Alastair Mackenzie

{{About|the Scottish actor|other people with similar names|Alistair Mackenzie (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox person

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| name = Alastair Mackenzie

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Trinafour, Scotland

| known_for =

| relatives = David Mackenzie (brother)

| spouse = Susan Vidler

| children = 2

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Alastair John Mackenzie (born 8 February 1970){{cite web|title=Alastair John Mackenzie personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK|website=Companies House|access-date=25 August 2024|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/0udrc3Y76VYhDFAUpq6WYQj6Pv4/appointments}} is a Scottish actor and writer.

Early life

Alastair Mackenzie was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/tv-radio/borgen-s-alastair-mackenzie-on-his-tv-comeback-1-3191675|title=Borgen's Alastair Mackenzie on his TV comeback|date=8 January 2015|publisher=The Scotsman|accessdate=8 January 2015}} He left home at the age of 18 and moved to London.

Career

Mackenzie played the young laird Archie MacDonald in the BBC drama Monarch of the Glen.{{cite web|url=http://news.scotsman.com/features/Why-Archie-abdicated.2645552.jp|title=Why Archie abdicated}}

Personal life

He lives in Islington with his partner, Scottish actress Susan Vidler, with whom he has two children: a daughter, Martha, born in December 1999 and a son, Freddie, born in September 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/features/Interview-David-and-Alastair-Mackenzie.6842335.jp?articlepage=2|title=Interview: David and Alastair Mackenzie, film director and actor/screenplay writer - Scotsman.com}}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://news.scotsman.com/tvradio/Laird-in-the-city.3350581.jp|title=Laird in the city}}

His brother is director David Mackenzie, with whom he co-founded Sigma Films.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1994 \| Dragonworld \|John McGowan \| Direct-to-video
1995 \| Mouth to Mouth \| Oswaldo \| Original title: Boca a boca
1997 \| California Sunshine \| Andy \| Short film
1998 \| Horsehair \| Mick \| Short film
rowspan="2"\|2002 \| The Last Great Wilderness \| Charlie \|
One Minute \| Energyman \| Short film
2004 \| A Life in the Day \| Narrator \| Short film
2005 \| Snuff-Movie \| Justin / Andy / Freddy / Peter \|
2007 \| Reichenbach Falls \| Jack Harvey \| TV film
rowspan="2"\|2008 \| The Edge of Love \| Anthony Devas \|
New Town Killers \| Jamie Stewart \|
2010 \| Monster Mutt \| Monty \|
rowspan="2"\|2011 \| Perfect Sense \| Virologist \|
You Instead \| Mark \|
2012 \| Candle to Water \| Vaughn \|
rowspan="4"\|2013 \| The Sweeter Side of Life \| Benny Christophe \| TV film
Company of Heroes \| Chambliss \| Direct-to-video
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker \| Ambassador Hillman \| TV film
10ml I.V. \| Doc \| Short film
2015 \| Redistributors \| Michael Manning \|
rowspan="3" \|2016 \| Terminally Happy \| Louis \| Short film
93 Days \| Dr. David Brett-Major \|
Redistributors \|Michael Manning \|
rowspan="2"\|2018 \| Peterloo \| General Sir John Byng \|
Outlaw King \| John of Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl \|
2019 \| Backdraft 2 \| Captain White \|
2022 \|The Deal \|Michael \|
2023 \|Object Permanence \|Barry \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1994

| Dragonworld

|John McGowan

| Direct-to-video

1995

| Mouth to Mouth

| Oswaldo

| Original title: Boca a boca

1997

| California Sunshine

| Andy

| Short film

1998

| Horsehair

| Mick

| Short film

rowspan="2"|2002

| The Last Great Wilderness

| Charlie

One Minute

| Energyman

| Short film

2004

| A Life in the Day

| Narrator

| Short film

2005

| Snuff-Movie

| Justin / Andy / Freddy / Peter

2007

| Reichenbach Falls

| Jack Harvey

| TV film

rowspan="2"|2008

| The Edge of Love

| Anthony Devas

New Town Killers

| Jamie Stewart

2010

| Monster Mutt

| Monty

rowspan="2"|2011

| Perfect Sense

| Virologist

You Instead

| Mark

2012

| Candle to Water

| Vaughn

rowspan="4"|2013

| The Sweeter Side of Life

| Benny Christophe

| TV film

Company of Heroes

| Chambliss

| Direct-to-video

Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker

| Ambassador Hillman

| TV film

10ml I.V.

