Christian McKay
Born: 1973-11-11 in Bury, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2024
- Rivals as Nicky Gordon-Lennox
- Churchill at War as Winston Churchill
2023
- FDR as Franklin D. Roosevelt
2022
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris as Giles Newcombe
2021
- Fjällnäs as John
2019
- Warrior as Samuel Blake
- The Second Hearing as Richard
2018
- The Leisure Seeker as Will Spencer
2017
- Strike as Inigo Upcott
- Crooked House as Roger Leonides
- Provenance as John
2016
- Frontier as Father James Coffin
- Florence Foster Jenkins as Earl Wilson
- The Young Messiah as Cleopas
- Churchill's Secret as Christopher Soames
- ChickLit as David Rose
2015
- Jekyll and Hyde as Maxwell Utterson
- Creditors as Grant Pierce
- Draw on Sweet Night as George Kirbye
2014
- The Theory of Everything as Roger Penrose
- Serena as Banker in Boston
- Closer to the Moon as Iorgu Ristea
- Northern Soul as John's Dad
- The Last Sparks of Sundown as Rupert Sword
- The Engagement as Nigel
2013
- Rush as Lord Hesketh
- The Devil's Violinist as John Watson
- Here Lies as Tristan Holy-Route
- Legacy as Hugo March
2011
- Borgia as Cardinal Sforza
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Mackelvore
- I Melt with You as Tim
- Astonish Me as The Museum Guard
2010
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Poker Friend
- Mr. Nice as Hamilton McMillan
- The Road to Coronation Street as Harry Elton
- Deerfall as Father
2009
- A Short Stay in Switzerland as Carsten
- Margaret as John Whittingdale
- Vivaldi, the Red Priest as Estienne Roger
2008
- Me and Orson Welles as Orson Welles
- Abraham's Point as Robert
2005
- Riot at the Rite as Pierre Monteux
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Jefferson Cope