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Alex Macqueen

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Alex Macqueen
Macqueen in 2024
Born
Alexander Tulloch Macqueen

(1973-11-30) 30 November 1973 (age 50)
Epsom, Surrey, England
Alma materCollingwood College, Durham
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Years active2003–present
Alex Macqueen's voice
Macqueen in a recording for CAFOD
Recorded 3 February 2024

Alexander Tulloch Macqueen (born 30 November 1973)[1] is an English actor and writer. He has appeared on television, film and radio in the UK in productions such as Holby City, Doctor Who, Hut 33, Peep Show, The Thick of It, Keeping Mum, Fate: The Winx Saga, and The Inbetweeners. He also guest-starred in The Durrells in series 4.

Early life

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Macqueen was born in Epsom, Surrey. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, from 1990 to 1992[2] and left to receive a first in English literature at Collingwood College, Durham University. He went on to study for a M.Phil at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating in 1998.[3]

Professional career

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He played sarcastic consultant anaesthetist Keith Greene in 75 episodes of Holby City between May 2005 and July 2010.[2] He appeared as the Rt Hon Julius Nicholson, Lord Nicholson of Arnage, the bawdy and persistently peckish "blue-skies advisor" to the Prime Minister in political satire The Thick of It.[2] He also played Sir Jonathan Tutt, British Ambassador to the UN, in the film In the Loop;[4] both were directed by Armando Iannucci.[5] He also acted in the Comic Relief special of Mr. Bean in 2007 as a vicar. He played Kevin Sutherland in E4's comedy, The Inbetweeners.[2] In 2010, he starred as Howard, an anti-speed bump community campaigner in two episodes of BBC1's Outnumbered.[6][7]

He appeared in the Comedy Central/BBC collaboration, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire,[4] in which he played Barnabus, the sidekick to the Chancellor Dongalor, played by Matt Lucas. He starred as Roy Tunt in The Hide,[4] which premiered on FilmFour in February 2009. He won the award for Best Actor at the Marbella Film Festival in 2009 for this role.[5]

Macqueen acted in a series of videos on YouTube as Clive Rudloe, a character who claims to be "the world's number one DJ". The videos are spoofs created by real-life DJs Above and Beyond.[8] In late 2009, he starred in several episodes of The News at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4, in a variety of supporting roles.[5] In 2010, he appeared as the publisher Malcolm Dodds in Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. That year he also had a small role in the comedy film Four Lions. In 2011, was in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[4]

In 2012, he appeared in a Doctor Who spin-off UNIT: Dominion,[4] published by Big Finish Productions, in a role described as "the Other Doctor" who is revealed to be the Doctor's long-term adversary The Master; the storyline establishes that Macqueen's Master is intended to be from a point between the Masters portrayed by Eric Roberts and Derek Jacobi. He reprised this role in 2014 for Dark Eyes 2, Dark Eyes 3, Dark Eyes 4 and again in 2016 alongside Geoffrey Beevers, who had played an earlier incarnation of the Master, in The Two Masters. In 2021, Macqueen returned to the role in Masterful, a story published to celebrate the Master's 50th anniversary. He also had a lead role as Edmund in Julia Davis' black period comedy Hunderby, opposite Davis and Alexandra Roach.[4]

Macqueen (second from right) with other actors at the 2015 Cannes Film festival

He played the role of Hove in the 2015 BBC series Pompidou,[4] starring alongside Matt Lucas. During the filming of Pompidou, Macqueen and Matt Lucas played the game devised by the two 'Pumpidou'. Lucas however won no critical acclaim for 'Pumpidou', despite it being the key spin off to the show. However, Macqueen did receive a special recognition award for the 2015 edition of TOTY for his part in the success of 'Pumpidou'. He played Luke, the senior doctor in the six-part ITV comedy The Delivery Man.[9] In 2015, he also played the royal crier in Cinderella. In 2016, he acted opposite Sir Michael Caine in the film Youth, and played the role of Patrick Jarvis MP in series 3 of Peaky Blinders.[5][4]

In 2019, he appeared in Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans and in 2022, he starred as Stephen Gardiner in Becoming Elizabeth.[4]

In 2023, he starred as Tindall in the Apple TV+ series Hijack, alongside Idris Elba and Neil Maskell.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Emperor's Wife Dr. Lambroso
2005 Buried Alive —
Keeping Mum Train Ticket Collector
2006 Dad Son Short film
2007 Magicians Stooge
2008 The Hide Roy Tunt
Tu£sday Mr Jacobs
2009 In the Loop Sir Jonathan Tutt
A Very British Cult Terry Short film
2010 Four Lions Malcolm Storge MP
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Malcolm Dodds
Bonded by Blood Prison Governor
Bistro Waiter Short film
2011 Chalet Girl Macolm
Anuvahood Edward
The Inbetweeners Movie Kevin Sutherland
Pitch Black Heist Isaac Short film
2012 Gambit Mr Dunlop
2013 I Give It a Year Minister
Jack the Giant Slayer Tour Guide
Dr Easy Superintendent Short film
One Chance Dr Thorpe
Too Leach Jeffrey Short film
2014 Fear of Water Charles
Crocodile Andy Short film
The Inbetweeners 2 Kevin Sutherland
2015 Slow West Rupert Cavendish
Cinderella Royal Crier
Dare to Be Wild Nigel Hogg
Youth Queen's Emissary
Not Sophie's Choice Daddy Short film
Just Desserts Dennis Short film
2016 Domestic Policy — Short film
2017 The Intelligence Explosion: How to Stop a Robot from Turning Evil Dennis Short film
Son of Perdition The Man Short film
The Overcoat The VIP Short film
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Terrafrack Boss
All Is True Sir Thomas Lucy
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Sycophantus
2020 Downhill Charlie
2021 School's Out Forever Mr. Bates
2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era Mr. Stubbins
2024 That Christmas Mr. Forrest (voice)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Keen Eddie Gates Episode: "Eddie Loves Baseball"
2004 Family Business Photographer 1 episode
Murder City Ian Payne Episode: "Big City Small World"
Outlaws Clerk 2 episodes
2005 Dead Man Weds Scientist 1 episode
Einstein's Big Idea Chater TV film documentary
Peep Show Jury foreman Episode: "Jurying"
2005–2009 The Thick of It Julius Nicholson 5 episodes
2005–2010 Holby City Keith Greene 75 episodes
2006 Mayo Administrator Mini-series
All in the Game Dr Phelps TV film
Casualty Dr Keith Greene Episode: "All at See"
The Wind in the Willows Clerk TV film
2006–2008 Pulling Ian 2 episodes
2007 The Afternoon Play Simon Episode: "The Real Deal"
The IT Crowd Vicar Episode: "Return of the Golden Child"
Christmas at the Riviera Barry TV film
2008 Delta Forever Alex Episode: "Pilot"
Trexx and Flipside Immigration officer Episode: "B-Ice's New Clothes"
The Wrong Door Captain Justice 6 episodes
Lead Balloon Brendan Episode: "Spikey"
2008–2010 The Inbetweeners Kevin Sutherland 5 episodes
2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Barnabus 6 episodes
Comedy Showcase Neil Episode: "The Amazing Dermot"
2010 Outnumbered Howard 2 episodes
Hotel Trubble Z Dogg's manager Episode: "Catz 'N' Doggz"
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Hotel manager 2 episodes
Miranda Librarian Episode: "Before I Die"
2011 Come Fly with Me Nut allergy passenger 1 episode
Campus Bank manager Episode: "The Culling Fields"
Lewis Dr Julius Fisher Episode: "The Mind Has Mountains"
Rock & Chips Bernard Bird Episode: "The Frog and the Pussycat"
Holy Flying Circus BBC Head of Rude Words TV film
Black Mirror Special Agent Callett Episode: "The National Anthem"
This Is England '88 Fay's dad Mini-series
2012 The Cricklewood Greats Tim Dempsey TV film
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story TV director TV film
Mr Stink News reporter TV film
2012–2015 Hunderby Edmund 10 episodes
2013 Plebs Brother Quintus Episode: "Saturnalia"
Playhouse Presents Marco Episode: "Stage Door Johnnies"
2014 Trying Again Martin 6 episodes
2015 Pompidou Hove 6 episodes
The Delivery Man Mr Luke Edward 6 episodes
Together Ashley 6 episodes
2016 Drunk History: UK Hardy 1 episode
Hoff the Record Kurt Episode: "Rehab"
Peaky Blinders Patrick Jarvis MP 3 episodes
2017 Hospital People Jeremy Lace Episode: "The Hospital Awards"
Babs Peter Charlesworth TV film
Eric, Ernie and Me Bill Cotton TV film
2018 Silent Witness Guy Bernhardt 2 episodes
High & Dry Newton 2 episodes
Sally4Ever David 5 episodes
2019 Road to Brexit Charles Braxton TV film
The Durrells Colonel Ribbindane 1 episode
2020 The Trial of Christine Keeler Mervyn Griffith-Jones 2 episodes
Fate: The Winx Saga Ben Harvey 6 episodes
Hilda Alvin 13 episodes
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Stephen Gardiner 6 episodes
2023 Extraordinary Head teacher Episode: "The Jen Show"
Hijack Tindall
2025 The Feud Nick Filming [10]

References

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  1. ^ "November 30, 1973". British Comedy Guide.
  2. ^ a b c d "OJ Dinner 2018". St John's School. 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Congregation of the Regent House on 9 May 1998". University of Cambridge. 9 May 1998. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Alex Macqueen Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Macqueen profile". IMDb. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ "BBC One – Outnumbered, Series 3, Episode 3". bbc.co.uk. 22 April 2010.
  7. ^ "BBC One – Outnumbered, Series 3, Episode 6". bbc.co.uk. 20 May 2010.
  8. ^ Above & Beyond. Retrieved 4 July 2015 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "The Delivery Man". presscentre. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  10. ^ Duke, Simon. "Channel 5 drama The Feud takes over Jarrow as Jill Halfpenny and Derry Girls star spotted". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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