Not to be confused with Laird Macintosh.
Laird Mackintosh
Birth placeCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Birth date3 September 1968 (age 58)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • dancer
Years active1990–present
SpousePolly Baird

Laird Mackintosh (born 3 September 1968 in Calgary, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian actor based in New York City. He notably played the title role for the final performance of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.[2]

Career

He studied at École supérieure de ballet du Québec (Montreal), American Ballet Theatre's School of Classical Ballet in New York City, and The National Ballet School in Toronto. Mackintosh began his career as a dancer in the National Ballet of Canada (1990–1992). In 1993, he joined the Toronto (LivEnt) production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera in the role of Porter/Marksman and subsequently went on to play the leading role of Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny for three years and also understudy the role of the Phantom.[3]

He performed with Toronto's Opera Atelier between 1997 and 2002. In 2002, Mackintosh joined the company of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, appearing as Freddy Eynesford-Hill in My Fair Lady. He remained with the company for eight seasons, playing many leading roles. He has also played Robert in The Drowsy Chaperone (Vancouver), Phil Davis in White Christmas (Halifax), Prince Charming in Ross Petty's Cinderella (Toronto), Gustl in The Land of Smiles, Rapunzel's Prince in Into the Woods (Avon Theatre), and Algernon Moncrieff in Earnest, the Importance of Being (Toronto Operetta Theatre).

He played Nicky Goldberg in the independent film Songbird directed by Alex Boothby, Don Giovanni in Avenging Angelo (Sylvester Stallone/Warner Bros.), Young Anwyn Noble in Prince Charming (Martin Short/Hallmark) and Bob Kachler in Rad (Lori Loughlin/Taliafilm).

He made his Broadway debut in 2011 in the role of George Banks in Mary Poppins at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. He played Gabriel John Utterson in the 2013 Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde and James Wilson in the 2016 Encores! production of 1776.[4]

On 26 August 2013, Mackintosh joined the Broadway cast of The Phantom of the Opera as Monsieur André and an understudy for The Phantom. On 5 May 2014, he started a one-week limited engagement as the Phantom between Hugh Panaro's departure and Norm Lewis' arrival. He concluded his limited run as the Phantom on 12 May. He also had limited runs as the Phantom from 25 December 2017 – 13 January 2018 (in between James Barbour's departure and Peter Joback's arrival) and from 2 – 14 April 2018 (in between Joback's departure and Ben Crawford's arrival). He continued to play Monsieur André until September 2019, when he left the production.

In December 2019, he joined the U.S. tour of My Fair Lady in the role of Henry Higgins.[5] He temporarily returned to the production in October 2022 as a Phantom cover, then again from January to March in 2023, covering the roles of Monsieur Lefèvre/Firechief and understudying the role of the Phantom. He returned to the role for a charity performance on 14 April 2023, and he also played the role for the final two performances on 15 and 16 April 2023 while Ben Crawford was sick. This meant he became the final person to play the Phantom in the original Broadway production.[2]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986RadBob Kachler
2001Prince CharmingYoung Anwyn NobleTV film
2002Avenging AngeloDon Giovanni

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2025Law & OrderLogan AndrewsEpisode: "Folk Hero"

Theatre

Year(s)ProductionRole(s)Notes
1993–1994The Phantom of the OperaPorter / MarksmanCanada
1995–1999Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny u/s The Phantom of the Opera
2002My Fair LadyFreddy Eynesford-HillStratford Festival
The Threepenny OperaReverend Kimball
2003GigiManuel
Love's Labour's LostLord
2004Anything GoesLord Evelyn Oakleigh
2005Into the WoodsRapunzel's Prince
Hello, Dolly!Cornelius Hackl
2007To Kill a MockingbirdArthur "Boo" Radley
2008The Music ManEwart Dunlop / Travelling Salesman
2009–2010Mary PoppinsPoliceman / Ensemble u/s Bert
u/s George Banks
u/s Northbrook
u/s Park Keeper		North American tour
2010–2011George Banks
2011Broadway
2011–2012North American tour
2012–2013Jekyll & HydeGabriel John UttersonUS National Tour
2013Broadway
2013–2014The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur Gilles André u/s The Phantom of the Opera
2014The Phantom of the Opera
2014–2016Monsieur Gilles André u/s The Phantom of the Opera
20161776James WilsonOff-Broadway
Encores!
2016–2017The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur Gilles André u/s The Phantom of the OperaBroadway
2017–2018The Phantom of the Opera
2018Monsieur Gilles André u/s The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
Monsieur Gilles André u/s The Phantom of the Opera
TitanicJ. Bruce IsmayRegional
2018–2019The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur Gilles André u/s The Phantom of the OperaBroadway
2019–2020My Fair LadyProfessor Henry HigginsUS National Tour
2021–2022
2023The Phantom of the OperaMonsieur Lefèvre / Firechief u/s The Phantom of the OperaBroadway
The Phantom of the Opera

Personal life

Mackintosh is married to actress Polly Baird.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Laird Mackintosh". IBDB
  2. ^ Masseron, Meg & Gans, Andrew (16 April 2023). "Laird Mackintosh Will Play Phantom of the Opera's Final Broadway Performance; Principal Ben Crawford Sidelined". Playbill
  3. ^ Masseron, Meg (April 18, 2023). "'I'm Really Speechless': Laird Mackintosh Reacts to Being the Final Phantom of the Opera". Playbill. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  4. ^ Denette, Kelsey (31 July 2012). "OFFICIAL: Richard White, Laird Mackintosh and Teal Wicks Join Broadway-Bound JEKYLL & HYDE Tour; Complete Cast Announced!". BroadwayWorld
  5. ^ Cruz, Carmichael (7 July 2022). "Interview: My Fair Lady's Laird Mackintosh on bringing the classic musical across the country". ClickOnDetroit