Harry Macqueen

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Harry Macqueen
Born
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Education The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director

Harry Macqueen is an English actor, writer and film director. He trained at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

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Career

His professional acting debut was in Richard Linklater's 2008 film, Me and Orson Welles [1] playing 1930's Broadway star John Willard. Other credits include Jed Quinn in EastEnders , [2] for BBC and Peter in the feature film Provenance , for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2017 Madrid Film Festival.

Hinterland [3] was his debut feature film as a writer and director. [4] It was nominated Best British Feature at Raindance Film Festival 2014 [5] and Best Debut Film at the Beijing International Film Festival 2015. Hinterland was the UK's first fully carbon-neutral feature film. [6]

His second feature as writer and director titled Supernova, starred Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. It had its world premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival in 2020 and at London Film Festival the same year. The film was released by Studio Canal in the UK and Bleecker Street in the USA, garnering rave reviews on its release. [7] The film scores 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. [8] Supernova was long-listed for two BAFTA Awards including Outstanding British Film in 2021, [9] and short-listed for Best Feature Film at the European Film Awards in the same year. [10] In 2022, Supernova appeared on the 'Best British Films of the 21st Century' list - a poll by UK film critics. [11]

Filmography

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Me and Orson Welles John Willard
2010The Dark RoomDanShort film
2011Sit in SilenceManShort film
2012 EastEnders Jed QuinnEpisodes from July 2012 onwards
2013BlackbirdStanleyShort film
2014 Hinterland Harveyalso director, writer and producer
2014A Tale of Two ThievesGordon GoodyDocumentary
2017Loose EndsDannyShort film
2017 Provenance PeterWon Best Supporting Actor Madrid Film Festival
2018Lambeth LightsHimShort film
2024The Cost of HuggingFelixShort film

As filmmaker

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2014 Hinterland YesYesYes
2020 Supernova YesYesNo

References

  1. ↑ "Me and Orson Welles". IMDb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Eastenders". IMDb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hinterland | Directed by Harry Macqueen". Hinterlandthefilm.com. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "British Council Film: Hinterland". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Awards | Raindance Film Festival". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "HINTERLAND - OFFICIAL TRAILER 1". Vimeo. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Kenny, Glenn (28 January 2021). "'Supernova' Review: On the Road, to a Heartbreaking Destination". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Supernova - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Longlists, 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards". www.bafta.org. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Supernova". europeanfilmawards.eu. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Best British Films of the 21st Century: Meet the Critics". Massive CInema. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.


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