Ewen Douglas MacIntosh (born 25 December 1973) is a British actor and comedian known for his role as Keith Bishop in '' The Office'' (2001–2003).

Early life

MacIntosh was born in Merionethshire. He was educated at

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, and studied linguistics at the

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. While at university, he was actively involved in the Edinburgh University Theatre Company and The Improverts.

Career

MacIntosh's big break in television came when he was cast as the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in '' The Office''. MacIntosh has also appeared on various shows such as '' Miranda'' and '' Little Britain''. He formed a

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with Tim FitzHigham and they performed at the

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in 2007. In 2009, MacIntosh appeared alongside several other celebrities in a charity music video for the Chris Rea song " Driving Home for Christmas". In early 2013, he prepared to play at a new

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show ''Geek! A New Musical'' at the Tristan Bates Theatre, which opened on 22 April 2013. He is also a regular on the radio sitcom '' Cabin Pressure'', as Carl, the bored ATC operator. In 2013 he appeared in a national TV advert for

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. A year later he appeared as Barry the window cleaner in the film '' The Confusion of Tongues'' (2014). In 2017, MacIntosh appeared as Lionel in British romantic comedy film '' Finding Fatimah''. MacIntosh appeared on Week 2 (Cheshire) of '' Celebrity Come Dine with Me'' in 2020, alongside Charlotte Crosby, Dawn Ward, Steven Arnold, and Jay Hutton. MacIntosh has signed on with Salopian Films for the lead part in a new comedy six-part series called ''For the Love of Ella''. The series also stars Lucy Drive, Alex Reid, Bobby Ball, Daniel Peacock, Melanie Sykes,

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, Francoise Pascal and

Billy Pearce Billy Pearce (born 1 February 1951) is an English performer, comedian, actor and entertainer. A regular on UK television in the 1980s and 1990s, Pearce has been described as a "supreme entertainer". He particularly loves performing at the Alhambr ...

. The script was written by Simon W. Golding (co-producer) and directed by James Farina (co-producer).IMDb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3293568/combined MacIntosh also presents various music programmes on Now 80s and Now 90s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacIntosh, Ewen Living people 1973 births Welsh male television actors Welsh male comedians People educated at Repton School Alumni of the University of Edinburgh