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Mikey Altoft

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Production Department
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Mikey Altoft was born on 17 July 1987 in Darlington, Durham, England, UK. He is an assistant director, known for The Silver Lining (2024), I Have My Reasons (2025) and Johnny English Strikes Again (2018).
BornJuly 17, 1987
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    David Schaal, Bella Glanville, Mikey Altoft, and Bibi Lucille in The Silver Lining (2024)
    The Silver Lining
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    Patsy Rumball, Ruby James, Mikey Altoft, Matt Sproit, Adam Young, and Lisa Jones in I Have My Reasons (2025)
    I Have My Reasons
    7.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2025
    Rowan Atkinson and Olga Kurylenko in Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
    Johnny English Strikes Again
    6.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Altoft)
    • 2018
    Pieces (2024)
    Pieces
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Tom Simper, Mogali Masuku, Charles Beaven, and Eben Figueiredo in Testament (2025)
      Testament
      7.3
      TV Series
      • crowd third assistant director: dailies
      • 2025
    • Sienna Arif Knights, Ellie Goldstein, Okpenerho Edesiri, April V Woods, Danya Griver, and Ella Bright in Malory Towers (2020)
      Malory Towers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2024
    • Gary Kemp and Martin Kemp in The Kemps: All Gold (2023)
      The Kemps: All Gold
      7.5
      TV Special
      • third assistant director: dailies
      • 2023
    • Dani Harmer, Emma Maggie Davies, Chi-Megan Ennis-Mclean, and Pippin in The Beaker Girls (2021)
      The Beaker Girls
      7.1
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2023
    • A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (2023)
      A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou
      6.1
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2023
    • Ladhood (2019)
      Ladhood
      7.3
      TV Series
      • second assistant director (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2022
    • Bloods (2021)
      Bloods
      6.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Olisa Odele, Katy Wix, Dylan Llewellyn, Jon Pointing, and Izuka Hoyle in Big Boys (2022)
      Big Boys
      8.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2022
    • Christos Stergioglou, Natasia Demetriou, and Jamie Demetriou in Stath Lets Flats (2018)
      Stath Lets Flats
      7.6
      TV Series
      • second assistant director (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2021
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • third assistant director (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2018–2021
    • The Machines That Built America (2021)
      The Machines That Built America
      7.6
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 2021
    • Alison Steadman, Jim Howick, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Basden, Freya Parks, and Tori Allen-Martin in Here We Go (2020)
      Here We Go
      7.5
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 2020
    • EastEnders (1985)
      EastEnders
      4.8
      TV Series
      • third assistant director (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2019–2020
    • Gary Oldman and Olga Kurylenko in The Courier (2019)
      The Courier
      4.8
      • floor runner
      • 2019
    • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
      The Crown
      8.6
      TV Series
      • crowd assistant director (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2019

    Additional Crew

    • Four Rooms (2011)
      Four Rooms
      7.0
      TV Series
      • runner
      • 2016–2019
    • John Cleese, Alison Steadman, and Jason Watkins in Hold the Sunset (2018)
      Hold the Sunset
      5.9
      TV Series
      • floor runner (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2019
    • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
      Call the Midwife
      8.6
      TV Series
      • floor runner: dailies (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2019
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • floor runner (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2018
    • Karl Pilkington in Sick of It (2018)
      Sick of It
      7.4
      TV Series
      • floor runner (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2018
    • Samantha Morton, Billie Piper, and Emilia Jones in Two for Joy (2018)
      Two for Joy
      6.1
      • floor runner (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2018
    • The Fall of the Krays (2016)
      The Fall of the Krays
      4.6
      • runner & driver (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2016
    • The Rise of the Krays (2015)
      The Rise of the Krays
      4.9
      • runner driver (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2015
    • Obsession: Dark Desires (2013)
      Obsession: Dark Desires
      7.3
      TV Series
      • runner (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2013

    Production Department

    • Janet Fullerlove, Ellie Jacob, Megan Biffin, and Julian Feria in Broken Swords (2017)
      Broken Swords
      Short
      • production assistant (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2017
    • Jessica Barden in The End of the F***ing World (2017)
      The End of the F***ing World
      8.0
      TV Series
      • production runner (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2017
    • The Great Holiday Baking Show (2015)
      The Great Holiday Baking Show
      8.0
      TV Series
      • production assistant (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2016–2017
    • It's Not Me, It's You (2016)
      It's Not Me, It's You
      3.5
      TV Series
      • production runner (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2016
    • Four for a Boy (2013)
      Four for a Boy
      6.9
      Short
      • production assistant (as Michael Altoft)
      • 2013

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Michael Altoft
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • July 17, 1987
      • Darlington, Durham, England, UK

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Started acting in July 2010, after enquiring about helping backstage on the Darlington Operatic Society's production of The Producers, where he was asked if he wanted to join in rehearsing the songs. The show earned him the Best Newcomers Award, which pushed him to start looking for more opportunities within the industry.

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