Steven Mackintosh (born 30 April 1967) is an English actor and narrator. He is perhaps best known for his role as Andreas Tanis in the action horror films '' Underworld: Evolution'' (2006) and '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' (2009). Mackintosh received a

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nomination for his leading role in the

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television film ''Care'' (2000). His other notable roles were in the films ''

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'' (1998) and ''

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'' (1998), as well as the first series of ''

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'' (2010).

Early life

Mackintosh was born in

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, England, the son of Dorothy Parris and Malcolm Mackintosh. He attended Icknield Primary School in

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and Dramawise Theatre School. He made his stage debut aged 12 at the

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, London and then landed the lead role in the National Theatre production of ''

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.''

Career

Film

Mackintosh's first film appearance was in ''

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''. He went on to star in '' Memphis Belle'', ''

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'', and

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's '' Land Girls'' with

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and

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and co-starred with

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in '' Different For Girls'' as a transgender woman. He played Winston in

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's film ''

''. His other notable films include

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's '' The Mother'', ''

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'', ''

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'' with

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, '' Underworld: Evolution'' and '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans''. He played Tony in

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's feature ''The Escapist'' and Kertzer in Film 4's ''

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''. Mackintosh played Ivan Lewis in the big screen version of ''

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''. He played Jack in ''

Set Fire to the Stars ''Set Fire to the Stars'' is a 2014 Welsh semi-biographical drama film directed by Andy Goddard in his directorial debut. Co-written by Goddard and Celyn Jones, the film stars Elijah Wood as poet John M. Brinnin and Jones as Dylan Thomas with s ...

'' with

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and worked with

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for the second time on his film ''

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''.

Radio

He played

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and

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's fictional police detective

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in the BBC Radio drama series ''The Martin Beck Killings''.

Television

Mackintosh played DS Winter in the 10 part series ''Lucky Man'', created by Stan Lee for Carnival films and Sky TV. He played Robbo in ''

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'' by BAFTA winning writer Peter Bowker for the BBC and played John Coniston in the acclaimed ''

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'' for BBC 1. His other numerous credits include: ''

'', '' Lost Christmas'', ''

The Other Boleyn Girl ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2001) is a historical novel written by British author Philippa Gregory, loosely based on the life of 16th-century aristocrat Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn) of whom little is known. Inspired by Mary's life s ...

'', '' The Buddha of Suburbia'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Mackintosh won Best Actor at the

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and a Best Actor Nomination at the BAFTAs for his role in ''Care'' for the BBC. In recent years he has become a popular choice to narrate documentaries. He replaced

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to narrate the BBC police documentary, ''Traffic Cops''. He also narrates on the documentary Aircrash Confidential from Discovery Communications and Saving Lives at Sea on BBC 2.

Personal life

He is married to the actress Lisa Jacobs. They have two daughters,

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(born 1992) and Blythe Mackintosh (born 1996). He is a fan of

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Steven Mackintosh Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackintosh, Steven Living people 1967 births English male child actors English male film actors English male musical theatre actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male Shakespearean actors Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School