What is Mackenzie Crook’s Net Worth and Salary?
Mackenzie Crook, an English actor, director, writer, and stand-up comedian, has a net worth of $4 million. His notable roles on television include “The Office,” “Game of Thrones,” and “Detectorists,” which he also created. Crook has also acted in several films, including the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies and has appeared in various stage productions. He has been nominated for a British Comedy Award, Empire Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award.
Early Life of Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook, originally named Paul James Crook, was born on September 29, 1971 in Maidstone, Kent, England to hospital manager Sheila and British Airways employee Michael. As a child, he had a growth hormone deficiency and had to undergo hormone therapy. He attended Wilmington Grammar School for Boys for his primary education and spent his summers in Zimbabwe living with his uncle, who owned a tobacco farm in the northern part of the country.
Mackenzie Crook’s Career Highlights
Mackenzie Crook began his television career in 1998 on “The Eleven O’Clock Show” and hosted “Comedy Café” in 1999. His breakthrough role came in 2001 as Gareth Keenan on “The Office,” earning him two BAFTA Award nominations. Crook appeared on various shows including “Monkey Trousers,” “Popetown,” and “Little Dorrit” before landing a role on “Game of Thrones” in 2013 as Orell. He created and starred in the comedy series “Detectorists” in 2014 and had main roles on “Ordinary Lies” and “Britannia.” Crook wrote, directed, and starred in the BBC One miniseries “Worzel Gummidge” from 2019 to 2021.
Mackenzie Crook’s Career Highlights
In 1998, Crook made his first big-screen appearance in the British comedy “Still Crazy.” His film breakthrough came in 2003, when he played the wooden-eyed pirate Ragetti in the fantasy swashbuckler “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Crook later reprised his role in the sequels “Dead Man’s Chest” and “At World’s End.”
During this time, he played Launcelot Gobbo in the 2004 adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” and starred opposite Johnny Vegas in the British comedy “Sex Lives of the Potato Men.” Crook also appeared in “Churchill: The Hollywood Years,” “Finding Neverland,” “The Brothers Grimm,” and “Land of the Blind.”
In 2007, he was in the comedies “I Could Never Be Your Woman” and “I Want Candy.” The following year, Crook played the leading role of Paul Callow in the black comedy “Three and Out,” and also had a supporting role in the science-fiction adventure film “City of Ember.” He closed out the decade playing Father Michael in the action-adventure film “Solomon Kane.”
Crook began the 2010s with the biographical drama “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll,” in which he played Russell Hardy. He was subsequently in the war film “Ironclad” and the animated action-adventure film “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.” Crook’s other credits have included the dramedy “Cheerful Weather for the Wedding”; the romantic thriller “In Secret”; the biographical film “One Chance”; and the musical crime comedy “Muppets Most Wanted.”
Mackenzie Crook’s Notable Stage Roles
Aside from his screen work, Mackenzie Crook has also made a name for himself on stage. He played Billy Bibbit in the West End production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” in 2004. He also appeared in “The Exonerated” and starred opposite Kristin Scott Thomas in Ian Rickson’s 2007 production of “The Seagull,” which went to Broadway in 2008.
Crook’s performance in Jez Butterworth’s “Jerusalem” received high praise in 2008. The play transitioned to Broadway in 2011 and earned Crook a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Other Work
Mackenzie Crook has directed and appeared in music videos. Notably, he appeared alongside actress Natalie Portman in the 2007 video for Paul McCartney’s “Dance Tonight.” Crook has also written and illustrated several children’s books, including 2011’s “The Windvale Sprites.” In addition to his work in television and film, he has made frequent appearances on radio programs.
Family Life
Mackenzie Crook married ad executive Lindsay in 2001. Together, they have a son and a daughter. The family resides in the Muswell Hill district of north London.
