Douggie McMeekin

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Douggie McMeekin
Alma mater London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Douggie McMeekin is an English stage, television and film actor.

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Early life

He graduated with a Physics degree from the University of Nottingham. As a student he peformed at the National Student Drama Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He later trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [1]

Career

Theatre

He made his professional stage debut as one of the Lost Boys in Ella Hickson’s Wendy & Peter Pan at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2015. [1] His theatre roles have also included Anthony Neilson’s black comedy The Night Before Christmas at Southwark Playhouse in 2018. [2] In April 2018, he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Awards for his performance as Snug in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Young Vic. [3]

Film & Television

In 2017, he played Sunny Blandford in The Crown . The following year he played Charles Quigley in historical drama Harlots . He later played Aleksandr Yuvchenko in historical drama Chernobyl . [4] [5]

He had a role in 2021 Cush Jumbo-led television series The Beast Must Die . [6] [7] He appeared in the 2022 Lena Dunham film Catherine Called Birdy . [8]

In 2024, he could be seen playing Tindaro the sickly nobleman in Netflix historical comedy series The Decameron . [9] [10] [11] That year he also appeared in the IVF film drama Joy , playing John Brown the father of the first test tube baby. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 A Gert Lush Christmas Jake
2016 The Call-Up Adam
2017-2019 Harlots Charles Quigley17 episodes
2017 The Crown Sunny Blandford1 episode
2018 Midsomer Murders Dominic1 episode
2019 Traitors Harry Glover1 episode
2019 The Hustle JasonFeature film
2019 Chernobyl Aleksandr Yuvchenko 2 episodes
2020-2021 The Beast Must Die Vincent O'Brien5 episodes
2021 Ragdoll Eric Turner2 episode
2022 Catherine Called Birdy Lord Rolf of SaxonyFeature film
2024 The Decameron Tindaro8 episodes
2024 Joy John BrownFeature film

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