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name: "Christian McKay"
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born: "11 November 1973"
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# Christian McKay

Actor. Born 11 November 1973 in Bury, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 November 1973, Bury, UK
- **Active:** 2011–2013
- **Also known as:** 크리스티안 맥케이, Кристиан МакКей

## Biography

Christian McKay is an English stage and screen actor. He was born in Bury, Lancashire, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2001. He is also a classically trained pianist who studied at the University of York and the Royal College of Music.

McKay is best known for his portrayal of Orson Welles in the 2008 film *Me and Orson Welles*, a role he originated in the one-man stage play *Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles*. He has appeared in *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), *Rush* (2013) as Lord Hesketh, *The Theory of Everything* (2014) as Roger Penrose, *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016) as Earl Wilson, and *Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris* (2022). He received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor for *Me and Orson Welles*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Rush* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Lord Hesketh — [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Mackelvore — [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)

## Also known for

- *The Theory of Everything* (2014), Roger Penrose
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), Earl Wilson
- *Serena* (2014), Banker in Boston
- *Crooked House* (2017), Roger Leonides
- *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), Poker Friend
- *Warrior* (2019), Samuel Blake
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Jefferson Cope
- *Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris* (2022), Giles Newcombe

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