
Christian McKay
Acting
- Born:
- 1973-11-11
- Place of birth:
- 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).
Known For
Filmography

Churchill at War

Rivals

FDR

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Fjällnäs

The Second Hearing

Warrior

The Leisure Seeker

Crooked House

Strike

Provenance

Frontier

ChickLit

Florence Foster Jenkins

The Young Messiah

Churchill's Secret

Jekyll and Hyde

Draw on Sweet Night

Creditors

The Theory of Everything

Northern Soul
The Last Sparks of Sundown

Serena

The Engagement

Closer to the Moon

Legacy

Rush
Here Lies

The Devil's Violinist

I Melt with You

Borgia

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Astonish Me

Deerfall

Mr. Nice

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

The Road to Coronation Street

Margaret

Vivaldi, the Red Priest

A Short Stay in Switzerland

Me and Orson Welles

Abraham's Point

Riot at the Rite

Agatha Christie's Poirot