Ewen MacIntosh | |
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Born | Ewen Douglas MacIntosh 25 December 1973 Merionethshire, Wales |
Died | 19 February 2024 Darlington, England | (aged 50)
Occupation | Actor |
Ewen Douglas MacIntosh (25 December 1973 – 19 February 2024) was a British actor known for his role as Keith Bishop in The Office (2001–2003).[1]
MacIntosh was born in Merionethshire, Wales on 25 December 1973.[2] He was educated at Repton School in Derbyshire,[3] and studied linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. While at university, he was actively involved in the Edinburgh University Theatre Company and The Improverts.[4]
MacIntosh's big break in television came when he was cast as deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in The Office.[5] He also appeared on various shows such as Miranda and Little Britain.[6] He formed a double act with Tim FitzHigham and they performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007.[5] In 2009, he appeared alongside several other celebrities in a charity music video for the Chris Rea song "Driving Home for Christmas".[5]
In April 2013, he performed at a West End show Geek! A New Musical at the Tristan Bates Theatre.[7] He was a regular on the radio sitcom Cabin Pressure as Carl, a bored air traffic controller.[8] In 2013, he appeared in a national TV advert for AO World.[9]
He appeared as Barry the window cleaner in the 2014 film The Confusion of Tongues,[8] and in 2015, had a role in The Lobster, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. In 2017, he appeared as Lionel in British romantic comedy film Finding Fatimah.[10]
He appeared on week 2 (Cheshire) of Celebrity Come Dine with Me in 2020, alongside Charlotte Crosby, Dawn Ward, Steven Arnold and Jay Hutton.[11]
MacIntosh also presented various music programmes on Now 80s and Now 90s.[6]
In 2022, he made a cameo appearance in the third and final series of After Life.[12] The same year, he made an appearance in an episode of Unfinished London by Jay Foreman on YouTube as "Robert P McCulloch".[13]
MacIntosh died at a care home in Darlington on 19 February 2024, at the age of 50; he had experienced two sustained years of ill health prior to his death.[5][14]
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