Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook: Biography in Details

Who is Mackenzie Crook?

Mackenzie Crook is a popular actor, director, comedian, and writer. He is famous for playing different roles in various hit movies.

Likewise, he is also more popular for appearing in TV series like- The Office, Pirates of the Caribbean films, and BBC four’s Detectorists and Game of Thrones.

Mackenzie Crook: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Crook was born on September 29, 1971, in Maidstone, Kent, England. His father’s name is Michael Crook who was an employee at British Airways. And his mother’s name is Sheila Crook who was a hospital manager. He is 49 years old.

The actor also has a sister, Zoe Crook.

Crook had a problem in his childhood and was put on a course of hormone therapy. It was due to a growth hormone deficiency and but was cured later on. In his childhood, he used to spend time staying with his uncle at a tobacco farm.

It was the summertime and he uses to roam there on the farm which also developed his love for painting. Crook also once worked at Pizza Hut at a young age.

Education

Mackenzie Crook completed his school at Wilmington Grammar School. Other information about his education is unknown.

Mackenzie Crook: Profession life and Career

Mackenzie Crook has gained this fame from his amazing performances in movies and TV series. Crook has appeared in several theatre plays and music videos.

Movies and Series

Mackenzie Crook start his career by appearing in a Hollywood career in 1996.  That short film was The Man who Fell in Love with a Traffic Cone. Two years later, he appeared in his first TV series, The Eleven O’Clock Show. From his appearance, he also was nominated for the British Comedy Awards.  After the series, he rose to fame and grabbed much of the fan following.

No sooner did he gets a chance to perform in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Balck Pearl (2003), and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006). And also respectively in  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End in 2007 as the role of Ragetti, a pirate.

It was one of the most popular movies and was able to gain him a lot of fame. There he shares the scene with various famous actors like  Johny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffery Rush, and Jack Davenport among others.

In 2013, Mackenzie Crook was featured in HBO’s hit series, Game Of Thrones. There he worked out with Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams, Peter Dinklage, and Gwendoline Christie among others. After that the following year, he performs in a series, Detectorists. He won BAFTA Television Craft Awards and BAFTA Television Awards for his amazing performance in that TV series.

Talked about his latest work in movies and acting field in his performance in 2018’s series, Britannia where he shared the screen with Kelly Reilly, Liana Cornell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and Stanley Weber among others.

Theater Works

Mackenzie Crook also ha appears in different theatre debuts. In 2004 working out with London West End production, he appears in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opposite Christian Slater. And again after two years of that, he appears in The Exonerated at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

Crook also starred in Ian Rickson’s The Seagull. His performance was so good that it earns him a nomination for the Evening Standard Theater Awards. Then no sooner in 2009, did he appears in Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem at the Royal Court Theater.

Other Works

Crook has not only built his career in the acting field. moreover, he was also involved in direction. He has directed a music video for the Paw Paw, a London electro band. Likewise, he also has appeared as a postman in one of the music videos titled, Dance Tonight. It was Paul McCartney’s album with Natalie Portman, an actress.

The director also has signed a deal with Faber. They together work out to publish and write a children’s book. Moreover, he has also written several books. His book includes Ragetti’s SecretDiary in 2009, The Windvale Sprites in 2011, and The Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth in 2013.

Awards

In 2015, Mackenzie Crook receives Best Scripted Comedy Award for Detectorists at BAFTA Awards. Likewise, He also falls under the different nominations of Best Comedy Newcomer, Best Newcomer, and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series respectively in 2001, 2004, and 2014.

Mackenzie Crook: Salary and Net Worth

As Mackenzie Crook is one of the renowned personalities now, he must have good earnings. His net worth is $4 million. Most of the movie has a good collection at the box office.

Currently, he resides in Muswell Hill, London with his wife and children.

Mackenzie Crook: Rumors and Controversy

Mackenzie Crook must be going well in his both personal and professional life. So he has not been in any controversy or rumors.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

The comedian stands with a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs. He has blond colored hair and blue-colored eyes.

Social Media

Mackenzie Crook is active on different social media and keeps on updating them with her latest work and photos. He isn’t active on Instagram. The actor is seen active on Twitter and has 11.6K followers.

He doesn’t have his official Facebook account but there is a fanmade page with more than 3.1K followers on her Facebook Account.

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