George MacKay

George MacKay, born in ‘92 in Hammersmith, London, pretty much landed in the biz thanks to his folks—Kim Baker, a costume designer, and Paul MacKay, who handles lights and stage stuff (Aussie roots, too, from Adelaide). He’s even got some Irish in him, courtesy of his gran from Cork. So, George basically stumbled into acting at age ten—someone spotted him and the next thing you know, he’s Curly in Peter Pan (2003). After that, he was popping up in TV gigs, like Rose and Maloney and Footprints in the Snow. By thirteen, he snagged Riccio in The Thief Lord and led in the BBC’s Johnny and the Bomb. Not bad for a kid, right? His early run included working alongside big names: Tim Roth, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and more in Tsunami: The Aftermath. Then came Dickens’ The Old Curiosity Shop, and Defiance with Daniel Craig. In The Boys Are Back, he played Harry with Clive Owen and picked up a couple of award nods. Things kept rolling—Hunky Dory, shorts at festivals, and starring in Private Peaceful. 2013 was wild—he broke out with roles in For Those in Peril, Sunshine on Leith, Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson, and How I Live Now. Awards started stacking up. He hit the West End with The Cement Garden, starred in Pride, and showed up at the BFI Film Fest in Bypass. Soon after, more theater, Captain Fantastic, and The Outcast hit the pipeline. Fast forward to 2016, George held his own beside Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic, was in 11.22.63 with James Franco, and then absolutely crushed it in Sam Mendes’ 1917—one of those “single shot” WWI epics people still talk about.