Christian McKay
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
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
as Giles Newcombe
Fjällnäs
2021
as John
The Second Hearing
2019
as Richard
The Leisure Seeker
2018
as Will Spencer
Crooked House
2017
as Roger Leonides
Provenance
2017
as John
ChickLit
2016
as David Rose
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
as Earl Wilson
The Young Messiah
2016
as Cleopas
Churchill's Secret
2016
as Christopher Soames
Draw on Sweet Night
2015
as George Kirbye
Creditors
2015
as Grant Pierce
The Theory of Everything
2014
as Roger Penrose
Northern Soul
2014
as John's Dad
- No poster
The Last Sparks of Sundown
2014
as Rupert Sword
Serena
2014
as Banker in Boston
The Engagement
2014
as Nigel
Closer to the Moon
2014
as Iorgu Ristea
Legacy
2013
as Hugo March
Rush
2013
as Lord Hesketh
- No poster
Here Lies
2013
as Tristan Holy-Route
The Devil's Violinist
2013
as John Watson
I Melt with You
2011
as Tim
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
as Mackelvore