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Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born September 29, 1971 (55) · Maidstone, Kent, England, UK

Paul Mackenzie Crook (born 29 September 1971) is a British actor and comedian. He shot to fame playing Gareth Keenan in the BBC sitcom The Office and went on to play Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. More recently, he has written, directed and starred in the BBC4 sitcom Detectorists and the BBC1 revival of childrens' favourite, Worzel Gummidge.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1971 (55)
From
Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Mackenzie Crook's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Morality
18%
Society
13%
Power
12%
Survival
9%
Ideas
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 6 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 12 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 12
Hero
3 of 12
Mentor
2 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Ally
1 of 12
Herald
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Warm
12
Thrilling
6
Joyful
7
Absurd
7
Other
35

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mackenzie Crook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mackenzie Crook's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Small Prophets(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Wayfinders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Goran

  • The Change(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer · as Worzel Gummidge

  • Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer · as Worzel Gummidge

  • Worzel Gummidge(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer · as Worzel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Lodge(2019)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Watership Down(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hawkbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Christopher Robin(2018)

    as Newspaper Seller

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Britannia(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Veran

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Eat Locals(2017)

    as Larousse

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary Lies(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Pete

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Funny Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Fly (voice)

  • The Lady and The Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Fly (voice)

  • Detectorists(2014)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Andy Stone

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    as Prado Museum Guard #1

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • In Secret(2013)

    as Grivet

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Almost Human(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Rudy Lom

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Yonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nestor of Maddox

  • Orbit Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dad

  • One Chance(2013)

    as Braddon

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Cheerful Weather for the Wedding(2012)

    as David Dakin

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • I Am Tom Moody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tom Moody

  • The Adventures of Tintin(2011)

    as Tom / Pirate Flunky #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Orell

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ironclad(2011)

    as Marks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Pixar: 25 Magic Moments(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Lance Corporal Alan Buckley

  • Chekhov Comedy Shorts(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Murashkin

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll(2010)

    as Russell Hardy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Solomon Kane(2009)

    as Father Michael

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

  • Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Taking the Flak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • City of Ember(2008)

    as Looper

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Cedric

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Deal Is a Deal(2008)

    as Paul Callow

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Abraham's Point(2008)

    as Comet Snape

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • World of Wrestling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Glorious George

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

    as Ragetti

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman(2007)

    as Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • I Want Candy(2007)

    as Dulberg

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as John White

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Modern Toss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

    as Ragetti

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Land of the Blind(2006)

    as Monteur

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Love Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Brothers Grimm(2005)

    as Hidlick

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Popetown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Churchill: The Hollywood Years(2004)

    as Jimmy Charoo

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    as Lancelot Gobbo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Finding Neverland(2004)

    as Mr. Jaspers

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004)

    as Car Salesman

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Blake's Junction 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Servalan

  • Sex Lives of the Potato Men(2004)

    as Ferris

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

    as Ragetti

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Spine Chillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Grishnack

  • The Gathering(2003)

    as The Gathering

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Principles of Lust(2003)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Ant Muzak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gary Tibbs

  • The Office(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gareth Keenan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Still Crazy(1998)

    as Dutch Kid

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Barking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Various

  • Gas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Cheese

  • Dark Ascension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lucius

  • Like a Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Angel Gabriel

  • Spine chillers 2003 S01E05 Goths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Grishnack

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles, 63 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19972026

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 61 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting5 of 66: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting5 of 66: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 66: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 66: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

66 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s25 · 25 acting · 2 crew2020s4 · 4 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 12% of 26 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mackenzie Crook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)

85th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mackenzie Crook's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles12–79 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles4–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles9–74 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles13–51 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles17–71 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mackenzie Crook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mackenzie Crook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Pryce shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles