James Mackenzie is a Scottish actor and game show host, best known for playing the original lead role in the children's game show Raven. His titular character's catchphrase on the show was "Let the challenge... Begin." He has also played Gary Trenton in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City. Since 2018, Mackenzie has played a widower father in the CBeebies show Molly and Mack.
His television career has mainly focused on the Raven series, but he has also appeared in several other television programmes, such as Rebus, Taggart, CBBC series Dani's House and Scottish soap opera River City. His stage career over the years has spanned everything from Macbeth to pantomime. His voice can also be heard on many commercial voiceovers. In 2013 Mackenzie starred in the stage adaptation of Roger Hunt’s autobiographical book Be Silent or Be Killed, which details the author's personal experiences trapped in the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks Mackenzie toured the UK with Dundee Rep's production of Sunshine on Leith, a musical based on the songs of the Proclaimers, starring alongside The Lord of the Rings' Billy Boyd.
As well as his acting work, he has also presented for CBBC on a couple of occasions, and appeared as a special guest presenter on the CBBC art show, SMart. He currently has a part on Molly and Mack as a widower father, and played a convict called Caleb in season 4 of Outlander.
| Date of Birth | 15th May 1979 |
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| Age | 45 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Place | Dundee |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Career Start | 1995 (29 years ago) |
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