{{Short description|Welsh actor (1973–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use British English|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Ewen MacIntosh | image = Ewen Macintosh.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Ewen Douglas MacIntosh | birth_date = {{Birth date|1973|12|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Merionethshire]], Wales | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|2|19|1973|12|25|df=y}} | death_place = [[Darlington]], England | occupation = Actor | years_active = | spouse = | awards = }}
'''Ewen Douglas MacIntosh''' (25 December 1973 – 19 February 2024) was a Welsh actor known for his role as Keith Bishop in ''[[The Office (British TV series)|The Office]]'' (2001–2003).<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC – Comedy: The Office – Character Profile – Keith |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/characters/profile_keith.shtml |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=bbc.co.uk |archive-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023022735/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/characters/profile_keith.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life== MacIntosh was born in [[Merionethshire]], Wales, on 25 December 1973.<ref name = Hayward>{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/21/ewen-macintosh-obituary|title = Ewen MacIntosh obituary|last = Hayward|first = Anthony|date = 21 February 2024|accessdate = 21 February 2024|newspaper = [[The Guardian]]}}</ref> He was educated at [[Repton School]] in [[Derbyshire]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Jason |date=24 February 2005 |title=Packing a punch for Red Nose Day |url=http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Business/Packing-a-Punch-for-Red-Nose-Day.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153055/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Business/Packing-a-Punch-for-Red-Nose-Day.htm |archive-date=14 July 2014 |publisher=[[Burton Mail]]}}</ref> and studied linguistics at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. While at university, he was involved in the [[Edinburgh University Theatre Company]] and [[The Improverts]].<ref>{{cite news |date=Winter 2010 |title=Absolute Bedlam |url=http://issuu.com/the-university-of-edinburgh/docs/edit-winter-2010-edition |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160802/http://issuu.com/the-university-of-edinburgh/docs/edit-winter-2010-edition |archive-date=14 July 2014 |work=Issu |publisher=Edit, page 13}}</ref>
==Career== MacIntosh's big break in television came when he was cast as deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in ''[[The Office (British TV series)|The Office]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rufo |first=Yasmin |date=21 February 2024 |title=Ewen MacIntosh: The Office actor dies aged 50 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68357976 |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=BBC News |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221101108/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68357976 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also appeared on various shows such as a 2009 episode of ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Series 1, Episode 4 - Holiday |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/miranda/episodes/1/4/ |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=4 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110114922/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/miranda/episodes/1/4/ |archive-date=10 January 2025}}</ref> and ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Sarah |date=26 July 2020 |title=Where are the cast of The Office now? |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/cast-office-now-18636517 |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Berkshire Live |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221140414/https://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/cast-office-now-18636517 |url-status=live }}</ref> He formed a [[double act]] with [[Tim FitzHigham]] and they performed at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in 2007.<ref name=":1"/> In 2009, he appeared alongside several other celebrities in a charity music video for the [[Chris Rea]] song "[[Driving Home for Christmas]]".<ref name=":1"/>
In April 2013, he performed in the [[West End theatre|West End]] show ''Geek! A New Musical'' at the Tristan Bates Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheesman |first=Neil |date=21 January 2013 |title=Geek! A New Musical – Interview with CJ de Mooi |url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/interviews/geek-a-new-musical-interview-with-cj-de-mooi/ |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=LondonTheatre1 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was a regular on the radio sitcom ''[[Cabin Pressure (radio series)|Cabin Pressure]]'' as Carl, a bored [[air traffic control]]ler.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last1=Hickey |first1=Alex |last2=Shaw |first2=Neil |date=21 February 2024 |title=The Office's Keith actor Ewen MacIntosh dies |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/offices-keith-actor-ewen-macintosh-28675555 |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=North Wales Live |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221152559/https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/offices-keith-actor-ewen-macintosh-28675555 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, he appeared in a national TV advert for [[AO World]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=David |date=31 May 2013 |title=Campaign of the week: Appliances Online, AO, Let's Go |url=https://www.retail-week.com/campaign-of-the-week-appliances-online-ao-lets-go/5049450.article |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Retail Week |archive-date=31 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031065657/http://www.retail-week.com/campaign-of-the-week-appliances-online-ao-lets-go/5049450.article |url-status=live }}</ref>
He appeared as Barry the window-cleaner in the 2014 film ''[[The Confusion of Tongues]]'',<ref name=":2"/> and in 2015, had a role in ''[[The Lobster]]'', directed by [[Yorgos Lanthimos]]. Again in 2015, he made a [[cameo appearance]] in the [[music video]] for [[Wolf Alice]]'s "[[Giant Peach]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.smehost.net/rcarecordscom-usrcaprod/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WolfAlice_RELEASE-OFFICIAL-MUSIC-VIDEO-FOR-GIANT-PEACH.pdf|title=Wolf Alice release official music video for "Giant Peach"|work=RCA Records|accessdate=5 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/music-videos/a635192/wolf-alice-premiere-mockumentary-music-video-for-giant-peach/|title=Wolf Alice premiere mockumentary music video for 'Giant Peach'|first=Amy|last=Davidson|work=Digital Spy|date=13 March 2015|accessdate=5 July 2024}}</ref> In 2017, he appeared as Lionel in British romantic comedy film ''[[Finding Fatimah]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finding Fatimah |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/finding_fatimah |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611081522/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/finding_fatimah |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019 he appeared in the ''[[Shaun of The Dead]]''-echoing zombie film ''[[Shed of The Dead]]'' alongside [[Emily Booth]].
He appeared on week two (Cheshire) of ''[[Celebrity Come Dine with Me]]'' in 2020, alongside [[Charlotte Crosby]], [[The Real Housewives of Cheshire|Dawn Ward]], [[Steven Arnold]] and Jay Hutton.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Lauren |date=17 January 2020 |title=Exclusive: Corrie, The Office and Tattoo Fixers stars will appear on Celebrity Come Dine with Me |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-come-dine-with-me-week-2-line-up/ |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Radio Times |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221135735/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-come-dine-with-me-week-2-line-up/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
MacIntosh also presented various music programmes on [[Now 80s]] and [[Now 90s]].<ref name=":0"/>
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 (TV series)|After Life]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Szalai |first=Georg |date=21 February 2024 |title=Ewen MacIntosh, Who Played Accountant Keith in Ricky Gervais' 'The Office,' Dies at 50 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ewen-macintosh-dead-keith-the-office-ricky-gervais-50-1235831309/ |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221131551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ewen-macintosh-dead-keith-the-office-ricky-gervais-50-1235831309/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, he made an appearance in an episode of ''Unfinished London'' by [[Jay Foreman]] on [[YouTube]] as "[[Robert P. McCulloch|Robert P McCulloch]]".<ref>{{Citation |title=What happened to Old London Bridge? | date=31 January 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5CguqywlBk |access-date=21 February 2024 |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221150711/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5CguqywlBk |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Death== MacIntosh died at a care home in [[Darlington]] on 19 February 2024, at the age of 50; he had experienced two years of ill health prior to his death.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=The Office star Ewen MacIntosh has died |url=https://news.sky.com/story/the-office-star-ewen-macintosh-has-died-13076846 |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Sky News |archive-date=21 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221100632/https://news.sky.com/story/the-office-star-ewen-macintosh-has-died-13076846 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1133714|Ewen MacIntosh}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes| celebrity/ewen_macintosh|Ewen Macintosh}}
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