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Arthur McBain is a British screen actor and children's author. He played Alex Myer in ITV's The Trouble with Maggie Cole [1] and Snowy Fleet, in the ABC television series Friday On My Mind . [2] His debut children's book In The Dead Of The Night was published by Little Hare books in 2019. [3]
McBain began his career in the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre of Scotland's production of Dunsinane by David Greig. [4] In 2017, McBain played Gordon 'Snowy' Fleet in ABC's television series Friday On My Mind , which tells the story of Australian rock band The Easybeats, [5] before joining the cast of Rupert Goold's film Judy . [6]
In 2019 McBain was cast as Alex Myer in ITV's The Trouble with Maggie Cole . [1]
In 2023, McBain played Jean Gabriel Marchand in Ridley Scott's film Napoleon . [7]
Arthur McBain's first children's book, In The Dead Of The Night, Illustrated by Tom Knight, was released in 2019. [8] [3] His second book, Night of the Living Pasta, was released in 2023 and was illustrated by Chrissie Krebbs. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dunsinane | George | National Theatre of Scotland / Royal Shakespeare Company | Roxana Silbert | play by David Greig |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | If I Told You the Truth | Kenny | Himself | Short film |
| 2017 | Blue Eyes | Gabriel | Neven Rufio | |
| 2019 | Judy | Askith | Rupert Goold | |
| 2023 | Pricks | Lance | Toby Kearton | Short film |
| Napoleon | Jean Gabriel Marchand | Ridley Scott | ||
| 2024 | Aubergenfeld | Matt | John Jenkinson |
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Trust Me | Junior Doctor | Amy Neil |
| Friday On My Mind | George "Snowy" Fleet | Matthew Saville | |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole | Alex Myer | Ben Gregor |
| 2024 | After the Flood | Daniel Eden | Azhur Saleem |
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