Ewen Douglas MacIntosh (25 December 1973 – 19 February 2024) was a Welsh actor known for his role as Keith Bishop in ''
The Office'' (2001–2003).
Early life
MacIntosh was born in
Merionethshire, Wales on 25 December 1973.
He was educated at
Repton School in
Derbyshire, and studied linguistics at the
University of Edinburgh
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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 deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in ''
The Office''.
He also appeared on various shows such as ''
Miranda'' and ''
Little Britain''.
He formed a
double act with
Tim FitzHigham and they performed at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007.
In 2009, he appeared alongside several other celebrities in a charity music video for the
Chris Rea
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song "
Driving Home for Christmas".
In April 2013, he performed at a
West End show ''Geek! A New Musical'' at the Tristan Bates Theatre. He was a regular on the radio sitcom ''
Cabin Pressure'' as Carl, a bored
air traffic control
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ler.
In 2013, he appeared in a national TV advert for
AO World.
He appeared as Barry the window cleaner in the 2014 film ''
The Confusion of Tongues'',
and in 2015, had a role in ''
The Lobster'', directed by
Yorgos Lanthimos. Again in 2015, he made a
cameo appearance
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in the
music video
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for
Wolf Alice's "
Giant Peach". In 2017, he appeared as Lionel in British romantic comedy film ''
Finding Fatimah''.
In 2019 he appeared in the Sean of The Dead vibed zombie film Shed of The Dead alongside
Emily Booth.
He appeared on week 2 (Cheshire) of ''
Celebrity Come Dine with Me'' in 2020, alongside
Charlotte Crosby,
Dawn Ward,
Steven Arnold and Jay Hutton.
MacIntosh also presented various music programmes on
Now 80s and
Now 90s.
In 2021, he appeared as a doctor in the feature film South Of The River (aka Live Fast, Live Free). In 2022 he made a cameo appearance in the third and final series of ''
After Life''. The same year, he made an appearance in an episode of ''Unfinished London'' by
Jay Foreman on
YouTube
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as "
Robert P McCulloch".
Death
MacIntosh died at a care home in
Darlington on 19 February 2024, at the age of 50; he had experienced two sustained years of ill health prior to his death.
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1973 births
2024 deaths
Welsh people of Scottish descent
Welsh male television actors
Welsh male comedians
People educated at Repton School
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
People from Merionethshire
21st-century Welsh male actors