Alastair Mackenzie

Alastair Mackenzie
Born (1970-02-08) 8 February 1970
Trinafour, Scotland
SpouseSusan Vidler
Children2
RelativesDavid Mackenzie (brother)

Alastair John Mackenzie (born 8 February 1970)[1] is a Scottish actor and writer.

Early life

Alastair Mackenzie was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire.[2] He left home at the age of 18 and moved to London.

Career

Mackenzie played the young laird Archie MacDonald in the BBC drama Monarch of the Glen,[3] and he guest starred as Richard Loughty in series three of the BBC crime drama, Granite Harbour.

Personal life

He lives in Islington with his partner, Scottish actress Susan Vidler, with whom he has two children: a daughter, Martha, born in December 1999 and a son, Freddie, born in September 2004.[3][4][5]

His brother is director David Mackenzie, with whom he co-founded Sigma Films.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Dragonworld John McGowan Direct-to-video
1995 Mouth to Mouth Oswaldo Original title: Boca a boca
1997 California Sunshine Andy Short film
1998 Horsehair Mick Short film
2002 The Last Great Wilderness Charlie Also co-writer of screenplay
One Minute Energyman Short film
2004 A Life in the Day Narrator Short film
2005 Snuff-Movie Justin / Andy / Freddy / Peter
2008 The Edge of Love Anthony Devas
New Town Killers Jamie Stewart
2010 Monster Mutt Monty
2011 Perfect Sense Virologist
You Instead Mark
2012 Candle to Water Vaughn
2013 Company of Heroes Chambliss Direct-to-video
10ml I.V. Doc Short film
2015 Redistributors Michael Manning
2016 Terminally Happy Louis Short film
93 Days Dr. David Brett-Major
2018 Peterloo General Sir John Byng
Outlaw King John of Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl
2019 Backdraft 2 Captain White Direct-to-video
2022 The Deal Michael
TBA Object Permanence Barry Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Lovejoy Freddy Episode: "Day of Reckoning"
Soldier Soldier Tim Episode: "Further Education"
1995 Game On Chris Episode: "Fame"
1996 Hamish Macbeth Gavin Robb Episode: "In Search of a Rose"
Chef! Businessman Episode: "Lessons in Talking"
1997 Snap Jed Episode: "Finger of Fame"
1999 Psychos Dr. 'Shug' Nevin Series regular; 6 episodes
2000–2003 Monarch of the Glen Archie MacDonald Series regular; 43 episodes
2002 French and Saunders Archie MacDonald Episode: "Celebrity Christmas Puddings"
2002, 2003 Strange Rich 2 episodes[6][7]
2004 Agatha Christie's Poirot Ferguson Episode: "Death on the Nile"
2005 The Brief Michael Galbraith Episode: "The Architect's Wife"
2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Athaulf Mini-series; episode: "The Fall of Rome"
The Shell Seekers Richard Lomax Mini-series; 2 episodes
2007 Reichenbach Falls Jack Harvey Television film
2008 M.I. High Bruce Boardman Episode: "Greenfinger"
2009 Murdoch Mysteries Inspector Edward Scanlon Episode: "Snakes and Ladders"
The Mentalist Dr. Royston Daniel Episode: "Russet Potatoes"
2010 Lewis Sebastian Anderson Episode: "Your Sudden Death Question"
2011 Moving On Mick Episode: "Donor"
Black Mirror Martin Episode: "The National Anthem"
2012 Skins Gregory McGuinness Episode: "Mini"
Lip Service Thomas Delaware Episode: "Series 2; episode 5"
2013 The Sweeter Side of Life Benny Christophe Television film
Borgen Jeremy Welsh Series 3 regular; 8 episodes
Agatha Christie's Marple Colonel Hillingdon Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery"
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker Ambassador Hillman Television film
2013–2014 Dracula Lord Rothcroft Series regular; 6 episodes
2015 Wolf Hall William Brereton Series regular; 6 episodes
A.D. The Bible Continues James the Just Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016 Midsomer Murders Felix Lancaster Episode: "Habeas Corpus"
2016–2017 Cold Feet Jamie Moore/Poynter Recurring role; 4 episodes
2017 The Loch Craig Petrie Series regular; 6 episodes
2018–2021 Unforgotten Ex-DCI John Bentley Series regular; 9 episodes
2019 Death in Paradise Ewan Boyd Episode: "Beyond the Shining Sea"
Deep Water Guy Riverty Mini-series regular; 6 episodes
2022 Professor T. Simon Lanesborough Series 2 regular; 4 episodes
The Crown Richard Aylard Series 5 recurring role; 3 episodes
2022–2025 Andor Perrin Fertha Recurring role; 11 episodes
2023 Vigil Wing Cmdr. Anthony Chapman Episode: "Series 2; episode 1"[8]
2025 The Bombing of Pan Am 103 Alastair Campbell QC Mini-series; 1 episode
Prisoner 951 Tobias Ellwood Mini-series; 4 episodes[9]
2026 The Marlow Murder Club Ferdy Blake Episode: "An Appetite for Murder: Parts 1 & 2"
Granite Harbour Richard Loughty Series 3; 3 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2005 The Gigli Concert J.P.W. King Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
2009 The Priory Ben Royal Court Theatre, London
2014 Tiger Country John Hampstead Theatre, London

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2010 BioShock 2 Additional voices
2026 007 First Light Q (voice) Also motion capture
The Incident at Galley House Oswald Galley (voice)

References

  1. ↑ "Alastair John Mackenzie personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Borgen's Alastair Mackenzie on his TV comeback". The Scotsman. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Why Archie abdicated".
  4. ↑ "Interview: David and Alastair Mackenzie, film director and actor/screenplay writer - Scotsman.com".
  5. ↑ "Laird in the city".
  6. ↑ "Strange - Universal Channel". Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Strange - A Television Heaven Review". Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Vigil season 2 cast: Meet the characters in BBC thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ↑ Hibbs, James (23 November 2025). "Prisoner 951 cast: Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes star". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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