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, 2020-18) Various (Sketch Shows). BBC.
- Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait (Feature Film, 2020) Peccadillo Pictures
- The Accident (TV, 2019) Gareth Jarvis. Channel 4
- Dial M for Middlesbrough (TV Film, 2019) Chad. UK Gold
- The Trouble with Maggie Cole (TV, 2019) Jez. ITV
- King Lear (TV Film, 2018) Edmund. BBC2.
- Yerma (Theatre, 2017-16) Victor.Young Vic.
- Carnage (Feature Film, 2017) Troye King Jones. BBC
- 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
Video Samples
Related news articles
24/08/2020
The new series of Famalam is here, starring John MacMillan!
The first episode airs Monday 24th August at 10:45pm on BBC1. All episodes are now available on the iPlayer.
15/07/2020
Neil Gaiman's audiodrama adaptation of The Sandman is out today featuring a host of STV talent!
Audible's audio drama adaptation of Gaiman's beloved Vertigo Comics series The Sandman features the voices of Inel Tomlinson, John MacMillan, Cathy Tyson, Blake Ritson, Reginald D Hunter, Mathew Horne and Don Gilet!
13/05/2020
Just announced! A host of STV talent in Neil Gaiman's audiodrama adaptation of The Sandman
Neil Gaiman has revealed the voice cast and release date for Audible's upcoming audio drama adaptation of Vertigo Comics' Sandman.
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.