Michael McKell

Acting

Michael McKell

Born 1959-02-10 · Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

Acting credits

Allied poster
6.8

In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.

Allied

2016

Where Hands Touch poster
7.9

Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a prominent Nazi soldier, and they form an unlikely connection in this quickly changing world.

Where Hands Touch

2018

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher poster
6.1

At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

2022

Essex Boys poster
5.7

Billy has just scored an entry-level position with the local crime cartel. His first job is to mind Jason, a newly released thug with a vicious temper. Jason thinks it's his job to teach Billy about crime, drugs and women. Little does he know that Billy has his eyes on Jason's own wife, Lisa. When an ecstasy deal goes bad, Jason vows revenge on the boss, while Billy looks to take out Jason. Before long, bodies start turning up

Essex Boys

2000

Once Upon a Time in London poster
5.3

Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.

Once Upon a Time in London

2019

Winter Ridge poster
5.2

Tearing himself away from the bedside of his coma-bound wife, a police Sergeant investigates a series of age-related murders, only to discover that time can be far more destructive and cruel than the idealistic killer........

Winter Ridge

2018

Splinter poster
4.2

Following the murder of his wife and son, an agoraphobic man becomes convinced that someone, or something is invading his home... Kindred is a tense psychological thriller set entirely inside the home of the protagonist.

Splinter

2022

The Guard of Auschwitz poster
4.3

Nazi occupied Poland, during the World War II. Hans, a former brilliant student, has become an SS officer stationed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. When he is commissioned by his superior officer to build an efficient gas chamber, Hans, facing the harsh reality, begins to realize the magnitude of the atrocious acts of which he is being accomplice.

The Guard of Auschwitz

2018

Tales of the Underworld poster
NR

A series of short films that create an anthology of stories that will be interlinked to create a feature film. These stories in turn are linked to the 2019 film Lucas and Albert and the follow-up film Babysitters.

Tales of the Underworld

2026

The Angel of Auschwitz poster
5.5

This is a tale of how the angel of life was confronted by the angel of death. Set in Auschwitz Birkenau, 1944.

The Angel of Auschwitz

2019

Beneath Still Waters poster
4.0

Studying under a disciple of Aleister Crowley, the leader of an upper class group invokes a supernatural force that slowly devours the village of Marienbad and its inhabitants, threatening to spread beyond its geographical limits. The mayor from the town nearby commissions the building of a dam which would flood the valley and therefore submerge the village forever sealing the evil force under water after leader and his followers were incapacitated to be kept from escaping. However, fate ensured the leader's freedom as he remained in the depths when the waters covered Marienbad. Now 40 years later an array of disappearances and deaths in mysterious circumstances are threatening the town next to the reservoir that now covers Marienbad.

Beneath Still Waters

2005

Hatton Garden: The Heist poster
4.2

Following the lead up to one of the biggest robberies of the century, Hatton Garden The Heist watches the journey of Brian Reader, John Collins, Terry Perkins, Daniel Jones and the mysterious Basil throughout the audacious heist.

Hatton Garden: The Heist

2016

Trafficking poster
6.1

Fresh out of prison, a former debt collector working for a gangland boss is told he has a terminal brain tumour. In an attempt to atone for his past he rescues a young girl from trafficking, forcing him into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with his boss.

Trafficking

2023

The Awakening poster
NR

Jason and Rebecca uncover a conspiracy to control the world. Their investigation leads them into a maze of secrets and dangers, making their quest to expose the truth a race against time.

The Awakening

Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz poster
4.9

It explores the terrifying origins of the supernatural Nazi soldiers, and what leads to a brutal and relentless confrontation. In an epic battle between the shadowy forces of the Nazis and a fearsome adversary, the legendary Spetsnaz, the Russian military elite known for their courage and ferocity.

Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz

2013

A New Breed of Criminal poster
5.3

Inspired by Stephen Sayers' rise from the backstreets of Newcastle's West End to the top of the criminal ladder and the authorities subsequent attempt to bring him crashing back down again.

A New Breed of Criminal

2023

Transhuman poster
3.0

Transhuman follows a young journalist into the underbelly of a transhumanist cult, spanning generations leading back to the nazis during world war two.

Transhuman

2017

The Low Down poster
5.6

Frank is a restless young man in his late twenties whose life revolves around his friends and his work. When he becomes involved with Ruby, her optimistic and fresh approach to life and its problems begins to have a dramatic effect on him.

The Low Down

2001

Freehold poster
5.3

An oily, amoral estate agent is preyed upon by one of his victims, who quietly moves into his flat and, unseen, begins a deliciously malicious campaign of revenge.

Freehold

2017

What's the Score poster
NR

Tony's been away for 25 Years. Now he's back and looking to put a team of faces together to do a job in Scotland.

What's the Score

2014

Jekyll and Hyde poster
5.3

Lawyer Gabriel Utterson is astonished to learn that his lifelong friend Henry Jekyll has apparently committed murder and suicide in the space of one night. A lengthy “confession” written in Jekyll’s own hand tells an incredible story – that Jekyll’s experiments had caused him to transform into a murderous character he named “Mr Hyde”.

Jekyll and Hyde

2021

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness poster
8.5

Dramatisation of the real-life road-rage killing in 1996 of Stephen Cameron by Kenneth Noye, who was also implicated in the Brinks Mat bullion robbery and the murder of a policeman. The only witness to the killing of Stephen Cameron was his fiancée, Danielle Cable, who was forced to change her identity after giving the evidence which convicted Noye.

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

2003

Acts of Godfrey poster
NR

At a two-day business conference, God decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral crusader, with his "win-at-all-cost" antithesis, Mary. However, fate, assisted by unique and corrupt characters, attempt to beset God's arrangements.

Acts of Godfrey

2012

War Blade poster
5.0

Banks, an agent of the British SOE, is tasked with rescuing a French resistance fighter from a hidden Nazi bunker. With the help of a German Nurse and a ragtag group of allies, Banks must journey to the belly of the beast. With his commanders already suspecting the bunker to hold much more than prisoners and a group full of fragile personalities to deal with, Banks faces dangers from all fronts. Always outnumbered and outgunned, Banks and his group must use their guile to outwit the enemy and survive the deadly mission.

War Blade

2024

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