crooked House

Movie · as Roger Leonides

2017
Strike poster

Strike

TV · as Inigo Upcott · 3 eps

2016
Churchill's Secret poster

Churchill's Secret

Movie · as Christopher Soames

2016
Florence Foster Jenkins poster

Florence Foster Jenkins

Movie · as Earl Wilson

2016
ChickLit poster

ChickLit

Movie · as David Rose

2016
The Young Messiah poster

The Young Messiah

Movie · as Cleopas

2016
Frontier poster

Frontier

TV · as Father James Coffin · 18 eps

2015
Draw on Sweet Night poster

Draw on Sweet Night

Movie · as George Kirbye

2015
Creditors poster

Creditors

Movie · as Grant Pierce

2015
Jekyll and Hyde poster

Jekyll and Hyde

TV · as Maxwell Utterson · 10 eps

2014
Closer to the Moon poster

Closer to the Moon

Movie · as Iorgu Ristea

2014
Northern Soul poster

Northern Soul

Movie · as John's Dad

2014
The Theory of Everything poster

The Theory of Everything

Movie · as Roger Penrose

2014
Serena poster

Serena

Movie · as Banker in Boston

2014
The Last Sparks of Sundown

The Last Sparks of Sundown

Movie · as Rupert Sword

2014
The Engagement poster

The Engagement

Movie · as Nigel

2013
Rush poster

Rush

Movie · as Lord Hesketh

2013
The Devil's Violinist poster

The Devil's Violinist

Movie · as John Watson

2013
Here Lies

Here Lies

Movie · as Tristan Holy-Route

2013
Legacy poster

Legacy

Movie · as Hugo March

2011
I Melt with You poster

I Melt with You

Movie · as Tim

2011
Astonish Me poster

Astonish Me

Movie · as The Museum Guard

2011
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy poster

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Movie · as Mackelvore

2011
Borgia poster

Borgia

TV · as Cardinal Sforza · 24 eps

2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger poster

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Movie · as Poker Friend

2010
Mr. Nice poster

Mr. Nice

Movie · as Hamilton McMillan

2010
The Road to Coronation Street poster

The Road to Coronation Street

Movie · as Harry Elton

2010
Deerfall poster

Deerfall

Movie · as Father

2009
Margaret poster

Margaret

Movie · as John Whittingdale

2009
A Short Stay in Switzerland poster

A Short Stay in Switzerland

Movie · as Carsten

2009
Vivaldi, the Red Priest poster

Vivaldi, the Red Priest

Movie · as Estienne Roger

2008
Me and Orson Welles poster

Me and Orson Welles

Movie · as Orson Welles

2008
Abraham's Point poster

Abraham's Point

Movie · as Robert

2005
Riot at the Rite poster

Riot at the Rite

Movie · as Pierre Monteux

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Jefferson Cope · 1 ep