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
Video Samples
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28/02/2020
New comedy drama ‘The Trouble with Maggie Cole’, featuring Gwyneth Keyworth and John Macmillan.
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06/12/2019
New comedy drama, murder mystery special ‘Dial M for Middlesborough’ on Gold.
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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.