George MacKay has already proven himself as a fantastic actor in his young career by starring in a wide array of films and delivering stellar performances again and again. He's starred in dramas, romances, musicals, and the recent war epic, 1917, that has received critical acclaim.
He's also starred in indie and art house films with success and hopefully will continue to challenge himself throughout his career by taking on new and different roles. This list revisit his top-rated films according to IMDb so far.
This intense film follows a young American woman called Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) who is sent to live with her cousins in England for the summer. Disaster strikes as a terrorist group have attacked Paris before her arrival, but everything seems to have calmed down. She begins to fall in love with her eldest cousin (George MacKay) until the terrorist group strikes again, this time by detonating a nuclear bomb in London. The rest of the film follows Daisy trying to find her cousins (including Tom Holland) as the world has descended into chaos.
This musical follows two soldiers (George MacKay and Kevin Guthrie) who return home to Scotland from Afghanistan through the ups and downs of their life after the war. Davy (MacKay) returns home to his parents and sister, who Ally (Guthrie) is dating. Davy's parents get into arguments over his father's past, Ally considers marrying Liz, as Davy finds a new relationship between himself and a woman called Yvonne. It's a fun musical with a good balance of drama.
Marrowbone weaves an intricate web of a storyline as a British woman runs to the States with her children (including George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Charlie Heaton) to leave a mysterious life behind.
The eldest son (MacKay) takes care of his five younger siblings after their mother's death. They try to live their lives normally but are haunted by their past, specifically their father's history.
This film focuses on the Shakespearean story of Hamlet through the lens of the character Ophelia (played by Daisy Ridley) and her relationship with Hamlet (played by George MacKay). The story changes Ophelia's ending from the play and although it's nowhere near successful as productions of Hamlet or the play and film that uses the same idea by using two other characters from the play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead it's still an interesting perspective of a character that doesn't get enough focus in the original work.
This dramatic film follows a man (Clive Owen) who is trying to deal with the recent death of his second wife and take care of his young son. His son from his first marriage (George MacKay) takes an opportunity to try to get to know his father and travels to his home in Australia from his mother's home in the UK. They have a difficult time connecting, but in the end, they become a stronger family overall through a difficult time.
Peter Pan tells the familiar story of Wendy and her brothers who are visited by the magical ageless Peter Pan and taken to Neverland. They fight with the villainous Captain Hook and meet Peter's friends, The Lost Boys.
The film doesn't bring much more to the known story, but it is worth the watch if you're a Peter Pan fan and a fan of George MacKay, who is quite young as he plays Curly, one of The Lost Boys.
Defiance is based on the true story of four brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay) in 1941 Eastern Europe who escaped the Nazi forces during the start of the Second World War.
They escape, hideout in the forests, and begin to save anyone and everyone they can as the Nazis start systematically killing Jewish people and anyone who crosses them.
Pride is based on the true story of a group of London gay and lesbian activists supporting the strike in the community of Welsh miners. The film takes place in the 1980s and follows Joe's (George MacKay) foray into the gay community while their leader, Mark (Ben Schnetzer), hatches a plan to support the miner's strike. Mark's thinking is that the miners are dealing with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, conservative press villainizing them, and the police, which is something that the gay community deals with as well. It's a feel-good film that tells a little known story and is worth the watch.
This film follows a family of two parents and six kids (the eldest played by George MacKay) who have lived in isolation in the woods for years. The parents, especially their father (Viggo Mortensen), were frustrated and unwilling to live a normal American life due to the extreme left-wing political ideals and their strong feelings against capitalism and technology.
They raise their kids to have the same philosophy. After their mother dies the family ventures back into society to ensure that her wishes stipulated in her will are met and most of the kids reveal that they want to lead different lives than what their father wants for them.
This Academy Award winning World War I epic follows two British Lance Corporals, Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), as they cross enemy territory to deliver information to allied forces.
The film follows their impossible journey in one continuous shot as they do everything they can to deliver the vital intelligence that could save 1,600 soldiers. An intense and beautiful film that is definitely worth a watch.
