George MacKay (actor)
George MacKay | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003-present |
George MacKay (born March 13, 1992) is an English actor.
Biography
MacKay was born in London, England. At the age of five, he produced, directed and created his very own production of the play "Peter and the Wolf" with his friends playing the characters. He cast himself as in the lead role of the Wolf so that he could swing from trees.
In 2002, MacKay was spotted at his school by an acting scout, who asked him if he would like to audition for a role in PJ Hogan's 2003 film adaptation of Peter Pan. He attended a workshop, and quickly won the part of one of the Lost Boys, Curly, in what was his big break.
Soon after, he had small roles in an episode of Rose and Maloney and television drama Footprints in the Snow.
In 2005, at the age of thirteen, he won the role of Riccio in The Thief Lord. The film adaptation of Cornelia Funke's best selling children's novel. Later on in the same year, he was cast in the lead role in Johnny and the Bomb, a BBC drama adapted from Terry Pratchett's novel of the same name.
In the 2008 film Defiance he plays Aron, the youngest of the four Bielski brothers and in 2009 he plays Harry in The Boys Are Back.
Filmography
- The Boys Are Back (2009) ....Harry
- Defiance (2008) .... Aron Bielski
- The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) (TV) .... Kit Nubbles
- Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) (TV) .... Adam Peabody
- Johnny and the Bomb (2006) (TV). aka Terry Pratchett's Johnny and the Bomb (Australia: DVD title) .... Johnny Maxwell
- The Thief Lord (2006). aka Herr der Diebe (Germany) .... Riccio
- Footprints in the Snow (2005) (TV) .... Nathan Hill
- Rose and Maloney .... Young Calum (1 episode, 2004)
- Peter Pan (2003) .... Curly