People

Christian McKay

Acting · follow into films and chains

Biography

Christian McKay was born in Bury, Lancashire. He is a British actor and classical musician. Christian received international acclaim for his performance in Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles (2008) as Orson Welles, a role he also interpreted in the one-man play "Rosebud: The Lives of Orson Welles" at a number of venues, including the Edinburgh Festival and King's Head in London, and in US at the "Brits Off Broadway" festival 2007. Among others, his excellent film work also includes gems such as in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Rush (2013), The Theory of Everything (2014) and Florence Foster Jenkins (2016).

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Rush

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Theory of Everything

As Roger Penrose

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

As Poker Friend

The Young Messiah

As Cleopas

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

Browse all chains

The Rivalry Within: How Feuds Shape the Soul

From duelling magicians to warring chefs, explore how rivalry reveals our deepest fears and desires. A cinematic journey through competition, obsession, and the...

8 films

Love in the Time of Espionage

From Berlin to Buenos Aires, a journey through films where romance and espionage entwine, revealing the human cost of secrets.

7 films

Topics