Bruce Mackinnon
Acting
Born October 17, 1978, Esher, Surrey, England, UK
Bruce Mackinnon (born 17 October 1978) is an actor and writer who has appeared in various television programmes and films. Mackinnon was born in Esher, Surrey and was educated at Eton College, before studying drama at The University of Manchester. He began his career in the comedy duo "Mat and Mackinnon" with Mathew Horne. MacKinnon has starred in tv shows such as The Office (UK TV series), The Catherine Tate Show, Smack the Pony and for HBO Rome. Movie credits include Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The Duchess (film) and Vanity Fair (2004 film). He has also written for television shows such as The Catherine Tate Show, Alistair MacGowan, Johnny Vaughan and for Dara Ó Briain on Live Floor Show. In 2012, Mackinnon was selected to play Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the RSC's 2012 production of Twelfth Night, directed by David Farr. In 2014 Mackinnon has appeared in Inside No. 9 for the BBC.Utopia (UK TV series) for Channel 4 and the Marvel Studios movie Guardians of the Galaxy (film). In 2015 MacKinnon will be starring in Showtime (TV network) / Hat Trick Productions Episodes (TV series).
Filmography
- 2025Black Bag — The Major
- MobLand — Doctor
- Black Ops — Dave
- Changing Ends — Raymond
- 2023We Are Not Alone — Wade
- Avoidance — Tom
- We Are Not Alone — Wade
- Dreaming Whilst Black — Theo
- 2021Silky Hotel — Jonathan Sosidge
- Trying — Ben
- Ghosts — Isaac - Puritan Man
- 2018Bohemian Rhapsody — Reporter 2
- 2018Kill Ben Lyk — Banker Ben Lyk
- 2018The Mercy — Barman
- Will — Robert Greene
- 2016The Last Dragonslayer — Producer
- Victoria — Hannam
- Marley's Ghosts
- 2015The Bad Education Movie — Grant Dodd
- You, Me and the Apocalypse — Molby
- 2014Guardians of the Galaxy — One-Eyed Ravager
- Inside No. 9 — Malcolm (voice)
- 2014The Understudy — 'Malcolm'
- 2014United Passions — Louis Muhlinghaus
- Up the Women
- Black Mirror — MP Selection Committee 3
- 2010One Man and His Dog — Man
- Big Top — Boyco
- Taking the Flak
- No Heroics
- 2008The Duchess — Sir Peter Teazle
- Benidorm — Jonty
- Jekyll — Malcolm
- Lewis — Conan Jones
- M.I. High — The Octopus
- Phineas and Ferb
- Rush Hour
- Home Again
- Lead Balloon
- 2006Perfect Day: The Millennium — Rob
- 2005Perfect Day — Rob
- 2005Sweetnightgoodheart — Tom
- 2005The Taming of the Shrew — Vicar
- 2005Things to Do Before You're 30 — Colin
- Twisted Tales — Darren
- Agatha Christie's Marple — Scamper
- 2004Fat Slags — Minion 1
- The Catherine Tate Show
- 2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellers — Britt at Hospital Reporter #1
- 2004Vanity Fair — Casino Boy
- Spine Chillers — Darren
- Trevor's World of Sport — Marcus
- The Office — Jimmy the Perv