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Mackenzie Crook

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Mackenzie Crook

English actor, director, comedian and writer (born 1971)

Mackenzie Crook is an English actor, writer and director. He rose to prominence as Gareth Keenan in The Office and played Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He created, wrote, directed and starred in Detectorists, which won a BAFTA TV Award for best situation comedy, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Jerusalem.

Mackenzie Crook appears in 3 films and 2 TV series in The Rerun, from 2001 to 2014. Most of that work is in comedy, adventure and family. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Toby Jones (3).

Known for

  • The Office (UK) (2001), Gareth Keenan. His officious office colleague Gareth became one of the sitcom’s best-known characters.
  • Detectorists (2014), Andy Stone. He wrote, directed and starred in this gentle comedy about two amateur metal detectorists.
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Ragetti. He played the wooden-eyed pirate and returned for two sequels.
  • Game of Thrones (2013), Orell. He appeared as the wildling warg Orell in six episodes.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Mackenzie Crook been in?
Mackenzie Crook appears in Detectorists (2014), City of Ember (2008), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Finding Neverland (2004) and The Office (UK) (2001) on The Remote.
When was Mackenzie Crook born?
Mackenzie Crook was born on 29 September 1971.

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