What is the net worth and salary of George Mackay?
George MacKay is a British actor who has a net worth of $4 million. George MacKay has appeared in such films as “Peter Pan”, “Private Peaceful”, “How I Live Now”, “1917” and others.
early life
Mackay was born on the 13th of March 1992 in London, England. His parents are Kim Baker, a British fashion designer, and Paul Mackay, an Australian lighting and theater director. He spent his childhood in Barnes, England with his younger sister. He attended Harrodian School and began his acting career as a child at the age of ten when he was spotted at school by an acting scout who was looking forward to taking on roles in the upcoming adaptation of “Peter Pan”. After a number of successful roles throughout his childhood, he auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but was refused admission.
Professional life
Mackay’s career began after he was exposed and asked to audition for “Peter Pan”. He attended a workshop and won the role of one of the Lost Boys, playing the character Curly in the movie. He enjoyed the experience and kept testing. At the age of 13, he won the role of Riccio in “The Thief Lord”, the film adaptation of Cornelia Funke’s bestselling novel. He also won the lead role in “Johnny and the Bomb,” a three-part BBC television drama based on Terry Pratchett’s novel of the same name.
In addition to his work in cinema, Mackay has also appeared in a number of TV series such as “Rose and Maloney”, “Footprints in the Snow” and “The Abstract”. In 2008, he played the role of the younger brother in the movie “Challenge”. He also appeared in the movie “The Boys Are Back” and in the musical movie “Hunky Dory”. In 2012, he landed the lead role in “Private Peaceful” and also appeared in “The Best of Men”.
In 2013, Mackay starred opposite Saoirse Ronan in How I Live Now. Then he starred in the musical film “Sunshine on Leith” which included the songs of The Proclaimers. The following year, in 2014, he appeared in “Pride” as the main character Joe, a young man who struggles to come across as gay in homophobic Britain during the 1980s. In 2015, he took on the lead role in Eugene O’Neill’s adult play, “Ah, Wilderness!” That same year, he also appeared on the BBC’s two-part television program for Sadie Jones’ first novel, The Untouchable. He also appeared in a Hulu production of Stephen King’s science fiction/thriller, “11.22.63”.
For several months in early 2016, MacKay performed the role of Mick in “The Caretaker” at the Old Vic Theater in London. Then he appeared in the 2016 movie “Captain Fantastic”. The following year, he played the main character in “Marrowbone”, a horror film directed and written by Sergio J. Sanchez. Then he portrayed Prince Hamlet in the 2018 movie “Ophelia”, which retells the story of Shakespeare’s play from the perspective of the young character, Ophelia. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The same year, he appeared in “Where Hands Touch” which tells the story of a member of the Hitler Youth in Nazi Germany who falls in love with a biracial girl.
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In 2019, he appeared in the movie “True History of the Kelly Gang” based on the award-winning novel of the same name. It premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Then Mackay appeared in one of his biggest roles to date as the young soldier in the World War I movie, “1917”. The film directed by Sam Mendes was nominated for Best Picture in 92second abbreviation Academy Awards in addition to receiving nine other nominations. For his performance, he received a Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and nominations at the IGN Awards and Satellite Awards. The role helped launch Mackay’s career into the mainstream and his name grew outside Britain.
Then Mackay starred in “Wolf” along with Lily-Rose Depp in 2020. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021. He was cast in “Munich – The Edge of War” for Netflix in November of 2020. He also co-starred in the musical “The End” with Tilda Swinton and Stephen Graham.
As an actor, MacKay has been praised for his acting abilities and the serious amount of preparation he puts into each of his roles. Throughout his career, he has also received awards at BAFTA Scotland, British International Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival, and received a number of other nominations at notable award shows and festivals worldwide.
personal life
MacKay keeps his personal life details rather quiet and is also not on any social media. He was romantically linked with actress Saoirse Ronan after they met on the set of the 2013 movie How Do I Live Now. They were linked together for three years before they broke up. Mackay was recently linked to Doone Forsyth, the makeup artist and hairstylist who worked on the set of the movie “1917”.
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