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Mirren Mack
Born (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Stirling, Scotland
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
TelevisionSex Education
The Nest

The Scottish Actress Mirren Mack (born 1997), who played a main role as Kaya on the BBC drama The Nest, Florence in Sex Education & Queenie in National Theatre’s 2022 production of Small Island will appear as Princess Merwyn in the upcoming Netflix miniseries The Witcher: Blood Origin in December 2022.

Early life

Mack was born in Stirling, Scotland.[2] From a young age, she was exposed to the entertainment industry, with her father, Billy, being an actor and her mother, Callan, being a drama tutor.[2] Her younger sister, Molly, is also an actress.[3] With sister Molly, she danced at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3] Mack went to Riverside Primary school and then Wallace High School in Stirling,[4] Mack attended the Dance School of Scotland's Musical Theatre,[1] until she successfully auditioned for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.[5][6]

Career

Mack made her professional acting debut in a stage production of Bat Boy as Mayor Maggie.[7] She then made her television debut in three episodes of the Netflix series Sex Education as Florence.[8][9] In 2020, Mack was cast in her first leading role as Kaya on the BBC drama series The Nest alongside Martin Compston and Sophie Rundle. [10] Mack came out of Covid lockdown to appear in the 7th series of Portrait Artist of the Year on Sky Arts.[11]

In August 2021, Mack began filming of the Netflix miniseries The Witcher: Blood Origin, [12] set in a time 1200 years before The Witcher, and will appear in a main role as Princess Merwyn, in a cast which includes Lenny Henry, Laurence O'Fuarain and Michelle Yeoh.[13] and in 2022 , Mack will stated as Ophelia in Old Vic's adaption Hamlet [14]

The The Witcher: Blood Origin will be aired by Netflix on 25 December Christmas Day 2022.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Ladybaby Rose Short film
2021 Mudlarks (short film) Ansel [16] directed by: Dominic Gilday [17][18]
2022 Blood Rites Rose Short film
2022 The Painter & The Poet Gemma Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Sex Education Florence Recurring role; 3 episodes
The Nest Kaya Main role - All 5 episodes
Portrait Artist of the Year Herself 7th series
2021 Dalgliesh Maggie Episodes 3 & 4
TBA The Witcher: Blood Origin Merwyn Upcoming miniseries, filming

Stage

Year Title Role Director
2016 Bat Boy Mayor Maggie Graham Dickie
2017 The Seagull Arkadina Wyn Jones
The Relapse Amanda Jonathan Humphreys
Talk to the Dog Girl Ellis Howard
Orphans Helen Brodie Ross[6]
2018 Twelfth Night Viola Niamh Cusack[6]
The Bachai Agave Patsy Rodenburg[6]
Phaedra's Love Phaedra Wyn Jones[6]
Oklahoma! Ado Annie Christian Burgess[6]
Mercury Fur Naz John Haidar[6]
2019 Orestes Electra Charlotte Gwinner[6]
Merrily We Roll Along Joanne Martin Connor[6]
2022 Small Island Queenie Rufus Norris

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 BAFTA Scotland Award Best Actress - Television The Nest Nominated [19][20]
2021 British Short Film Awards Best Actress Mudlarks Nominated [16][18]
2021 British Short Film Awards Best Acting Ensemble (shared with Naomi Preston-Low and Dominic Gilday) Mudlarks Won [19][17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mirren Mack, rising star of BBC's The Nest, interview". The Scotsman. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Mirren Mack". Dewar Awards. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The Nest: Mirren Mack on her breakout role as Kaya". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Mirren Mack – Tolbooth Talk: Released – 18th June 2020". stirlingevents.org. 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Mirren Mack: how eight-hour bus trips put Nest star on road to success". The Guardian. 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mirren Mack". Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Mirren Mack". Independent Talent. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Guildhall School announces the Gold Medal Winners for Acting and Production Arts 2019". Guildhall School. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Sex Education star hints at season three of hit Netflix show". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Meet the cast of BBC One's The Nest". Radio Times. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Mirren Mack reveals why Portrait Artist of the Year was more nerve-racking than being on stage". Radio Times. 21 October 2020.
  12. ^ "'The Witcher: Blood Origin': Lenny Henry, Mirren Mack, Nathaniel Curtis, Dylan Moran Among Cast To Join Netflix Prequel Series; Filming Underway In UK". Deadline Hollywood. 16 August 2021.
  13. ^ "The Witcher prequel Blood Origin reveals new cast members". redanianintelligence.com. 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Billy Howle Joined By Niamh Cusack and Mirren Mack in HAMLET at Bristol Old Vic; Full Cast Announced". Broadway World.
  15. ^ "The Witcher: Blood Origin Creator Previews the Magical Spin-Off". netflix.com. 25 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b "British Short Film Awards 2021 - Nominees". thebritishshortfilmawards.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  17. ^ a b "British Short Film Awards 2021 - Winners". thebritishshortfilmawards.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Mudlarks- Set Stills Photography". lashmarcreative.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Mirren Mack Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  20. ^ "British Academy Scotland Awards 2020: Winners Announced". bafta.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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