Alexander Tulloch Macqueen (born 30 November 1973) is an English actor and writer. He has appeared on television, film, and radio in the UK in productions such as Holby City, Hut 33, Peep Show, The Thick of It, Keeping Mum, Fate: The Winx Saga, and The Inbetweeners. He also guest-starred in The Durrells in series 4.
Early life and education Alexander Tulloch Macqueen was born on 30 November 1973 in Epsom, Surrey.
He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, from 1990 to 1992 and left to receive a first in English literature at Collingwood College at Durham University.
He went on to study for a MPhil degree at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating in 1998.
Career Macqueen played sarcastic consultant anaesthetist Keith Greene in 75 episodes of Holby City between May 2005 and July 2010. He appeared as the Rt Hon Julius Nicholson, Baron Nicholson of Arnage, the bawdy and persistently peckish "blue-skies advisor" to the Prime Minister in political satire The Thick of ItBBC Two The Thick of It and also played Sir Jonathan Tutt, the British Ambassador to the UN, in the spin-off film In the Loop; both were directed by Armando Iannucci.BBC Two In the Loop He also acted in the Comic Relief special of Mr. Bean in 2007 as a vicar. He played Kevin Sutherland in E4's comedy The Inbetweeners. In 2010, he starred as Howard, an anti-speed bump community campaigner in two episodes of Outnumbered on BBC One.
He appeared in the Comedy Central / BBC collaboration Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, in which he played Barnabus, the sidekick to the Chancellor Dongalor, played by Matt Lucas. He starred as Roy Tunt in The Hide, which premiered on FilmFour in February 2009. He won the award for Best Actor at the Marbella Film Festival in 2009 for this role.
Macqueen acted in a series of videos on YouTube as Clive Rudloe, a character who claims to be "the world's number one DJ". The videos are spoofs created by real-life DJs Above and Beyond. In late 2009, he starred in several episodes of The News at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4, in a variety of supporting roles.BBC Radio 4 Extra The News at Bedtime In 2010, he appeared as the publisher Malcolm Dodds in Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. That year, he also had a small role in the comedy film Four Lions. In 2011, he was in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.
In 2012, he appeared in a Doctor Who spin-off UNIT: Dominion, published by Big Finish Productions, in a role described as "the Other Doctor" who is revealed to be the Doctor's long-term adversary The Master; the storyline establishes that Macqueen's Master is intended to be from a point between the Masters portrayed by Eric Roberts and Derek Jacobi. He reprised this role in 2014 for Dark Eyes 2, Dark Eyes 3, Dark Eyes 4 and again in 2016 alongside Geoffrey Beevers, who had played an earlier incarnation of the Master, in The Two Masters. In 2021, Macqueen returned to the role in Masterful, a story published to celebrate the Master's 50th anniversary. He again returned to the role in The Stuff of Legend, an audio drama which was also staged as a live theatrical performance at Cadogan Hall in September 2024.
Macqueen had a lead role as Edmund in Julia Davis's black period comedy Hunderby, opposite Davis and Alexandra Roach.
He played the role of Hove in the 2015 BBC series Pompidou, starring alongside Matt Lucas. He played Luke, the senior doctor in the six-part ITV comedy The Delivery Man. In 2015, he also played the royal crier in Cinderella. In 2016, he acted opposite Michael Caine in the film Youth, and played the role of Patrick Jarvis MP in series 3 of Peaky Blinders.
In 2019, he appeared in Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans and in 2022, he starred as Stephen Gardiner in Becoming Elizabeth.
In 2023, he starred as Tindall in the Apple TV+ series Hijack, alongside Idris Elba and Neil Maskell.
