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Mackenzie Crook : biography

29 September 1971 –

Paul Mackenzie Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Gareth Keenan in The Office and Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.

Early life

Paul Mackenzie Crook was born in Maidstone, Kent, and grew up in Dartford. His father, Michael Crook, worked for British Airways, and his mother, Sheila, was a hospital manager. He has two sisters. As a child he was put on a course of hormone therapy for three years due to a growth hormone deficiency. In the summers he spent time with his uncle at his tobacco farm in northern Zimbabwe, where he developed his love for painting. He was educated at the Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, where he was the illustrator and cartoonist for the school magazine, Orion. He joined the Orchard Youth Theatre in Dartford when he was about 15 years old.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1996 The Man who Fell in Love with a Traffic Cone The Man short film
1998 Still Crazy Dutch Kid
The Eleven O’Clock Show himself TV series
2001–2003 The Office Gareth Keenan TV series: 14 episodes
2002 Ant Muzak Gary Tibbs short film
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Ragetti
The Gathering The Gathering
2004 The Merchant of Venice Launcelot Gobbo
Sex Lives of the Potato Men Ferris
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Car Salesman
Churchill: The Hollywood Years Jimmy Charoo
Finding Neverland Mr. Jaspers
Blake’s Junction 7 Servalan short film
2005 Spider-Plant Man Scientist short film
Monkey Trousers various characters TV series
The Brothers Grimm Hidlick
2006 Land of the Blind Editor
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Ragetti
Popetown various roles voice onlyTV seriesalso writer
Modern Toss various roles voice onlyTV series
World of Wrestling Glorious George short film
2007 Quest for a Heart (Original title: Röllin sydän) Rolli voice only: English language version of Finnish original
I Could Never Be Your Woman Producer
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Ragetti
I Want Candy Dulberg
2008 Three and Out Paul Callow
City of Ember Looper
Little Dorrit Harris TV series: 1 episode
Love Soup Marty Cady TV series: 1 episode
2009 Merlin Cedric TV series: 1 episode
Demons Gladiolus Thrip TV series: 2 episodes
Skins Johnny White TV series: 2 episodes
Solomon Kane Father Michael
2010 Chekhov Comedy Shorts TV series: 1 episode
Accused Lance Corporal Alan Buckley TV series: 1 episode
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Russell Hardy
2011 Ironclad Marks
The Adventures of Tintin Tom
2013 Game of Thrones Orell TV series: 6 episodes
Almost Human Rudy Lom TV series