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Christian McKay is a Actor British born on 11 november 1973 at Bury (United-kingdom)

Christian McKay

Christian McKay
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Birth name Christian Stuart McKay
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 november 1973 (50 years) at Bury (United-kingdom)

Christian Stuart McKay (born 11 November 1973) is an English stage and screen actor. He is well known for his portrayal of Orson Welles in the 2008 film Me and Orson Welles, which received critical praise and was nominated for awards such as the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in movies such as You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Rush.

Biography

McKay is married to the actress Emily Allen.

Usually with

Bernard Rose
Bernard Rose
(2 films)
Peter Morgan
Peter Morgan
(2 films)
Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
(3 films)
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner
(3 films)
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Filmography of Christian McKay (19 films)

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Actor

The Leisure Seeker
Directed by Paolo Virzì
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Janel Moloney, Dana Ivey, Christian McKay
Roles Will Spencer
Rating67% 3.357713.357713.357713.357713.35771
John et Ella font un voyage avec leur camping-car surnommé The Leisure Seeker de Boston à Key West en suivant la Route 1.
Crooked House
Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Max Irons, Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Amanda Abbington
Roles Roger Leonides
Rating63% 3.1513153.1513153.1513153.1513153.151315
Le millionnaire Aristide Leonides a été tué, le détective Charles Hayward doit mener une enquête afin de trouver son meurtrier.
The Young Messiah, 1h51
Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Sean Bean, David Bradley, Jonathan Bailey, David Burke, Isabelle Adriani, Jane Lapotaire
Roles Cleopas
Rating57% 2.861262.861262.861262.861262.86126
At the age of 7, when Jesus returns from Egypt to his home in Nazareth with his family, he discovers the truth about his life.
Florence Foster Jenkins, 1h50
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Helberg, Nina Arianda, Josh O'Connor
Roles Earl Wilson
Rating67% 3.398283.398283.398283.398283.39828
Florence Foster Jenkins, une riche héritière new-yorkaise et membre de la haute société, a une grande passion pour le chant. Bien que chantant faux, elle aspire à devenir une grande chanteuse d'opéra. Avec l'aide de son mari, St. Clair Beyfield, et du pianiste Cosmé McMoon, elle réalisera son rêve malgré son manque de talent.
Serena
Serena (2014)
, 1h49
Directed by Susanne Bier
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry
Actors Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Ifans, Toby Jones, Sean Harris, David Dencik
Roles Banker in Boston
Rating54% 2.7036552.7036552.7036552.7036552.703655
In Depression-era North Carolina, George Pemberton struggles to maintain the future of his timber empire. His life becomes more complicated after his wife, Serena, learns that she cannot ever bear children after she suffers a miscarriage with their first child.
The Theory of Everything, 2h3
Directed by James Marsh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about mathematics, Films about disabilities
Actors Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Emily Watson, Harry Lloyd, David Thewlis, Charlie Cox
Roles Roger Penrose
Rating77% 3.8516053.8516053.8516053.8516053.851605
In 1963, Cambridge University astrophysics student Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) begins a relationship with literature student Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). Although Stephen excels at mathematics and physics, his friends and professors are concerned over his lack of thesis topic. After Stephen and his professor Dennis Sciama (David Thewlis) attend a lecture on black holes, Stephen speculates that black holes may have been part of the creation of the universe and decides to write his thesis on time.
Closer to the Moon, 1h52
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd, Joe Armstrong, Christian McKay, Anton Lesser
Roles Iorgu Ristea
Rating66% 3.3491853.3491853.3491853.3491853.349185
Post-war Communist Romania: In 1959 Bucharest, members of Romania's high society Max Rosenthal (Mark Strong), Alice Bercovich (Vera Farmiga), Dumi Dorneanu (Tim Plester), Răzvan Orodel (Joe Armstrong) and Iorgu Ristea (Christian McKay), known collectively as Ioanid Gang, announce to a crowd that they are shooting a film. A young café worker, Virgil (Harry Lloyd), is among the witnesses. Under the guise of making this film, the Ioanid Gang perform a heist of the National Bank of Romania. The following day, Virgil loiters around a film set and encounters the director, Flaviu (Allan Corduner), who requests him to buy vodka and give it to him whenever he asks.
Northern Soul, 1h41
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Antonia Thomas, Steve Coogan, Christian McKay, Ricky Tomlinson, James Lance, Alex Esmail
Roles John's Dad
Rating62% 3.1456153.1456153.1456153.1456153.145615
Set in Lancashire in 1974, the film follows Matt and John as they leave behind a humdrum life of youth clubs and factory lines to chase a dream of travelling to the US, unearthing unknown soul 45s and establishing themselves as top DJ's on the Northern soul music scene. Their dance and amphetamine fuelled quest brings them into contact with some of the darker elements of the scene and tests their friendship to its limits.