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Note 2003 The Emperor's Wife Dr. Lambroso2005 Buried Alive Unknown role Keeping Mum Train Ticket Collector 2006 Dad Son Short film 2007 Magicians Stooge2008 The Hide Roy Tunt Tu£sday Mr. Jacobs2009 In the Loop Sir Jonathan Tutt A Very British Cult Terry Short film2010 Four Lions Malcolm Storge MP You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Malcolm Dodds Bonded by Blood Prison Governor Bistro Waiter Short film2011 Chalet Girl Macolm Anuvahood Edward The Inbetweeners Movie Kevin Sutherland Pitch Black Heist Isaac Short film 2012 Gambit Mr. Dunlop 2013 I Give It a Year Minister Jack the Giant Slayer Tour Guide Dr Easy Superintendent Short film One Chance Dr. Thorpe Too Leach Jeffrey Short film2014 Fear of Water Charles Crocodile Andy Short film The Inbetweeners 2 Kevin Sutherland 2015 Slow West Rupert Cavendish Cinderella Royal Crier Dare to Be Wild Nigel Hogg Youth Queen's Emissary Not Sophie's Choice Daddy Short films Just Desserts Dennis 2016 Domestic Policy Unknown role2017 The Intelligence Explosion: How to Stop a Robot from Turning Evil Dennis Son of Perdition The Man The Overcoat The VIP2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Lambert Credited as Alexander Macqueen All Is True Sir Thomas Lucy 2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Sycophantus 2020 Downhill Charlie 2021 School's Out Forever Mr. Bates 2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era Mr. Stubbins 2024 That Christmas Mr. Forrest (voice) 2025 Tornado The Laird 2026 Virginia Woolf's Night and Day Sir Alexander Holmes
Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Keen Eddie Gates Episode: "Eddie Loves Baseball"2004 Family Business Photographer 1 episode Murder City Ian Payne Episode: "Big City Small World" Outlaws Clerk 2 episodes2005 Dead Man Weds Scientist 1 episode Einstein's Big Idea Chater TV film documentary Peep Show Jury foreman Episode: "Jurying" 2005–2009 The Thick of It Julius Nicholson 5 episodes 2005–2010 Holby City Keith Greene 75 episodes2006 Mayo Administrator Mini-series All in the Game Dr Phelps TV film Casualty Dr Keith Greene Episode: "All at See" The Wind in the Willows Clerk TV film 2006–2008 Pulling Ian 2 episodes2007 The Afternoon Play Simon Episode: "The Real Deal" The IT Crowd Vicar Episode: "Return of the Golden Child" Christmas at the Riviera Barry TV film2008 Delta Forever Alex Episode: "Pilot" Trexx and Flipside Immigration officer Episode: "B-Ice's New Clothes" The Wrong Door Captain Justice 6 episodes Lead Balloon Brendan Episode: "Spikey" 2008–2010 The Inbetweeners Kevin Sutherland 5 episodes2009 Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Barnabus 6 episodes Comedy Showcase Neil Episode: "The Amazing Dermot"2010 Outnumbered Howard 2 episodes Hotel Trubble Z Dogg's manager Episode: "Catz 'N' Doggz" The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Hotel manager 2 episodes Miranda Librarian Episode: "Before I Die"2011 Come Fly with Me Nut allergy passenger 1 episode Campus Bank manager Episode: "The Culling Fields" Lewis Dr Julius Fisher Episode: "The Mind Has Mountains" Rock & Chips Bernard Bird Episode: "The Frog and the Pussycat" Holy Flying Circus BBC Head of Rude Words TV film Black Mirror Special Agent Callett Episode: "The National Anthem" This Is England '88 Fay's dad Mini-series2012 The Cricklewood Greats Tim Dempsey TV film Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story TV director TV film Mr Stink News reporter TV film 2012–2015 Hunderby Edmund 10 episodes2013 Plebs Brother Quintus Episode: "Saturnalia" Playhouse Presents Marco Episode: "Stage Door Johnnies" 2014 Trying Again Martin 6 episodes2015 Pompidou Hove 6 episodes The Delivery Man Mr Luke Edward 6 episodes Together Ashley 6 episodes2016 Drunk History: UK Hardy 1 episode Hoff the Record Kurt Episode: "Rehab" Peaky Blinders Patrick Jarvis MP 3 episodes2017 Hospital People Jeremy Lace Episode: "The Hospital Awards" Babs Peter Charlesworth TV film Eric, Ernie and Me Bill Cotton TV film2018 Silent Witness Guy Bernhardt 2 episodes High & Dry Newton 2 episodes Sally4Ever David 5 episodes2019 Road to Brexit Charles Braxton TV film The Durrells Colonel Ribbindane 1 episode2020 The Trial of Christine Keeler Mervyn Griffith-Jones 2 episodes Fate: The Winx Saga Ben Harvey 6 episodes Hilda Alvin 13 episodes 2022 Becoming Elizabeth Stephen Gardiner 6 episodes2023 Extraordinary Head teacher Episode: "The Jen Show" Hijack Tindall Recurring roleHere We GoDermotEpisode: "Mum's Classic Family Christmas"Midsomer MurdersFrancis ShirewellEpisode: "The Devil's Work" 2024Sister Boniface MysteriesMerlin CroweSeries 3, episode 2: "House of Misfit Dolls" 2025 The Feud Nick 6 episodes 2026 Agatha Christie's Seven Dials George Lomax Mini-seriesBeyond ParadiseAnthony WestleySeries 4, episode 1The Hairdresser MysteriesLord RupertSeries 1, episode 6: "The Bells" Upcoming series
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