Christian McKay

Biography

Christian McKay was born in Bury, Lancashire. He is a British actor and classical musician. Christian received international acclaim for his performance in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles (2008) as Orson Welles, a role he also interpreted in the one-man play "Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles" at a number of venues, including the Edinburgh Festival and King's Head in London, and in US at the "Brits Off Broadway" festival 2007. Among others, his excellent film work also includes gems such as in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Rush (2013), The Theory of Everything (2014) and Florence Foster Jenkins (2016).

Known For

The Theory of Everything

as Roger Penrose

Rush

as Lord Hesketh

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Mackelvore

Florence Foster Jenkins

as Earl Wilson

Serena

as Banker in Boston

Crooked House

as Roger Leonides

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

as Poker Friend

Warrior

as Samuel Blake

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Jefferson Cope

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

as Giles Newcombe