Christian McKay

Christian McKay

Actor

Bury, UK
November 11, 1973

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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Representative Works

Rush
Rush
7.7
/ English
Crooked House
Crooked House
6.4
/ English
Serena
Serena
5.6
/ English
The Leisure Seeker
The Leisure Seeker
7.1
/ English
The Young Messiah
The Young Messiah
6.4
/ English
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
6.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Rush
2013Winner

Best Performance

Rush

The Theory of Everything
2014Winner

Best Performance

The Theory of Everything

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011Nominee

Best Performance

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Career Highlights

Crooked House
2017Highlight

Best Performance

Crooked House

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022Highlight

Best Performance

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

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