Introduction
Ewen Douglas MacIntosh (25 December 1973 – 19 February 2024) was a Welsh 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 Repton School in Derbyshire, and studied linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. 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 Fringe Festival in 2007. In 2009, he appeared alongside several other celebrities in a charity music video for the Chris Rea 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 controller. In 2013 he appeared in a national TV advert for ao.com.
He appeared as Barry the window cleaner in the 2014 film The Confusion of Tongues, and in 2017 appeared as Lionel in British romantic comedy film Finding Fatimah.
He appeared on Week 2 (Cheshire) of Celebrity Come Dine with Me in 2020, alongside Charlotte Crosby, Dawn Ward, Steven Arnold, and Jay Hutton.
In 2013, MacIntosh was signed on with Salopian Films for the lead part in a six-part series, For the Love of Ella, which was subsequently cancelled. It was to also star Lucy Drive, Alex Reid, Bobby Ball, Daniel Peacock, Melanie Sykes, Darren Day, Francoise Pascal and Billy Pearce. The script was written by Simon W. Golding (co-producer) and the pilot directed by James Farina (co-producer).
MacIntosh also presented various music programmes on Now 80s and Now 90s.
In 2022, he made a cameo appearance in the third and final series of After Life.
In 2022, he made an appearance in an episode of Unfinished London by Jay Foreman on YouTube as "Robert P McCulloch"
Death
On 21 February 2024, Just Right Management mentioned to CNN that MacIntosh died on 19 February 2024, at the age of 50. The cause of death remains unknown.