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George MacKay(I)

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George MacKay
Follows a young graffiti artist who discovers a shocking secret that would put him and the ones closest to him in danger.
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I Came By (2022)
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George MacKay was born 13 March, 1992 in Hammersmith, London, England, to Kim Baker, a British costume designer, and Paul Christopher MacKay, an Australian stage/lighting manager, from Adelaide. One of his grandmothers is from Cork, Ireland.

At the age of ten, George was scouted to audition for a role in the family feature, Peter Pan (2003). He quickly landed the part of Curly, one of the Lost Boys, and went on to have several minor roles on TV, including an episode of Rose and Maloney (2002) and Footprints in the Snow (2005). At thirteen, George landed the part of Riccio in the film adaptation of Cornelia Funke's best-selling children's novel, The Thief Lord (2006), starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and was also cast in lead role for the BBC adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Johnny and the Bomb (2006).

George worked with Tim Roth, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sophie Okonedo for the HBO Movie Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) and later took a part in the Dikensian drama, The Old Curiosity Shop (2007). Soon after, George co-starred with Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber on Defiance (2008). In 2009, George took on the role of Harry, in The Boys Are Back (2009) alongside Clive Owen, for which he received 2 award nominations. His career took another step forward with Hunky Dory (2011).

Since, George has featured in several shorts which have been popular on the festival circuit and played the part of Tommo Peaceful with counterpart Jack O'Connell in the adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's Private Peaceful (2012).

2013 was George's breakthrough year, and was recognized for his parts as Aaron in For Those in Peril (2013), Davy in the musical Sunshine on Leith (2013), Jake Whittam in Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson (2013) and the dark horse Eddie in How I Live Now (2013). George received several nominations and for such features and later bought home a total of 5 awards.

George had a stint in the West End in 2014 in The Cement Garden. He portrayed Joe in the well-received Pride (2014) and Duane Hopkins' Bypass (2014) premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in October. Both Captain Fantastic and Sadie Jones' The Outcast (2015) are in post-production and George will be returning to theatre for Eugene O'Neill's 'Ah,Wilderness!' this April.

In 2016, George starred in the film Captain Fantastic (2016), opposite Viggo Mortensen, and the mini-series 11.22.63 (2016), with James Franco and Sarah Gadon. He rounded out the decade playing the starring role in Sam Mendes' 1917 (2019), a box office hit and highly critically-acclaimed drama set during World War I and shot to simulate a single take in real time.
BornMarch 13, 1992
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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George MacKay in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
George MacKay in 1917 (2019)
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George MacKay and Jamie Parker in 1917 (2019)
George MacKay and Daisy Ridley in Ophelia (2018)
Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Annalise Basso, Samantha Isler, Shree Crooks, Nicholas Hamilton, and Charlie Shotwell in Captain Fantastic (2016)
Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Annalise Basso, Samantha Isler, Shree Crooks, and Charlie Shotwell in Captain Fantastic (2016)
George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Nicholas Hamilton, and Charlie Shotwell in Captain Fantastic (2016)
Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Annalise Basso, Samantha Isler, and Nicholas Hamilton in Captain Fantastic (2016)
Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Annalise Basso, Samantha Isler, Shree Crooks, Nicholas Hamilton, and Charlie Shotwell in Captain Fantastic (2016)
James Franco and George MacKay in 11.22.63 (2016)
James Franco and George MacKay in 11.22.63 (2016)

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George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
1917
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  • Lance Corporal Schofield
  • 2019
George MacKay in Captain Fantastic (2016)
Captain Fantastic
7.8
  • Bodevan
  • 2016
Jason Isaacs, Don Battee, Brian Carbee, Septimus Caton, Alan Cinis, Frank Gallacher, Phil Meacham, Darren Andrew Mitchell, Ludivine Sagnier, Bruce Spence, Jeremy Sumpter, Jacob Tomuri, Frank Whitten, Dan Wyllie, Harry Eden, Mick Roughan, George MacKay, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Theodore Chester, Lachlan Gooch, Patrick Gooch, and Venant Wong in Peter Pan (2003)
Peter Pan
6.8
  • Curly
  • 2003
Saoirse Ronan in How I Live Now (2013)
How I Live Now
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  • Eddie
  • 2013

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  • Hugh Bonneville and George MacKay in I Came By (2022)
    I Came By
  • George MacKay and Jaysol Doy in Find the Light (2022)
    Find the Light
  • The Trick (2021)
    The Trick
  • Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
    Munich: The Edge of War
  • George MacKay and Lily-Rose Depp in Wolf (2021)
    Wolf
  • George MacKay in Ataraxia (2020)
    Ataraxia
  • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
    1917
  • George MacKay and Alexandra Roach in 2nd Date Sex (2019)
    2nd Date Sex
  • Emilia Jones in Nuclear (2019)
    Nuclear
  • Russell Crowe, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, George MacKay, and Orlando Schwerdt in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
    True History of the Kelly Gang
  • Arinzé Kene and Michaela Coel in Been So Long (2018)
    Been So Long
  • Amandla Stenberg in Where Hands Touch (2018)
    Where Hands Touch
  • Eve Myles, Suzanne Packer, and Michael Sheen in To Provide All People (2018)
    To Provide All People
  • George MacKay in Doublethink (2018)
    Doublethink
  • Daisy Ridley in Ophelia (2018)
    Ophelia

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  • Arinzé Kene and Michaela Coel in Been So Long (2018)
    Been So Long
  • George MacKay in Captain Fantastic (2016)
    Captain Fantastic
  • Sunshine on Leith (2013)
    Sunshine on Leith
  • Minnie Driver in Hunky Dory (2011)
    Hunky Dory
  • Clive Owen in The Boys Are Back (2009)
    The Boys Are Back
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    • March 13, 1992
    • London, England, UK
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    We never find what we set out hearts on. We ought to be glad of that.

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