John Macmillan
Versatile young actor - deep, powerful, honest, cool, soothing, effortless & Intelligent.
Extremely varied acting career - ranging from comedic roles such as Ronald in the hit series Chewing Gum to Silk where he played second-in-command to the Senior Clerk on the front line of criminal law.
Has lived and studied in Johannesburg, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi & Oxford - Is confident with all accents.
Other accents include: South African, Urban/London, RP & all American accents.
"But it is MacMillan’s dizzying vocal acrobatics – wry, pained, prudish, silly, terrified – that propel Killer beyond the realm of the radio play and make these characters come to life"
Corrie Tan
The Guardian on Killer - Philip Ridley double-bill - Shoreditch Town Hall
Credits
- Famalam (TV, 2018) Various (Sketch Shows). BBC.
- King Lear (TV Film, 2018) Edmund. BBC2.
- Yerma (Theatre, 2017-16) Victor.Young Vic.
- Back (TV, 2017) Julian. Ch4.
- Hamlet (Theatre, 2017) Fortinbras. Almeida Theatre.
- Hang Ups (TV, 2017) Abs. Ch4.
- Kiss Me First (TV, 2017) Saul Green. E4/Netflix.
- Killer (Theatre, 2017) (One Man Show) Shoreditch Town Hall.
- Chewing Gum (TV, 2016) Ronald. Series 2. E4.
- Ordinary Lies (TV, 2016) Adam Carver. BBC1.
- The Windsors (TV, 2016) Richard. Ch4.
- Chewing Gum (TV, 2015) Ronald. Series 1. E4.
- Hoff the Record (TV, 2015) Marcus Foster. Dave.
- The Homecoming (Theatre, 2015) Joey. Trafalgar Studios.
- Silk (TV, 2014-11) John Bright. Series 1-3. BBC.
- Critical (TV, 2014) Justin Costello. SKY1.
- New Tricks (TV, 2013) Archie. BBC.
- PANTO! (TV, 2012) Finlay.
- Hamlet (Feature Film, 2009) Rosencrantz. Donmar & Broadway.
Worked With
- Zawe Ashton
- Kirsty Besterman
- Kellie Bright
- Gemma Chan
- Josh Cohen
- Lenora Crichlow
- Daisy Haggard
- Mali Harries
- John Heffernan
- Matthew Jacobs-Morgan
- Geraldine James
- Tobias Menzies
- David Mitchell
- David Oakes
- Chiké Okonkwo
- Olivia Poulet
- Miranda Raison
- Charlotte Ritchie
- Felix Scott
- Hugh Skinner
- Indira Varma
- Alex Waldmann
- Robert Webb
- Jodie Whittaker
- Ruth Wilson
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28/02/2020
New comedy drama ‘The Trouble with Maggie Cole’, featuring Gwyneth Keyworth and John Macmillan.
Historian Maggie Cole is flattered when she is interviewed for a radio show about life in her village, but she makes the mistake of sharing too much detail about the residents’ private lives. Watch on Wednesday 4th March at 9pm on ITV.
06/12/2019
New comedy drama, murder mystery special ‘Dial M for Middlesborough’ on Gold.
Starring Sian Gibson, Jason Forbes, John Macmillan, Ambreen Razia, Sheila Reid and Mike Wozniak. Watch on Saturday 14th December at 9:15pm on Gold.
08/11/2019
Final episode of the hard-hitting drama 'The Accident' staring Joanna Scanlan and featuring John Macmillan.
Watch on Thursday 14th November at 9pm on Channel 4.
23/05/2019
Comedy sketch show 'Famalam' back for its second series, starring John Macmillan.
Hit BBC Three comedy sketch show Famalam to return for a second series. The show will revisit a range of popular characters such as grime MC Scribbler P, the warring aunties and thwarted Nigerian philanthropist Prince Alyusi. Watch on Monday 27th May at 10:35pm on BBC1.