Alex MacQueen
| Alex MacQueen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 37–38) Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actor, Comedian |
Alexander Tulloch MacQueen (born in Epsom, Surrey,[1]) is an English actor.[1] He has appeared on television, film and radio in the UK in productions such as Holby City, Hut 33, The Thick of It,[2] and Keeping Mum.
MacQueen is perhaps best known for his recurring role as sarcastic Consultant Anaesthetist Keith Greene, appearing in 75 episodes of Holby City between May 2005 and July 2010.[1] He has also appeared in The Thick of It as Julius Nicholson. In addition, MacQueen recently appeared as Kevin Sutherland (Neil's Dad) in E4's comedy, The Inbetweeners and as 'Howard', an anti-speed bump community campaigner in two episodes [3][4] of BBC1's Outnumbered. He has also been in TV advertisements including ones for Specsavers, Dell, and Utterly Butterly.
MacQueen received a first in English literature at Durham University, and then studied for a M.Phil at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating in 1998.[5] He was a member of the National Youth Theatre between 1992 and 1995. He then went on to train as a barrister at the Middle Temple.[6] He worked as a Business Affairs Executive for Granada International and has also worked in the House of Commons with a member of the Culture & Media Select Committee, specifically working during the creation of the Broadcasting Act 1996.
MacQueen recently starred as Roy Tunt in The Hide, which premiered on FilmFour in February 2009.[7] He won the award for Best Actor at the Marbella Film Festival in 2009 for this role. He also appears in the film In the Loop, directed by Armando Iannucci, as Sir Jonathan Tutt, British Ambassador to the UN. This was a follow-up to MacQueen's role as Julius Nicholson, the 'blue-skies advisor' to the Prime Minister in political satire The Thick of It, also directed by Iannucci. He also appeared in the Comedy Central/BBC collaboration, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. MacQueen plays 'Barnabus', the sidekick to the Chancellor Dongalor, played by British comedian Matt Lucas, whom MacQueen earlier acted alongside in The Wind in the Willows.
MacQueen has also appeared in a series of videos on YouTube as Clive Rudloe, a character who is allegedly 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.
In 2011, he appeared as the publisher Malcolm Dodds in Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c IMDb Alex MacQueen Biography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1276507/bio
- ^ BBC Four The Thick of It Julius Nicholson http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/thickofit/character-gov3.shtml
- ^ "Outnumbered, Series 3, Episode 3". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s5wnn.
- ^ "Outnumbered, Series 3, Episode 6". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sbjz8.
- ^ admin.cam.ac.uk Cambridge website http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/1997-8/weekly/5737/34.html
- ^ The Guardian online "Called to the Bar" http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19991015/ai_n14280066/pg_2/
- ^ http://www.solutionfilms.com/film.php?q=cast_crew&id=8
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/aboveandbeyondtv
