James Mackay
Biography
James Mackay is an Australian actor who began acting in school plays at Sydney Grammar School, studied history and English literature at the University of Sydney, and trained as an actor at Perth's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. His film work includes the role of William Beaumont in The Dressmaker (2015), along with parts in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), Redd Inc (2012) and The Lovers (2015). He has also appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Hacksaw Ridge and Battle of the Sexes, and on television in Dynasty from 2017 to 2019 as Steven Carrington. His stage credits include Irwin in The History Boys, staged at the Sydney Opera House, Danceny in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Orlando in As You Like It for the Melbourne Theatre Company. He wrote the score and starred in the short Manny Gets Censored, and in 2013 he won the Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship.
42years old
Turns 43 on July 20in 291 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- James Wilson Mackay (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 5 years2010 to 2015
Every film, newest first
- 2015The DressmakerIMDb rating 7.0
- 2015The LoversIMDb rating 4.6
- 2012Redd Inc.IMDb rating 5.9
- 2010Don't Be Afraid of the DarkIMDb rating 5.5
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Behind the award
In June 2013, Mackay received the fifth annual Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship, making him the recipient of that award.
Beyond film
Mackay composed the music for the 2014 short film Manny Gets Censored, in which he also starred and which was narrated by Hugo Weaving.
Beyond film
For Cry Havoc's 2010 production of Chekhov's Three Sisters, Mackay played Andrey and also collaborated on an original music score.
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Worked with
James Mackay shares two films with Julia Blake, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Julia Blake's page
Guy Pearce's page
Kate Winslet's page
Josh Hartnett's page
Hugo Weaving's page
Jack Thompson's page
Jocelyn MoorhouseDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Jocelyn Moorhouse
Troy NixeyDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Troy Nixey
All films by Roland Joffé
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.