Biography
Who is George MacKay?
Early life
George MacKay was born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom, on March 13, 1992. His mother worked as a costume designer, and his father was involved in stage management and lighting. He grew up in the district of Barnes alongside his younger sister and attended The Harrodian School in London.
Acting beginnings
George began his career as a child actor after an acting scout spotted him at school. He auditioned for a film adaptation of Peter Pan and won the role of one of the Lost Boys named Curly in 2003. This marked his very first professional acting job in the film industry.
A few years later, at the age of thirteen, he portrayed Riccio in The Thief Lord. He also took on the lead role in the television drama Johnny and the Bomb and appeared in television series such as Rose and Maloney and The Brief.
Career highlights
Throughout his career, George has taken on a wide variety of roles in film and television. In 2012, he played the main character in Private Peaceful and appeared in The Best of Men. He later starred in the musical film Sunshine on Leith and the drama film Pride in 2014.
He gained much wider recognition for his leading role as lance corporal William Schofield in the World War I film 1917, directed by Sam Mendes. His later film projects include Wolf, Munich - The Edge of War, and the LGBT revenge thriller Femme, for which he won an award.
Personal life
During the filming of How I Live Now in 2013, George was briefly in a relationship with his co-star Saoirse Ronan. He later married makeup artist and hair stylist Doone Forsyth, whom he met on the set of 1917. The couple share two children together.
Birthday and age
George MacKay was born on March 13, 1992, which makes George 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. George shares the date with 31 other famous people.
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