George MacKay
George MacKay (born March 13, 1992 in London , United Kingdom ) is a British film actor .
Life
MacKay was born in Hammersmith . His mother was a costume designer, his father a stage master. He knew early on that he wanted to be an actor. In 1997, at the age of five, he staged Peter and the Wolf with friends and was already attracting the attention of talent scouts.
But it wasn't until 2003 that MacKay's breakthrough came when he played the supporting role of a lost boy for Peter Pan . In 2006 he was already in front of the camera in larger roles in both The Thief Lord and Tsunami - The Killer Wave . In 2008 MacKay appeared in Defiance - For my brothers who never gave up as Aron Bielski alongside Daniel Craig.
In 2008 he was cast in one of the leading roles in The Boys Are Back , for which he won the 2009 British Independent Film Awards in the category "Best Newcomer" and 2010 the London Critics Circle Film Awards in the category "Best British Young Talent ”was nominated.
In 2019 he took on one of the two central roles in the 1917 war film from director Sam Mendes .
In late June 2020, George MacKay became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . MacKay has a sister.
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: Peter Pan
- 2004: Rose and Maloney (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2005: Footprints in the Snow
- 2005: The Brief (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: The Thief Lord (The Thief Lord)
- 2006: Johnny and the Bomb (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2006: Tsunami - Die Killerwelle ( Tsunami: The Aftermath , TV movie)
- 2007: The Old Curiosity Shop (TV movie)
- 2008: Defiance - For my brothers who never gave up (Defiance)
- 2009: The Boys Are Back - Back to Life (The Boys Are Back)
- 2011: French Exchange
- 2011: Hunky Dory
- 2011: The Devil's Dosh
- 2012: Private Peaceful
- 2013: For Those in Peril
- 2013: How I Live Now
- 2013: Make My Heart Fly - In Love in Edinburgh (Sunshine on Leith)
- 2014: Pride
- 2016: 11.22.63 - The attack ( 11.22.63 , TV series)
- 2016: Captain Fantastic - To the wilderness and back (Captain Fantastic)
- 2017: The Secret of Marrowbone (Marrowbone)
- 2018: Where Hands Touch
- 2018: Ophelia
- 2019: Outlaws - The True History of the Kelly Gang
- 2019: 1917
Awards (selection)
- 2017 : Nomination as a member of the best acting ensemble in a film ( Captain Fantastic - once wilderness and back )
Web links
- George MacKay in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Thalmayr: Ein Unteroffizier und Gentleman, in: GQ Germany March 2020, p. 52f., Here 53.
- ↑ Johannes Thalmayr: Ein Unteroffizier und Gentleman, in: GQ Germany March 2020, p. 52f., Here 53.
- ↑ Nominations and awards according to the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.
- ↑ Tracy Brown: Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees In: Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacKay, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film actor of Myanmar origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England, UK |