| Doc

| Short film

2015

| Redistributors

| Michael Manning

rowspan="3" |2016

| Terminally Happy

| Louis

| Short film

93 Days

| Dr. David Brett-Major

Redistributors

|Michael Manning

rowspan="2"|2018

| Peterloo

| General Sir John Byng

Outlaw King

| John of Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl

2019

| Backdraft 2

| Captain White

2022

|The Deal

|Michael

2023

|Object Permanence

|Barry

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="2"\|1994 \| Lovejoy \| Freddy \| Episode: "Day of Reckoning"
Soldier Soldier \| Tim \| Episode: "Further Education"
1995 \| Game On \| Chris \| Episode: "Fame"
rowspan="2"\|1996 \| Hamish Macbeth \| Gavin Robb \| Episode: "In Search of a Rose"
Chef! \| Businessman \| Episode: "Lessons in Talking"
1997 \| Snap \| Jed \| Episode: "Finger of Fame"
1999 \| Psychos \| Dr. 'Shug' Nevin \| Series regular; 6 episodes
2000–2003 \| Monarch of the Glen \| Archie MacDonald \| Series regular; 43 episodes
2002 \| French and Saunders \| Archie MacDonald \| Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Puddings"
2003 \| Strange \| Rich \| Mini-series; 2 episodes{{cite web\|url=http://www.universalchannel.com.au/series/strange\|title=Strange - Universal Channel\|access-date=2 October 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011104852/http://www.universalchannel.com.au/series/strange\|archive-date=11 October 2011\|url-status=dead}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/strange.htm\|title=Strange - A Television Heaven Review\|access-date=2 October 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014185746/http://televisionheaven.co.uk/strange.htm\|archive-date=14 October 2011\|url-status=dead}}
2004 \| Agatha Christie's Poirot \| Ferguson \| Episode: "Death on the Nile"
2005 \| The Brief \| Michael Galbraith \| Episode: "The Architect's Wife"
rowspan="2"\|2006 \| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire \| Athaulf \| Episode: "The Fall of Rome"
The Shell Seekers \| Richard Lomax \| Min-series; 2 episodes
2008 \| M.I. High \| Bruce Boardman \| Episode: "Greenfinger"
rowspan="2"\|2009 \| Murdoch Mysteries \| Inspector Edward Scanlon \| Episode: "Snakes and Ladders"
The Mentalist \| Dr. Royston Daniel \| Episode: "Russet Potatoes"
2010 \| Lewis \| Sebastian Anderson \| Episode: "Your Sudden Death Question"
rowspan="2"\|2011 \| Moving On \| Mick \| Episode: "Donor"
Black Mirror \| Martin \| Episode: "The National Anthem"
rowspan="2"\|2012 \| Skins \| Gregory South \| Episode: "Mini"
Lip Service \| Thomas Delaware \| Episode: "Series 2, Episode 5"
rowspan="2"\|2013 \| Borgen \| Jeremy Walsh \| Series regular; 8 episodes
Agatha Christie's Marple \| Colonel Hillingdon \| Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery"
2013–2014 \| Dracula \| Lord Rothcroft \| Series regular; 6 episodes
rowspan="2"\|2015 \| Wolf Hall \| William Brereton \| Series regular; 6 episodes
A.D. The Bible Continues \| James the Just \| Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016 \| Midsomer Murders \| Felix Lancaster \| Episode: "Habeas Corpus"
2016–2017 \| Cold Feet \| Jamie Moore \| Recurring role; 4 episodes
2017 \| The Loch \| Craig Petrie \| Series regular; 6 episodes
2018–2021 \| Unforgotten \| Ex-DCI John Bentley \| Series regular; 9 episodes
rowspan="2"\|2019 \| Death in Paradise \| Ewan Boyd \| Episode: "Beyond the Shining Sea"
Deep Water \| Guy Riverty \| Series regular; 6 episodes
rowspan="2" \|2022 \| The Crown \| Richard Aylard \| Recurring role; 3 episodes
Professor T. \| Simon Lanesborough \| Series regular; 6 episodes
2022–2025 \|Andor \|Perrin Fertha \|Recurring role; 9 episodes
2023 \|Vigil \| Wg Cdr Anthony Chapman \| 1 episode{{cite web \|title=Vigil season 2 cast: Meet the characters in BBC thriller \|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/vigil-cast-bbc-series/ \|website=Radio Times \|access-date=16 April 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="2"|1994

| Lovejoy

| Freddy

| Episode: "Day of Reckoning"

