| Douggie McMeekin | |
| Alma Mater: | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
Douggie McMeekin is an English stage, television and film actor.
He graduated with a Physics degree from the University of Nottingham. As a student he peformed at the National Student Drama Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He later trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[1]
He made his professional stage debut as one of the Lost Boys in Ella Hickson’s Wendy & Peter Pan at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2015.[1] His theatre roles have also included Anthony Neilson’s black comedy The Night Before Christmas at Southwark Playhouse in 2018.[2] In April 2018, he was nominated for the Ian Charleson Awards for his performance as Snug in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Young Vic.[3]
In 2017, he played Sunny Blandford in The Crown. The following year he played Charles Quigley in historical drama Harlots. He later played Aleksandr Yuvchenko in historical drama Chernobyl.[4] [5]
He had a role in 2021 Cush Jumbo-led television series The Beast Must Die.[6] [7] He appeared in the 2022 Lena Dunham film Catherine Called Birdy.[8]
In 2024, he could be seen playing Tindaro the sickly nobleman in Netflix historical comedy series The Decameron.[9] [10] [11] That year he also appeared in the IVF film drama Joy, playing John Brown the father of the first test tube baby.[12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Gert Lush Christmas | Jake | |
| 2016 | The Call-Up | Adam | |
| 2017-2019 | Harlots | Charles Quigley | 17 episodes |
| 2017 | The Crown | Sunny Blandford | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Midsomer Murders | Dominic | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Traitors | Harry Glover | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Hustle | Jason | Feature film |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Aleksandr Yuvchenko | 2 episodes |
| 2020-2021 | The Beast Must Die | Vincent O'Brien | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Ragdoll | Eric Turner | 2 episode |
| 2022 | Catherine Called Birdy | Lord Rolf of Saxony | Feature film |
| 2024 | The Decameron | Tindaro | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Joy | John Brown | Feature film |