John Macmillan
Versatile 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, 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
Other Languages
- Bemba (Zambia) (Basic)
- Malawian (Basic)
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.
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20/01/2021
Channel 4 comedy, sitcom ‘Back’ is here with its long awaited second series!
Starring David Mitchell, Olivia Poulet, John Macmillan, Jessica Gunning & Anna Leong Brophy. Watch on Thursday 21st Jan at 10pm on Channel 4.
04/12/2020
Series 1 of Back is back ahead of the release of season 2 in 2021!
Catch episode 1-3 on Friday 4th Dec on Channel 4 at 11:05pm and episodes 4-6 on Friday 11th December.
12/11/2020
Congratulations to all the STV talent nominated in the Rose d'Or Awards!
Aisling Bea's This Way Up is nominated for Best Comedy Drama and Sitcom, as is Parliament, Sex Education, Two Weeks to Live. Famalam is nominated for Best Comedy. Normal People and The Capture is up for Best Drama.
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.