Soldier Soldier

| Tim

| Episode: "Further Education"

1995

| Game On

| Chris

| Episode: "Fame"

rowspan="2"|1996

| Hamish Macbeth

| Gavin Robb

| Episode: "In Search of a Rose"

Chef!

| Businessman

| Episode: "Lessons in Talking"

1997

| Snap

| Jed

| Episode: "Finger of Fame"

1999

| Psychos

| Dr. 'Shug' Nevin

| Series regular; 6 episodes

2000–2003

| Monarch of the Glen

| Archie MacDonald

| Series regular; 43 episodes

2002

| French and Saunders

| Archie MacDonald

| Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Puddings"

2003

| Strange

| Rich

| Mini-series; 2 episodes{{cite web|url=http://www.universalchannel.com.au/series/strange|title=Strange - Universal Channel|access-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011104852/http://www.universalchannel.com.au/series/strange|archive-date=11 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/strange.htm|title=Strange - A Television Heaven Review|access-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014185746/http://televisionheaven.co.uk/strange.htm|archive-date=14 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

2004

| Agatha Christie's Poirot

| Ferguson

| Episode: "Death on the Nile"

2005

| The Brief

| Michael Galbraith

| Episode: "The Architect's Wife"

rowspan="2"|2006

| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

| Athaulf

| Episode: "The Fall of Rome"

The Shell Seekers

| Richard Lomax

| Min-series; 2 episodes

2008

| M.I. High

| Bruce Boardman

| Episode: "Greenfinger"

rowspan="2"|2009

| Murdoch Mysteries

| Inspector Edward Scanlon

| Episode: "Snakes and Ladders"

The Mentalist

| Dr. Royston Daniel

| Episode: "Russet Potatoes"

2010

| Lewis

| Sebastian Anderson

| Episode: "Your Sudden Death Question"

rowspan="2"|2011

| Moving On

| Mick

| Episode: "Donor"

Black Mirror

| Martin

| Episode: "The National Anthem"

rowspan="2"|2012

| Skins

| Gregory South

| Episode: "Mini"

Lip Service

| Thomas Delaware

| Episode: "Series 2, Episode 5"

rowspan="2"|2013

| Borgen

| Jeremy Walsh

| Series regular; 8 episodes

Agatha Christie's Marple

| Colonel Hillingdon

| Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery"

2013–2014

| Dracula

| Lord Rothcroft

| Series regular; 6 episodes

rowspan="2"|2015

| Wolf Hall

| William Brereton

| Series regular; 6 episodes

A.D. The Bible Continues

| James the Just

| Recurring role; 3 episodes

2016

| Midsomer Murders

| Felix Lancaster

| Episode: "Habeas Corpus"

2016–2017

| Cold Feet

| Jamie Moore

| Recurring role; 4 episodes

2017

| The Loch

| Craig Petrie

| Series regular; 6 episodes

2018–2021

| Unforgotten

| Ex-DCI John Bentley

| Series regular; 9 episodes

rowspan="2"|2019

| Death in Paradise

| Ewan Boyd

| Episode: "Beyond the Shining Sea"

Deep Water

| Guy Riverty

| Series regular; 6 episodes

rowspan="2" |2022

| The Crown

| Richard Aylard

| Recurring role; 3 episodes

Professor T.

| Simon Lanesborough

| Series regular; 6 episodes

2022–2025

|Andor

|Perrin Fertha

|Recurring role; 9 episodes

2023

|Vigil

| Wg Cdr Anthony Chapman

| 1 episode{{cite web |title=Vigil season 2 cast: Meet the characters in BBC thriller |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/vigil-cast-bbc-series/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=16 April 2024}}

= Theatre =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Notes
2005 \| The Gigli Concert \| J.P.W. King \| Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh \|
2009 \| The Priory \| Ben \| Royal Court Theatre, London \|
2014 \| Tiger Country \| John \| Hampstead Theatre, London \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Venue

! Notes

2005

| The Gigli Concert

| J.P.W. King

| Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

2009

| The Priory