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David McKay

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Birth name David McKay

David McKay is a Scottish actor and television director.

In the television series Shoebox Zoo, he played McTaggart who was the Keeper of the Book of Forbidden Knowledge who was bound to stay with Michael Scott (Peter Mullan) until the book is found by Marnie (Vivien Endicott-Douglas). McTaggart has been a number of people in the first series. A tour guide, a servant to Michael and Toledo and a clown. Now as the second series unfolds, he must help Marnie and Michael as much as he can to help find the Book and stop Toledo taking over and finding the Book before Marnie.

He has also appeared in two Ken Loach films: Ae Fond Kiss... and My Name Is Joe. He has also had roles in Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, Les Misérables (1998), Braveheart and Rab C Nesbitt, among others.

He has directed for High Times, The Basil Brush Show, Tinsel Town and My Parents Are Aliens, and has written and directed a short film, Caesar, on pigeon-fancying.

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Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
(3 films)
Victoria Hill
Victoria Hill
(1 films)
Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows
(1 films)
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of David McKay (8 films)

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Actor

Neds
Neds (2010)
, 2h4
Directed by Peter Mullan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Gangster films
Actors Peter Mullan, Marcus Nash, Gary Lewis, David McKay, Marianna Palka, Steven Robertson
Roles Mr Holmes
Rating68% 3.4477653.4477653.4477653.4477653.447765
Neds is a dark coming-of-age film that follows the story of John McGill, a young boy growing up in 1970s Glasgow. John is a brilliant student who excels in his studies at school, but his studious nature often comes into conflict with his family's working-class background and gang-riddled neighbourhood. John's mother is a part-time hospital worker and his father is an abusive alcoholic who works as a tool maker. His older brother, Benny, is the leader of a neighbourhood gang called the Young Car-D. On a visit his Auntie Beth, who now lives in New York, encourages John to leave Scotland to pursue opportunities there when he is older.
Ae Fond Kiss..., 1h44
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Films about religion, La précarité
Actors Atta Yaqub, Eva Birthistle, Gerard Kelly, Gary Lewis, David McKay, Raymond Mearns
Roles Wee Roddie
Rating70% 3.5445253.5445253.5445253.5445253.544525
Set in Glasgow, the film tells the story of the Khan family. Casim is the only son of Pakistani Muslim immigrants to Scotland. He has a younger sister, Tahara, and an older sister Rukshana. Casim's parents, Tariq and Sadia, have arranged for him to marry his first cousin, Jasmine, and Casim is more or less happy with the arrangement. He then meets and falls in love with Roisin, an Irish Catholic immigrant (who is a part-time music teacher in Tahara's Catholic school). Roisin books a short holiday break for them both on seeing an advert in a travel agent's shop window, and while on holiday Casim tells her about the arranged marriage his family are planning for him. They then have to decide whether their love is strong enough to endure without the support of their respective communities.
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, 1h44
Directed by Shane Meadows
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Kathy Burke, Ricky Tomlinson, Shirley Henderson, Andrew Shim
Roles Dougy
Rating60% 3.049953.049953.049953.049953.04995
Dek (Rhys Ifans) proposes to his girlfriend Shirley (Shirley Henderson) on TV. When Jimmy (Robert Carlyle), "the great love of her life" and father of her daughter Marlene (Finn Atkins), sees this, he returns in an attempt to win back her heart. However, after deserting his friends in Scotland during an unsuccessful robbery of some clowns, his friends turn against him and come to the Midlands to try to track him down. In the end, Shirley refuses to go with Jimmy and professes her love for Dek after Marlene refuses to have anything to do with Jimmy and is only ready to accept Dek as the father figure.
My Name Is Joe, 1h44
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Association football films
Actors Peter Mullan, David Hayman, David McKay, Gary Lewis, Lorraine McIntosh, Stephen McCole
Roles Liam
Rating73% 3.6967453.6967453.6967453.6967453.696745
The film begins with Joe Kavanagh at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, relaying an experience from his past. He states the ritualised greeting: 'My name is Joe and I'm an alcoholic.' He feels that he is not in a position to drink any more with safety. He tells the group that he copes by praying and states that he is grateful to be at the meeting. He receives a round of applause for his admissions.
Braveheart
Braveheart (1995)
, 2h58
Directed by Mel Gibson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Angus Macfadyen, Brendan Gleeson
Roles Young soldier
Rating79% 3.9858753.9858753.9858753.9858753.985875
In 1280, King Edward "Longshanks" (Patrick McGoohan) invades and conquers Scotland following the death of Alexander III of Scotland, who left no heir to the throne. Young William Wallace (James Robinson) witnesses Longshanks' treachery, survives the deaths of his father (Sean Lawlor) and brother (Sandy Nelson), and is taken abroad on a pilgrimage throughout Europe by his paternal Uncle Argyle (Brian Cox), where he is educated. Years later, Longshanks grants his noblemen land and privileges in Scotland, including Prima Nocte (or droit du seigneur, the right of the lord to have sex with female subjects on their wedding nights). Meanwhile, Wallace (Mel Gibson) returns to Scotland and is reunited with his childhood friend, Hamish Campbell (Brendan Gleeson). Wallace falls in love with his other childhood friend, Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack); they marry in secret so she will not have to spend the night with the local English lord. Wallace rescues Murron from being raped by English soldiers, but as she fights off their second attempt, Murron is captured and publicly executed. In retribution, Wallace leads his clan to slaughter the English garrison in his hometown and send the occupying garrison at Lanark back to England.

Director

Ten Inch Hero, 1h42
Directed by David McKay
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Elisabeth Harnois, Clea DuVall, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jensen Ackles, Danneel Ackles, Alice Krige
Rating72% 3.6478453.6478453.6478453.6478453.647845
Des amis ouvrent une sandwicherie à Santa Cruz en Californie.

Art

Macbeth
Macbeth (2006)
, 1h49
Directed by Geoffrey Wright
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Steve Bastoni, Bob Franklin, Kate Bell
Roles Production Design
Rating46% 2.3014652.3014652.3014652.3014652.301465
This adaptation of Macbeth takes place in the Melbourne underworld. Macbeth (Sam Worthington), a loyal underboss to his crime boss Duncan (Gary Sweet), is told by teenage witches that he will one day assume great power. Driven by their prophecy, his wife (Victoria Hill) plans to kill Duncan and take the leadership of the gang for herself and her husband. Macbeth's obsessive love for her leads him to agree to her murderous plan, but he finds that maintaining his power will require a lot more from him than first imagined.