Bruce Mackinnon born 17 October 1978 is an actor and writer who has appeared in various television programmes and films Mackinnon was born in Esher Surrey and was educated at Eton College before studying drama at The University of Manchester He began his career in the comedy duo Mat and Mackinnon with Mathew Horne MacKinnon has starred in tv shows such as The Office UK TV series The Catherine Tate Show Smack the Pony and for HBO Rome Movie credits include Life and Death of Peter Sellers The Duchess film and Vanity Fair 2004 film He has also written for television shows such as The Catherine Tate Show Alistair MacGowan Johnny Vaughan and for Dara Ó Briain on Live Floor Show In 2012 Mackinnon was selected to play Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the RSCs 2012 production of Twelfth Night directed by David Farr In 2014 Mackinnon has appeared in Inside No 9 for the BBCUtopia UK TV series for Channel 4 and the Marvel Studios movie Guardians of the Galaxy film In 2015 MacKinnon will be starring in Showtime TV network Hat Trick Productions Episodes TV series