Cast & creator
Alastair Mackenzie
Best known for The Mentalist, Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie's Poirot
Alastair Mackenzie is a Scottish actor. He was born in 1970 in Trinafour, near Perth and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire. Mackenzie left home at the age of 18 and moved to London. Though best known as playing the young laird Archie MacDonald in the BBC drama Monarch of the Glen, he also has some theatre and film credits to his name. He lives in Islington with his wife, Scottish actress Susan Vidler, with whom he has one daughter, Martha, born in February 2000. His brother is director David Mackenzie, with whom he co-founded Sigma Films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alastair Mackenzie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Alastair MacKenzie
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1986–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (56)
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The Mentalist
Dr. Royston Daniel
2008
Midsomer Murders
Felix Lancaster
1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Ferguson
1989
Death in Paradise
Ewan Boyd
2011
Black Mirror
Martin
2011
The Crown
Richard Aylard
2016
Murdoch Mysteries
Inspector Edward Scanlon
2008
Lewis
Sebastian Anderson
2007
Skins
Gregory McGuinness
2007
Andor
Perrin Fertha
2022
Agatha Christie's Marple
Colonel Hillingdon
2004
Unforgotten
John Bentley
2015
Hamish Macbeth
Gavin Robb
1995
Soldier Soldier
Tim
1991
Monarch of the Glen
Archie MacDonald
2000
Lovejoy
Freddy
1986
Vigil
Anthony Chapman
2021
M.I. High
Bruce Boardman
2007
Wolf Hall
William Brereton
2015
Borgen
Jeremy Welsh
2010
Moving On
Mick
2009
The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Alastair Campbell QC
2025
Dracula
Lord Rothcroft
2013
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Athaulf
2006
Outlaw King
John Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl
2018
Granite Harbour
Richard Loughty
2022
A.D. The Bible Continues
James le Juste
2015
Perfect Sense
Virologist
2011
The Loch
Craig Petrie
2017
Strange
Rich
2003
The Edge of Love
Anthony Devas
2008
Backdraft 2
Captain White
2019
Company of Heroes
Chambliss
2013
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Perrin Fertha (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Psychos
Dr 'Shug' Nevin
1999
The Deal
Michael
2022
The Shell Seekers
Richard
2007
Peterloo
General Sir John Byng
2018Object Permanence
Barry
Snuff-Movie
Justin / Andy / Freddy / Peter
2005
The Sweeter Side of Life
Benny Christophe
2013
You Instead
Mark
2011
93 Days
Dr. David Brett-Major
2016Fragile
1999
The Last Great Wilderness
Charlie
2002The Last Great Wilderness
Screenplay
2002
New Town Killers
Jamie Stewart
2008
Mouth to Mouth
Oswaldo (as Sam MacKenzie)
1995
Horsehair
1998
Dragonworld
John McGowan
1994
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
John
2014
Monster Mutt
Monty
2011
Redistributors
Michael Manning
2016
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker
Ambassador Hillman
2013Reichenbach Falls
Jack Harvey
2007
Terminally Happy
Louis
2016