Who is Mackenzie Crook?
Mackenzie Crook is the popular actor, writer, entertainer, comedian, and director. He is popular for giving his prolific acting in different hit movies in Hollywood. Similarly, he is famous for acting in TV series like- BBC four's Detectorists, The Office, Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, and HBO's Game of Thrones.
Mackenzie Crook: Birth, Childhood, and Family Facts
Famous Hollywood Actor Mackenzie Crook was born on September 29, 1971, in Maidstone, Kent, UK. His father Michael Crook used to work at British Airways. His mother Sheila Crook was hospital manager. Zoe Crook is actor's sibling sister with whom he had a great relationship and bonding. Crook had a growth hormone deficiency and he had done a number of hormone therapy sessions. This problem troubled him in his childhood very much. In his childhood, he used to love to spend time with his uncle on his tobacco farm. He used to spend so much time on the farm and later developed the passion for painting. Crook has admitted that once he worked in Pizza Hut.
Mackenzie Crook: Education and Alma Matter
Mackenzie finished his schooling from Wilmington Grammar School. Other educational backgrounds about his alma matter are not available.
Mackenzie Crook: Early Life and Professional Career
Crook’s popularity has increased from his roles on different TV series and Movies. He has shown extraordinary talent and effort on his profession.
Movies and Series He first appeared in 1996’s short Hollywood film
The Man who Fell in Love with a Traffic Cone. In 1998 he was a cast on TC series The Eleven O’Clock Show. For his role on that series, he was nominated for British Comedy Awards and got the massive fan following since then. Crook got an opportunity to act in the famous Pirates of Caribbean movie series which includes: The Curse of the Balck Pearl(2003), Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End in 2007. He portrayed the role of Pirate name Ragetti. This movie made him a name and fortune. He worked alongside with the famous actors such as Johnny Depp, Orlando Broom, Jack Davenport, Keira Knightley, Geoffery Rush, and Penelope Cruz. Mackenzie Crook Performed the role of Orell in HBO’s most famous TV series Game of Thrones in 2013. He worked with stars like Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Gewndoline Christie, and Peter Dinklage to name a few In 2014, he was a cast in TV series Detectorist for which he won two BAFTA awards. In 2018, he worked alongside Stanley Webber, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Kelly Reilly, and Liana Cornell in the TV series Britannia.
Theater Works Crook’s famous theatre works are
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest alongside Christian Slater, and The Exonerated at the Riverside in 2004 and 2006 respectively. Mackenzie’s performance in Ian Rickson’s The Seagull was
nominated for Evening Standard Theater Awards. He was seen in Jez Butterworth’s
Jerusalem at Royal Court Theatre.
Other Works Crook has also worked as a director; he directed for London’s Electro Band Paw Paw. He appeared in the music video of the song Dance Tonight with Paul McCartney and Natalie Portman. Mackenzie Crook has a deal with Faber to write and publish children’s book. He wrote
Ragetti’s SecretDiary (2009), The Windvale Sprites (2011), and
The Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth (2013).
Mackenzie Crook: Awards and Nominations
Crook took BAFTA awards for his work in Detectorists. He was nominated for Best Newcomer, Best Comedy Newcomer in 2014.
Mackenzie Crook: Net Worth and Salary
Mackenzie Crook has the net worth of $4 million. He earned his money from his acting career and as an author of children’s books. His movies have also grossed more than $1 billion in total. He lives in a lavish house in Muswell Hill.
Mackenzie Crook: Rumors and Controversy
Mackenzie is far from all the rumors and controversies.
Mackenzie Crook: Body Measurements
Crook is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 68kg. His eye color is blue and blonde hair.
Mackenzie Crook: Social Media Profile
Mackenzie Crook has 12k followers on Twitter as of 2018. He is not active in other Social Media.
Updated On Wed Oct 10 2018 Published On Wed Oct 10 2018 By Married Bio