Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born 20 July 1967) is an English actor, best known for playing Dr "Mac" Macartney in the comedy television series ''

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'' (2004–2006).

Early life

Rhind-Tutt was born in

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, Middlesex, the youngest of five; there was a 10-year gap between him and his two brothers and two sisters. He attended the John Lyon School in Harrow, Middlesex, where he acted in school productions, eventually taking the lead in a school production of ''

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'' that played at the

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Fringe in the mid-1980s. After reading English and Theatre Studies at the

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, he attended the

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in London where he won the 1992 Carleton Hobbs Award from BBC Radio Drama.

Career

Rhind-Tutt's first significant acting role was as the Duke of York in '' The Madness of King George'' (1994). This was followed by a succession of lesser television and film roles. He then landed a major role in

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drama '' The Trench'' (1999), alongside Paul Nicholls and

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. His first major recurring TV role was co-starring in the

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- Arthur Mathews sitcom ''

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'' (1999), and he subsequently appeared in several other major British sketch and situation comedy series of the period including '' Smack the Pony'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He starred in ''

'' from 2004 to 2006, and had a major role in cult American show '' Keen Eddie'' as Inspector Monty Pippin. He appeared as a duellist in the video for

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's single "Too Cold". He has appeared in over 50 radio productions. In 2008, he narrated a short film for the 60th anniversary of the

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. In 2015 he appeared in the TV series ''

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'' as Lord Pembroke. In 2018, he appeared as the Marquess of Blayne in the Hulu original series ''Harlots''.

Personal life

Rhind-Tutt is married to Slovenian make-up artist and yoga instructor Nataša Zajc. They have a son, Lucian.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Animated television series and video games

Radio

References

External links

*
interview on Channel 4's Green Wing microsite''The Other Man'' BBC Radio 4
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