Rush
Rush (2013)
, 2h2
Directed by Ron Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, Daniel Brühl, Natalie Dormer, Russell Crowe
Roles Lord Hesketh
Rating80% 4.0473254.0473254.0473254.0473254.047325
James Hunt and Niki Lauda are two highly skilled racing car drivers who first develop a fierce rivalry in 1970 at a Formula Three race at the Crystal Palace circuit in Britain, when both their cars spin out and Hunt eventually wins the race. Hunt is a brash, young Englishman with a tendency to vomit before every race, while Lauda is a cool, calculating Austrian technical genius who relies on precision. After a falling out with his father, Lauda takes a large bank loan and buys his way into the British Racing Motors Formula One team, meeting teammate Clay Regazzoni for the first time. Meanwhile, Hesketh Racing, the fledgling racing team Hunt drives for, enters Formula One as well. Lauda then joins Scuderia Ferrari with Regazzoni and wins his first championship in 1975. Hesketh closes shop after failing to secure a sponsor, but Hunt joins McLaren when Emerson Fittipaldi leaves the team. During this time, Hunt marries supermodel Suzy Miller, while Lauda develops a relationship with German socialite Marlene Knaus.
Legacy
Legacy (2013)
, 1h30
Directed by Pete Travis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Charlie Cox, Romola Garai, Simon Russell Beale, Geraldine James, Christian McKay, Olivia Grant
Roles Hugo March
Rating57% 2.855582.855582.855582.855582.85558
Charles Thoroughgood (Charlie Cox), a young spy, discovers the truth about his father's past. After leaving the army, he starts training at the Secret Intelligence Service when Viktor Koslov (Andrew Scott), a Soviet diplomat, gets him on a case. Charles' bosses want to exploit Viktor. When Charles makes contact with him, Viktor tells him information that he doesn't want to believe. Charles is also in a relationship with the wife of another agent.
The Devil's Violinist, 2h2
Directed by Bernard Rose
Origin German
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jared Harris, Joely Richardson, Ben Cura, Christian McKay, Veronica Ferres, Helmut Berger
Roles John Watson
Rating60% 3.013093.013093.013093.013093.01309
The film chronicles the life of Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century. It begins with his youth as a childhood violinist pushed by his demanding father through his beginnings in Italy and then to his performances and acclaim in London under the guidance of the mysterious Urbani.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2h7
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong
Roles Mackelvore
Rating69% 3.4976353.4976353.4976353.4976353.497635
En 1973, George Smiley est un agent du MI6 et l'un de ses principaux dirigeants. À la suite de l'échec catastrophique d'une mission en Hongrie, où l'agent britannique Jim Prideaux a failli être tué, le chef du MI6, Control, est contraint de démissionner, de même que Smiley, mis à la retraite. Control est remplacé par Percy Alleline à la tête du service.
I Melt with You
Directed by Mark Pellington
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay, Thomas Jane, Carla Gugino, Arielle Kebbel
Roles Tim
Rating58% 2.9473252.9473252.9473252.9473252.947325
Former college friends—Ron (Jeremy Piven), Jonathan (Rob Lowe), Richard (Thomas Jane), and Tim (Christian McKay) reunite in Big Sur during Spring break to celebrate Tim's 44th birthday. Each of the men enjoy some degree of professional success but are unfulfilled with their lives: Ron is a rich stockbroker, but is currently facing indictment from the SEC for embezzlement. Jonathan runs a successful medical practice, but all of his patients are wealthy drug addicts, he and his wife are divorced, and their young son identifies more with his mother's new husband than with Jonathan. Richard is a published author, but he has only written one book and now teaches high school English. Tim, an open bisexual, was until 5 years ago living in a happy relationship with a man, until accidentally causing the fatal car crash that killed his boyfriend and his sister, Jill.
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, 1h38
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch
Roles Sy
Rating62% 3.1467553.1467553.1467553.1467553.146755
Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and Helena (Gemma Jones) divorce. Helena begins seeing fortune teller Cristal (Pauline Collins) for spiritual advice. Their daughter Sally (Naomi Watts) has a troubled marriage with author Roy (Josh Brolin), who once wrote a successful book, and is now anxiously waiting for response from his publisher about the manuscript of his newest one. Helena helps pay their rent.
Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice (2010)
, 2h1
Directed by Bernard Rose
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, Crispin Glover, David Thewlis, Olivia Grant, Omid Djalili
Roles Hamilton McMillan
Rating62% 3.147783.147783.147783.147783.14778
The film begins in 2010, with a 65-year-old Howard Marks going onto a stage in front of a packed theatre to great applause. Marks asks if there are any plain-clothes policemen sat in the audience, to which the reply is negative. Then, while lighting up a joint, Marks asks "who here is a dope (marijuana) smoker?", to even greater applause. The film then diverts into Marks' internal monologue as he recounts his life.