Harry Macqueen is an English actor, writer and film director from Cornwall, England. He studied acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Career His professional acting debut was in Richard Linklater's 2008 film, Me and Orson Welles playing 1930's Broadway star John Willard. Other credits include Jed Quinn in EastEnders, for BBC and Peter in the feature film Provenance, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2017 Madrid Film Festival.
Hinterland was his debut feature film as a writer and director. It was nominated Best British Feature at Raindance Film Festival 2014 and Best Debut Film at the Beijing International Film Festival 2015. Hinterland was the UK's first fully carbon-neutral feature film.
His second feature as writer and director titled Supernova, starred Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. It had its world premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival in 2020 and at London Film Festival the same year. The film was released by Studio Canal in the UK and Bleecker Street in the USA, garnering rave reviews on its release. The film scores 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Supernova was long-listed for two BAFTA Awards including Outstanding British Film in 2021, and short-listed for Best Feature Film at the European Film Awards in the same year. In 2022, Supernova appeared on the 'Best British Films of the 21st Century' list - a poll by UK film critics.
In August 2026 it was announced that Supernova would be adapted for the stage, this time starring Ewan McGregor and Alan Cumming. The play is due to run at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Scotland, in 2027 and will be directed by Tony and Olivier Award winning John Tiffany.
Filmography
As actor Year Title Role Notes2008 Me and Orson Welles John Willard 2010 The Dark Room Dan Short film2011 Sit in Silence Man Short film2012 EastEnders Jed Quinn Episodes from July 2012 onwards2013 Blackbird Stanley Short film2014 Hinterland Harvey also director, writer and producer2014 A Tale of Two Thieves Gordon Goody Documentary2017 Loose Ends Danny Short film2017 Provenance Peter Won Best Supporting Actor Madrid Film Festival2018 Lambeth Lights Him Short film2024The Cost of HuggingFelixShort film
As filmmaker Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes2014 Hinterland 2020 Supernova
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