Alex MacQueen
Encyclopedia
Alexander Tulloch MacQueen (born in Epsom
, Surrey
,) is an English
actor. He has appeared on television, film and radio in the UK in productions such as Holby City
, Hut 33
, The Thick of It
, and Keeping Mum
.
MacQueen is perhaps best known for his recurring role as sarcastic Consultant Anaesthetist Keith Greene, appearing in 75 episodes of Holby City between May 2005 and July 2010. He has also appeared in The Thick of It as Julius Nicholson. In addition, MacQueen recently appeared as Kevin Sutherland (Neil's Dad) in E4's comedy, The Inbetweeners
and as 'Howard', an anti-speed bump community campaigner in two episodes of BBC1's Outnumbered
. He has also been in TV advertisements including ones for Specsavers, Dell and Utterly Butterly.
MacQueen took a First in English Literature
at Durham University
, and then studied for a M.Phil
at Pembroke College, Cambridge
, graduating in 1998. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre
between 1992 and 1995. He then went on to train as a barrister at the Middle Temple
. He worked as a Business Affairs Executive for Granada International and has also worked in the House of Commons with a member of the Culture & Media Select Committee, specifically working during the creation of the Broadcasting Act 1996.
MacQueen recently starred as Roy Tunt in The Hide, which premiered on FilmFour in February 2009. He won the award for Best Actor at the Marbella Film Festival in 2009 for this role. He also appears in the film In the Loop
, directed by Armando Iannucci
, as Sir Jonathan Tutt, British Ambassador to the UN. This was a follow-up to MacQueen's role as Julius Nicholson, the 'blue-skies advisor' to the Prime Minister in political satire The Thick of It
, also directed by Iannucci. He also appeared in the Comedy Central
/BBC
collaboration, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
. MacQueen plays 'Barnabus', the sidekick to the Chancellor Dongalor, played by British comedian Matt Lucas
, whom MacQueen earlier acted alongside in The Wind in the Willows.
MacQueen has also appeared in a series of videos on YouTube
as Clive Rudloe, a character who is allegedly the world's number one DJ. The videos are spoofs created by real-life DJs Above and Beyond
. In late 2009, he starred in several episodes of The News at Bedtime
on BBC Radio 4
, in a variety of supporting roles.
In 2011 he appeared as the publisher Malcolm Dodds in Woody Allen
's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
.
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
,) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor. He has appeared on television, film and radio in the UK in productions such as Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Hut 33
Hut 33
Hut 33 is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom set at Bletchley Park in 1941. It includes both the writer and producer from Think the Unthinkable and Concrete Cow.-Production:...
, The Thick of It
The Thick of It
The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast on BBC Four in 2005, and has so far completed fourteen half-hour episodes and two special hour-long episodes to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's...
, and Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum is a 2005 British black comedy film starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith and Patrick Swayze.-Plot:In the opening scene, as pregnant young Rosie Jones rides on a train, her very large trunk starts leaking blood...
.
MacQueen is perhaps best known for his recurring role as sarcastic Consultant Anaesthetist Keith Greene, appearing in 75 episodes of Holby City between May 2005 and July 2010. He has also appeared in The Thick of It as Julius Nicholson. In addition, MacQueen recently appeared as Kevin Sutherland (Neil's Dad) in E4's comedy, The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager Will , and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The Inbetweeners Movie was...
and as 'Howard', an anti-speed bump community campaigner in two episodes of BBC1's Outnumbered
Outnumbered
Outnumbered is a British sitcom. Airing on BBC One since 2007, it stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a father and mother outnumbered by their three children...
. He has also been in TV advertisements including ones for Specsavers, Dell and Utterly Butterly.
MacQueen took a First in English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
, and then studied for a M.Phil
Master of Philosophy
The Master of Philosophy is a postgraduate research degree.An M.Phil. is a lesser degree than a Doctor of Philosophy , but in many cases it is considered to be a more senior degree than a taught Master's degree, as it is often a thesis-only degree. In some instances, an M.Phil...
at Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
, graduating in 1998. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity in London, Great Britain, committed to creative, personal and social development of young people through the medium of creative arts....
between 1992 and 1995. He then went on to train as a barrister at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
. He worked as a Business Affairs Executive for Granada International and has also worked in the House of Commons with a member of the Culture & Media Select Committee, specifically working during the creation of the Broadcasting Act 1996.
MacQueen recently starred as Roy Tunt in The Hide, which premiered on FilmFour in February 2009. He won the award for Best Actor at the Marbella Film Festival in 2009 for this role. He also appears in the film In the Loop
In the Loop
In the Loop is an idiom meaning "informed" or "up-to-date". It may also refer to:*In The Loop, a radio and internet program produced by Minnesota Public Radio*In the Loop , a 2009 feature film directed by Armando Iannucci...
, directed by Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci
Armando Giovanni Iannucci is a Scottish comedian, satirist, writer, director, performer and radio producer. Born in Glasgow, he studied at Oxford University and left graduate work on a PhD about John Milton to pursue a career in comedy....
, as Sir Jonathan Tutt, British Ambassador to the UN. This was a follow-up to MacQueen's role as Julius Nicholson, the 'blue-skies advisor' to the Prime Minister in political satire The Thick of It
The Thick of It
The Thick of It is a British comedy television series that satirises the inner workings of modern British government. It was first broadcast on BBC Four in 2005, and has so far completed fourteen half-hour episodes and two special hour-long episodes to coincide with Christmas and Gordon Brown's...
, also directed by Iannucci. He also appeared in the Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
/BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
collaboration, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is a British-American comedic sword and sorcery series created by Peter A. Knight, co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Media Rights Capital for Comedy Central and BBC Two, which premiered on April 9, 2009 in the USA and on June 11 in the UK. It began...
. MacQueen plays 'Barnabus', the sidekick to the Chancellor Dongalor, played by British comedian Matt Lucas
Matt Lucas
Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas is an English comedian, screenwriter and actor best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain; as well as for his portrayals of the scorekeeping baby George Dawes in the comedy panel game Shooting Stars, Tweedledee and...
, whom MacQueen earlier acted alongside in The Wind in the Willows.
MacQueen has also appeared in a series of videos on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
as Clive Rudloe, a character who is allegedly the world's number one DJ. The videos are spoofs created by real-life DJs Above and Beyond
Above & Beyond (band)
Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Finnish Paavo Siljamäki. They have their own record label Anjunabeats, which releases trance and progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show Trance...
. In late 2009, he starred in several episodes of The News at Bedtime
The News at Bedtime
The News at Bedtime is a satirical comedy series on BBC Radio 4 written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, writers of the satirical Private Eye magazine. The series is a spoof of news programmes, in particular shows such as The Today Programme, set in "Nurseryland", a place in which all nursery rhymes...
on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
, in a variety of supporting roles.
In 2011 he appeared as the publisher Malcolm Dodds in Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is a 2010 English-language Spanish-American co-production comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It features Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, Naomi Watts, Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Pauline...
.