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John Macmillan
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| Education | Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (BA) |
| Years active | 2007–present |
John Macmillan is a British actor. He is also sometimes called MacMillan. He started his acting career in theatre, which means plays on stage. He was even nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for his work in famous plays like Hamlet and Macbeth. Later, he was nominated for a Satellite Award for his acting in the BBC Two TV movie King Lear in 2018.
You might have seen him in TV shows like the BBC One drama Silk (2011–2014), the Netflix comedy Chewing Gum (2015–2017), or the Channel 4 comedies Back (2017–2021) and Hang Ups (2018).
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About John Macmillan
His Early Life
John Macmillan went to school at the Waterford Kamhlaba United World College in Mbabane, Eswatini. He has also lived in other places like Johannesburg, Malawi, Zambia, and Oxford. John studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
His Acting Journey
Starting in Theatre
John Macmillan began his acting career on stage. In 2007, he went on an international tour with the play Cymbeline. The next year, he appeared in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and Piranha Heights. He was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award in 2009 for his performances in Hamlet and Macbeth.
Moving to TV and Film
In 2009, John made his first appearances on screen. He had small roles in the horror film Heartless and the TV crime drama Hustle. In 2011, he was in the short film Friend Request Pending and the action movie Hanna. That same year, he started playing Joe Bright in the BBC One drama Silk.
Big Roles and Recognition
In 2015, John played staff nurse Joe Costello in the medical drama Critical. He also started playing Ronald, Tracey's boyfriend, in the Netflix comedy Chewing Gum. He played Victor in the play Yerma in 2016 and 2017, and the cast won an Obie Award for their work.
In 2017, he starred in the one-man play Killer. He also played Troye King Jones in the mockumentary film Carnage and began playing Julian in the Channel 4 comedy Back. For his role as Edmund in the 2018 TV film King Lear, John was nominated for a Satellite Award. Also in 2018, he played Abs Walter in the Channel 4 comedy Hang Ups.
More recently, John Macmillan played Laenor Velaryon in the first season of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. This show is a prequel to Game of Thrones.
What He's Been In
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Heartless | She | |
| 2011 | Hanna | Lewis | |
| The Hype Man | Miles | Short film; also directed, wrote, produced | |
| Friend Request Pending | Jason | Short film, part of Stars in Shorts | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Analyst | |
| A Scholarship | Leon | Short film | |
| 2013 | World War Z | Officer | |
| 2014 | Paddy | The Sage | Short film |
| Maleficent | Captain | ||
| Fury | Corporal | ||
| 2017 | Carnage | Troye King Jones | Mockumentary |
| 2020 | Heaven Can Wait | Short film, part of Boys on Film 20 | |
| 2021 | The Dig | Dr Rothman | |
| Ron's Gone Wrong | Shayne the Biker | Voice role | |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Ollie | Amazon Prime film |
| 2024 | Seize Them! | King Guthrum |
TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hustle | Harry Fielding | 2 episodes (series 5) |
| 2010 | Sherlock | Community Police Officer | Episode: "The Blind Banker" |
| 2011–2014 | Silk | John Bright | Main role |
| 2012 | Panto! | Finlay | Christmas special |
| 2014 | New Tricks | Archie | Episode: "Bermondsey Boy" |
| 2015 | Critical | Justin Costello | 9 episodes |
| Hoff the Record | Marcus Fuster | Episode: "The Movie" | |
| 2015–2017 | Chewing Gum | Ronald | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The Windsors | Richard | 1 episode |
| Barbarians Rising | Mago | Episode: "Resistance" | |
| Ordinary Lies | Adam | Episode: "Holly" | |
| 2017 | Midsomer Murders | Solomon Franks | Episode: "Death by Persuasion" |
| 2017–2021 | Back | Julian | 8 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Famalam | Various | Sketch comedy (13 episodes) |
| 2018 | Kiss Me First | Saul Green | Episode: "You Can Never Go Home" |
| King Lear | Edmund | Television film | |
| Hang Ups | Adebowale "Abs" Walter | Main role | |
| 2019 | The Accident | Gareth Jarvis | 1 episode |
| Dial M for Middlesbrough | Chad | Television film | |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole | Jez | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Nevers | Byner | Episode: "True" |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Laenor Velaryon | 2 episodes |
| Ghosts | Scott | Episode: "Speak as ye choose" | |
| 2023 | Extraordinary | Dr Wedderburn | Episode: "Pet Project" |
| The Cleaner | Strazzamo | Episode: "The Clown" | |
| The Great | John Quirkton | Episode: "Choose Your Weapon" | |
| The Burning Girls | Mike Sudduth | Main role |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Varl | |
| 2018 | Overkill's The Walking Dead | Aiden | |
| 2019 | Blood & Truth | ||
| 2020 | Troy: A Total War Saga | ||
| Amnesia: Rebirth | James Henry "Hank" Mitchell | ||
| Spellforce 3: Fallen God | Zazka | ||
| 2022 | Horizon Forbidden West | Varl |
Audio Work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | Tommies | Juma Gubanda / Leland Moody | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | The Sandman | African Morpheus | 20 episodes |
Stage Plays
| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cymbeline | Guiderius | Wiliam Shakespeare | International tour |
| 2008 | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | Bailiff / Simon the Zealot | Stephen Adly Guirguis | Almeida Theatre, London |
| Piranha Heights | Medic | Phillip Ridley | Soho Theatre, London | |
| 2009 | Hamlet | Rosencrantz | William Shakespeare | Donmar Warehouse, London / Broadhurst Theatre, New York |
| Macbeth | Malcolm | William Shakespeare | Royal Exchange, Manchester | |
| 2012 | Children's Children | Castro | Matthew Dunster | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 2015 | The Homecoming | Joey | Harold Pinter | Trafalgar Studios, London |
| 2016, 2017, | Yerma | Victor | Simon Stone, after Lorca | Young Vic, London |
| 2017 | Killer | Various | Phillip Ridley | One man play; Shoreditch Town Hall, London |
| 2018 | Yerma | Victor | Simon Stone | Park Avenue Armoury, New York |
| 2018 | Pinter Two: The Lover/ The Collection | Richard / James | Harold Pinter | Harold Pinter Theatre, West End, London |
| 2023 | Phaedra | Eric | Simon Stone, after Euripides, Seneca and Racine | Royal National Theatre, London |
Awards and Nominations
John Macmillan has been recognized for his acting with several awards and nominations:
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Ian Charleson Awards | Macbeth and Hamlet | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Obie Awards | Special Citations | Yerma | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | King Lear | Nominated | ||
