Alastair Mackenzie

Alastair Mackenzie
Born 1970
Trinafour, Scotland
Spouse Susan Vidler

Alastair Mackenzie is a Scottish actor. He was born in 1970 in Trinafour, near Perth and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire.

Mackenzie left home at the age of 18 and moved to London. Though best known as playing the young laird Archie MacDonald in the BBC drama Monarch of the Glen,[1] he also has some theatre and film credits to his name.

He lives in Islington with his wife, Scottish actress Susan Vidler, with whom he has two children:a daughter Martha born in February 2000 and a son Freddy born 2004.[2][3][1] His brother is director David Mackenzie, with whom he co-founded Sigma Films.

Contents

Credits

Television

  1. The Mentalist, Series 1, Episode 18 (2009) .... Royston Daniel
  2. Reichenbach Falls (2007) .... Jack Harvey
  3. The Shell Seekers (2006) .... Richard
  4. Agatha Christie's Poirot - Death on the Nile (2004) .... Ferguson
  5. Strange (2002/I) .... Rich[4]
  6. Monarch of the Glen (2000–05) .... Archibald 'Archie' Horatio Hector MacDonald (Series 1-5) (2000–2003)
  7. Psychos (1999) .... Dr. 'Shug' Nevin
  8. Lewis (2010) .... Sebastian Anderson - Lawyer

Guest-starring TV roles

  1. Murdoch Mysteries playing "Detective Edwin Scanlon" (episode # 2.2 "Snakes and Ladders") 10 February 2009
  2. Comic Relief Does Fame Academy playing "Himself" (episode # 2.5) 5 March 2005
  3. Poirot playing "Ferguson" in episode: "Death on the Nile" (episode # 12.1) 12 April 2004
  4. Strange playing "Rich" (voice) in episode: "Asmoth" (episode # 1.6) 5 July 2003[5]
  5. French & Saunders playing "Archie MacDonald" in episode: "Celebrity Christmas Puddings" 25 December 2002
  6. This Is Your Life playing "Himself" in episode: "Julian Fellowes" 23 May 2002
  7. Hamish Macbeth playing "Gavin Robb" in episode: "In Search of a Rose" (episode # 2.2) 31 March 1996
  8. Game On! playing "Chris" (as Sam MacKenzie) in episode: "Fame" (episode # 1.6) 10 April 1995
  9. Lovejoy playing "Freddy" (as Sam MacKenzie) in episode: "Day of Reckoning" (episode # 6.2) 9 October 1994
  10. Soldier Soldier playing "Tim" (as Sam MacKenzie) in episode: "Further Education" (episode # 4.7) 1994

Movies

  1. You Instead (2011) .... Mark
  2. New Town Killers (2008) .... Jamie
  3. Snuff-Movie (2005) .... Andy
  4. The Last Great Wilderness (2002) .... Charlie
  5. California Sunshine (1997) (as Alistair Mackenzie) .... Andy
  6. Boca a boca (1995) .... Oswaldo, el Director Americano; aka Boca a acob (Spain: approximation of original mirrored title); aka Mouth to Mouth
  7. Dragonworld (1994) (as Sam Mackenzie) .... John McGowan

Theatre credits

  1. Agamemnon
  2. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  3. Cymbeline
  4. Four Dogs and a Bone
  5. The Priory

Screenwriting

  1. The Last Great Wilderness (2002)

Producing

  1. Hallams Foe Pas (2007/8)

References

  1. ^ a b Why Archie abdicated - Scotsman.com News
  2. ^ Interview: David and Alastair Mackenzie, film director and actor/screenplay writer - Scotsman.com
  3. ^ Laird in the city - Scotsman.com News
  4. ^ Strange | Universal Channel
  5. ^ Strange | A Television Heaven Review

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