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George MacKay

George MacKay

Actor · Born March 13, 1992 (34) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

George Andrew J. MacKay (/məˈkaɪ/; born 13 March 1992) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor in Peter Pan (2003). He had starring roles in the British war drama Private Peaceful (2012), the romantic film How I Live Now (2013), For Those in Peril (2013), for which he won a BAFTA Scotland Award, and Marrowbone (2017). He gained wider recognition for his leading role in the war film 1917 (2019). He won a British Independent Film Award for his performance in Femme (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article George MacKay (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 13, 1992 (34)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are George MacKay's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Survival
19%
Self
18%
Morality
14%
Society
13%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 16

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 23 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 23
Ally
6 of 23
Shapeshifter
4 of 23
Shadow
2 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
18
Dread
10
Hopeful
10
Bittersweet
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch George MacKay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for George MacKay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Untitled Ocean's Prequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Sense and Sensibility(2026)

    as Edward Ferrars

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • & Sons(2025)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Dylan

  • Rose of Nevada(2025)

    as Nick Dyer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Broken English(2025)

    as The Record Keeper

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sign Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Seb O'Teur

  • The End(2024)

    as Son

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Beast(2023)

    as Louis

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Femme(2023)

    as Preston

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • I Came By(2022)

    as Toby Nealey

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Find the Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as The Lifeguard

  • Munich: The Edge of War(2021)

    as Hugh Legat

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Wolf(2021)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Trick(2021)

    as Sam Bowen

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ataraxia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Boy

  • 1917(2019)

    as Lance Corporal Schofield

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • True History of the Kelly Gang(2019)

    as Ned Kelly

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • 2nd Date Sex(2019)

    as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nuclear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Boy

  • Ophelia(2018)

    as Hamlet

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Been So Long(2018)

    as Gil

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Where Hands Touch(2018)

    as Lutz

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • To Provide All People(2018)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marrowbone(2017)

    as Jack Marrowbone

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Narrated By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bill Sipowitz

  • Captain Fantastic(2016)

    as Bodevan Cash

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Powers

  • Infinite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sid

  • 11.22.63(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bill Turcotte

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Outcast(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lewis Aldridge

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Fuel to Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tomas Gant

  • Bypass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tim

  • Pride(2014)

    as Joe "Bromley"

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Breakfast With Jonny Wilkinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jake Whittam

  • Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Son

  • Sunshine on Leith(2013)

    as Davy Henshaw

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • How I Live Now(2013)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • For Those in Peril(2013)

    as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Private Peaceful(2012)

    as Tommo Peaceful

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Men(2012)

    as Private William Heath

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Dosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Marcus

  • Birdsong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Private Douglas

  • Hunky Dory(2011)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • French Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jack

  • The Boys Are Back(2009)

    as Harry Warr

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Defiance(2008)

    as Aron Bielski

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Old Curiosity Shop(2007)

    as Kit

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tsunami: The Aftermath(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adam Peabody

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Johnny and the Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Johnny Maxwell

  • The Thief Lord(2006)

    as Riccio

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Footprints in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nathan Hill

  • Peter Pan(2003)

    as Curly

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rose and Maloney(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Young Calum

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Cry to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Miles

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 53 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

1917 (2019)

$446M worldwide

Highest rated

1917 (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Sense and Sensibility (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20022026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 56 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

2000s9 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 25 roles
031318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 4 major nominations, 2014–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Cannes award, won · Male Revelation
  2. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do George MacKay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th10

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

To Provide All People (2018)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

1917 (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is George MacKay's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles35–81 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles17–62 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles31–84 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles11–52 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles30–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does George MacKay work with?

People who share at least 2 of George MacKay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Compton Ross shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers